Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-01-30
WILDWOOD NEWS
In PARAGRAPHS
New Baptismal Font to be COnse-
Grated at wildwood Epis-
copal Church
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTS
OFFICERS

At St. Simeon s-by-the-Sea L. h.
church on Sunday next the new bap-
tismal font presented by William L.
Hoge will be consecrated. The font is
a memorial to Mr.. Hoge's mother,
Mrs. Sophia S. S. Treen Hoge, and is
of gray Knoxville marble, with the in
scription "Suffer little children to come
unto me.n The cover is of brass and
oak and the ever of brass, with the
Inscription "One Lord, one Faith, one
Baptism The font stands on plat
form enclosed with brass railing.
The rector will officiate at the morn
ing and evening services.
The Wildwood Baptist Sunday
school has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Superintendent,
D. M. VanHorn; assistant, Bernard
Tronnem; secretary, Mrs. Selah; treas
urer, Mrs. Brantley Dubois; organist,
Eva Washburn; librarian, Silas Nc
Williams; assistant, E. G. Slaughter
Beautiful valentine post cards at
Ryan's japanese Bazaar and Stationery
store.
E. f. Stewart, of Woodstown, was
among the guests Of Hotel Seacrest the
latter part of last week.
w. H. Scott, of Philadelphia, and
Job Scott, of Mantua. registered at the
Seacrest this week.
A number of the public school
students, styling themselves the
Wildwood Merry Maidens, will hold 3
social in Capt. Browns building on
Thursday evening, Jan. 81, 1907, for the
benefit of the public school piano fund.
Ice cream, cake and candy will be on
sale. All will be given a hearty
welcome.
w. G. Hawn has opened q shaving
ana 'ndllcslcslng psssava insaeiEl h,syaiice
Bldg, Pacific and Cedar aves. ~
For Sale-Cottage, furnished. On
south side of Cedar avenue, between
Pacific avenue and the beach, Wild
wood, N. j., No. 228. Lot extends
through to Schellenger avenue. Con-
tains 23 rooms together or may be used
in three separate apartments of six,
six and eleven rooms each. Price $1,000.
One half cash and one half may remain
ON mortgage. Address DIR. HI. b. Camp
bell, Bridgeton, N. J.
DIR. G. HI. Horner has closed his
.jewelry store for the winter. He will
be here every Sunday and Monday to
attend to his optical business.
Mr.. John N. Reeve, manager of
Wildwood post card company, has
just returned from New York and
Philadelphia with a handsome and
varied line of sachet, heart, and fancy
valentine post cards. A full line of
tinselled and comic post cards always
on hand. Postage stamps for sale. \
Robert Harmon, aged "a years, died
at his home on Pine avenue and was
buried at Glassboro on Wednesday of
last week. The family have resided
on the island about a year, formerly
living in Holly Beach. The deceased
was member of the order of Red
Men and number of the members of
Wapella Tribe accompanied the funeral
party to Glassboro, which was in
charge of Undertaken Ingersoll.
William w. Suplee, representing the
Samuel J. Creswell Iron Works, of
Philadelphia, was here on business
last Thursday. Mr.. Suplee owns
property here.
Rev. ]. B. Adams, pastor of the
Hughsville, Pa, Baptist church, will
occupy the pulpit of the Wildwood
Baptist church next Sunday morning
and evening. Mr.. Adams was pastor
of the Wildwood church about four
years age.
Harry Even, the hardware man,
has been on the sick list this week.