Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-01-23
WILDWOOD NEWS
In PARAGRAPHS
What the Resort is Doing These
January Days. Personal
Notes of Interest
ITEMS AS PICKED UP HERE AND THERE

Rev. DIR. Riddle, who for the past
eighteen months has served the First
Baptist church of Wildly wood as pastor,
leading them in their advance move
ment of securing a new location ana
greatly enlarging and beautifying their
house of worship, returns next week
with Mrs. Riddle to Philadelphia
where they will spend the remainder
of the winter. DIR. Riddle has
summer cottage, 1.-THE Bonnieview,"
on a charming spot on the sound where
with his family he has spent his vaea-
tion for several years past, and, Proyi-
dence permitting, they expect to occupy
it as usual the coming summer.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Frank Sheppard and
family attended the 10Th birthday an
niversary of VIM. Sheppard at South
Seaville on Wednesday of last week.
There was gathering of children and
grandchildren, some from Florida and
Mississippi. A good time was enjoyed
by all present.
Mrs. Chas. II. Seaman, of New York
City, is spending some time at the
home of DIR. and Mrs. Samuel r.. Corle
on Magnolia avenue. Mr.. and Mrs.
Seaman were residents of the resort at
the time it incorporated as borough
and Mr.. Seaman has the honor of
being the towns first tax collector.
Contractor w. D. Bryant lost a
valuable horse Tuesday from pneu-
monia DIR. Tremaine, of Bridgeton,
was summoned but arrived too late to
render medical aid.
A number of the public school
students, styling themselves the
Wildwood Merry Maidens, will hold 9
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 hearty
welcome.
Mr.. John N. Reeve, manager OF
Wildwood post card company, has
just returned from New York and
Philadelphia with 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.
BENZ. w. Davis, former druggist
here, but now salesman for VIM. Il,
Warner & Co., of Camden, was a
visitor to the island on Friday. n
Eieautiful valentine post scaras-ssi
Ryan 's Japanese Bazaar and Stationery
store.
Mrs. Rosa Siglinger has returned
from months visit to Philadelphia.
Henry Witte and family returned
from visit to Philadelphia last Fri
day evening. e.
DIR. HI. I'll. Tomlin made trip to
Ocean City yyesterday.
Ralph P. White, the Philadelphia
grocer who has branch store here,
made business trip here on Sunday,
stopping at the Poplars.
w. G. Jackson, Philadelphia
heater man, was visitor here on
Monday last, guest of Hotel Poplars.
FL. L. Westcott, of Bridgeton, was a
guest of the Seaercst last week.
Now is the time to do your summre
sewing. New lot of India Linens,
Persian Lawns, Long Cloth, Nainsook,
Percales, Ginghams, etc., just in.
Read our ad page 8. Mech & Co.
w. Lowell Campbell, Dividing Creek
contractor, was Hotel Seacrest guest
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Buckborn, of
Camden, were guests of Hotel Poplars
Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bechmann, of
Philadelphia, were visitors to the is
land Tuesday. guests of Hotel Poplars.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
have been actively engaged this week
in grading and topping with crushed
stone, the ground surrounding the
Wildwood freight depot.
A rumor is being circulated over the
island that the trolley company intend
to extend their line to the Wildwood
depot before next season.
Among those who recently registered
at Hotel Poplars were r. d. Paxson
and John Barnard, of Philadelphia.
@. E. West, of Bryn Mawr, was
among the weeks visitors.
]. f. M uTay, r. w. Fifield, L. HI.
Robinson, G. o. Mans, of Philadel-
phia, VIM. Kinsell, of Camden, and S.
Campell, of Dias Creek, recently
registered at Hotel Seacrest.