Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-10
$4,000 FUNDING BONDS
TO new YORK BROKERS
Grant & Co. Take the Holly Beach
Bonds at Par. $4,000 Worth
OF Street Work Awarded
S. 7. DOWLER GETS The CONTRACT

signed by property owners on both
sides of Cedar avenue asked that the
street be macadamized. 1t was referred
to the street committee with instruc.
tions to confer with the Wildwood
authorities, as the street is the dividing
line of Holly Beach and Wildwood
Solicitor Voorhees, was present and
reported that the $4,000 issue of re-
funding bonds had been sold at par
five per cent? to r. M. Grant & Co..
New York brokers, and that 5000 had
been received on account. Mr.. Grant
was present at the meeting. Solicitor
Voorhees, asked what the bonded in.
debtedness of the borough was and was
informed that it was $54 ,O0O composed
as follows:
Refunding bonds tissue referred tc
! abOve) $4,000
Board walk $4,000
Borough Hall 1000
Jetties 5000
$4,000
The above does not include the inn
provement certificates outstanding.
$500 worth of improvement certificates
were ordered issued as payment on
account of the street graveling now be-
ing done. S1OO was ordered turned
over to the Board of Health. Two bids
were received for street grading and
graveling from S. T. Dowler and J. w.
Young & Co. Mr.. Dowler was about
500 the lowest and the contract was
awarded to him. The work will cost
about $4,000.
Miss Edna L. Hewitt. of Holly
Beach, was united in marriage to
Howard J. Carmen, of Bridgeton, at
the home of the BRIDES sister, Mrs.
u1uuIrta,a Irta,aSiluIl..-y-Dvs~cir;
, oar-yaturday evening, April 9th, 1907,
at 6 O'Clock. Rev. Levanus Myers
officiating. The marriage was quiet
one with but few near relatives pres
ent. The happy couple will reside
here.
A number of Holly Beach fishermen
have started for the Virginia coast on a
two months sturgeon fishing trip.
Among those who embarked in their
naptha skiffs last week were the Long
Brothers, X. Kloo, Gus Anderson and
Charles Colberg. During their stay
south the fishermen will scatter along
the coast and locate on the numerous
small islands which dot the waters OF
that locality.
Cohen Brothers, druggists, are in
stalling a Barnste cad Water Still al
their Holly Beach pharmacy. They
are compelled to distill all water they
use in preparing medicines. The new
apparatus will have capacity of AZ
gallons per day and is similar to those
used in all the principal hospitals oftht
country.
Owing to the bad weather the Easte
entertainment of the Hollywood M. r
Sunday school was not very largely
attended, but those who were presen
were we'll pleased with the program
The following is the program as rem
dered: Singing, "Come to the Light,
school, prayer, pastor; singing, "Come
Happy Children" primary depart
ment; recitation, "Seeking Her Lord,
Vivean Johnson; singing, sc hrist i
, Risen," school; responsive reading
song, "There's Song of JOY" school
80 Ring, Glad Bells" Miss Harker'
class; singing, "Christ Arose." school
exercise, Little Seeds" Mrs. Steel
mans class; singing, "Hark! the Bell
; are Ringing" school; exercise, "Easte
Hours,n Miss Wentzell's class; singing
.He lives to Bless Always" school.
CThe new well which has been drivel
: for the Crystal Ice Co., now produce
, 200 gallons of water per minute at
: depth of 37S feet. Ridpath & Potter
who have been driving the well, no'
have the contract to drive well for tn
a gas company and have begun wor
1 thereon.
Edward Holmes, of Dias Creek, hs
3 purchased horse of w. d. Bryant.
The tides on Tuesday were unusuall
6 high and flooded the meadows an
s low-land completely over. The count
6 road to the mainland was also hoode
q to such an extent that it was dangerot
s if not impossible for horse and WACO
s to travel over it.
8 We have just received a full line
& ladies and Misses shirt waists to
s sold from 95c up. Call and see oil
s line of goods; we will try and plea
6 you at Mrs. M. 8. Elmquist's, corn
s Pacific and Andrew avenues, .Hol
3 Beach.
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