Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-25
ANGLESEA


Gomez" 30 could we say on last Sunday,
when a good sized crowd came in the
early excursion rain and the steamers
at Grassy Sound and the yachts at
Mace's pier went out well filled with
passengers. For days 1t had been hazy
but not damp, 1t was apparently not
cloudy but smoky, attributable to the
forest fires raging in the neighboring
States. On Sunday the weather had
improved, the smoky appearance had
changed considerably into a natural
cloudy one and the could be seen
the greater part Of the day and the
travel by land or water was in no way
hampered.
Quite a number of people had come
on Saturday afternoon as was evidenced
by the lively crowds, who were on the
boardwalk In the evening where the
several moving picture shows Were
gladdened by crowded assemblages
to witness their very creditable per-
formances.
John Fl. Bromley, the Philadelphia
manufacturer, and Mrs. Bromley spent
several days with the Houghton and
McIntire families at the Harwood
cottage.
On Monday evening for An hour
there was a struggling time with the
electric lighting. TO ones surprise at
six o'clock the street lights flashed bril-
liantly while it was day light yet, but
shortly after went out and continued
SO for the better part Of an hour. Dur
ing the interval it became so pitchdark,
that one could las the saying is) cut it
with a knife. Many a one who for
some cause or other, good or bad, arrived
at home late, could say In the words
of the popular song, "I'm afraid to go
home in the dark" 1t was an odd
scene to see everything all over in utter
darkness and there was quite a relief
when the lights suddenly r%eappeared.
1t was the first time during the whole
season that there was any mishap in
the service, and no blame is attachtd
to the mere mention of the fact, but
only goes to show that accidents will
happen in the best regulated families,
as the Quaker said to his visiting neigh
Dor when the little son came whistling
into the room.
Quite a number of people here have
made up their minds to visit Philadel-
phia during Founders week.
The party who have the deliverance
at the Anglesea station in charge of
the packages Of Sunday papers for MI.
Wagner and others should be voted q
medal Ia leather one with a big strap
to it) for the peculiar name in which
they do ~ their work, distributing
them all along the front of the whole
platform. Such utter carelessness and
recklessness should meet with a severe
reprimand, and the company should
see to 1t that such conduct be stopped.
Some of the papers went flying all
over the platform.
The primary election Ton Tuesday
made the neighborhood of borough
hall, Third and Central avenues, very
lively especially in the afternoon and
evening, but there was, notwithstand-
ing the excitement, not the slightest ev-
idence of rudeness, quite different from
what is reported from some other sec
tons of the State and is proof of the
order loving feeling of u population.
Everybody was interested in the results
and every fair effort was made to ac-
complish their object, but when the
result was made known, whether
favorable or unfavorable to ones expec-
tation, there the matter ended and
on Wednesday tall was quiet on the
Potomac" The report will no doubt
be found in another part of the paper.
"Nuff-sed.n Harry Wheaton was nom-
mated for Mayor on the Republican
ticket with IA majority.
AS if to show what he could do in
the way of weather the weather clerk
on Tuesday gave an exhibition of as
fine and clear and delightful day as we
have had this summer. 1t was quite
a surprise and made everybody feel
pleased and comfortable and yet, as it
was the very last day of the delightful
vacation season, the woods and music
of ''the last rose of summer" came to
ones mind.
Speaking denominations, a candidate
in Philadelphia, after being nominated
enjoined OF his wife not to read the
daily newspapers till some time after
the election. For well founded reason
that she might learn too much about
him.
Thursday morning was visited by as