Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-10-23

~ NV $1,000
and Slaughter present. Bids were
opened for the grading and graveling
of one and three-quarter miles of streets
on the west side from John w. Young.
of Anglesea, M. J. Hogan, of Philadel-
phia, and A. II. Lupton, of Bridgeton.
The Young and Lupton bids were very
close, the former being $1.28 per cubic
yard and Mr.. Lupton's 1927 per cubic
yard. Mr.. Hogan's was Slab per
cubic yard. Mr.. Lupton being the
lowest bidder the contract wal awar-
ded to him. Under the bids the con-
tractor is required to remove and spread
the surplus sand from the street first
on the low lots adjoining the streets to
be graded and then depositing and
spreading the balance Of the sand in
the public parks of the borough under
the direction of and where designated
by the street committee. The specifi-
cations also provide that after the
streets have been brought to the prop
er sand grade the surface is to be COW
cred with hay to u depth of not less
than two inches, to prevent the sand
from mixing with the gravel. The
streets to be done are the southwesterly
half of Twenty-sIxth avenue, from Park
avenue to the sounds, Juniper, Mag
nolia, Glenwood and Maple avenues
from Park avenue to Sunset lake.
Pine and Wildwood avenues from Park
avenu to Hudson avenue, Hudson ave-
nue. from Wildwood avenue to Twenty
sixth avenue, Lake venue from half
way between Pine and Maple
to Twenty-sixth avenu The work is
to be completed in three months and
the contractor is required to take i'm
provement certificates in payment.
Just the thing for a good Sunday
breakfast, large white Norway mack
erel at Albig's. y
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Lightfoot, of
Pine avenue, have been entertaining
their niece, Mrs. M. r. Hall, of Frank
ford, for the past ten days. They also
entertained owe Sunday their nieces,
Mrs. Edward Dingler and Miss Lottie
Hall, their nephews, Messrs. Herbert
and William Hall, of Frankfort, and
their granddaughter, Miss Edna Light
foot, of Germantown. Mrs. Hall thinks
she will invest in Wildwood in the
near future.
The Ladies' Aid of the Wildwood
Baptist church will hold a food sale on
Saturday, Oct. 81. Bread, cakes, pies,
Ice cream, etc., will be on sale. The
place will be mentioned next week.
Look in Harbison's windows on
Wildwood ave. and see how easy you
can obtain free a $40 White Sewing
Machine. \
John w. Cramer, of Philadelphia,
was among the Sunday visitors. MI.
.Gxuusr 0vrs property on the west side
and was pleased with the municipal
Improvements being made in that
section.
James Day, the Cedar venue barber,
with his wife and family, are visiting
in Philadelphia this week and on Mon
day they will go to Washington, DC,
for the winter.
Just try our own roasted coffee at 20
cents per pound; none better, at Albig's.
Messrs. Charles and Harry Benson
spent last Sunday here with their par
ents, being accompanied by VIM. M.
Blaskley, O.. Hildabrout, A. Stuart
Campbell, H. McClelland, and A.
Clark, all of Philadelphia.
John G. Funck, Oak avenue, toy and
confectionery store, new nickel register
bank and a variety of Christmas goods.
Call and see prices. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Lumley, of
Philadelphia, were down on Wednes-
day looking after their interests here.
Mr.. Lumley owns a lot on the west
side on Glenwood avenue.
Real good sour kraut and Burk's
frankforters make a real good meal, at
Albig's. n
A Republican mass meeting was held
in Bakers theatre Oh Wednesday eve
ming and was one of the best political
meetings ever held on the island. The
room was filled with voters and quite
a number of ladies were present. Rev.
III. III. Hallowell presided and made an
able opening speech. DIR. WIS. Grove,
New York clergyman, and Joseph
Salus, of Atlantic City, were the speak
ers. Congressman Gardner and As
semblyman Stille were unable to be
present. The brass band was out and
the parade formed at the Holly Beach
borough hall and with banners and
red fire marched to the theatre.