Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-11
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
UP AT ANGLESEA
Board OF Education Held Regular
Meeting and Decided to En-
pl0y Another Teacher.
SMALL FIRE LAST SUNDAY NIGHT

The regular monthly meeting OF the
North Wildwood Board of Education
was held on Tuesday evening at the
Anglesea borough hall. The various
committees reported progress. Chair
man Buck, of the finance committee,
addressed the board and reported that
the finances of the district were in ex-
ceptionally fine shape and that the one
hundred dollars appropriated by the
voters for current expenses would be
sufficient and that there would be q
surplus on hand at the end of the
school term. There has been over 100
pupils enrolled and the board decided
to employ an additional teacher be-
ginning with the new school term, and
Messrs. Mckinley, Andersen and 4. FL.
Hewitt were appointed a committee to
receive applications for the new pri-
mary room and not to exceed 500 per
month. The attendance is far in ex-
cess of former years, and to keep up
the good averages made by the pupils
it was decided to refund the car fare on
stormy days. County Superintendent
o. o. Barr inspected the school, in
company with the president of the
board, Robert Bright, and was well
pleased with the progress of the schol-
airs. He stated the new form of re-
ports just adopted kept the parents
we'll informed as to the proficiency
shown each month and aided the pu-
pills to push forward with renewed
activity.
A small mcipient fire occurred on
Sunday every at McLinden's cement
block factory which through the
promptness of Anglesea Fire Co., No. /
was prevented from spreading to the
new office building.
William J.. Barber has bought
Through -ReaaEslate RsosaaF
Bright two lots at Fourth and Central
venue and is having plans prepared
for the erection of a handsome residence
to be completed by Decoration Day of
next year.
Col. George ]. Ent, of the Hotel Ger
mantown, is having the ground sur
rounding his hotel cleaned VI and laid
out in large circular flower beds.
A horse belonging to the Arctic Ice
company was run into by a trolley car
one day last week and had three ribs
broken. A veterinary surgeon was Sc
cured and the horse is now doing very
nicely.
Captain Charles Aspenberg, of the
schooner Irene, has purchased a lot
through Real Estate Agent Robert
Bright on Third avenue and will build
a modern twin dwelling.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bonsall, of
Philadelphia, were down in their
Chestnut avenue cottage a few days
last week.
The Queen City, Capt. Samuel Buck,
left on Tuesday for Atlantic City where
they will fish for cod.
DIR. Margaret Mace was in Philadel-
phia over Sunday.
Floyd Hewitt, who is employed by
the Stone Harbor improvement Co.,
was over Saturday night. He is run
ming his boat, the Theo. r. Lore, for
the company and also has charge of
the water works there.
Mrs. George Redding left on Wednes-
day for Atlantic City where she will
spend the winter while her husband is
fishing in Florida.
Captain Benjamin Hapkins is hav-
ing his residence on Fourth avenue
thoroughly renovated and presents a
nice appearance.
The old Anglesea school building re-
Gently purchased by Deputy Coroner
Driezler, of Philadelphia, will shortly
be remodeled. The plans are now in
hands of contractors for bids and pro-
vide for four handsome apartments
with all modern conveniences, two of
which have already been leased forthe
summer of 1909.
School boards in South Jersey are
considerably aroused over a ruling of
State Superintendent Charles j. Bax-
ter, that members of Boards of Educa-
ton cannot hold the office of district
clerk or secretary of the board.
New cement sidewalks and curbs
have been laid around the lot of Coun-
Gilman William Turner at the corner
of New York and First avenues.
1t is rumored that Charles Mace, pro-
prietor of the Hotel Royal, will install a
small water plant of his own to supply
his hotel and restaurant haforn naxt