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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03

The Star theatre, the new amuse-
meat hall just built on the board walk
at Garfield avenue, will open tomorrow
with vaudeville and moving pictures.
The special attractions are AL. Wilson,
the great black face comedian, and the
New York sensation, Zeda, the fiery
dragon. Only imported moving pic
lures will be used and a good show is
given for the money.
Mace's Royal Garden has open ed for
the season and is now open every night
with Prof. Reed In charge.
A clothes pin social will be held at
136 w. Spicer avenue on July Is for
the benefit of The Cosmopolitan church,
Holly Beach.
The new Ocean Pier theatre is now
open with moving pictures as the
attraction. This beautiful theatre was
leased by George Day of the Lyric
moving picture parlor and good pic
lures are promised.
Tonight the last game of basket ball
of the season will be played at the
Casino rink between the fast Crescent
team, of Philadelphia, and the w. A.
A. The w. A. A. team will he COM
posed of the fast East Liverpool, Ohio,
team, the champions of the western
league. This promises to he one of the
fastest and most exciting games ever
played here and a good crowd should
be In attendance.
Fol week of July 6, Messrs. Stanford
and Western, have selected two strong
bills to please and entertain the pat
rons of Bakers theatre. Monday,
Tuesday aud Wednesday will be de-
voted to an interesting and highly alb
sorbing dramatization of Sir Conan A.
Doyle's powerful narrative, "The Sign
of the Four,p Charles ID. Rice, the
author of the play has condensed and
elaborated the doings of the famous
detective character, Sherlock Holmes,
into the most interesting figure of
modern plays. The part of Sherlock
Holmes will be in the hands of Mr..
Earle Western and inasmuch as he ex-
cells IN hat style of part, an excellent
performance is assured. Mr.. Taylor
and Mr. Carr will have prominent
parts, aud in fact the entire company
will be cast to advantage. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday the roaring farce
comedy, Lost. Sirayed or Stolen" is
the selection. The plot revolves around
the disappearance of a baby, whose
existence is supposed to be kept secret
from oVer-1ndu1gent grand parents. The
complications and humorous situations
are side-splitting. The capable COM
edians Messrs. Carr and Taylor are the
main fun makers-so '.nuf sed."
About fifty persons were in attend
ance at the hop given by the w. A. A.
last Monday evening at the Holly
Beach borough hall and a good time
Was enjoyed by all. Excellent music
was rendered by the lady orchestra of
the Hotel Dayton.
There will be an "Old Glory March,
morrow night which VIII be q very m
terestlng affair. Trolio's Royal italian
band is now In attendance and excel
lent music Is being played by these
players. The rink is now open three
sessions daily.
The floral ball room of the New
Ocean Pier will open to the public to-
morrow night with Prof. William
Rushton's Philadelphia orchestra in
attendance. The ball room has been
beautifully decorated and with the
fine floor and good music a grand time
is anticipated.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03

r.. Leroy DengIer, a custom house
inspector, has been detailed here for
duty, his territory extending from
Cape May to Wildwood inclusive. His
duty is to see that all motor boats and
sailing vessels comply with the law in
being equipped with fog bells and
horns, lights, etc. Every boat must be
named and captains of motor boats
carrying passengers for hire are re-
quired to keep a correct list of all pas
sengers carried each day. There are
two inspectors to v the Apglesea
territory.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03
CLUB BANQUETS
SENATOR HAND
The Father of the State Inland
waterway Bill Honored by
Many Men Prominent in
State, County and
Local Affairs.

On Friday evening, June 26, there
gathered at the home of the Wild wood
Yacht Club more than three score of
men prominent in the public and BUSH
ness affairs of the state, county and
community to do honor to a native son
OF Cape May county, Senator Robert
II. HAND. In the spacious banquetting
hall of the yacht club, assembled
around the festive board, where good
fellowship ran rampant, men eloquent
~ lauded the county's senatorial repre-
sentative for the untiring efforts he had
put forth in having passed IN the legis-
lature the bill that gives the State the
great inland waterway. The gathering
was notable for the presence of many
men who have for years been identified
with the public affairs of New jersey,
and with the development of its thrifty
progressive seaside community, Five
Mile Beach.
Promptly at 8 o'clock, the three score
of guests marched to the banquet hall
amid the sweet strains of the orchestra.
Five tables, deliberately and handsome
ly decorated, occupied the spacious hall.
The large centre table was occupied by
the guest of honor, his invited guests
and the committee having the affair in
charge. Seated about the adjoining
tables were the members of the yacht
club and their invited guests. A rich
and sumptuous dinner was then served,
the menu being as follows:
MENU.
Whiskey Cocktail
a la Wildwood Yacht Club
Grape Fruit
Little Neck CLAIMS
Olives Celery Sailed Almonds
Snapper Soup Sauterne
Lobster Outlets a la "Glad Hand"
Filet of Beef-Mushroom Sauce
New Potatoes String Beans
Champagne
Pommery Sec.
Rum Punch a la Inland Water Way
Sweetbread C~roquettes
Im%pregnable f ort
French Peas
Tomatoes and Lettuce
French Dressing
Roquefort and Cream Cheese
Toasted Bentz Crackers
Vanilla Ice Cream Fresh Strawberries
Fine Cakes
Coffee Cigars
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03

Mrs. u. w. WILSON any Parsons,
of Camden, have open&p The Weldy,
on 16 tn and New Jersey avenu for
the season, where they have been en-
tertaining a number of Camden friends.
Edward Francis, a member of Cam
den City Council, is occupying his New
York avenu bungalow with his
family.
A food sale will be held at the North
Wildwood fire house, 18th and New
Jersey avenue on Saturday, July IL,
for the benefit of the North Wildwood
Sunday school. Home made bread,
cakes, pies, and cookies will be on sale,
also Ice cream, y
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03

Benedictin

Benedictin
j. Fithian Tatem, Esq, performed
the duties of POSTMASTER In his usually
eloquent and witty manner.
Among the speakers of the evening
were;
David Baird, Senator Robt. E. Hand,
Isaac, Moffett, Ex-senator Richa rd
Miller, Henry j. Sherman, Ex-Judge
Harrison ii. Voorhees,, Commodore III.
HmpOttens, COMMUNICATIONS H.
Thomas 9. Hamilton.
Letters, regretting their inability to
be present on account of prior engage
ments, were read from Governor John
Franklin Fort, Congressman Henry T..
Loudenslager, Congressman John j.
Gardner, Senator e. A, Wilson, Leslie
M. Fort, Congressman j. Hampton
Moore, Peter Shields, Harry w.
Schneider, Commissioner of Inland
Waterways, and others.
Thomas G.. Hamilton, on behalf of
the Wildwood Yacht Club, presented
to Senator Hand, as a token of their APP
probation and high regard for his eff
forts In the passage of the Inland Wa
terways bill, a handsomely engraved
set of resolutions.
The banquet vas attended by the
following:
David Baird, w. H. Bright, Amos
III. Christ. Harvey Cranmer, N. A. Co
hen, M. D., l.. p. Coney, George J.
Emf, III. f. Eutermarks, Carl Erickson,
Chas. e. Epler,' Joseph Geisenberger,
William e. Gibson, Carlton Hildreth,
I'll. H. Hoffman, VIM. j. HARRISON,
Joseph III. Hertz, Maurice Hertz, Au-
gdstus Hilton, Thos. G. Hamilton, FL
mer e. Hansell, Senator Robt. e.
Hand, Minor Harvey, Henry L. Hol-
brook, M. l.. johnson, Edward Kruse,
w. Byron Livezey, Amos Leek, Sam'l
tanning, Charles Mace, Geo. ID. Null
len, Isaac ID. Moffett, Richard Miller,
A. S. Murphy, Henry H. Ottens, E.W.
Omensetter, William r. Pinker. John
A. Pew, l.. M. Rice, julius Rauch, F.
e. Smith, John J. Shanfelter, Fred
erick Sutton, John J.Speckman, HI. M.
Shivers, Chas. S. Shick, Richard r.
Stannert John Steigerwald, Henry 7.
Sherman, j. Fithian Tatem, Alfrd !
Taylor, H. II. Voorhees,, w. E. Young,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03
NOTES FROM THE OTTEAs TRACT
Season Is Fully Opened. Visitors
are Numerous

With but a few exceptions all the
cottages on the pretty Ottens Tract are
now occupied by their summer resi-
dents n the season has fully opened.
The Fourth of July bookings at the
Hotel Ottens and the boarding houses
are unusually heavy and capacity busi-
ness will be enjoyed by all of them.
The grand weather of the past week
made seashore life all hat the most
fastidious could wish for and outdoor
pastimes-crabbing, fishing, bathing
and boating-were enjoyed by visitors
and sojourners. The Ottens Canal Sec
ton was the leading magnet of attrac-
o and on its waters and the adjacent
sound aud streams, many grabbing and
fishing parties passed the daylight
hours pleasantly and profitably in
making goodly catches of fish and crabs.
The cottage colony on the Ottens
Canal is quite an extensive one and
every one of scores of cosy bungalows
and combination cottage boat houses
will be occupied this season. In fact
the demand for homes in that section
is much greater than the supply.
Albert Earnest, of Minotola. N. J..
accompanied by his family, arrived on
Monday and took possession of the
AofAch OOttNSO OA ACAA afCnuC
J. Charles Winters, a we'll known
Camden attorney and Henry J.. Sher-
man, engineer in charge of the State
Inland Waterway, were the guests of
Henry ID. Ottens early in the week.
Among the Philadelphia visitors TO
the Ottens tract during the week were
DR.. X. Straube, John w. Speckman,
j. E. Down, e. w. Omensetter, George
J. Ehmann, ID. r. Gibbs, Henry l..
Holbrook, M. Hertz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hart and family,
of Philadelphia, are located in their
fiat, nth and Pennsylvania avenue,
for the balance of the season.
We have money to loan on first
mortgage. Send us full particulars.
Beecher Kay Realty Co. Wildwood,
N. j. n
Mrs. DR.. ]. Farmun Holt, of Phila-
delphia, spent the early part of the
week here, experimenting the fur
nishing of her new bungalow on 10th
street, near Central avenue, which will
be occupied by Mr.. and Mis-. w. j.
Farr, of Overlook.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Gabell and
Miss Gabell, of Philadelphia, took
possession of their 10th avenue cottage
early in the week.
DIR. George Minded, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his family at their
Central avenue cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kruse, of
West Philadelphia, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry III. Ottens early
in the week.
William HI. Luden, an extensive
candy manufacturer Of Reading, Pa,
accompanied by his wife and family,
are occupying the Hart cottage on nth
street, Ottens tract.
MI. John l.. Burk, of Philadelphia,
was a Sunday visitor to the Ottens tract.
MI. Arthur Binns, of Pittsburg, who
occupies the DIR. Flemming cottage on
18th street near the boardwalk, has
procured for his children a cute little
pony and cart, which attracts much
attention on the island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mipsn4wCy, of West
me- i1e&
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03
CHARLES GLENN
MESSENGER

and General purchasing Agent
Between Wildwood and Philadel-
phia. Wednesday and Saturday of
each week.
Wildwood loves. 34l5 Pacific. Ave-, Phone 254
Offices: Residence, i04 l7th ST., Phone 243 D
Philadelphia Office: 24B Market Street
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Richmond, Indiana

Electric plant; street and com.
mercial; began operation August /,
1902; initial outlay $158. .582; total
Investment to April 1, 1906, $229,.
342. Bonds to the amount of S144
600 outstanding. A committee OF
citizens, assisted by an expert &C.
countant and an electrical engineer,
found that the first three and two
thirds years operation netted loss
of $17, 700 to the community, with
out considering interest or taxes.
Interest brought the loss up to
$38, 800, and taxes from $4,000
to SIS, 900 more. The plant figures
the city $75 per lamp for the street
lighting. For the eight months
ending April 1, 1906, it is declared
the plant lost about ST 900 a month
oyer operating expenses, interest
and depreciation. The Richmond
Light, Heat and Power Company is
maintaining Its commercial business
in spite OF this competition.
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judicial Convention

The democratic electors of the
Fourth Circuit Judicial District, com
posed of the counties of Adams, Ath-
ems, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Hook
ing, jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pick
away, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and
Washington, are hereby notified that
District convention will be held in
the city of Jackson on Saturday, the
5th day of Aug. 1908, at 20 o 2. M
for the purpose of nominating can
didate for Circuit Judge for said Dis
trict and to transact such other busi-
ness as may come before said conven-
tion.
Delegates to said convention for the
counties aforesaid shall be selected by
the controlling committee in each
County, by county convention or a
committee appointed by county con-
yeDtion for that purpose,
The delegates to said convention
shall be selected upon basis of one
delegate for every 500 votes cast and
one for the fraction remaining, if
greater than 100, cast for John M.
Pattison for Governor in said District
at the November election in 1905,
+, ii. WILLIS, Chairman.
S. ID. McLAUGHLIN, Secretary.
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Charlottesville Plant for Sale

The city council of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, has had the municipal
electric plant appraised with view
of selling it to an Eastern syndicate.
The machinery is worn out, and
service nas been unsatisfactory and
the cost OF operation high for some
time. An offer of $4,000 was
made for a franchise and the prop
erty, which cost something in the
neighborhood Of $4,000. The city's
appraisement named value of
$57 ,632 for the tangible property.
If the plant is not sold it will have
to be rehabilitated at considerable
expense. Mayor Voris hopes the
sale will be consumated.
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quit the job. (Noyember 1905, p
81; April, 1907, p. 1O9.)
Lakewood, Ohio

Electric plant; street lighting anc
commercial service; operated seven
and one-half years by Lakewood
and sold to Cleveland Electric ii.
Illuminating Company March 21,
1907. The people twice voted down
a proposal to issue $25, 900 bonds
for improvements. The service was
poor. The plant represented an
outlay of something like $4,000.
Expert accountants, after the sale,
found that the arc lighting would
have cost the village $129.56 per
lamp per year if profit had not
been realized through the sale of
the plant. franchise, etc. With this
profit the actual cost was $90.05.
MAY, 1907, p. 142.)
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st. Louis syndicate for $40, 900, and
it is believed the proposition will be
accepted by the syndicate"
Three letters to the public author
tiles Of Festus produced the follow
ing from Mayor w. j. Adams:
With regard to your inquiry
about our light plant, we have not
sold the plant. 1t is for sale any
time" The mayors response was
brief but is very significant. We
are not able to give the details of
the failure of municipal ownership
at Festus, but the placing of the
plant on the market tells its own
story. II this advertising brings a
purchaser Festus may thank the en-
ergy of it's executive in favoring US
with valued communication.
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Nunemaker Reunion.

July 3rd. was the time Of a very
pleasant reunion of the Nunemake er
family at the old homestead in
Marion township.
William Nunemaker was re-
spected and we'll known citizen,
who died in 1882, leaylng q widow
and eight children, SIX sons and
! two daughters, all of which are
living. The entire family now
numbers twenty five, and on this
occasion all were present, it being
the first time that all were to geth-
er for many years.
The family consists of Mrs. M.
Nunemaker, Noah and Clara, of
North Columbus; j. 2. Nunemak-
er and family, of West Columbus;
DR.. Tunis Nunemaker and family,
of Williamson, w. Va; Fannie
Lindsey and husband, of Lancas.
ter; A. j. Nunemaker, of Logan;
Charles Nunemaker and family,
near Logan and Will Nunemaker
and family, who own the old home
and reside there.
There are nine grand children,
two being married.
The day in every respect was an
exceedingly happy one. The time
was pleasantly occnpied with
music, conversation and sumptu-
Gus dinner, such dinner as can
be had only in the country where
the fine chickens and the real lux
uries of the table are to be found.
Willis broad smile and hearty
welcome extended by himself and
wife to the large family who sur
rounded them for the day was
much enjoyed, as we'll as the SHADE
of the noted old cherry tree under
which the brothers again sat in
conversation.
All the family as we'll as other
friends were glad to know that
DR.. Tsnis, VINO has been in the
John Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
more, Md, during the past month
undergoing treatment, is out
again much improved In health
and returned, Monday, to his home
and work in w. Va.
This reunion was the first of it's
kind for the family and it is to be
hoped that all may live and enjoy
many more such occasions.
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At Muncie, Ind.

"rhe remainder of the old scrap,
iron and junk from the old city
electric light plant was sold to
Harry Smeltzer for the sum of
81, and the sum was turned
over to the city treasury. 1t is
but fair to say, however, that the
disturbing system was taken over
by the company now supplying
service and most of the machinery
cold for an amount considerably
In excess of ST. The sale repre-
sents the final clean-up-all except
a $40, 900 bond issue bearing inter
est at @ per cent, part of which
will be met by proceeds from the
sale of the plant.
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Beverly Ohio Sells Light Plant.

The municipal electric plant of
Beverly, o., joined the ranks of
the "has beens" about May l.,
when it was sold to Geo. Walker
and Max George, two residents of
the community. This plant cost
upwards of $2500, was run by
water power and was in operation
a number of years. 1t was adver.
tised for sale in March, bids to be
received on the 3Oth. The bid of
Messrs. Walker and George was
the only enc made. Village Clerk
Van W. Welsh, explains the mo.
tive for the transaction as follows {:
"The village thought it could Sc
cure better service at less cost
by not owning the plant, go adver-
tised it for sale. The bid of Mr..
Walker and Mr.. George, being the
only one, was, of course, accepted.
These gentlemen are going to put
the plant in first-class shape, with
gas engines for power, together
with water power. The plant
heretofore was run by water power
only, which was not as satisfactory
as it could have been."
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shepherdstown, W. Va.

The municipal electric light
plant of Shepherdstown, w. Va,
has been sold to John A. Livers, of
Lancaster, Pa, and M. D. Thorn,
of Martinsburg, w. Va. The con-
sideration was SO, 200. With the
property went a thirty-year fran
chise to enable operation. Within
a short time power will be obtain
ed from the Martinsburg Light
and Power Company's plant,
now under construction. Improve.
ments will be made aud a modern
service given. The plant origin
ally cost 5000
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Columbus, Ohio

Street electric lighting plant; be.
gan operation in 1898. This plant
was closed July 5, 1900, the direc.
tor OF public improvements stating
that the expense of service had
reached a point higher than could
be obtained from private companies.
The plant cost $68,000. A new
plant was built and put in opera,
ton in 1904, the old plant beinp
dismantled and parts sold. result
ing in a heavy loss. Municipal elec.
trio lighting at Columbus in 1906,
represented a bonded debt of $673,.
600, The estimate for the new
plant was $375, 900, but fell about
$230,0OO short. Owing to the man.
ner in which accounts have been
kept and the failure to issue proper
annual reports the cost per lamp
per year cannot be ascertained ex-
cept through a long and costly ex-
pert audit. Public dissatisfaction
with the heavy cost of the plant is
s,rong at Columbus. and added to
this is very poor service, the munic.
ipality at various times being re-
quired to buy current from private
companies in order to light its own
lamps. Charges of incompetency
and mismanagement eliminated
within the last year in the appoint
ment by the mayor of board Of
citizens to inquire into the affairs
OF the lighting plant. Allen w,
Thurman, one of the board, after
the investigation started, said: Sc
far as we have gone in the inyesti,
cation OF the municipal light plant
we are convinced that the manner
OF conducting the plant from the
highest to the lowest officials verges
on criminal negligence" Later the
committee despaired of producing
the facts, SO mysterious has been the
management, and two members
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by the statutes of heaven; honor
ed and kept by the Lord Jesu
Christ; but rejected today by th
nations of the earth. This worlt
wide apostasy and rejection of th'
law of God, (For whosoever shal
keep the whole law, and yet Of
fend in one point, he is guilty OF
all" James 2:10), and the awfu
penalty, delayed only by Divine
forbearance, is thus set forth by
the prophet: "The earth also de.
filed under the inhabitants there.
of; because they have transgress.
ed the laws, changed the ordi-
nance, broken the everlasting
covenant. Therefore, hath the
curse .devoured the earth, and
1hey that dwell therein are
desolate; therefore the inhabitants
of the earth are burned, and few
men left" lisa. "a 5 and G.
From a bible standpoint the
future of this world is dark with
forebodings of the coming storm
from which there will be no escape
if we are not hid in Christ: and
il we are hid in Christ in that
fearful time we will be keeping
Gods law. The Fourth Com
mandment of that law reads ::
"Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy. SIX days shalt thou
labor, and do all thy work. But
the seventh day is the Sabbath of
the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt
not do any work, thou, nor thy
son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manservant, nor thy maidserYant,
nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates; for il
six days the Lord made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that
in them is, and rested the seventh
day; wherefore the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day and hallowed it,"
Elk. 20:8-11.
Sunday keeping makes void the
whole law; "for whosoever shall
keep the whole law, and yet Of
fend in one point, he is guilty of
ALL" James 2:1O.
ga prudent man foreseeth the
evil, and hideth himself; but the
simple pass on, and are punished,
Prov. 27:12. w. S. BOONE.
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Ind, Mr.. A. R. Kaufman, the city
clerk, has favored us with the
following information in response
to an inquiry: "The light and
water plent has run at a loss of
from $500 to ST., 700 per year since
installation in November, 1902.
1t will probably run about even
this year, 1907" Presumably
Mr.. Kaufman referred to the
operating and not the gross ex-
penses, including depreciation.
The plant coet about $55, 900, and
the officers seem to think the cleo.
trio end is causing the deficiency.
1t has been proposed to separate
the opinion of the two institutions
to help analyze the trouble.