Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
.ANGLESEA

it was cloudy and cool and the eXeur-
sionists reported the conditions in the
city and towns as very comfortable,
and not at all of a nature to drive one
away to seek more pleasant quarters.
The number of people who came in the
special and regular trains was surpris-
ing even to Five Mile Beach, accus-
toned to great crowds. The first train
that came, arriving at Anglesea sta
ton at s 30, was disappointing to the
yachtsmen, for but few stepped from
the train, yet the train was crowded;
they went further on to Wildwood.
Holly Beach and the Crest. Then the
Queen City came steaming along
crowded TO its utmost capacity with
fishing enthusiasts who went out with
her from Grassy Sound. Then the
second special arrived and that changed
the situation; so many got off that it
gave the boats all theylcould do to ac-
commodate them and hat was a little
before nine. Those who came in the
succeeding trains helped to swell the
number and many eontented them
selves with fishing the long extent of
the new pier and with considerable
success. Although it remained cloudy
the greater part of the day it did not
hamper the enjoyment of the stay of
those who came to this place in the
least; in fact the very fact of its not be-
ing a sunshiny day added to the pleas
ure; for in the first place it was not
hot but cool, with such gentle and re-
freshing breezes that made the explor-
alton of the various sections of the is
land enjoyable and the visitors made
good use of this fact; and secondly it
made those who did ex plore cognizant
of the charms and attractions to be
found IN abundance here. A big num-
Der passed their time in sailing up and
down the inlet, especially in the after
noon, and the scene on the Wildwood
beach was an extra notable one, out in
the ocean waves, under the boardwalk
and stretching all the way from the
New Ocean Pier to the Casino was one
mass of people, standing, walking and
resting and reclining on the sand, ri
vailed probably only by the one place,
Atlantic City. We have Photographic
views displaying such a scene, but
none that approached hat of last Sun
day morning. And for all that there
was room for every one to move about
as usual. And in the evening there
was another such a scene extending
all along the boardwalk, and the ex-
tension of the incandescent lights all
the way up to the Hotel Ottens gave
those who preferred not to be in the
crowded part a chance to have a nice
promenade. What a beautiful i'm
preston the lit up bosrdwal makes
on the minds of those who pass by on
the trolley and the walks on the troll
ley road. The gathering at the music
stand at the religious services under
Thomas M~artindale's direction was
immense. After the services many
from Anglesea and other places went
to the concert in the theatre of the
Ocean Pier for the benefit of the build
ing fund of st. AIMS r. q. church.
The concert was a great success and the
attendance limited only by the capac-
ity of the house.
Monday was a favorable day for
fishing, both out at sea and from the
pier. The large fishing boats that had
gone out to fish came in with great
catches, notably the Neptune, which
brought a big lot of croakers and what
was more valuable, a good quantity of
blue fish or swapping mackerel of full
size. A big lot of small blue fish are
caught at the pier at favorable tides
and quite a number of amateur fisher
men vie with each other there.
The young daughter of Captain Gal-
lagher, of the Monmouth, met with
quite a severe accident on Monday
while riding on the trolley. She had
a package by her side and as the car
passed First and Central she
wished to assure herself that it was
there, and arising from her seat lost
her balance and fell from the car,
bruising and cutting her shoulder and
head, rendering her unconscious. She
was Immediately taken to the office of
DR.. Margaret Mace and all done for
her that medical and surgical aid could
do. She is in a very weak condition,
but is getting along as we'll as can be
expected.
Tuesday was a very fine day and al
though not so good for fishing it was
favorable for going about in walks and
riding in the trolley cars and was made