Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-10
LUTHERANS WILL CELEBRATE

LIZ iNiiltO WILL II IL
Over $40, 900 in 1909 taxes has been
collected by the Collector OF the Bor-
ough of Wildwood to date. From now
on until the twentieth of the present
month taxes will come in quite lively.
After December Goth q penalty is
added. The annual itemized statement
of the receipts and ex penditures as re-
.quired by law will be published the
first OF the year together with the list
of delinquentsifor 1909. Prompt pay
ment will be advantageous to all parties
and enable the Borough to pay its bills
promptly.
Surrogate Chas. P. Vanaman has
disposed of his stock in the Court
House bank and resigned from the
board of directors, and on Monday
r. w. Ryan, president of the Marine
National Bank, of Wildwood, was cleo
ted his successor on the board. 1t is
said that many shares of stock of the
Court House bank changed hands dur
ing the past fortnight and that Presi-
dent w. H. Bright and his friends still
control the bank. A handsome new
bank building is being erected at the
county seat.
On Sunday, December 18th, the
Lutheran church will celebrate its
fifth anniversary. Interesting services
have been planned for the entire day.
In the morning the Rev. [. Chantry
Hoffman, of Philadelphia, will deliver
the anniversary sermon In the eve
ming as representative of the President
of Ministerium, of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, be will install the Rev. l..
G. Dolly as pastor of Holy Trinity Luz
theran church. Special music at both
services. All are cordially invited to
<hesa SERVICES. --
Christmas and New Year cards, 1c;
10 Wildwood Post cards, &c. 10c mu-
sic for this month. Funck's toy and
novelty store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl L. Seibert have
gone to Florida to spend the winter
where they WI a house.
The annual meeting of the Wildwood
Board of Trade will be held on Wednes-
day evening, December 15, at the Hotel
Fen wick. The treasurer will present
and read an itemized report of the re-
ceipts and expenditures and there will
be other business of importance. Pay
up your dues SO that your name will
appear in this report. All members
are urged to attend. A luncheon will
be held during the evening, tickets for
which are being sold at fifty cents.
1910 Art calendars, Christmas cards,
post cards and booklets at Ryan's
Bazaar. II
An interesting program has been
arranged to be rendered in connection
with the box social to be given tonight
by Beach Council, No. 157, Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, in their hall in the Journal
building.
Our line of dolls is the prettiest ever
shown on the island. Make an early
selection. Mech & Co.
Mrs. Benjamin Vaughan, of Court
House, visited relatives and friends
here on Wednesday.
A. H. Lupton, the contractor on the
road from Holly Beach to Rio Grande
has rented the Corle cottage at Pine
and Pacific and has taken
possession for the winter.
Wrights' toy flying machines, 10c,
25c and SOC at Funck's. Come and
lay away your Christmas presents by
paying a small deposit. ~
B. V. VanHorn, the builder, returned
this week from a stay of two months
in Massachusetts, a month being spent
at carpentering near Boston. Mr.. Van
Horn will go right at work on two
houses to be built at the Crest for How
ard Compton, of Leesburg.
Hubert S. Foster has disposed of his
interest in the Elmer Times and gone
to Chicago to take a position with the
r. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., a big
printing establishment.
Have you an electric fiat iron?
Joseph Entwisle, of the Midvale
Steel works, Philadelphia, was among
the Sunday visitors. Mr.. Entwisle
recently bought of Carl A. Peterson
two lots on Poplar avenue, upon which
he is arranging to build.
Assemblyman John d. Schade, of