Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29

will be held tonight in John Bright's
office and officers will be elected for the
coming year. This association is just
nine years old and has made a profit
of owe 81 per cent. the past year. The
tent series will open tonight and
shat. IS can be taken by calling on the
secretary, Robert j. Kay, adjoining
the post office. Why not start to save
a portion of your weekly earnings by
taking shares in this concern? If you
wish to do so call on Mr.. Kay for in
formation. The published annual re-
port will be found on page wen. Read
it.. Philip P. Baker, on account of his
many pressing duties, desires to retire
as president, and his successor will be
chosen tonight.
A little girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Daggan last week.
Get a good mess of Heinz sour kraut
for Zoe at Albig's. \ +.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Kieffer, of
Philadelphia, were down over Sunday
in their Glenwood avenue cottage, re-
turning to the city Tuesday afternoon.
John H. Daggan made a trip to Phil
adelphia on Tuesday and spent the
day shopping.
Have you an electric fiat iron? X
The Tradesmen's Bank of Vineland
celebrated its twentieth anniversary
by issuing a beautiful booklet which
gives a history of the bank since its or
%ganization on July IS, 1889. 1t started
with a capital of $50 600 and at the end
of the first year it had deposits of
S36, 900. AT the end of the twenty
years last July the deposits were yer
$46l 900. In this period of time the
bank has made net earnings of over
$192, 900, of which $50, 900 is to the
credit of the surplus fund and S14, 900
is undivided profits, paid in dividends
nearly SAG, 900 and paid to depositors in
time accounts over $102 600. Thus it
has averaged dividents on its capital
stock to the stockholders of over y per
cent. for twenty years. Philip p. Ba-
ker, one of the founders of Wildwood,
was the first president and has been
continuously ever since. When the
bank was started Mr.. Baker had been
a resident of Vineland just twenty
years, Having located at Vineland in
1869. George Davidson has a similar
record as cashier and has occupied that
office since the organization of the
bank. AT the time of the organization
of the bank Mr.. Davidson was a farmer
at Vineland, and previous to hat time
he was foreman of the composing room
of Appleton's large printing plant in
New York City. The banks career is
especially interesting to many business
men of Five Mile Beach because it was
there that they did the greater part of
their banking in the days before the
Marine National Bank was started.
The Tradesmens is a state bank and Is
allowed to loan on mortgage. The
JOURNAL co~ngratulates the officials on
the splendid showing made. The
present directors are Philip p. Baker,
Benz. f. Laid. Chas. Keighley, Henry
S. Alvord, Roscoe E. Williams, Frank
G. Bray, Alfred M. Pierson, edward
r. tombstone and John S. Halsey.
MI. Alvord has been the solicitor since
its organization and Messrs. Ladd and
Keighley have been directors since its
organization. Mr.. Ladd is now vice
president having been elected to that
office upon the death of ex-senator
Seaman r. Fowler in October, 1903.
The bank has been a very popular in
~stitution as is indicated by the large
sum paid to time depositors.
Our fresh roasted peanuts are the go.
Coffee in five pound lots for 90c, beats
all. Our delicious teas are sure to
please at Albig's. \
Mrs. Jennie Waters, of Philadelphia,
owner of the Willows cottage on Cedar
avenue, was here looking after her
property one day last week.
MI. and Mrs. John Young and son
David, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur e.
Young and daughter Ray, and Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Taylor and daughter
Irene, made a trip to Bridgeton and
Greenwich in their automobiles on
Sunday of last week. MI. Young, ST.,
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Bridgeton, a place he has not seen for
fifteen years.
Opening dance at Whites Academy
of Dancing, Cedar avenue, next Satur-
day evening, October 80. n
Councilman and Mrs. John Bright
made a trip to the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. L. r. Baker is visiting relatives
and friends in Vineland.
WashinofOn Hilton has houpht an