Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-05

accompany Mr.. and Mrs. William
Middleton to Texas about the middle
of March. Mr.. and Mrs. Middleton
expect to take up their residence there
and Mr.. Davis goes there with the
same view.
Last Friday afternoon, February 26,
the Literary society of the Wildwood
Hieh school gave the following pro-
gram in the high school room
REGULATIONS, Alfred E~ldredge, Ella
Heritage; readings, Mr.. Davis, Mabel
Campbell; compositions, Eli Saltzman,
Leon Wheaton; local hits, Beatrice
Staples; piano solo, Claire Goslin; reci-
%tations, Mary Garrison, Bessie CORN.
General debate: Resolved, that Wild
wood should have a new high school.
Speakers on the affirmative were Lisle
Campbell, Ella Heritage, Alfred Ell
dredge. Foster Goslin, Rosalie Wash
burn, Jean Allen, Leon Wheaton,
Margaret Russell, Claire Goslin, Josie
Rakestraw, Helen Daggan, Willie Will
Its, Alma Huppert, Beatrice Staples,
Bruce Long, Marion Maxwell, Ger
trude Broadway, Pauline Van Horn,
Mabel Campbell. Speakers on the
negative were Eli Saltzman and ANNE
Larcombe.
Harry Rydell, the Philadelphia tai
lor, came down on Wednesday and has
rented the front room at the JOURNAL
office for another year, expecting to
open up in a few days.
Albert L. Sturr, of Elmer, who has
just completed a house at the Crest,
was down IN Monday looking over the
island. Mr.. Sturr expects to buy a
motor boat for his use at the Crest the
coming summer. He has also express
ed his intention of being present at the
organization of the Odd Fellows lodge
to take place at the Holly Beach city
hall on Thursday, March 25, 1909, a
friend of his being the grand marshal.
MI. and Mrs. Willard F. Housman
aud child have returned from New
York, where they spent the winter,
and Mr.. Housman has opened the
fish market of John Taylor and Son for
the season.
Peter Motley, of Philadelphia, who
recently bought Mrs. Elizabeth Field
71EgEdof5age Il f11e Crest, was a caller
at the JOURNAL office on Wednesday.
Mr.. Motley expects to spend the sum-
mer at the Crest.
The first special musical service will
be given at the Wildwood Baptist
church on Sunday evening, March IA,
under the auspices of the choir directed
by Albert Refer. The choir will be
greatly enlarged for this occasion. A
fine musical treat is promised for those
who attend. Special solos, duets, quar-
tetts and some beautiful anthems are
being arranged.
H. P. Summers, of Philadelphia, who
has just recovered from a two months
illness from typhoid, was down Tues
day night and Wednesday. Mr.. Sum
mers has sold his Harlan Villa cottage
on Cedar avenu to Mrs. Eta Rhoads.
The Adams Express company,
which recently took over the West
Jersey Express company, has rented
John Diagrams store room on Wild
wood avenue formerly used as a hard
ware store and the room is now being
fitted up for the business of the
company. Real Estate Agent Bayless
has vacated the other side of the build
ing and taken quarters in the Bailey
cottage next door.
Mrs. Margaret Smith, who is spend
ing the winter in Philadelphia, was
down on Monday. Mrs. Smith owns
a cottage on Goth street.
The carpenters union holds weekly
meetings in the lodge o of the
JOURNAL office every Wednesday eve
ming.
Frank Wentzell made a trip to
Philadelphia on Tuesday to consult a
specialist, who has been treating him
for some years.
The directors of the Five Mile Beach
Building and Loan Association held
their regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday evening and loaned $4,000
on first mortgage, $6, 800 of which was
on Anglesea property, 81, 800 on Holly
Beach property, and $1,000 on Wild
wood Crest property. The monthly
receipts of the association amount to
$500.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold a 'food sale Saturday, March 13, in
Harrigan's store on Pacific avenue.
Home made bread, cakes, pies, baked
beans and potato salad will be for sale.