Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30
HOLLY BEACH

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evening with Mayor Smith and all
members present. 1t was reported
that some property owners declined to
onnec with the sewer and a motion
was passed ordering to do SO forthwith.
the sum of 800 was donated toward
the expenses of the Trades League pa
rade. Petitions for the grading and
graveling of streets on the meadows
west of Railroad avenue and for the
laying of cement walks in that vicinity
were read and laid over. An ordinance
was finally passed providing for the
issuance of $4,000 worth of five per
cent. 30-year bonds, dated Sept. l, 1909,
the money to be used to pay off the
floating Indebtedness of the borough.
Charles A. Norton called the attention
of Council to the death of Franklin J.
VanValin, the first Mayor of Holly
Beach, and a committee was appointed
to draft appropriate resolutions.
Harry Anderson, the nineteen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave An
derson, died at his home on Mont
gomery avenue, Thursday noon, July
%, 1909, after a short illness. He was
a graduate of the Holly Beach public
school and was a bright lad and well
liked. For several summers past he
was bookkeeper at the plant OF the
Crystal Ice Company and was a good
accountant. Last winter he attended
a business school in Philadelphia.
Private funeral services will be held on
Sunday at the home of his parents at
one O'Clock in the afternoon. Friends
invited to view the remains from 10 to
y o'clock. - q
Franklin ]. VanValin, aged about 10
years, a former resident of Holly Beach,
was killed by a train at Iona, Glouces-
ter county, on Monday last. Mr.. Van
Vain played an important part in the
early history of Holly Beach and was
elected its first Mayor at an election
held in the Barker House on March 81,
1856. He was the step-father of j. AL
bert Harris, of Wildwood, whose
mother was his second wife, and Oflate
years has resided at Porchtown, near
the scene of his death. The deceased
formerly lived at Vineland and leaves
a daughter, Mary VanValin Miller and
a wife.
New and second hand furniture for
sale at Coney's Storage Warehouse. \
New arrivals at the Westminster are
Edwin j. Geisz, Michael A. Carmody,
James King, Frederick A. Beise, Mrs.
A. Frank, Carrie Frank, Master Walter
Frank, Mrs. Ida Weglein, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Frank, Joseph j. Kelly,
BERTHE Levy, Mae Hews, Irwin B..
Horn, G. Lehman, Miss Coll, A.
Seton Mayles, Joseph 9. Britt, J..
Patrick, Mrs. j. p. Delany, Mrs.
Lafferty, Miss Miller, Miss M. Poole,
Edward Poole, Agnes Smith, Marie v.
Tracy, Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Flennary, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Col
Inns, Miss Collins, Mrs. Walsh, West
Philadelphia; j. J. Beggs, Gertrude F.
Beggs, Mrs. e. V. Beggs, May c..
Beggs, Sharon Hill, Pa; Gertrude A.
Rhodes, New York; Harry Eckenhoff,
w. A. Reyno, Joseph Cunningham,
Camden; Sebina G. Ulean, Glenolden,
Pa; Frank O'Toole, J.. l.. O'Toole,
Ella Driscoll, Baltimore, Md; Mary
M. Sullivan, Teresa G.. Mahoney, VIII
mington, Del.
Wholesale and retail Tea and Coffee
House. Get samples at Albig's. \
Recent arrivals at the Dorsey are Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Fitzpatrick, w. w.
Sweisfort, Charles H. Reisert, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Oucott, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Connery, Mabel d. Connery, Mr..
and Mrs. Norbert Whitley, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Dennenhauer, Alfred
IL. Wanner, J. Nelson Reisert, Mrs. f.
H. Clark, Fred w. Reisert, Philadel-
phia; Mrs. J. M. Brooke, Edge Hill,
Pa; Mrs. w. +. Worthington, Ger
mantown, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Wallace, Jr., Chester, Pa.
All kinds of delicatessen and lots of
them at city prices at Albig's.
Mrs. David VanHook and Mrs. John
O'NeIl and children, of Newfield, are
at the Ober cottage on Rio Grande We
nue., for a few days.
Miss Mary Evans, Roberts avenue,
was a Tuesday visitor to the city.
Recent guests at the Centre House
Socks in colors for little ones are all
the rage this season from 15c up at
Mech & Co.'s.
have been Edward Kraft, Isaac p.
Taylor, ]. U. Buck, G. r. Lewis, MI.
and Mrs. w. e. Zearfaus and family,