Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-17

COurf House last SaLuruay ~aIUeEuOOu,
Harry Hannah, our local crack shot,
was high gunner, breaking Al out of 40
blue rocks. He also won a pair of
chickens and a pig. A number of
crack shots from up the state were there
for him to compete with. Charles
Clegg, Clarence Kilmer and Charles
Hurf were also in the match. Mr..
Hannah received a stuffed fox as a re-
ward for being high man of the day.
Baker Brothers are having a map
made of the whole island, which will
be thoroughly up-to-date and a very
useful thing.
1t is worth your while to attend the
monthly meetings of the Wild wood
Board of Trade, if for NJ other reason
than to hear the Introductory remarks
of President Philip 2. Baker. AT the
beginning of the meeting MI. Baker
launches out on a talk In g~eneralities
and in an optimistic and pleasing way
reviews the progress of the whole is
land and he always has a lot of in
formation with which to delight and
instruct his hearers. After listening 20
these talks the members invariably go
home cheered up and with a determi-
nation to make the best of their oppor-
tunities here on the island. The board
has an efficient president, and in Mr..
Myers a painstaking and capable sec
rotary.
Mrs. Sarah A. Lake, of Trenton, with
her daughter and grandson, Mrs. Will
liam jackson and son William, are
visiting Mrs. Lakes daughter, Mrs.
Levanus Myers on Pine avenue.
G. II. Baker will open his theatre
with a matinee on Christmas afternoon
and will be open every Saturday and
Sunday nights the balance of the win
ter with first class vaudeville from the
Philadelphia Hippodrome.
Mrs. Cora l.. Gerlach was here this
week paying her taxes and looking af-
ter her property at the corner of New
York and Maple n Mrs.
Gerlach is spending the winter in
Hammontown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Taylor will
leave in a day or two to spend a couple
of months in the south. They expect
to first go to Savannah and after a
stay in the country districts of Geor-
gia they will visit Florida. Tax Com
missioner w. E. Young and wife, of
Anglesea, will accompany them.
Wrights' toy flying machines, 10c,
25c and SOC at Funck's. Come and
lay away your Christmas presents by
paying a small deposit. \
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Livezey, of Phil
adelphia, are visiting their son, Post
master w. Byron Livezey, on West
Juniper avenue.
Mr.. aud Mrs. William f. Koer exc, of
Atlantic City, spent Sunday and Mon
day with their sons Harry and Otto
here. They celebrated their birthday
anniversary WullC ueTe.
Noah's Ark will open for the Christ
mas holidays about Dec. 10th German
mechanical wood toys, very comical.
Lots of other things for Christmas pres
ents. Open evenings. t. B. Connolly.
H. A. Spencer, of Trenton, who con
ducts the Casino pool room and bowl
ing alleys during the summer, was
down a few days this week attending
to some business matters and also at
tended the Board of Trade meeting and
luncheon or Wednesday night.
Mrs. w. J. Bachmann, of Philadel-
phia, spent last week here visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Meeker.
1910 Art calendars, Christmas cards,
post cards and booklets at Ryan's
Bazaar.
r. T. Fitzpatrick, the druggist in
Capt. Edgar Browns building, gave a
banquet to a number of friends at the
Hotel Ruric on Monday evening. The
chief figure of the occasion was a tur-
key which the host won on Thanks
giving day. H. A. Spencer was toast
master and others present were Stanley
Kalbach, DIR. Mayhem, John Bright,
Jonathan Hand, w. Wardell, Harry
Weir, Frank Wentzell, J. S. Graham,
Harry Wise, Ralph CARL, w. S. Bon
ham and Jos. Geisenberger. A very
enjoyable time was spent.
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1t is a most pleasant sensation to