Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-26
THANKSGIVING WEEK AT
NILDWOOD-BY SEA
Fine Large Apartment House TO
Go Up on Magnolia Avenue
Work Upon which Has Begun
BAKER BROS. MAKE fIREMfN PRESENT

work commenced on a handsome large
apartment house on Magnolia avenue,
between Pacific and Atlantic avenues,
for the Misses Anna e. and Alice X.
BARLEY, of Philadelphia. There will
be four apartments and will be built by
Contractor f. A. Mershon. The Misses
BARLEY are sisters of Mrs. Charles Il.
Rakestraw, of Pine avenue.
On Thanksgiving day Bake Broth
aers. founders of Wildwood and Wild
wood Crest, showed their appreciation
of the Wildwood Fire company, 80 well
equipped for the protection OF properly,
by presenting TO the treasurer, Frank
Sheppard, a check for fifty dollars for
the use of the company.
County Engineer R. Fendall Smith,
of Palermo, was here yesterday. Mr..
Smith is now engaged in drawing
plans for the proposed bridge across
Great Egg Harbor bay connecting Cape
MAY and Atlantic counties. In round
figures this bridge will cost from
5000, 900 to $500, 600, according to the
style of bridge built. 1t is the general
impression that this bridge will be
built and the cost divided between the
two counties.
Lawyer Samuel F. Eldredge, of Cape
May, has been appointed receiver for
the Cape May Baking Company on the
petition of William G. Essen, also OF
Cape May, a stakeholder and creditor
of the company.
Mrs. J. V. Parry, owner of the Area
dia on Magnolia avenue, leaves today
to spend the winter in New York City.
Mechanic borders wanted at the Gem
cafe, Oak Nice rooms and
good table.
Next Sunday evening in the Wild
wood Bssrnkstspsxnb-s2~st H 81 Hal
lowell will answer a question from the
pulpit that he has been asked so much,
sis it necessary to be baptised twice Z
Is their scripture authority for such q
procedure?" For some few years past
manym members of evangelical churches
have asked to be immersed though
they have been sprinkled in infancy
The recent census shows that one-hal1
the number received into the member
ship of all evangelical churches have
beer immersed.
Miss Haddie Morris, of philadelphia,
was visiting friends here last Sunday
Mrs. Ellen Boyle, of Philadelphia,
was down on Tuesday looking after hel
Glenwood avenue cottage.
Councilman T. S. Goslin spent q
part of this week in Philadelphia and
Woodstown.
r. II. Means returned Monday eve
ming from a weeks visit to his old
home among the mountains of Lewis
town, Miflin county, Pa.
Warren Ham is enjoying a ten days
cunning trip at Havre de Grace, Nd,
with a party from Philadelphia.
Councilman John Bright is having
the interior of his Pacific venue office
r%earranged and a larger private office
made.
James E. Durham is building quite
an addition to his house on Oak avenue
recently purchased from George w.
Banks.
Gilbert HI. Baker came down yester-
day to oversee his theatre for the Red
Mems Minstrels last night.
1910 Art calendars at Ryan's Ba-
zaar.
Harry Venable, of Bridgeton, spent
last Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Frank
Wentzell.
John Funck, Jr., of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his parents on Oak
avenue.
Charles H. Smith is building a small
house in the rear of his cottage on
Wildwood vent
Miss Claire Goslin spent Thanksgiv-
ing with friends at Shiloh.
Mrs. Sarah j. Page left on Saturday
for a visit to her daughter in Bridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Mothes, of
Glenwood and New York avenues, left
on Wednesday to be gone a month or
two in Philadelphia and other places.
Mrs. r. Siglinger has been in Phila-
delph1a the past week attending the
funeral of a friend.
John Ellis Stott, of Coatesville, Pa,
an attachee of the auditor generals
office at Harrisburg, was here on Fri
day of last week looking after his prop
erty interests here. Mr.. Stott owns a
couple Of lots at the corner of Pine and
Hudson n