Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-08
HOLLY BEACH

AN olatc lsiphliau OOnuli55iou were
here on Tuesday and went over some
ground at the Rio Grande drawbrldge
adjoining Ottens Harbor, and consider
the applications of the Wild wood Land
Co., the Holly Beach Land Co., and
John Reese for Riparian rights. In
the party were Chairman Mclaughlin,
Secretary John G. Payne and ). Ward
Richardson. The latter member of the
commission is the editor of the Bridge
ton Evening News. They were dined
at the Hotel Colonial by Henry H.
Ottens.
Mrs. Mary J. Riley came down from
Philadelphia on Wednesday to remain
a day or two and look after her affairs
here.
Mrs. @. j. Scully has been visiting
her sister in Washington, D. c., this
week.
Russell Thorn pson, who has been as
ISOLATED with f. A. Mershon for some
time in the real estate business, left for
Philadelphia this week where he will
follow up the real estate business in
that city. His many friends here were
very sorry to learn of his departure as
he was a young man of fine character
and well liked by everyone and their
best wishes go with him in his new
undertaking.
John Soffe, Jr., of Audubon, spent
Wednesday with his cousin, Charles
p. Foster.
Harry Waite is enjoying a weeks
vacation.
Theo. Mexican made a business trip
to Sea Isle City on Wednesday.
Mrs. l.. g. Johnson is spending a few
weeks in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Dowler are en-
joyipg a trip to Niagara Falls.
Mrs. e. MCGOWAN and daughters
have closed the Westminster after a very
successful season and returned to Phil
adelphia.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
will hold a food sale ON Saturday, Oct.
is, 1909. All kinds of home made food
will be on sale, also ice cream.
The Epworh League of the Holly
wood M. E. church will hold a meet
ing and social at the home of MI. and
Mrs. Samuel Norris on West Taylor
avenue next Monday night.
Would you like to learn how to do
the popular Irish Crochet? Call and
see Miss Scott. She is showing some
handsome Irish laces. 218 Andrew
avenue, Holly Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Long and Mr..
and, Mrs. Gilbert Jones, visited the Sea-
armeeHts-SaHaay last.
The Cape May County Sunday
School association meets in regular
convention today in Ocean City. b.
G. Ingersoll is president of this associ-
alton and he is there attending the
meeting, as are also Samuel Roberts
and Mrs. Maxwell, representing the
Hollywood M. e. Sunday School.
Robert Kelly is in Philadelphia for a
few days.
John Whitaker, keeper of the Coun-
ty aims house near Court House, COM
mited suicide last Tuesday by shooting
himself. Ill health is given as the
cause of bis deed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Holly Beach Yacht club will be held at
the club house on Friday evening,
October 9Th, at eight O'Clock sharp.
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
Fall and winter millinery. Miss
J~eanettee Kinkade, private milliner,
l41 E. Lincoln avenu
Mrs. H. Alderman and Roy E.
Gumrper, of Philadelphia, were at the
Beechwood the past week.
Miss Mary Brown, who has been
spending some weeks at the Havilla,
has returned to her home in B~ridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leaning,
Andrew avenue, spent Monday in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey H. Selby and
son, of Cape May, came on Wednesday
to pass the winter here. MI. Selby
will enter the employ of B. Botwinick
in the Central Market, Pacific avenue.
Maurice Crist, of Baltimore, Md,
and Benjamin Allahand, ofNew York,
registered at the Centre House recently.
Pennington Leaning visited his wife
on Monday, who recently underwent
an operation at st. Joseph's hospital
and who is rapidly improving.
Mrs. Samuel Clunn, Andrew ave-