Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-10

Lille Johnson at the new oces pier.
Mrs. Harry w. Funck and sdI Hsr-
ry, Mrs. M. Funck and da-hters,
Misses Anna and Mary and q Ed
mund, of Philadelphia, wer> recent
visitors at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Funck on Oak avenue.
Lathers started work on the new
parish building of st. Simeon's church
on Thursday of this week and the
handsome addition will now soon be
completed.
Miss M. A. Housekeeper, a Philadel-
phia school teacher, was an over Labor
Day visitor with Mr.. and Mrs. John c..
Funck on Oak venue
The six o'clock train in on Wednes-
day afternoon struck and killed DR..
John Hand at Court House as he was
driving across the tracks in his wagon.
His horse and dog was also killed.
Miss Ada Wentzell returned to her
home on the east side, Camden, yester-
day, after spending a month in Wild
wood. She reports for duty in the
Camden public schools on Saturday of
this week.
George l.. Wells, a Philadelphia
meat and provision dealer and a prop
erty owner here, was down yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Benson returned
to their home in Philadelphia this
week after spending a delightful month
here. Mr.. Benson owns property here.
MI. and Mrs. w. G. Gross are down
for a stay in their cottage, and accom-
panied by Mrs. George Gross, his moth
er, who is n~inety-one years of age,
and Miss Maud Helm, Of New Berlin,
Pa.
Miss Clara Wilson, of New Berlin,
Pa, is spending sometime at Willard
Hall.
Miss Edna B. Simkins returned to
her home at Aldine, Salem county, on
Wednesday, after spending a month
here. Her sister Myrtle arrived here
on Monday and will commence her
school duties next week.
MT. and Mrs: Frank G Weber and
daaghfer Norma, Of Bridgeton, were
visitors here on Friday of last week.
Wilbur Craig has closed his candy
store and soda fountain on the board
walk for the season.
Councilman Harry S. Durham has
laid a brick foundation on Magnolia
avenue, adjoining the house occupied
by f. w. Quirk, for a handsome cot
tage for William w. Corson, a Millville
business man. The house was raised
this week and the carpenter work is in
charge of Job Steelman.
Miss Olive Yorker, of Bridgeton, was
an over Labor Day visitor.
Capt. Freezing HI. Hewitt, keeper of
the Anglesea light house, was
down doing his banking this morning
and speaking about the rainstorm to-
day he said that he thought the wind
would veer around to the northwest
and clear up tonight.
Oliver Coombs, of Jersey City, visit
ed relatives here the first of the week.
Edward Thompson, of Camden, has
returned to his home after spending
the summer here.
MI. and Mrs. F. r. Wentzell, of
M%onroeville, have been spending a few
days this week with his sister at Will
lard Hall. They will return home to-
morrow Saturday.
DR.. Mayhem performed an operation
on Mrs. l.. Lochner this week, which
seems to be successful. Mrs. Lochner
has been sick for the past three months
and confined to her room at the Aetna.
If all goes well now she hopes to be
out in ten days.
Among those registered at the Bu-
leau of Information the past week
have been Charles w. Layer, WASH
ington; Eleanor g. Carte, Paris, France;
Mrs. s.. r. Bowen, Mrs. Ella w. Reed,
J.. Willard Reed, G.. w. Plumline,
Wilmington; III. B. Zahniser, Pitts
burg; j. Mehlia New Orleans; Miss
Idle Harlot, New York.
George H. Hunt and family will re-
turn to their Philadelphia home to-
morrow after spending the summer in
their cottage back of the sounds. This
was their eleventh year here. The dry
weather this summer put the family to
the inconvenience on carrying water,
the first time in ten years. The water
company's pipes do not run out that
far and they depend on rainwater for
their cistern.
John Il. Smith, who for years con-
Quoted a meat store in Holly Beach