Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29
WILDWOOD CREST.

SuJ'J ihShN ~ INC pcoptc utIe. lie
number of cottages that are occupied
exceeds double the number open at
this time last year. Clean streets and
fresh air are two of the essentials for a
sound body and the Crest is just the
place where health abounds.
Grabbing is exceptionally good at
this time of the year, as can be testified
IL by a party of young ladies, who off
the boat landing on Tuesday afternoon,
caught three large baskets full of the
crustaceans. One crab in particular
v as worthy of note and was II inches
long. The party included Misses
Jane, Nettie and Marie Baker, Martha
Pope and Wilhelmina Hallen. Harry
Weir vouches for the size of this crab.
hThe Holland dyke system that is in
Use at the Crest for the protection ofthe
fsnnt is being extended by Baker
Brothers and when completed will I'M
dcubtedly be the finest system in any
sdashore resort.
The already great number of cottages
tlaat have been com pleted after July of
tl9is year are being added to by a great
many more and by July of next year
we shall find a marvel for growth in
this young and prosperous seashore re-
sort.
THE cottage of Edward Whitehill, of
Philadelphia, is being completed by
CONTRACTOR G. J. Scully. 1t will be of
Colonial architecture.
Contractor Richard Larcombe has
about completed the bungalow for
Mrs. Windows on Rambler road; like
y ise a cRttage for Edward Keen on the
same road. The cottage of Louis j.
Mcdonald on Primrose road is fast
bearing G%ompletion and Contractor
LarcombeA promises to have the cottage
tRmpleted 40 that the owner can take
Thanksgiving dinner and a house party
at that timel
In the spring of this year we noticed
the foundation being laid for that
handsome sdlid reinforced concrete
attage for J. II. Buchanan. We can
s- z iee thiAsnme awnar having a
boat house in conjunction with a
double cottage built at Lotus road and
Park boulevard under the direction of
Wesley Bartine, M. e. Here is a
sample of the solidity of the foundation
DIT the Crest. One end of the cottage is
built over the waters edge and the
structure is of solid REINFORCED concrete.
These cottages are examples of what is
undoubtedly the coming style of con-
struction. Either re-enfored or stucco
they give a very pleasing effect and
lave an expense to repairs in a great
many ways.
Mayor Frank e. Smith has several
double apartments under way on But
tercup road, west of Park Boulevard.
Contractor Frank A. Mershon has
the house of William f. Meyers, of
Philadelphia, under roof and has star
ted a cottage on Lavender road for
George Boats, of Philadelphia. and
Charles Foster, of Holly Beach.
A very handsome cottage will be
started in a few days for Ralph Whit
ley, of Germantown, and will be erec-
ted at the northwest corner of Fern
road and Boardwalk.
Contractor Z. S. Goslin has the con-
tract to erect six apartments on Lotus
road for Miss Emma johnson.
w. G. Taylor and Sons have had the
ground staked out and have COM
menced the work of putting in the
foundation for a cottage for Francis P.
Turner which will be built on Boule-
ward across the street from Rnric
Adams.
Contractor Winchester Bonham has
commenced the erection of a concrete
block apartment for Mrs. Wesley d.
Wiedmer, of Germantown.
The cottages for Bivins and Carter
has commenced on Wisteria road, west
of Philadelphia avenue
Mrs. r. S. Stoeppel and daughters,
Bilda and Rose, proprietress of 'The
Prospect" have gone to Philadelphia
for the winter.
A banquet will be held at the Holly
Beach Yacht Club on Saturday eve
ming, November s, for members of the
clnho only. Steward w. II. Johnson
of the club will have charge of the
catering which assures an appetizing
repast.
H. w. Lare, with Baker Brothers,
was in Philadelphia last week combin-
ing business with pleasure.
Peter Motley was down from the city
a few days this week to sample the
weather here.