Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
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some time. Other guests present were
Misses Emily Olsen and Grace Rogers,
Messrs. David Young and Charles
Page and Mrs. Annie Robinson. A
all did full justice and was thoroughly
enjoyed. The party left on Sunday
afternoon for Hazelhurst, Georgia.
The fishing smack Edith, Captain
Frank Godfrey, was stranded on the
Inlet shoals at Atlantic City last We'd
nesday night with three men beside
1he captain aboard. Two Of the crew
risked their lives to row ashore where
they informed the life saving crew and
then returned In the life boat with the
life savers to rescue the two remaining
Of the boat. The sloop was fioated
later.
The Vaud J. and Israella, Captains
Thomas and Ralph Johnson brought
the large dredge into Hereford Inlet on
inland water way. They went over to
Ocean City on Tuesday and brought it
over the bar at Anglesea on high water
on Wednesday.
w. I. Shivers spent the first part of
the week in Philadelphia On business.
Grocer Allen Grace has rented the
two stores and apartments in the
Bright block on New Jersey avenue
and has moved his grocery store and
residence there from the Mace building
across the street..
Have you an electric flat iron?
Mr.. and Mrs. George Firth and fami-
1y expect to spend New Years with rel
satives and friends in Philadelphia.
Charles Beagle returned on Tuesday
from Ocean City where he has just
finished an extension to the board walk
there. He was highly commended for
his work and City Council has award
led him another contract for more
board walk.
John Welde, who conducted the
Hotel Hilton the past season, has re-
ssumed his position with the Consum-
~er's Brewing Co., of Philadelphia.
J Mr.. Toppin, of the Hotel Colonial, is
.now conducting this hotel.
Col. and Mrs. George j. Emf have re-
turned from a visit with friends In
Philadelphia.
Charles Mace, Jr., and Mrs. e. ALL
sopp arrived safely at Liverpool, Eng
land, last Sunday morning after a very
stormy voyage. They went on the
Campania, a boat which has beer run
ming for five-years but they said this
was the toughest trip she has ever had.
Surfman Arthur Meyers went
cunning last Friday and got ten fine
ducks, three of which were enjoyed at
the Lynwood.
Mrs. H. Kram is visiting her parents
at Bloomsbury, Pa, over Christmas.
Charles F. Wagner returned on
Thursday from Brooklyn where he has
been sick for some time, having had a
paralytic stroke while visiting there.
He seems very much improved now,
and is about as usual.
Leon Wheaton went 10 Court House
on Saturday and went cunning with
his uncle there. He landed eleven
quail, two w~oodcock, one rabbit and
one squirrel.
Baker, Ayling & Co., the Boston
bankers, through their representative,
Horace Megary, took the $19, 500 issue
of bonds of the borough, for which
purpose their representative was here
last week.
Collector e. M. Shivers says he has
collected over $50, 900 of 1909 taxes al
ready and reports that he has never
known taxes TO come in SO well as
they have this year and has very few
complaints Notwithstanding the in
crease. He has over $4,000 left after
having paid the State and County tax.
George Firth has just graded the lot
of Frank Godfrey on West Walnut
avenue, around his new house which
has just been mpleted.
Mrs. George Firth has some very
pretty wreaths which she made her
self and which she will take to the
city with her next week.
Contractor +. e. Smith has started
work on four of the ten cottages on the
North Wildwood tract which he is to
build, two on 10th street and two on
Dist street.
1t Is expected that at the opening of
the summer season at North Wild
wood, the visitors will see a "New
Camden" at that fast growing resort,
as several well-known and prominent