Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-06-10
HOLLY BEACH

of Mayor f. e. Smiths lumber mill at
Burk and Holly Beach n and for
q time threatened the plant of the Crys-
tai Ice Co., the mill, Office building and
other buildings of the F. e. Smith
Lumber Co. and the ice cream plant OF
j. H. Davis, adjoining them on Burk,
Davis and Holly Beach venues
Shortly after three o'clock James Ober,
who is employed in the mill of Mayor
Smith, saw smoke issuing from the
boiler house which in separate from the
mill and Immediately adjoining the
new plant OF the Holly Beach Cold
Storage Co. on Burk avenue. An
alarm was turned in from Burk
and Holly Beach avenues, but
something being the matter with the
system the whistle would not blow for
some time and the fire gained consider
able Roadway before the fire companies
arrived. However, the Holly Beach
companies were soon on the scene close
~ followed by the Wildwood COM
panies and with their united efforts
kept the flames from spreading to the
lumber mill and other buildings,
though the ice plant and ice cream fac
tory were both on fire and burning
briskly when the fire fighters arrived
but by hard work they were saved and
not much damage done to either except
the %scorching of the building and the
burning of the paper covering from the
roof of the ice plant. The cold storage
company suffered the greatest, their
loss being estimated at $500. Mayor
Smith sets his loss at about 81 800 while
the loss to the ice company and Mr..
Davis Is not very heavy. 1t is estimated
that the total loss will reach about
$1,000. The fire companies worked
hard and through their efforts pre-
vented what would have been a most
serious conflagration, as this block is
one Of the most built up portions of
Holly Beach. There was no insurance
on any of the buildings of Smith or
the cold storage, but the others were
fully covered. 1t is not known how
the fire started. After the fire George
w. Corson was overcome by coal gas
in one of the buildings and was I'M
conscious for several hours and the
doctor spent most of the night with
him. 1t effected his heart.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Downing enter
tanned their Sunday school class on
Wednesday with a basket picnic to
Wildwood Junction. The party left at
$50 and arrived home at 6 o'clock la
den with daises and other wild flowers.
A jolly time was enjoyed by all and
not the least in the d.. pleasure was
the bountifuI lunch, which all enjoyed
in true picnic fashion. Those who at
tended were Mrs. A. j. Biddle, Law
renee Chalmers, Thomas Kits, Ray
mond Holmes, Warwick Domnitz, Her.
man Shinn, Leslie Vanaman.
Clifford Gaul, OF Philadelphia, has
entered the employ of Grocer w. FL.
Stein.
Mrs. ]. E. Eastlaek, of Washington,
ID. c., is enjoying a visit of several
weeks with Mrs. Mary 9. Locke on
Andrew e
David M. Redfield, of Woodbury.,
New Jersey representative of H. o.
Wilbur and Sons, was in town on bust
ness this week.
Recent Havilla guests have been
Mrs. j. a. Parker, Miss o. l.. Cox,
John j. Lawton, John G. Dempsey,
Harry S. Curry, James Mattson. F. E.
Trudel, Charles L. Hahn, e. Hickey,
Charles g. Manley, Philadelphia; Fred
o. Lewis, Rosenhayn.
Holy communion will be observed in
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning, June IL, at 1890 o'clock. In
the evening at eight o'clock the Chill
dren's Day exercises will be held.
Herbert Galley, of Philadelphia, is
spending a week with the Misses
Coates, Rio Graude venue
Word has been received of the death
of Charles Helm, aged 66 years, in
Camden on Wednesday, June8. Death
was caused by bronchial pneumonia.
Mr.. Helm owns the cottage next to the
old Centre House on Taylor ayenu
and il we'll known here.
Miss Jane Scott has moved from An
drew avenue into her new cottage or
Wildwood n
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
byterian church will hold a bazaar on
the boardwalk on Friday, July |.
A number of lock boxes are being
added to the post office to meet the
summer demand.
The "Flower Mission meeting held