Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-01-07
WILDWOOD

The Wildwood Borough Council or
ganized at noon on New Years day.
Councilman Goslin was sworn In for
a second term of three years, and Mr..
Ronham took the chair vacated by
John Bright. The meeting was open
ed with prayer by Rev. l.. Myers,
after which Clerk Hendee called the
roll. the full Council being present as
follows; Mayor Baker, Councilman
Bonham, Durham, Goslin, Harris,
Koeneke and Saul. The Mayors APP
pointments were the same as last year
as follows:
Borough Clerk-Ex-Sherif VIM. G.
Hendee.
Solicitor-Curtis 7. Baker.
Recorder-Wm. R. Chew.
Engineer L. M. Rice.
Chief of Police, Poundkeeper and
Overseer of the Poor, S. E. Lockwood.
Street Supervisor and Caretaker of
Borough Hall-Joseph Heritage.
The above appointments were unan-
imously confirmed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Saul j. Albert
Harris was unanimously elected Presi-
dent of Council. The meetings were
fixed for the second Monday evening
in each month, the same as last year.
The Mayor appointed the following
cammittees:
Finance-Harris, Goslin, Saul.
Street-Dunham, Koeneke, Goslin.
Fire-Koeneke, Durham, Saul.
Light-Goslin, Durham, Harris.
Sanitary-Saul, Harris, Bonham.
Borough Hall-Bonham, Saul, Dun
ham.
Printing and Advertising-Harris
Goslin, Bonham.
Law and Order-Goslin, Koeneke,
Harris.
A box social and dance will be held
in the parish building of st. Simeon's
church next Thursday evening by the
wildwood Merry Maidens for the bene-
fit of the high school piano fund.
Ladies are requested TO bring lunch
boxes. Everybody welcome. Come
and help a good cause.
Mrs. J. w. Young and son David are
spending q couple of days in Philadel-
-r~rs's'no f''sl1S<
Protect You insurance Policies,
deeds, mortgages and Other valuable
froaA fire. Private boxes can be
rented in the fire and burglar proof
vaults at the Marine National Bank.
Cost nominal.
The operetta. 'sBob White" which
was to have been given soon and for
which most of the prominent singers
of the island have been rehearsing for
sometime, has been dropped indefinite
ly owing to the fact that Lent will soon
be here and as a number of the princi-
pals have been unable to be present at
the rehearsals it would be impossible
to give it before then.
Tailor Harry Rydell and family
spent over the New Year holidays in
Philadelphia.
st. Simeon's Guild of st. Simeon'sP P.
E. church will give a hot roast supper
in the parish house on Saturday eve
ming, January 18th, 1910, from five to
eight O'Clock.
Keep your eye on Funck. 10 Wild
wood cards for 5 cents, 3 sheets of mu-
sic rs cents. Oak avenue.
Thomas J. Birkbeck, a property
owner at Wildwood in its early days,
died at his home in Freeland, Pa, on
Monday, January 8, 1910, aged 65 years.
He began life as a butcher and as a
result of the frugality of himself and
wife in their early days and sound bust
ness Judgment amassed a fortune esti-
mated to be a million dollars. He was
president of the Freeland Water Com
pany and president of the State bank
in that mining town. His fortune is
to be divided among six children.
Russell Thompson, formerly of Hol-
ly Beach but now of Philadelphia,
visited friends here on Saturday and
Sunday.
George Foote, son of DIR. Theodore
Foote, of Vineland, was here the first
of the week visiting Mayor and Mrs.
Baker. Mr.. Foote is with an electric
supply company and is located in
Texas, travelling over that state intro
ducing and selling electrical apparatus.
Lots of new fresh goods for the holt
days. At Albig's tea and coffee house.
Premiums given.
Miss Susan K. Holland, a Philadel-
phia school teacher, Miss Ada Went
zell, a Camden teacher, and Irwin