Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-02-25
WILDWOOD

Mrs. Mary Baker, wife of John Ba-
ker, died at her home on West Maple
avenue last Monday morning after a
lingering illness. Mrs. Baker had been
i'll nearly three years but she was al
ways patient and not complaining of
her suffering. Mr.. Baker was working
in Washington, d. c., as she was
thought to be in nc immediate danger
but early Monday morning she was
suddenly stricken and died about seven
O'Clock. Mrs. Baker, whose maiden
name was Mary Slattery, was born in
Castle Balingnough, County Tippe-
rary, Ireland, and came to this country
when about five years of age with a
cousin, having been preceded by her
mother. She spent her childhood in
Massachusetts and Rhoad Island and
was married at Blackstone, Massachu-
sets, to Patrick Conner, who died,
and was later married to John Baker,
of Philadelphia. They came here about
three and half years ago from the Qua
ker City and rented one half of the
Magnolia avenue where they conduct
ed a boarding house in the summer
which was the cause of her break in
health. Mr.. Baker then built a small
house on West Maple avenue where
they moved and are now occupying.
Mrs. Baker was a cousin to Archbishop
Ryan who comes from the same part
of Ireland as she did. She is survived
by a husband, a daughter Mary and son
Robert, and a brother and sister. The
brother, Thomas Slattery, of Provi-
dence, r. l., is now very i'll at his home
there. The sister, Mrs. Anna Hamp-
ton, with her son, of Rockville Centre,
N. Y, came down on Tuesday. The
funeral will take place tomorrow norm
ing with mass at st. AIMS Catholic
church and ipterment will be made at
the Cape May Catholic cemetery.
In the Congressional Record, of Feb
ruary 21st was published the name of
u. Albert Harris as having been m
firmed by the Senate as postmaster of
Whhwsod after having been aspoint-
WRng44esfasnr
The steamship "Oceana,n or which
Curtis T. Baker, Jed Dubois, William
e. Zeller and Herbert G. Bartlett, of
Vineland, left New York last Satur-
day had on board fifty-two newly mar
fied couples who were of for the Ber-
mudas on their honeymoon. 1t is said
by last Sundays papers that the ship
was covered with rice and old shoes
from stem to stern, and that this
probably establishes a record cargo of
newlyweds.
The marriage of Miss Mary Curry
Hand and James Clifford Butcher, will
take place at salem tomorrow. Mr..
Butcher is the son of James Butcher
of the Casino amusement enterprises
here and is well known, having been
coming to Wild wood for a number OF
years and last season with his brother,
Robert, managed the Casino business.
Councilman Winchester Bonham
has started work on a new cottage on
Buttercup road, Crest, for Miss Carrie
V. Price, of Court House, and will start
in about two weeks on the new cottage
for Frank Sturr, of Elmer, on Pacific
avenue, also at the Crest. MI. Bon
houa hoo fu,O ofhor aoffaoao that ho
will start soon, also a store in Wild
wood.
Chief of Police Sherman E. Lock
wood received a tanned coyote skin
from his brother in Colorado this week
of which he is very proud. The coyote
was caught stealing chickens and shot.
Joseph Heritage went to Trenton on
Wednesday on business connected
with the Red Men.
MI. and Mrs. V. G. Reynolds visited
friends in Atlantic City over Sunday
and Monday.
Frank g. Weber, who upon the dis
solution of the firm of Wentzell &
Weber, took the store here, has sold his
stock to a Philadelphia firm who ship
ped them away on Tuesday and the
fixtures he has disposed of to Frank
Wentzell who vas formerly manager
of the Wildwood branch and who has
leased the same store and will soon
open with a full line of clothing there
under the firm name of Wentzell &
Company. Mr.. Weber has returned to
his home in Bridgeton.
Monday was visiting day in the
primary department of the Wildwood
school and the teachers of these grades
were allowed to visit corresponding
grades of other schools on that day.
Miss Vera Colson visited the North
Wildwood and Holly Reach aeh0Ola