Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-09-19
WILDWOOD CREST


islands list when the Wild wood Crest
Improvement Co. on Saturday last
sold so lots of their land at the lower
end Of the Crest. The average price of
the lots was $40 per front foot on the
ocean front; $50 per foot on Pacific
avenue and 500 per foot west Of Pacific
avenue. Quite a few of the buyers
were men of the island: Miles Rigor
bought four lots; Frank EngIish, four
lots; e. NJ. Johnson, two lots; Albert
Cramer, four lots, all local men. How
ard Compton, of Leesburg, purchased
two corner lots on Pacific avenue and
two on Atlantic avenue, the total price
of which was $500. w. 7. Benson, Of
Philadelphia, bought three lots on
Pacific avenue for which he paid 1890.
Thomas Weir bought a board walk lot
for which he paid $500. These were
the average prices in the different Sec
lions Of the tract sold. Other buyers
were State Senator Vivian Gable, OF
Philadelphia, who bought two lots;
Frank Eturr, of Elmer, two lots ;
George Winslow, of Philadelphia, five
lots; r. w. Newton, of Trenton, two
lots; Morris SHIRLEY, of Philadelphia,
three lots and Matthew Fisher, four.
The company entertained the people
before the sale with q large clam bake
and vatoruno Ion nortu
A special song service program has
been arranged for Sunday night at the
Crest Pier. 1t will also be the farewell
concert by Troilo's band, which leaves
for Philadelphia Monday.
By p~atronizing the Reading you will
be able to get the best Of railroad facili-
ties.-adv
J. P. McKissic has sold his residence
100 E. Heather road, through Howard
l.. Strickler, to Hugh O'Hara, Of
Philadelphia.
The Crest Pier attractions will be
kept open until Monday.
Charles Marlborough, of Northwood,
Phila., who Is with the J. P. McNichol
Co., is spending the month Of Septem-
Der with his family at their cottage on
the Extension tract.
The Wynnewood apartments are
still occupied by four Philadelphia
families who are enjoying the autumn
season at the Crest.
Richard Larcombe has been award
ed the contract to build a cottage for q
Mr.. Bunting in the lower end.
Albert T. James is to have q cottage
erected on Stanton road, west Of Pacific
avenue.
A large number of people are still en-
joying the September days at the
Crest and every day sees a large num-
Der of bathers In the surf.
Charles Burger, ex-district attorney
of 9easuIkill county, Pa and FAMILY,
who have spent the summe in their
cottage at the Extension have left for
their home.
Mark b. Reeves has the contract to
build two cottages on Stanton road west
of Pacific avenue, for Ella Chase and
Katherine Reeves, both of Philadel-
phia.
The Crest Improvement Co. will soon
begin work on the filling of the inlet
at the lower end.
Borough Clerk Hallen is having his
cottage beautified at the hands of
Painter Thomas Cross.
Godfrey Shmidheiser and family
have left the Crest for their home In
Philadelphia.
The might In Berlin" at the Yacht
club has been indefinitely postponed.
Miss Della Turner, 2O7 Lotus road,
while handling clothes accidentally
ran a needle through a finger on her
right hand and was treated at the
Emergency hospital.
w. A. johnson, who was hurt some
time ago by falling from a trolley car
on the first day he came here to spend
his vacation, will soon be able to leave
the hospital.
John B. Erdrich, of Philadelphia, has
bought the Stephen Thurber cottage
on Lavender road.