Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-08-29

Irene Rudermau, APO w. Andrew av.
selma
Sidney /"
Class G, Most ArtistfcaIIy Deco
rated Baby Coach
Evelyn Smith, $500 Pacific ave.
Oscar r. IS
Elizabeth Walto, 126 e. Spicer ave.
Norman Shapiro, lit w. 10th ave.
Elizabeth g. Hewitt, Ill Spicer ave-.
r. e. Creutzburg, Jr., 200 w. Chest
nut ave.
Robert II. Clegg, 1923 w. Andrew av.
Anne Mcdowell, 128 E. Columbine
road.
Mildred Bankhead, 1910 Park v
Gladys A. Love, Phila. bldg.
Helen M. Gould, lao e. Cedar ave.
Class H, Most AriisticalIy Deco
rated Float
Philip Reeves, 100 w. Magnolia ave.
Mollie +"
VIM. Bush, 100 e. Lincoln ave.
Viroqua Brunell, liz e. Hand ave.
Quaker Girls, Elsie Morrison and
other girls, 129 Crocus road.
A storm swept over Five Mile Beach
Wednesday evening about six O'Clock
that brought terror to the timid. The
lightning flashed, the thunder crashed
and the rain poured in torrents. The
lightning struck the pier. An electric
conduit, under the carOussel was burst
and flames ignited the wood work. The
alarm brought the fire Departmental the
scene. The Pier fire brigade, however,
had the fire under control. The cleo
trio bolt ran along the water pipe and
shocked Walter Owens at Potts studio.
He had his right hand In the chemicals
and this hand and arm received q
shock that rendered 1t useless for half
an hour. The shock also rendered o
woman unconscious, who had been
standing in the caroussel building.
Another bolt struck the cu~polazontia e.
IDayfUf hoief, but uId not DO much
damage to the building, but rendered
both phones useless. A clothes prop
standing in the Aetnayard was split In
half. Emil Anderson, 2l8 West 18th
street, was closing his window on the
third floor, when a bolt crashed through
the roof and struck him. He was bad
ly burned and temporarily paralyzed.
He was hurried to the hospital in an
automobile. He was later taken home
and Is recovering. He was badly burned
about the body. A large show win
dow of an Andrew avenue store was
broken to pieces.
ST. 500 to invest In first mortgage on
Five Mile Beach by private party. No
commission for loan. F., 1926 Mont
gomery avenue, Phila.-adv.
On Monday Squire Coombs heard a
case against McGarry Brothers, the
Holly Beach grocers, brought by Jed
Du Bots for advertising in the Wildwood
Journal for $7.67. The defendants ar
gued that they should not be obliged to
pay for one advertisement because the
letter NV" was upside down. judy
ment was given for SIS. 70.
Malvern Reeve, sixteen years old,
son of Leonard Reeve, died Thursday,
August %, 1918, at the Emergency hos
pital in Wildwood. He had been emu
ployed at Powell's grocery for about a
month. About midnight Monday he
was found In the Powell yard wrapped
in q towel and acting Ia a strange man
ner, his cries awakening the family.
lhC ROllCO WCiC CHilC0 anu LIZ was va
ken to the city hall, and the nextmorn-
ing removed to the hospital.
Ladies will please note that the
Wild wood Embroidery Shop has NOV
ed from 1872 E. Wildwood W to 3008
Boardwalk, where Miss Scott will be
pleased to have you call and see her
display OF hand work exclusively.-adv
Rev. "A. w. Spooner, d. D., who is
summering at his Ottens Harbor cot
tage, preached in Moorestown last
Sunday.
w. II. Yenney, assistant cashier Of
the Glassboro Bank, ompanied by
his wife and daughter, are visiting e.
Yenney.
Mrs. John Downing, who vas quite
Ill the early part of the week, Is now
resting easier.
So, 200 to loan on first mortgage, In
sums to suit. Anglesea Building and
Loan Association. Series just begun.
Robert Bright, conveyancer, Anglesea,
N. J.-adv.
More than 200 persons attended the
communion service at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday. Five new mem
bers were received. Rev. John Park,
of the Eighth Reformed Presbyterian
church, Philadelphia, will preach next
Sunday morning.
The 1918 Christmas club is still open
at the Marine National Bank. If you
nave not already Joined do 80 at once
a good way to save money for Christ
mas.-adv
Editor Charles r. Page has moved
to apartments In the Butts block.
The entertainment committee Of the
Board Of Trade met Monday afternoon
at Baker Bros Office. Plans were
made for the Baby Parade on Thursday
and the Labor Day entertainment.
]. g. Williamson, wife and daugh.
ter Norah Kathleen, accompanied BY