Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
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ex-Sheriff Bright last Saturday after
noon by City Clerk Whitesell with the
Information thai there were not enough
legal signers. Several of the names of
signers could not be foundon the official
voting list. 1t is said that additional
signers are being procured and that the
papers will be filed in amended form.
The petitioners, it Is claimed, have Ell
gagged counsel and that an election for
new commissioners will surely be held
sooner or later.
The trains on the Pennsylvania rail-
road were delayed last Monday caused
by the sinking of the track about fifty
yards north ofthe Grassy Sound bridge.
The trackmen noticed the settling on
Sunday and had a gang of shovelers
there filling it in. About daylight
Monday morning a further settling &C.
Cured when the inbound freight train
passed wei 1t and the heavy Newton
contracting Company's'iron bound a
derailed. The report that something
was the matter with the bridge was
untrue. The out going morning trains
passed we the bridge and the passeng-
ers walked a short distance to another
train and proceeded. The car was got
ten on Monday afternoon. and the
track Strengthened up SO that the train
due here at 3.45 came through as usual
but abont a half hour late. The morn
ing newspaper and mail were delayed
several hours.
Make your Christmas a merry one.
Join the Christmas Club of the Marine
National Bank; opens December 10Th.
Frank P. Downs has secured a d.
vorce from his wife, Anna V. Downs.
They were married in 1897 aud lived to-
gether until 1911. Mrs. Downs was a
school teacher and she made no objec-
ton to the action of her husband IN SUI
ing for a divorce, in fact it Is believed
she desired it. On March s. 1911, Downs
asserts, he received a letter fiom his
wife in Philadelphia, in which she
told him not to search for her. In the
letter she said: ~ have fully made up
amy mind thatit Is futile for US to en-
deavor to live together as man and
wife, and, feeling as / do, 1 will not
return.u
Safe deposit boxes to rent in modern
fire proof vaults. So 90 per year and
upward. The Marine National Bank.
ADV.
City Commissioner Hendee, Solicitor
Hand and City Clerk Whitesell were
in Oeean'Ci on Wednesday of last
week and conferred with the Ocean
City officials.
~"Scrooge,n a Christmas entertain
ment by Charles Dickens, will be given
by the North Wild wood Sunday-school
at their Christmas entertainment in
Councilman Ely's shop, corner 10Th
and Railroad avenues, on Monday eve
ming, Dec. 20, at 7.30 o'clock. Mr..
Ely has the shop wired and heated for
the occasion. The entire school will be
represented in a cantata entitled 1.-THE
Holy One of Israeli To miss this en-
tertainment is TO miss a treat, as some
of the leading young men and girls
will take part. Seats free.
Mrs. Arthur Farrell has moved from
Park and Glen wood avenue to Oak
avenue, rear Philadelphia avenue.
Mrs. Farrell expects to open a first class
restaurant. She formerly conducted a
restaurant for 35 years In Philadelphia.
James Davies and Jack McHeran, OF
Philadelphia, were Sunday visitors of
w. II. Smith. Mr. Davies is master
mechanic in offenders glass works OF
Tacony.
Charles Foster and Fildes Tresher left
this morning for a weeks trip to Phila-
delphia and New York.
The excursion trains on both roads
were pretty well filed last Sunday.
Quite a bright outlook for the future,
considering that the holidays are upon
us. Both roads have been carrying
their full quota of passengers all winter.
Properties are renting fast and building
in general has been beyond expe5sa-
lions Of the contractors.
Mrs. B. w. Meeker, Of Philadelphia,
has rented the Hotel Glenwood and
Annex on GlenWOOd avenue for the
season of 1914.
An eight pound baby girl arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lei
by last Thursday afternoon. Mother
and baby doing well.
Assistant Cashier Harry M. Rice, Of
the Marine National Bank, went to