Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-03-06


the Q income tax law. A man with
a So. 900 income does not live on every
street.
Congressman Baker, speaking regret
fully ofthe refusal OF several candidates
for the postmastership of Pleasautville
to arbitrate the matter and agree mu-
tnally upon a choice, intimates that he
has made a choice and that Pleasant
vile will have to make the best of 1t.
George w. Rogers, while at a hear
ing of the Public Utility Commission
at the Camden Court House, on We'd
nesday, was served with a
aud declaration In a suit brought
against him for $4,000 damages by
James K. Whitesell for defamation OF
character. The suit was brought by
Attorney II. II. Voorhees, in behalf of
James K. Whitesell. Whitesell, who
is city clerk of Wild wood, says that on
December 20. 1918, at a public meeting
at Wild wood, Rogers, in a speech, said:
.There have been better men than you
(meanlng the plaintiff) hung, and l
have helped to send better men than
you (meaning the PLAINTIFF to the PEN
itentiary.n The plaintiff says that the
words are false and malicious and that
as a result he was brought to public
scorn and has lost the confidence and
good will of many persons who refuse
to talk to him, and that he has been ex-
posed to ridicule and disgrace. The
defamatosy remarks are said to have
December to organize a taxpayers
league, which was held in Red Mems
hall at the call of Martin Long, George
Thomas and Charles Cowpland. The
organizers of the league are against the
present city government and it is
claimed that the Mayor of Wild wood
and a local federal official packed"
the meeting with their friends and
elected a secretary whose sympathies
were entirely at variance with the peo-
pie who were responsible for the call
ing of the meeting.
Mrs. Mary d. Brown, who made her
home for many years In Wild wood, at
81 East Pine avenue, died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Charlotte d. Stout,
of 5l22 Springfield avenue, Philadel-
phia, Sunday, March l, 1914, after an
illness of several weeks. Mrs. Brown
was born in Trenton, N. j., and was a
member of a well known family of
that city, being the daughter OF the
late Edward Dolton, and sister of the
late William Dolton. Her husband,
Aaron X. Brown, died in Wildwood
eight years age. The deceased leaves
two brothers, Charles HI. Dolton, of
Trenton, and John Dolton, OF New
town, Pa, besides her sister, Mrs.
Stout.
The blizzard that pounced down up
on us last Sunday night made one
think of the more severe one of March
II, 1883. The wind of Sunday night
rocked houses aud blew owe a number
of chimneys aud also broke a glass
show case containing dishes in front of
Ryan's store. Railroad traffic in this
end of Jersey was not much interfered
with. The first train arrived here from
the city Monday morning over the
Pennsy about nine o'clock, almost on
time. The morning and evening ex-
presses were about an hour late and
most other trains were about on time.
The Reading trains were about on time
despite the severe weather of Monday.
The freight due here Sunday morning
arrived Tuesday afternoon on the
Pennsy.
On Sunday, March sth. Miss Stella
Van Horn and Miss Nina HaIlen will
sing the duet, "Tarry with me, oh,
my Saviour" by o. Nicolai, at both
services at ST.. Simeon's-by-the-Sea
church.
DR.. Foote has been down from Vine
land frequently of late to see John New
comb, who has been very sick, and
r. w. Ryan, who has been indoors all
the week.
Miss Rena Clegg, of 20b E. Maple
avenue, oneof next seasons deDutantes,
is being entertained in Roxborough.
Miss Ethel Derbyshire, of German
town. is the new stenographer in Law
yer Hands office.
The Tice & Jaggers horse sale at Mil
ler's Bazaar, Court House, was on
Monday postponed on account of the
blizzard to Saturday, March 7th, at
same hour and place.-adv
The subjects for consideration at the
Lutheran church next Sunday are as
follows; morning, IA Mothers Vic