Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-25

Another who sojourned in Africa is Mr..
Hirst who resides with his family on
Fourth avenue, Anglesea, while Mr..
and Mrs. Black wood, the well known
florists located on Rio Grande avenue,
resided at Cape Town for some years
where Mr.. Black wood was in the
government employ. Mrs. Blackwood
has a number of African relics, and
proudly exhibits among her N
GUS curios a miniature roll top desk
over 200 years old, which shows con-
clusively that the present day roll top
desk is not a new thought by at least
two hund red years. Mrs. Blackwood
has a son who is connected with the
British Government in India of whom
she is naturally proud. She exhibits a
photograph Of two natives sitting on a
dusty road under a palm tree endeavor-
ing to repair a puncture In her sons
automobile, while he Is standing by in
q cork helmet and riding breeches
experimenting the job.
Ocean board planeing has taken quite
q hold of North Wild wood during the
past season and q record has been
made by Miss May Palmer, the sixteen
year old daughter of a local fisherman,
on Ottens Canal. This little lady ties
her planeing board on the real of q
motor boat and standing erect goes
shooting out of the harbor and along
the Inland waterway. One trip she
recently undertook was across to Stone
Harbor a distance of five miles, trailing
behind the big motor yacht "Colonel."
On Wednesday three Wild wood life
guards, Jack Coleman, Paul Dougherty
and Dan Doughsrty. took advantage of
the fine warm day and swan from
Stone Harbor to Anglesea in one hour
and forty-five minutes. They made
this swim once before in Isl. The
timekeeper was G.. M. Jones. The
water was cold and a heavy current
almost carried them out to sea when
within half q mile Of the finish. The
distance is six and a half miles. They
were a tired lot of boys when they
reached the Angleses wharf. They ex-
pect to make the swim next week In
the Delaware river from Philadelphia
to Chester, o distance of fourteen miles.
1t is an interesting fact 10 note from
the report Of County Superintendent
Hand, hat out of the entire amount of
money, So, 637 500 8S apportioned for
the use of the schools of the State
CapeMaycountywill receive 1928, 1853.
Another interesting fact Is that the
three schools Of Five Mile Beach show
a greater gain in attendance over the
preceding year, than any other district,
while in four cases there was a decrease.
North Wildwo gained in attendal ce
8 1925 and City Of Wild wood s,947. AS
a rule, the Increase In attendance shows
annually in the districts in which the
attendance laws are enforced and de-
creases where their enforcement Is ne
elected. Attendance officers must see
that children between the ages of Z 4 and
16 are in school daily, unless Ill, or
provided with legal exemption papers.
North Wildwood school district will
receive from the state school fund the
sum OF 81, 818.0l and the City Of Wild
wood will receive 19,502.11.
Two weeks ago Dan Rogers cut his
thumb with a penknife while killing
chickens but did not pay much atten-
ton to what he thought was only a
slight wound. A few days g blood
poisoning set In and it has caused him
much pain, and it is believed to be quite
serious. Mr.. Rogers is employed in
the store Of his brother-in-Iaw, Richard
Rauch.
Charles Drews closed his cottage this
week and has gone to his Darby home.
Charley and Alice Murnin were down
Sunday visiting their mother.
Mrs. James Anderson returned to her
city home this week.
Councilman Jason Buck and wife
visited the city this week.