Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-11
ANGLESEA.

The contract has been awarded by
the government to Frank 2. Mattera to
furnish and deliver I50 cubic yards of
top soil at the Hereford Lighthouse at
Anglesea. Work was started this week
and same will be done In ten days.
Robert Bright. was a visitor to the
Cape May County Fair on Thursday.
Peter Claherty, accompanied by his
wife aud children, of Panama, are
spending a months vacation at the
Hotel Hereford. Mr.. Claherty is q
government inspector on the Panama
Canal and is a former New Yorker.
Little Miss Louise Claherty, their three
year old daughter, was born in Panama.
The Anglesea Social Association,
which at the present writing has a
membership of 1872. will attend the
Cape May County Fair today in a body.
They have hired four automobiles and
about 100 members will make the trip.
They will be led by Mayor H. H. Hof-
man. Senator Harry Wheaton, James
McLinden and other officials.
Thomas Harris and family of Chester,
Pa, are located at Mace's hotel.
Charles Lenhart, a Trenton jewelef and
his family, are also stopping there.
William Mcintyre, a Philadelphia real
estate broker and his wife, came down
on Saturday and will remain for several
days.
Now Is the time to look over your
requirements for stove repairs. We
carry the largest assortment on Five
Mile Beach and can I'VE you both time
and expense.
Miss Mary Falls, a trained nurse Of
Roxborough, IS spending a weeks va
cation at the Hereford.
The Misses Marion Mckinley. Mary
Hewitt and May Doherty who have
been taking tango lessons at the Hotel
Ottens, are quite efficient dancers. The
girls are the life of affairs at the Here
ford Hotel.
The Anglesea Building and Loan
Association held it's regular monthly
meeting in the borough hall on Tues
day evening. Several desirable mort
gage loans were accepted.
Sentiment as to who will be given
the preference between the Republican
Congressional nominees seems to favor
Richards, of Atlantic City, at Anglesea.
Despite reports to the contrary blue
fish are scarce. Pound fishing is also
very quiet. Most of the purse fisher
men have quit purse fishing and gone
to hand-lining for seabass. Most of
the Five Fathom pounds have dis
continued fishing for the season.
The schooner Hilda Mabel, captained
by Charles Colburg, arrived in Angle
sea last week with forty barrels of sea-
bass. These were shipped to New York
City where they sold on Thursday for
SIS and SIG a barrel.
The schooner G. Harvey c~aptained
by Peter Munson, has gone to Dorches-
ter to be o~verhauled.
Proprietor Heeson, of the German
town Hotel, has had q o successful
season, doing more business than he
expected.
Broker Robert Bright has sold the
choice corner lot at the southeast corner
of I'd and Pennsylvania avenues, to
Joseph Thum, of Philadelphia, for
$1,000. Mr.. Thum will erect a desirable
residence early in the spring.
The North Wildwood public school
opened on Tuesday with an enrolment
of 2O5 scholars, a gain over last year of
20. 1t is quite likely that the entire
list of scholars will reach the $50 mark,
which will necessitate the securing of
another teacher.
Charles M. Tweedus has disposed of
his cottage on Pennsylvania avenue,
through Robert Bright, to H. M. Miller,
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Miller will paint,
enlarge and otherwise improve the
property.
A regular meeting of the North
Wildwood school board was held in
the borough hall on Tuesday evening.
Senator Harry Wheaton and James
McLinded are proud of the trophies
that their entries won at the Cape May
horse show.
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