Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-11-20
WILDWOOD

COMMISSIONER was nelu Yesterday
afternoon with all present. Mr.. Ryan
reported 1891 .58 collected during the
the past week. Mayor Smith reported
the purchase of a new stove for the
First Ward fire house costing S2l.75.
VIM. ]. HARRISON, representing the
Wildwood Fire company, asked for
$SO5 90 equity, which the company has
Ia the Webb fire engine which was
taken over by the city. HARRISON ex-
planned hat the boys needed the
money for boots and uniforms, In order
that the Wildwood fire fighters would
appear the same, If not better than the
Holly Beach fremen. A communion
ton was read from the Wildwood Fire
company asking for the reappointment
Of Frank Durham as chauffer aud
caretaker Of the First Ward fire house.
The Clerk was instructed to write the
Boyd company and instruct them to
put the Kanawha system on the new
engine for the contract price of $1,000 0
The Mayor was appointed to secure an
architect to draw plans for the new
comfort pavilion and toilet to be erect
ed on the boardwalk In the vicinity of
Magnolia The Clerk was in-
structed to publish the notice of inten-
ton TO curb and lay cutters IN several
of the streets in the Third Ward. He
was also instructed to write the Wild
wood Water company and ask them for
a figure on their plant, as the city was
ready to build or own their own water
plant.
Mrs. Wm. Hill, Of 246 E. Burk We
nue.. returned from a pleasant week
spent with her mother in Gloucester.
Gould's famous club sandwich 25c. :
MI. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith, after
having spent the fall in their Wildwood
home, will leave tomorrow for Mil
bourne. a suburb Of Philadelphia, to
spend the winter with their daughter,
Mrs. Hoffman. 1t is hardly believabIe
that Mr.. Smith is in his 80th year, so
erect and active is he. Mrs. Smith is
also a stately looking woman, erect
and as active as her husband. They
were born In Maine and came to Vine
land 10 their early married life. May
they live to enjoy many more golden
Octobers In Wild wood.
Keep the wind out of your house by
buying weather strips at Coombs Lum-
Der Co.
Enoch Harker, of Andrew avenue,
died at his home on Tuesday after five
years of continuous sickness. Mr.. Har-
ker was born in Kensington, April 6,
1874. From Kensington the family
moved to Penns Grove where they lived
for a number of years. Mr.. Harker
was taken with a paralytic stroke in
1909 and moved to Wildwood for his
health In 1910. He was getting strong
er, but on June 10, 1914, he was taken
with another stroke which caused his
death. He leaves a wife and three
daughters. The funeral takes place
Friday morning.
Safety razor blades sharpened &c
each, Hotel Colonial barber shop.
Chief of Police Lester Smith VENT
Port Norris last Saturday morning and
arrested Robert Long, aged about 81
years, on a warrant sworn out by Rufus
P. Collins, and placed him In the county
Jail. Last summer Long worked for
Mr.. Collins and decamped with a BIZ
cycle aud a sum of money belonging to
his employer. Since last summer he
enlisted In the navy and was employ
ed as q coal HEAVIER near Norfolk until
a short time ago. Long Is also charged
with forgery, and still another charge
is that the government wants him for
desertion. 1t is said that he obtained
$500 from bank last fall by forging his
! grandmother's name.
Storm sash will soon pay for them
selves. Will make them to order FOR
you. j. H. Coombs Lumber Co.. y
The funeral of Walter Shivers, the
8 year old boy who vas killed by being
struck with a wagon last week, was
held on Monday from his parents
home, 200 e. Lincoln venue Under
taker Ingersoll had charge of the
funeral arrangements, while the Rev.
/. II. Fisher conducted che services.
Interment was made in the cemetery
at Court House.
Home made peanut brittle 15c Id,
Garfinkles. =
Jack Coleman, the Pennsylvania
Pool Cham pion, is spending a week
here meeting I've of our local boys.
He has succeeded SO far in defeating
three audit looks as If he would have