Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-08-14

Tense. Mr.. Murphy when he appear
ed al his cottage on the beach fIont
was endeavoring to ascertain who was
the dictator of such an ultimatum, and
said that while he cannot tango him.
self he liked to zee others do it and
that the services of a physician were
entirely unnecessary in reference to his
better half.
The Taxpayers Association of North
Wildwood at their next meeting will
take up the matter of additional cleo
trio lights in the New York avenue
section also the installment of an arc
light in front of the Wildwood Yacht
Club. There is hardly an evening
that one or more of the arc lights in
the resort are not out of commission
and the desire is to see if the lighting
committee of the borough council can
not take steps to get better results for
the money expended.
One of the fads here is auto bathing
parties; the resort is filled to the limit
with automobiles of all sizes and makes
and cottageTs are in the habit of going
to the beach each morning with any
where from five to ten people in bath
ing costumes in their machines, taking
their dip in the ocean and returning
home.
Tenting on the beach front is another
delightful innovation and in the North
Wildwood sections there are a dozen
or more of such breezy domociles erect
ed by different parties. One tenting
party composed of a bunch of young
fellows from Philadelphia made up of
the following: Walter Turner, Harold
Turner, Howard Newkomet, Fred
Flamsbach and Leo Turner. These
gentlemen have their tent just above
the high water line and are enjoying
life to its fullest measure.
Bathing suits. ladies', misses, child
ren's, from 81 to $4.75 at Harbison's.*
The P%ittsburg Infantry is here again
and located at 18th and Pennsylvania
avenues aud these young men are hav-
ing their usual good time. They have
arranged fer a number of dances and
their days and evenings are chock full
of pleasurable doings.
Former City Clerk Harry Kramer,
of Camden, with his family and friends
formed an automobile party which is
visiting here.
John Costill, who has taken the
Ottens boat building and machine shop
is entering into the boat building and
repairing with vengeance.
The plant of the Marine Freezing Co.
was shut down during the funeral of
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President, for two hours and then re-
sumed operation after the funeral was
over.
Captain Pew took a grabbing party
out on Ottens Canal one day last week
made up of Mr.. j. Bran, Superintend-
ent Stevenson, w. l.. Smith, e. H.
Garwood and son, and William Gar
wood, Jr., of Pittsburgh and captured
$50 crabs in two and a half hours fish
ing.
The employees of the Henry H.
Ottens Mfg. Co., of Philadelphia, paid
a visit to this resort one day last week
enjoying all the delights of a day at
the seashore.
Guests at the Hotel Ottens last week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rupp, Miss
Grace Rupp, Mrs. Chas. Kick, Miss
Mabel Kick, Miss Kathryn Kick, Chas.
Kick, Mrs. William Spies, Mrs.
Schmidt, Miss f. G. Schmidt, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. A. Raft, Mr.. and Mrs. HI. ID.
Wagner, G. A. Bilyew, H. w. Greaves,
G. Mills, Mrs. l.. Kerr, N. w. OIL
hauser, Mrs. John j. McGinty, Miss
N. McGinty, of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. f. Cadet, Misses Rose and
Josephine Cadet, j. S. Weeks, of Rut-
ledge, Pa MI. and Mrs. Walter Del
bert, of Salem, Mass; Mr. and Mrs.
w. J. Holly and son, of Newark; John
M. Gibbons, of New Brunswick; John
A. Flynn and Miss Cutler, of Pitts
burgh, Pa; III. A. Sykes, Of Trenton
Mr.. and Mrs. III. p. Baran, of Reading,
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Ander-
son, of New York.
Mundell Harris, who has been living
in Spartansburg, Pa, where he is con
nected with the Graw Construction
Company, has joined his parents,
Magistrate and Mrs. Harris, at their
18th avenue cottage for the balance Of
the season.
Mrs. Samuel Eakins, who has been
confinedSto her home with a very sore
foot, is able to be around.
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. McGinty are
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