Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-30

IDA. Iney occupied the Fred Meyer
property and left the water turned on.
During the recent zero weather the
pipes burst and the place was flooded
with water.
Contractor William H. Smith will
build a small two story house in the
rear of q lot on Glenwood avenue west
of Park avenue for Clarence Lewis, of
Manayunk, who was down on Sunday.
He will also make alterations to the
tailor shop of II. Rydell at Anglesea.
Eli Hitchner, of Bridgeton, was here
on business last Saturday, and visited
at the home of John Daggan.
Abijah Turpen, the painter, returned
recently from the Pennsylvania hospi-
tai, where he spent several months.
He has been In poor health generally.
Rev. III. H. Hallowell has concluded
a successful series OF meetings at Potts
Vile, Pa, and left for Mt. Carmel on
Thursday. While there he will plan
to organize a new Baptist church. He
expects to remain there about two
months. DR.. Slough and his evsnge-
listic party will arrive in Mt. Carmel
about March l, remaining six weeks.
Prof. Duncan Spooner is associated
with DIR. Slough.
The Hotel Trenton property on Oak
avenue owned by The widow of the late
Chas. H. Simmerman was sold at
Sherif's sale about three weeks ago to
the j. III. Coombs Lumber Co. for
$12, 600. The foreclosure suit was
brought by Frank Hood and Fred
J Daniels, colored plasterers, for work
, done when the hotel was enlarged last
spring. The lumber company also had
an unpaid lumber bill. The property
originally consisted of three lots, one of
which was sold about a year ago.
Mrs. Sarah Clarke of Cedar Hall who
: sailed early In the winter for Man
! chester, England, to visit relatives has
been spending a month at Bourne
t mouth, q watering resort on the
, south British coast, where the weather
was not 80 severe. She was accom-
l panied - her sister, Mrs. Goddard,
mother of the Pacific avenue store
r keeper. The coast at this place is a
: very rocky and picturesque one, with
a paved zig-zag walk to the top. 1t is
said that they have thirty foot tides on
/ that coast.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Rydell returned
r Wednesday evening from the city,
where they spent a few days on BUSH
/ ness.
The latest gossip from the third ward,
t via Washington, is to the effect that
t Bill Hendee is to be appointed post
master and j. Albert Harris Is to be
appointed City Commissioner. Well,
well, wouldn't there be some sore DEM
ocrats if that wa to occur.
The personal estate of the late Edgar
Brown is not enough to pay his debts
and the executor, James w. Trenchard,
of Brldgeton, has applied to the Court
for permission to sell some of the real
estate. When Mr.. Brown died it was
believed that none of his Wildwood
property was m%ortgaged, but itappears
that some OF it Is.
While riding on Atlantic avenue In
, the vicinity of Twelfth street on Tues
day the automobile of DR.. s. d. May
hew skidded and toppled over, pinning
hin, undar tha moahina Gonno frollau
workmen nearby rushed to his assis-
lance and rescued him from his dan
gerous position, for during the brief
wait he realized the danger of a gaso-
caused by the breaking of the steering
gear. The doctor was removed to his
home and his brother from Millville
called. He was bruised and shaken
up, but not seriously injured, and was
able to be on the street the next day.
The auto was badly damaged.
Robert Stretch, aged rs years, died
at his home in Haddonield on Tues
day. January 20, 1914. For many
years Mr.. Stretch was connected with
the West Jersey and Seashore railroad
as general express agent at Camden.
He had been In poor health for some
years. About the time of his retire.
ment q few years ago he bought prop
erty atthe Crest and last year built q
large apartment house there, since
which time he and his wife spent much
time here on the island, and made lots
of friends who regret very much to
learn of his death. We found him to
be a kindly man and learned to admire
and have q high regard for himself and
wife.
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