Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-04-16
WILDWOOD

Rev. van Myers uie0 from neart
trouble at his home on Glen wood ave-
nue. Saturday evening, April 10, 1915,
after an illness of nearly q year. De-
ceased was ~fifty-five years of age, hav-
ing been born near Quakertown, Hunt
erdon county, the son of a farmer. AS
a boy he worked on a farm and being
of studious habits prepared himself for
school teaching. About this time the
family moved to Saratoga, NY, where
he taught for two years. Returning to
Jersey he married Miss Shepherd and
read medicine for two years. He dis,
continued the study OF medicine and
prepared for the ministry. He was
wholly a self-educated man. His first
charge was the Bethlehem Baptist
church In Hunterdon county, l~886-1866.
In 1883 he moved to Salem county and
was pastor OF the Daretown Baptist
church for eight years, building a new
church while there. He was pastor of
the Canton Baptist church from 1896 to
1902. In 1905 he came to Wildwood to
teach school and was supervising prin-
cipal of the Wild wood puzzle school for
several years. While here he served as
pastor of the Anglesea Baptist church
and was active in all movements for
the public good. He was secretary of
the Wild wood Board of Trade for nine
years, in which capacity he did excel
lent work for the town. While holding
this Office be was in charge of the in
formation bureau on the boardwalk aud
met thousands Of people who will recall
his courteous aud obliging
1t Is to be regretted that he could not
have lived many moreyears to be of use
to the community. His grandfather
died at the age of l07. The funeral SER
vices were held at the Wildwood Bap-
fist church, on Tuesday evening, in
charge Of the pastor, Rev. Irwin H.
Fisher, assisted by Rev. J. G. Edwards
and DR.. Laird. 1t was one of the most
largely attended funerals ever held on
the Island. There were floral tributes
from the Baptist church, Board Of
Trade, Board of Education aud Masons.
A widow, one son and two daughters
survive, as we'll as his mother. who is
crippled with rheumatism. Services
were concluded at the Alloway Baptist
church on Wednesday, the party going
by automobile in charge OF Undertaken
Ingersoll. Interment was made at
Alloway, Salem county. -
Mrs. Harry Nickerson passed away
at her late residence at the Hotel Ha-
villa on Thursday at II. 10 noon. Death
came after fourteen weeks of patient
suffering from a complication of disea-
ses. Mrs. Nickerson was before her
marriage Miss Maude Barbara Tice,
daughter of the proprietor of the Hotel
Havilla and was twenty eight years of
age and had been married about
eight years. The deceased was born at
williamsburg March 8th. 1887, and was
raised a Presbyterian. She was q past
councillor of the local council Of Dsugh-
tiers of America aud a member OF the
Daughters of Liberty OF Gtassboro.
A husband, mother and one brother
and sister survive. Funeral services
will be conducted on Sunday at the
house at l 80 o'clock by Rev. A. Laird,
with interment at Cold Spring ceme-
terry.
The regular meeting of the Commits
sioners of the city of Wild wood was
held yesterday afternoon, April 10th.
Report OF band site was taken up and
several propositions offered. Consider
ing a band, one party offered to furnish
same, charge admission and be satisfied
with half the gate receipts; another
suggested a band be stationed at Pine
avenue and the Board walk and admis-
sion be charged. Several other com
munications were received and ordered
filed. Complaint was entered about
teams being driven over curbs in differ
emit sections and measures were taken
to stop 1t. A street gas lamp was
ordered placed on Leaning avenue be-
tween Pacific avenue and the Board
walk. The clerk was instructed to COM
municate with the railroad officials
relative to placing crossings on the
tracks from Baker avenue north. Lit
erature was ordered compiled, printed
aud mailed to the tax payers and voters
concerning the purchase Of the water
works.
Misses Lille and Laura Thompson,
of C~olllnswood, returned home on Tues
day after a visit at the, home of Mrs. j.
Gilbert, on East Magnolia avenue.
Mrs. Gilbert aud her niece will enter
tain over Sunday Misses Sara and Min
ME Boyd, of West Mt. Airy avenue.
Mrs. Joseph 8. GLIB aud daughter, of
PHILADELPHIA. came down tn 10 WEAK