Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22

Thursday afternoon with all present.
Mr.. Ryan reported $16I2 85 collected
through his office during the week.
Mr.. Hendee reported that the specifica-
lions for the repairs to the BOARDWALK
we're prepared and ready for distribu-
tion. Treasurer Kay read his report
for the year and it was received and
ordered published in book form by the
Wild wood Tribune. The Mayor,
through city clerk Whitesell, had a bid
from this paper for about sixty-two
dollars aud he further stated that If
the other two papers would have
stopped their knocking he would divide
up the printing, but as it was he
would have Chas. Page publish the
same. Mr.. f. Stock well, representing
the Boston Woven Wire and Rubber
company, placed a bid of IS cents per
foot on fire hose before the commission
ersland they ordered 500 feet at this
price. 1t seems under the commission
form Of government, according to our
city officials, 1t Is the best plan to pur-
chase from the first fellow on the job
or privileged persons, rather than adj
vertise for bids and accept the lowest
bidder. The officials had the clerk
instruct Mr.. Tatem that they would
grant him al interview on Friday at
2 O'Clock relative to the repaving of the
streets where the trolley service is
operated. The appropriation ordinance
passed final reading and the current
bills were ordered paid. Sherman
Dowler was resppointed by Mayor
Smith to his seat as a member of the
Board of Education to serve for a term
of five years.
Nathan Raidman, a contracting
builder OF Philadelphia, spent Sunday
here comforting with local builders who
are figuring on his plans for a brick
apartment house containing six stores,
which is to be erected at Pacific and
Garfield u at an estimated cost
of about SIS, 100000
Miss Anna Empol, who conducts the
5 & 10c store, has been removed to
Philadelphia, where on Tuesday next
she will undergo an operation for APP
pendicitis at the hands of Professor
Dever, of the German Hospital staff.
Her store is being conducted by her
sister, Miss l.. Empol, Of New York
City,
At the annual congregational meet
ing of the Presbyterian church held on
Wednesday evening, George Stoudt,
A. J. Biddle and l.. G. Johnson were
reelected as the Board of Trustees, with
Herbert Reeves, secretary. The finan-
ces Of the church were reported and
showed the raising of about $1,000 90
which was considered a banner year.
The Sunday-school is also to be con-
graduated, 1t having raised about $3.50.
Jack James and Howard Banks ar
rived home on Wednesday after q bust
ness trip to the south.
Call and see our new style photos.
Open every afternoon. Amateur work
solicited. We give Movie Stamps.
Saiber's Studio.
Winchester Bonham was on the job
at the Overland display at the Phila-
delphia automobile show and it is re-
ported that he made several sales.
Competition is great among our
local moving picture houses. Hunts
theatre Is issuing and redeeming
Movie Stamps, while the Little Hip
have began distributing Travel Cou-
pons.
George Sing Tong. who has been to
New York, is on his way homeward
aud Is now spending a week In Phila-
delphia.
Stewart Helms, of east Pine avenue,
has secured a position in Philadelphia
and has entered upon his new duties.
Reuben Eldredge spent Sunday with
his sister at West Cape May.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Ingersoll an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Lydia May ~Ingersoll, to Mr.. J..
Melvin Still we'll, of Clayton.
r. b. Collins has awarded the CON
tract to Mayor Smith for enlarging and
altering his store property. The first
floor will be divided into two stores, and
the second into two apartments.
AS administrator Of the estate Of the
late Johanna 5hute, the Shute prop
erty at the corner of Poplar and the
railroad, will be sold by G. @. Eldredge
at public sale on the premises on Tues
day, February 2, 1915. The property
was built several years ago by the late
T. f. Shute, who conducted a livery
stable there before his death.
Hnon the annIiaationN of the Canfrol