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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13

baccy and rheumatic lotion till ! can
get some chores to do. Hannah Mary
says there's plenty chores for a re-
speccaDIe man to do In de MOTH"
Say $40. Abe. You kin make it
easy he urged.
Use de man fer de job" declared
Abe. Forty dollars suits me prezact-
ly."
We'll. you knows Kunnel Twiddie's
chicken yhads'-
rLordy, Dan Fleer. / amt no chick
en- thief" replied Abe angrily.
"Ain't your sneered Dan. "You re-
contender dat time way back in de
cotton blast winter when yo' vas
caught transforming chickens from
Mister Bemis' henhouse? De jedge
fined you'll fergit how much 'twas!'
Three dollars and COSTS" murmured
Abe regretfully. And when Mister
Bemis heard how come it dat my little
Hannah Mary was born dat berry
night and l wanted de hens to make
broth and buy de medicine why he
paid de fine himself-he shore was a
powerful fine gentleman, sahy'
"All you got to do, Abe, Is to go up
to your back lot and creep under de
fence. De Runners henhouse is plumb
up agin de fence. De door has just an
ornery hasp, and it's as rotten as punk.
I'll be on de other side Of de fence, and
as fast as you pass dem hens over I'll
plump 'em inter my bags.
'Outer 300 chickens de kunnel won't
miss a measley hundred. De hotel
keeper owe to Gainesville will pay me
% cents er pound and nc questions
asked. What say. Abe?"
when do | get my money!" whis-
pered the weakening Abe.
when de last hen pops inter de
bag" promised Dan r~ecklessly. al
though he knew that his own pockets
would be empty until the u~nprincipled
hotel keeper paid for the stolen poul-
try.
Uncle Abe thought of the little store
of none which he had ~imprudently
invested in bogus mining stocks. He
thought of his daughter Hannah Mary.
who had married a northern negro and
was now widowed with two small
children to care for. Hannah Mary
was an expert laundress, and she had
written her father saying that if he
could sell the little cabin and come
north he could make his home with
her. Little Abe and Mary wanted to
see their "grandpap."
Abe's heart hungered for these kin.
but he had patiently titled bis little
plot, boarding his money for the north
ern trip. Now that it had vanished
he must wait another year or SO be-
fore going, unless SOM big luck hap
pened or be could sell the cabin.
But land and tumbledown cabins
were almost yalueless in South Caro-
Ihna then. and his going to Hannah
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13

City of Wildwood, N. J.

Sealed proposals under Ordinance No. 50,
'Schedule b. will be received by the Board
OF Commissioners of .The City OF Wildwood.
in the County of Cape May" N. j., at the city
hall on or before the hour OF two O'Clock,
p. M. on the second day of September, 1915,
Tor furnishing all materials and doing ali
work necessary for the construction OF a
Sewage Disposal Works and other necessary
appurtenances ready to operate.
Envelopes containing proposals are to be
marked proposals tor the Construction of
Sewage Disposal Works, Schedule b." City
OF Wildwood, N. j., and shall be addressed to
"The Mayor and Commissioners OF the City
of Wildwood"
Plans and specifications can be obtained
from the city clerk on deposit of SIS 90, which
amount will be returned II the same be used
In bidding or surrendered prior to the open
ing Of the bids.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check in the amount OF S2,500.00.
Proposals must be made on the blank forms
furnished.
Work to be completed in seventy-hve work
ing days.
The Commissioners reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board OF Com missioners.
Il. X. Smith,
r. w. Ryan,
w. G. Hendee,
Commissioners.
James e. Whitesell, City Clerk.
Dated Aup0ef 10 1Q15
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together with manholes, collecting chamber,
etc, and all other appurtenances necessary
Tor the proper completion OF the work as
specified in the specifications and shown on
the plans.
The work to be done in 80 working days
from the notice to proceed with the work.
All bids must be accompanied with a certi-
fed check in the amount of thirty-five hun
dred (SS,500.O0) dollars, made payable 10 The
order OF The City Treasurer.
The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a Surety Company bone in the
amount of one.half the contract price as set
forth in the bid.
Plans and specifications may be seen at the
Office OF the City Clerk or may be obtained
from him upon deposit OF fifteen (l5) dollars,
which amount will be efunded il the plans
and specifications are returned in good con-
dition prior to the opening of the bids or il
used in bidding.
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids and reserve the right to
select The bid or proposal, the acceptance OF
which will, in its judgment best secure the
efficient performance of the work.
BY order OF the Board OF Commissioners,
r. L. Smith,
r. W. Ryan.
w. G. Hendee,
COMMISSIONERS
JAMES E. WHITESELL,
City Clerk.
HARRY Il. WEIR, Civil Engineer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
MarSe Linkum'S
Picture
The Good Luck 1t Brought
TO a Humble Admirer
By JONAS ALLEN BOWERS

Old Abe briggs stumped down the
road toward Mason Cadbury's corner
store. There, in the back room, he
was to meet Dan Fleer.
81 want ter see you erbout some
thing most '%ticular, Abe" had been
Dams message.
II reckon mebbe it's erbout trading
In my patch of taters for v~ictuals,'
unused Abe, his black face shining with
anticipated JOY In the haggling.
But 1t was not about potatoes OF
goods from Dams store In Gainesville,
nine miles away. 1t was a proposition
that almost took Abe's breath away.
Its this away, Abe" whispered Dan
across the little round table Ia tbs
back room, There's money In It FOR
yon and for me. know you have
been saving money fer to go moth to
live wild your gal, Hannah Maryland
/ knows you done lost all you had
saved to dat gold mining schemer from
Nashville. Well, you all wants ter
make 500 all ter once-ehY'
Twenty dollars is good money" ad.
mitted Abe. "but 1 was calcalatin' on
a leetle mor-'nuff ter keep me in ter
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13

o'clock today and I'll have Lawyer
Smith here to draw the papers. About
$~2OO-does that suit your
Two hundred dollarsi
Abe nearly cried with delight as be
lugged the precious picture home.
There was no sign of Dan Fleer or
the mule. Afterward it developed
that they had never reached the rem
devious, for the mule had elected to
remain at the cross roads until dawn.
The next day Abe sent word to Dan
that be had sold his place and was
going north at ice
And when Hannah Mary and the
much admired grandchildren met IN
Gle Abe in the railroad station Han
nah Mary relieved the bewildered old
man of a large square package.
Don't let no harm come to dat, Han
nah Mary" cautioned Abe. III II
hadn't been for Massa Linkum !
wouldn't have been here at ALL"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13

AOC . aA2 AR0AD 8&1
back door. but 1t was doubtful II he
could arouse Colonel Twiddie in that
way. So he reluctantly went to the
front door and reverently pulled the
big brass bellknob.
The changing sound thrilled through
the great rooms of the house. There
was a distant stirring overhead. A
light pricked out of the darkness, and
Abe, peering through the side lights of
the door, could see Colonel Twiddie,
wrapped In his dressing gown, descend
ing the stairs, holding a lighted can
die. At the head Of the stairs luttered
white robes that indicated that Mrs.
Twiddie and the young ladies had also
been aroused by the unexpected sum
mons
Doubtless visions OF kilograms con-
tanning direful news lowered around
them.
What the colonel thought one might
not guess, but Abe noticed that his
white hair was tumbled over his fine
head and that gave to his stern fea-
lures a rather fierce expression.
"Lordy. 1t may mean jail-but hold
tight, Massa Linkum, I gotter do itr'
whispered Abe as the door was thrown
open.
"WellT' demanded the colonel, peer
ing out into the porch. "Oh, it's you,
Abe! What in thunder do you want
at this time of night?"
please, Kunnel Twiddie, I gotter
see you most important, sah," pleaded
Abe.
Every well, come in-but what has
happened that you are wandering
around at midnight with a picture un-
der your arm? Your house hasn't
burned down, ehf"
mo, sab, thank de Lord" returned
Abe, then clutching the frame tightly
under his arm he launched forth into
his story. He spared no detail of the
plot to steal the ~colonel's chickens, ex-
cept that he would not diyulge the
names of the other cOnspirators-Dan
Fleer and the hotel proprietor.
"a set of scoundrelsI' fumed the
colonel testify, turning toward the
stairs, and Abe saw to his mortifica-
ton that Mrs. Twiddie and her two
lovely daughters had donned dressing
gowns and formed an interested audi
ence or the stairs.
"You mustn't blame Uncle Abe, Hor-
ace" protested Mrs. Twiddie.
Yves, ole MISS" said Abe sadly. 81
done planned ter steal them hens. !
talked it over with Marse Linkum,
and he looked SO Hachurally sad and
disgusted dat | turned his kind face
to de wall and went my wicked way.
Den, waiting dere by de henhouse for
Ode odder villun, sab, / jes' couldn't
make out ter do it-and, being a weak
sinner, / jes' brought Marse Linkum
erlong to sort of bolster me up-and
OATS all"
''Marse Lincoln-what on earth does
he mean?'' cried the ladies in chorus.
So Colonel Twiddie lighted the big
globular lamp on the newell post and
made Abe display his treasure and ex-
plain how it had helped him to over
come the temptation to steal in order
to obtain the much coveted money to
pay his expenses north, where Hannah
Mary and the "chillun' awaited his
coming.
IF | die before / gifts dere," Abe
ended grayely, IT reckon my con-
science will be clear anyways! And
OATS something, ever if dem pore chill
luns don't never see dere wicked old
grandpappyw
Colonel Twiddie's hand came down
upon the bent shoulder. Don't you
worry about that, Abe" he said hearth
~. 1--WE been wanting to buy your
land and cabin. but didn't know you
wanted to sell it. Come over at II
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
Notice to Limit Creditors

James E. Whitesell, City Clerk.
Dated August ~, 1915.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13

Estate OF William F. Crowther, Deceased.
Pursuant to the order OF Edward L. Rice,
Surrogate of the County~of Cape May, made
on the second day OF August, A. ID. 1915, on the
application OF the subscriber, executor OF said
deceased, notice is hereby given to the credit
ors OF said deceased to exhibit to the subscrib-
er under oath or affirmation their claims and
demands against the estate OF said deceased
within min months from the second day of
August, A. ID. 1915, or they will be forever
barred of any action against the subscriber.
Dated August 2, A. d. 1915.
WILLIAM H. BRIGHT, Executor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
First Day Of September. 1915,
Notice to Limit Creditors

ESTATE OF EMMA BROWER, DECEASED
Pursuant to the order of Edward L. Rice,
Surrogate OF the County of Cape May, made
on the fourth day OF June, A. ID. 1915, on the
application OF the subscriber, Administrato
OF said deceased, notice is hereby given to the
creditors of said deceased to exhibit to the
subscriber under oath or affirmation theif
claims and demands against the estate of said
deceased within nine months from the fourth
day OF June A. D.. 1915. or they will be forever
barred of any action against the subscriber.
Dated June 4. A.. d 1915.
WILLIAM I. GARRISON,
sharpless d Way, Proctors.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
BOardOf Chosen FreehOlders
Cape May County
Public Notice of Sale of
Road Bonds

The Board OF Chosen FreehOlders of the
County OF Cape May, New Jersey. will sell at
pubic sale, at not less than par, in the court
house at Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, New Jersey, at the hour of twelve
O'Clock noon,
Tuesday, August 18th, A. D., 1915,
Thirty Thousand s30,OOO dollars "Road I'm
provement Bonds and Twenty-Five Thousand
Five hundred (S25,500) Dollars Road I'M
provement Bonds,' of the County of Cape
May, New Jersey.
Both parcels OF bonds are in the
ton of Five Hundred $500 each.
The Thirty Thousand ($30,000) Dollars "Road
Improvement Bonds will be dated Septem-
Der LIST, 1915, and will be payable in five (5)
years from that date, and will bear interest
at the rate OF five (5) per centum per annum,
payable ~semi-annually.
The Twenty-Five Thousand Five Hundred
1895, 500 Dollars "Road Improvement Bonds
will be dated September LIST, 1915, will be pay
able in thirty years from that date, and will
bear interest at the rate OF five l5) per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually.
Accrued interest to be paid by the pur-
chaser.
A deposit of two C2) per cent. will be requir-
ed OF the purchaser or purct asers at the tint
OF the sale as evidence OF good faith, and seal
ed bids will be recognized If accompanied by
the required deposit.
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
By order OF the board.
FRANK w. FOWKES,
Clerk Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Dated August I'd, 1915, at Sea Isle City, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
Proposals
City OF Wildwood, N. j.
SEWAGE

Sealed bids will be received by the Commits
sioners OF the City OF Wildwood. in the Coun-
ty OF Cape May and State of New Jersey, on
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
sixteenth day of August. 1915.

on or before the hour of two p. M, under Or
dinance No. SO, "Sewage Disposal;" for the
con OF Schedule A, comprising APP
proximately the following quantities:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-13
Cape May County Orphans Court
In the matter of the
Estate of
Emma Brewer,
deceased.
Order 10 Show Cause

William T. Garrison, administration OF the
estate OF Emma Brewer, deceased, having ex-
hibited under oath, a true statement of the
condition OF the personal estate and debts OF
said decedent whereby it appears that the
said personal estate of the said Emma Brewer
is insufficient to pay her debts and requesting
the aid of the court in the premises.
II is thereupon on this thirieth day of June,
1915. ordered that all persons interested in the
lands, tenements, Entertainments and real
estate OF the said Emma Brewer, deceased,
appear before this court at the Court House
in the village OF Cape May Court House on
the
First Day of September, 1915,
at ten O'Clock a. M, to show cause why so
much OF The said lands, tenements, heredita-
ments and real estate OF the said Emma Brow
er, deceased, should not be sold as will be sui.
1cient TO pay her debts.
And 1t is further ordered that a o of this
order be published for at least six weeks in
the Five Mile Beach Journal a newspaper
published n circulated in the County Of
Cape May and State OF New Jersey.
EDWARD l.. RICE.
Surrogate.
Proctors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
POCAHONTAS.

f'ochontas, Sept. te-Fhifip Logan
Baird ana Miss Lenna Walters. both
of PoCahontas, were married at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Walters, on
Wednesday at o'clock p. NJ. the
ceremony being performed by Rev. S.
". Moore. pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Bluefeid, W. Va.
After the ceremony an elaborate we'd
ding dinner was served, those present
besides the immediate family being
Miss Nettie Baird of Fort Spring. w.
Va. sister of the bridegroom; Mr..
James K, Goodwin, Rev w. r. Rick
man the brides married sisters, Mrs
Z. w, Beerhower. of Salem, Va, and
Mrs. j, T.. Preston, of Roanoke, Va,
and her @brother. MIR. Nicholas II
Walters, of Logan. w. Va; also Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis Walters, of Poca-
hontas.
The bridegroom is a popular young
civil engineer, employed by the Po-
cahontas Consolidated Galleries Com
pany, coming here several years ago
from his home at Fort Spring. w. Va.
The bride Is an attra ctive young lady
and member of the we'll known
W estttts idlHiiy ne ndppy couple
left here on No. 8 for the Panama
Pacific Exposition and other points
of interest in the West. They expect
TO be gone six weeks. and on their
return Will make their home in Po-
cahontas.
Pocahontas High School opened on
Monday under favorable cirrum-
stances. except shortage of books.
There were sufficient number to
supply the grammar grades or most
of them but the high school books
nave not yet come in. Rev. ID. I.
Miles conducted the opening exercises
and some of the patrons We're pres
cnt. Professor c. c. Caldwell is prin-
cipal. ana his assistants in the high
school are Misses Charlotte Persinger
and T.. d. Conway. The grammar
grade teachers are Misses Mary A.
Watson. seventh; Louise Rixey, sixth;
Estele Price, fifth: Effie Garland,
fourth; Frances SadIer. third; Scottie
McPheeters, second. and Alma Carver.
first; Lillian Hensley, music teacher.
The Boissevain School is In charge
of Miss Eulalia Surface. Of Bluefield.
W. Va, assisted by Miss Bertha Til
Ter. of West Graham, Va. This school
opened with good enrolment. ana
bids fair to have the best session in
its history
The same may be said of Big Vein
School, which. as last year, Is under
the able management of Miss Eva
Dupuy, of Pocahontas Miss Dupuy's
work last year was very satisfactory
to the board and to the school pa
irons.
Thomas Orlic, a prominent Hun
garian miner of Maybury. w. Va, was
Killed in the mines there last week
and was buried at the Pocahontas
Cemetery Sunday afternoon, the flu
neral services being in charge of
Rev. Anthony. Mr.. Orlic has been
living at Maybury for about seven
teen years,
James q. Keesee has removed with
his family from Pocahontas to Bln@-
field. where he has bought property
from the Rale Land Company. and
Will make their home there Mr.
Reese is in the employ of the Nor
folk and Western. and has been here
for several years.
Quite number OF the Graham citi-
zens Were over in Pocanontas MonaayI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
ITALIAN COlON|STS
TO ASSIST RED CROSS
Enthusiastic Meeting and Committees
to BE Named From All
Local Societies.

Representatives of the various ital-
ian societies and clubs in the city met
at Colombo Hall yesterday afternoon,
and after fun discussion. decided to
call upon every society and club to
meet at an early date for the purpose
Of eiecting a committee to become part
of general committee TO take steps
toward promoting the interests of the
Italian Red Cross Society.
The meeting was called by Chasie
Trafiefi president of the Italian Social
and Beneficial Association. About nifty
Italian Americans responded TO the call
The meeting was enthusiastic. Repre-
sentatives of all the Italian societies
were present,
Meetings of the various societies will
be held IN the nexr few DAYS. at which
time committees will he named to form
a general committee.
II is announced that the Italian class
VIII give a dramatic entertainment at
Colombo Hall on September 20, the an
niversary of the annexation of Rome
and its proclamation as the capital of
Italy. The receipts will be turned over
to committee to be sent the family
OF the Italian reservists who have gone
to night the enemy. There are about
Atty snch families in Richmond
This entrr.a tttment is independent Of
the movement now on foot by the
members of the Italian colony.
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lance OF sixty miles per day being
covered by Il ur ton lorries drawing
additional two-ton trailers. Tho great
est attention was paid to brakes which
even on the trailers could be worked
from the driving seat Of the lorry
Germany went even farther in her
trials IN preparing for winter ey fit
ting her motor cars with coverings and
enclosed drivers seet. with the result
that all during tho cold weather the
German automobile drivers with the
army sat in comparative comfort,
while the men who drove for the
Allies were half frozen In their open
cars
Supply And Ambulance Cars.
The class of vehicle used at present
for the work of carrying food TO the
troops Of the Allies in the field are
the three-ton petrol lorrtes capable OF
covering eighty or ninety miles per
day and In case Of necessity making
twenty miles an hour They are need
ed for carrying men, food. ammuni-
ton and all sorts of supplies,
Next TO the importance OF supply
wagons comes the motor ambulance
something suitable for carrying men
lying In recumbent position without
much joltins. Here again. Germany
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! turned easily. The Light may be
switched or and of quite suddenly:
da ma sc cen be inflicted and the ligh.
turned OF again bsfore the enemy has
time IL return the fire. In fact, the
armored carr Is a sort Of advance guard
for the ermy. Some OF the armored
cars merely carry men armed with
rifles. yhile others carry small ma
chine guns. In many instances they
are filed with searchlights which can
be easily operated Ey the electric sys-
tenn.
One of the newest British armored
cars carries two machine guns pro-
Jecting from its roof. The driver gets
his view of the road through Sits In
front and In the side doors. The line
of the car consists of series Of curves
which are preferred to fiat surfaces IN
order to increase to a maximum tho
possibility of DETECTING any bullets
which might strike the vehicle. Even
the radiator and tires are armored
All sorts of wheels ars used on the
war motors from the regulation pneu-
matte tire to the Caterpillar" shod rim
which facilitates the military tractors
and big lorries In going over rough
ground. The light armored, fast tour
Ing cars are convenient for the off,
GERS; the car used by the German
Crown Prince being one Of the high
power racing type.
Even the flying corps need auto
mobiles to carry the spare parts OF
their machines and to act as first aid
In repairing aircraft. The auto loaded
with aeroriane wings presents a queer
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was prepared, for she had several hum
dred splendid ambulance bodies fitted
On big cars. The heavier ones run on
solid rubber tires and the lighter ones
on twin pneumatics. The body con-
sists Of simple, stout wooden Frame
vork reinforced by angie irons held
by bolts through the wooden a-em-
Gers. screws being likely to work loose.
over the framework is stretched q
cover OF waterproof canvas, while the
front and hack of the vehicle are
covered With curtains of a similar ma
teriai cLasiole CT being easily drawn
aside CT raised. The stretchers are in
tiers-some rigid and others fixed SO
that they swing with the motion of
the car. In SOME instances the ambu-
fances can be loaded from the side as
well as the rear. For the wounded
who are able to sit up the ordinary
touring car or the omnibus are used
and thousands of these may be seen
enga ged In their work CT mercy. The
requirements of motor ambulances
near the front IRE almost limitless,
for the wounded men must first be
sent to the laid post" where medical
attention Is first given to them, after
which they are carried by the bearer
section of the field ambulance to the
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Germany Prepared.

and when 1t appears that satisfactory
have been agreed upon
1T Is a reasonable conjecture that both
general business and the stock market
Will make an optimistic response.
fArTr sTT1rferftirr-- conditions Of seisf-Har-
NAL prosperity support such an in
ference
Nothing more magnificent than last
week * crop report with It's. promise OF
bumper yields of wheat. corn and oats
and all the so-called minor crops in
proportion has, ever been published at
this season
August pig iron production made a
new high record and the steel in
1ustry is working at capacity. Rail-
roads. TOO have been doing an excel
lent business. More gold was import
ed last week to strengthen the founda-
lions of the credit structure which can
be- raised for the support Of general
business expansion,