Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15

nlgn senool building. $4,000 per
graduated pupil! That is going some,
isn'ti? During the past year $751; 0O
was spent on a new colored school to
accommodate about so scholars. The
Commissioners should be recalled on
the grounds of extravaganza alone.
The Mayor has publicly stated that
taxes this year will be % per cent. high
er than last year. Mr.. Taxpayer, get
ready for the recall election and do
not let the begging language of the
Commissioners deter you from voting
for YOUR interest when election day
Now when you have time 10 do some
needlework for yourself you should see
some new things Miss Scott Is chow
ing. You'll like them. l32 e. Wild
wood avenue.
DR.. s. E. Corle has been confined to
his Philadelphia home for two weeks
by an attack of rheumatism. He has
returned to his Wild wood office and
will continue on his regular days
Wednesday and Thursday of each
week.
The Reading makes direct connec
tons for Cape May. Leave Wildwood
1910 a. m. and reach Cape May in 88
minutes. Patronize O home built rail-
road.-Adv.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Suffrage League will be held at the
Holly Beach Yacht club on Thursday,
January 81. A suffrage campaign of
the island is to be planned for the next
three months and members are urgent
ly requested TO attend and help the
various committees. After the meet
ing, cards and a tea to which the pub
lie is invited.
David Hester, at the Hotel Colonial,
has purchased an electrical razor blade
sharpening machine. 1t was placed in
position on Friday and the new indus
try Of sharping razor blades started on
Monday.
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ChAs. Heaton, formerly OF wildwood,
whotyas manager of the Childs store
at CSart House, has returned to Wild
wood, where he will assume the duties
of manager OF the store here.
When going away use the Reading
the home built railroad.-Adv.
Contractor VIM. T. Garrison reports
the contract for a bungalow to be
erected at 14th and New York
for John Carswell, of Philadelphia.
Melvin Stillwell, ajunior clerk in the
Childs store at Holly Beach, has been
promoted to the position of manager
and has been transferred to the Court
House store.
Water Superintendent Clarence Mil
Ter left Tuesday morning for a trip to
Florida for his health. He will also
visit VIM. J Hamilton and family,
former residents of Wild wood, who
now reside in Florida.
Miss Sue Riley, of Wild wood avenue,
who spent a few weeks in and around
Woodstown and Daretown, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Peggy Hughes, Of Cape May,
spent Tuesday evening In town, having
come over to witness the basket ball
game.
Contractor Charlson is rapidly push
ing the work of removing the cottage
of Policeman Lockwood from it's loca-
ton on Maple avenue to a lot near the
boardwalk.
Jack Coleman, of Burke avenue, who
is now recorded as being the champion
pool player of South Jersey, will go to
Camden next Monday, where he will
play a 200 point match game with the
son of Attorney General Wescott at
the Elks' club.
Andy Stanton, who has been sing
ing at WHIPS Hotel, has been engaged
by the Hippodrome company and will
render illustrated songs at that theatre
every pther night.
This high wind Of Wednesday crack
ed dne of the large plate glass windows
of the Jackson Drug store. 1t was in
sured.
Miss Esther Westerland has recover-
ed from her recent illnese and is again
able to resume her duties with the
Bell Telephone.
Miss Ethel Cox, of Cape May Court
House, while on a recent visit to Phila-
delphia, sang in Billy Sundays choir.
Her card was numbered somewhere in
the thousands.
Policeman Edgar Eldredge made a
trip to Swain on Monday to look after