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

son of Mr.. aud Mrs. Carl 5J0stIom, OF
I0l East Montgomery avenue, was
drowned on Tuesday evening while
bathing in Ottens harbor, Holly Beach.
Roy, who is employed by and resides
with a Mrs. Page, who lives between
Rio Grande bridge and the harbor,
went for a swim with a party of boy
friends about seven O'Clock Tuesday
evening. About eight o'clock the boys
started for their respective homes and
while they noticed he was not with
them they concluded he had left earlier
aud paid no more attention to the mat
ter. Later when Mrs. Page was ques-
toned she stated she had missed Roy
the next morning but thought he had
gone home for the night. Early
Wednesday morning pound fishermen
who have their boats at this dock dis
covered the body face downward aud
partly covered with water among the
plling at the upper end of the harbor,
the tide being out at the time. Coroner
Ingersoll was notified and had the
boiy removed to the city morgue and
later to the parents home. Roy was q
good swimmer and it was his custom
after the labors of the day to take q
plunge and 10 view of this fact the par
ents are at a loss to understand why he
should have met with so untimely an
end. He was a graduate Of the gram
mar school and was to enter high this
fall. He was also q member of the M.
E. church Sunday school in Holly
Beach. Inquest vas held at the Cor
oner's office yesterday afternoon and
the verdict was accidental drowning.
Funeral services will be conducted by
DIR. Edwards at n O'Clock Saturday
afternoon and interment made at Rio
Ora de the same day. About three
years ago the bereaved parents lost a
sou in the sulf and added to this sad
aft air the couple are bowed down with
grief.
When going to Philadelphia or New
York use the Reading. Consult
timetable on page ADV.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Wild
wood Baptist church will hold o food
aud fancy work sale on the board walk
opposite the Casino Saturday, August
81.
BATHING SUITS, Caps, etc., new
stocks on hand-Harbison's.
The seventh annual benefit of tho
Wildwood life guards will be held in
the Ocean Pier ball room on Saturday
afternoon, August 21st, at 2 o'clock.
The program consists Of basket ball,
vaudeville and dancing.
Plants, cut flowers, also chickens,
rabbits. ETC., at Black woods, w. Rio
Grande avenue, phone Bell 452 W. y
A pinOchle party was held at the
home OF 8. Florence Weary on We'd
nesday evening. Among those present
wefe the Misses Leonora Sloan, Mar
celia Ritch, Ethyl Bakher. Edna Les
singer, Emily Blair, May McNeal, Peg
Bruce, Iris Brook, Mural Cook, Thelms
Lee, Carroll Sloan, Michael King, John
McKenns, Manuel Boyer, Jack Ames,
Fred Jackson, Philip Werner, Samuel
Ritch, Howard Groves and Paul
Applin. A very enjoyable evening was
spent. Refreshments were served and
the party took their leave at q very late
hour.
Look before you leap, then jump into
a pair of u SO shoes. w. NJ. Beers,
the new shoe store. Oak and Pacific. X
Miss Emily Bakher, who was Witt
ing her aunt, Mrs. s. F. Weary, has
gone to New York to stay until No
vember.
Mrs. q. g. Werner is spending the
summer with her parents.
MI. and Mrs. Samuel Ritchi and
family are spending the summer here.
They are delighted with this resort and
have concluded to remain for the
winter.
There was a very jolly crowd of young
folks here for the week end at the De-
pendable, on Rio Grande avenue.
John Connors, Of 18th avenue, sue
ceeded in his attempt to swim from
Ottens harbor to Stone Harbor, Tues
day, in 3 hours and 25 minutes. He
was accompanied by Patrick Conway's
speedy motor boat, the "Major."