Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-06
WILDWOOD

aIteruoO13 august Olui anu oiaSh-
we'll, representing the Delaware Bay
Short Line Railroad, asked for a permit
to open streets and lay water pipes
commencing at the northeast corner Of
Montgomery and Susquehanna avenues
and using such streets as would convey
said water pipe to Wild wood harbor
where it is to be used by the fishermen
who land at that point, to wash their
fish. The railroad company will make
the improvement and guarantee to re-
place all brea ks in streets. Permission
was granted and q permit issued. City
Clerk Whitesell submitted his report
for the month Of July, 1915, as follows:
Fines, $90.75; fire, North Wild wood e
CALLS SIS; rents, $50; licenses, 1885. so.
Total receipts, 1851. 35. Electrical in
spector KaIbach reported IA certificates
issued and Is permits granted with S33
collected. Plumbing Inspector James
g. Wigham reported issuing 8 permits
and collecting $13. A note was made
for So, 500, payable at the Union Bank,
same to be used to meet current bills,
also a note for $3.50 In anticipation of
improvement certificates to pay On con-
tract work.
FANCY RIBBONS In all widths for
girdles, etc.-Hsrbison's. y
A dog parade will be held on the
board walk, Thursday, August 10Th, and
will start from the Atlantic Pier ct 8
p. N. and will terminate at the Ocean
Pier. All dogs must be registered to
secure a prize aud the following places
have been selected for registration !:
Ocean Pier baths, Snyder's photograph
studio and the Washington soda foun-
tain. Ribbons, medals and other prizes
will be awarded by the judges who will
review the parade from the Informa-
ton Bureau on the board walk.
MESSALINE in assorted colors,
suitable for girdles-Harbison's n
The lawn of DR.. George D. Wood
ward, of229 East Pine avenue, is worthy
Of particular notice owing to a vine that
grows In the rear of his residence which
Is known as the trumpet vine,n no
doubt deriving its name from the form
alton of the flower it bears, which re-
sembles a trumpet and blooms for
about three weeks. Other flowers such
as golden glows and gladiolas are artis-
tically arranged on a well kept lawn
which almost surrounds this dainty
bungalow.
H. y. BtehI, of Van Pslt street. Phila-
delphia. who has apartments at the
Rae Mae, on East Pine avenue, was
confined to the house for several dsys
threatened with typhoid malaria. He
Is now able to be around.
Elwood Ewing, of Roxboro, Pa, who
vas stopping on Roberts avenue, was
drowned while bathing at the foot Of
Spencer avenue, Monday, August End.
The body was not recovered until the
next day when 1t was washed ashore at
18th ven Coroner Ingersoll viewed
the body put decided there was no ne
cessity for an inquest aud it was shipped
to Roxboro. Twelve rescues were made
on Monday.
Borough Clerk Harry l.. Nickerson
was operated on at DR.. Mace's hospital
by DIR. Fisher, Of Philadelphia, at five
o'clock last Sunday afternoon, at which
time the vermiform appendix was re-
moved. At last report the patient was
doing nicely.
The Hotel Dayton made up a base
ball party today of about two hundred
persons and witnessed a game between
the Dayton Hotel club and the Wild
wood team at the base ball field on the
beach.
Luther g. Ogden, of Cape May, can
didate for the Republican senatorial
nomination, was in Wildwood yester-
day.
James II. Davies, of Wissinoming,
visited his sister VIM. H. Smith on
Sunday last, bringing with him two
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. ]. w. Crumpacker, of Omaha,
Neb., a speaker and worker of the Ma
tIonal Association opposed to Woman
Suffrage, was in Wild wood on Monday
aud addressed two audiences at the
board walk theatres.
Last Sunday at the residence of Rev.
Charles r. Keiter the latter performed
the ceremony which united in marriage
Capt. Frank P. Downs, president of the
Union Bank, of Wild wood, and Miss
Grace Rogers, of Royersford, Pa.
Rev. G. E. Wren, pastor Of the Hunt
ington Institutional church, Hunting
ton, w. Va, spent a few days here this
week on q vacation. stOpuinu with the