Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-10-29
WILDWOOD.


reported the Andrew avenue and board
walk comfort closed and the water cut
of, also those on Cedar venue and the
board walk would be closed after next
ceived from James Russell Carrow, q
Camden attorney and prosecutor of the
pleas, claiming com pensation from the
city for injuries received by Officer
Robert Poindexter while on duty last
summer. The matter was referred to
Solicitor Hand. w. ID Ham COM
municated with the Commissioners ask
ing them to extend water mains to his
tract In West Wildwood, but the mat
ter could not be acted upon until after
the city had acquired the water plant.
AS the paving contracted for by Robert
Wright on West Montgomery avenue
is still unsatisfactory be was instructed
to make 1t SO before final payment is
made. Treasurer Robert j. Kay turn
ed over to Solicitor Hand a check for
$6i.49 from John NJ. Vance which was
in payment for 1914 taxes and which
had been returned from the bank pro-
tested. The clerk and building inspector
submitted their reports for the month.
Ordinance No. 80. providing for the
Issuance of bonds for 500, 900 for school
purposes was finally passed. A note
val made for $1,000 in anticipation of
bonds to pay on Kalbach Contract A.
Mr.. Sweet complained of excess in his
tax assessment this year. 1t is report
ed that the Pennsylvania Railroad will
place the drain pipes under their tracks
today.
Holly Beach Lodge, No. 120, L. o.
o. F., had a very interesting meeting
last Monday evening. The active
members of the lodge have organized a
Degree Staff Association and elected
Alfred Winterburn as degree master.
the object being to perfect the work
AMI strive to place the lodge second to
none in the county in comforting the
degrees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Miller, of
West Pine avenue, went tt Pbiladel-
phia today where they will witness the
photoplay 1.-THE Birth of a Nation.u
While there Mr.. Miller will purchase
the gas, electric and plumbing fixtures
for his two new bungalow VS. at Angle
Mrs. William Brokaw, of East Orange,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Samuel Corle,
her first visit to Wild wood in about
fifteen years.
p Miss Pearl Sehlichting, one of our
bright school girls, left Wildwood this
week for a trip to Webster City, Iowa.
She will be accompanied by her grand
mother, Mrs. 6. A. Lehr, OF Egg Har-
boz City, who will visit a sister there.
They will be gone about six weeks.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS are be-
ing saved yearly in spite of the "high
cost of living" These people have
learned that something CAN be saved
weekly, and a bank account helps
them. Why not try building a bank
account at u savings department?
3 per cent. interest allowed. The Ma
rine National Bank, corner Wildwood
and Pacific u Capital, $4,000.
Surplus, $12O,OO0.
John Reese is having a slate roof put
on his house at Taylor and Pacific
avenues.
Cecil Ober is making alterations to a
house at 227 East Taylor avenue, be-
longing to John Reese. Mr.. Ober has
several contracts In view and thinks
the outlook good for building this
winter.
The Five Mile Beach Suffrage league
held a meeting at Willard Hall Tues
day afternoon and discussed business
matters.
Misses Marie and Alma Huppert re-
turned Sunday from a visit to their
uncle at Phoebus, Va, near Fortress
Monroe.
y Mr.. and Mrs. H. A Spencer and lit
tie daughter have gone to West Phila-
delphia to spend the winter.
Harry L. and Sophie L. Connolly
closed their cottage on Wednesday and
left for their city home in Philadelphia.
The musicale at Hotel Dayton, Tues
day evening, November I'd, should be
attended by all lovers of good music.
Do not miss it. Tickets, 35 cents. n
Wilson H. Shive, of Philadelphia,
was a Sunday visitor at the home of
J. franklin Moore on West Magnolia
avenue.
Sheriff Coleman F. Corson broke his
leg, the fore part of this week by hav-
ing IL cauQht in the tow line while