Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-17
DEATH OF WELL-KNONN
e ANCLESEA RESIDENT
Charles Mace, one OF the First
Settlers OF the Island, Died
December Is, 1915. Played
an Important Part In
the Development Of
AngleSea

tue past TWO years, DelOB hlbenueu Dy
his daughter, DR.. Margaret Mace, mis-
only child. Mr.. Mace was one of the
pioneers of the island and the upbuil-
ding of Anglesea was to a great extent
due to his activity and great energy,
which he kept up almost to the last.
He was a kind, genial man and COM
%psnionable. Born in Leicester, En-
gland, on January %. 1914, he came to
this country as a young man and went
into the shoe manufacturing business
with the late Andrew s. Weeks or
Race street, Philadelphia. He was a
member of the old Keystone Rod and
Gun club which had a house at May
vile, afterward moving to Anglesea
when the town was first started, and
occupied the old life saving station un-
til more commodious quarters were
built. During the visits to the club he
became acquainted with the new town
of Anglesea. This was about 1880,
before The railroad was built to Angle
sea and when the only way to get here
was by boat from the mainland. f. e.
Swope, the founder of Anglesea, in
duced Mr.. Mace to locate in the new
sea fishing hamlet and he came down
with his wife and daughter, when
there was scarcely more than a light
house here. He built his first home
at First and Pennsylvania avenues
from lumber brought from the Centen-
NAL grounds in Philadelphia in 1876.
He built a pavilion on the ocean front
at First avenue which the sea washed
down. He then built on Central ave-
nue. and later on moved to the corner
of New Jersey and Spruce avenues,
where the Hotel Royal now stands,
and where he has been located for over
a quarter of a century in the hotel bust
ness and other enterprises. He OBJ
a liquor license several years after he
removed to Anglesea, and his
Hotel Royal was a popular retreat
for many we'll known Philadelphians
until his death. His wife died soon
after coming to Anglesea. One of his
principal enterprises was the erection
of the Anglesea wharf, which he own
ed. AS the town grew this whalf be-
came a source of considerable income
TO him, as he charged the boatmen for
the privilege of landing at the wharf.
A few years ago he added greatly to
his real estate holdings by filling In
along the inlet with a steam dredge.
In this way he acquired about three
hundred lots northwest of his hotel.
A few new houses have been built on
this tract. In 1900 when Henry H.
Ottens commenced buying up Angle
sea land Mr.. Mace was of great assis-
lance to him in an advisory capacity.
At one time Mr.. Mace was a member
of the Anglesea Borough Council. He
held title to a lot of property in Angle
sea in trust for his daughter, which
was provided for in a will left by his
wife. This property is believed to be
incumbered considerably. Friends are
invited to attend the funeral at Hotel
Royal on Sunday at one o'clock. In
terment at the Baptist cemetery at
Cape May Court House.
The item in the JOURNAL last week
in reference to John McCabe to the
effect that the Arctic Ice company had
suspended for the winter was wrong
according to Manager Epler, who says
that business has not been suspended
for the winter.
Look at our window for useful Christ
mas gifts for father, mother, brother
and sister. Tenenbaum's, 3404 Pacific
avenue. n
The license of the Hotel Hereford
was transferred on Tuesday by Judge
Eldredge to the hotel owned by Lewis
Bishop, corner of Walnut and New
Jersey avenues, and which will be
known as the New Hotel Hereford.
The Inlet Hotel license was renewed
for another year.
If its for the feet and for Christmas
we can satisfy your wants. w. NJ.
Beers, ''The Big Shoe Store" Oak and
Pacific. \
George Rudolph went on q cunning
trip Monday morning.
Mrs. E. Yeager will operate the Hotel
Hereford as a boarding house next
season.
A large and varied assortment OF
Mems, Ladies' and Children's Slippers
1t very reasonable prices at Tenen-
hao~Js Qd0d paoiRo ovanua