Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21

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quiring citizens at eight O'Clock last
Friday night that he was. Senator
Collins B. Allen, of Salem county, was
the only out of town Senator here.
The only other state officials here were
State Treasurer VIM. T. Read and
Attorney General Wescott, and Sena-
tor Ackley, the latter a summer resi-
dent here. Read or Allen was palmed
of by the city managers as a real live
Governor and the people were fooled.
The Board Of Trade is perfecting
plans for a big three days carnival in
August. Growing of the carnival
queen and coronation ball, Wednesday,
August Is, baby parade, Thursday,
August II and rolling chair parade,
Friday, August Is.
The FIVE MILE BEACH JOURNAL is
on sale at the cigar store, boardwalk
and Taylor avenue.
Alfred Whitehead, aged about 20
years, died at his home. corner Pacific
and Baker avenues, yesterday morn
ing after an illness of a few months.
He came here several years ago and
bought the property where he resided
and fixed 1t up as a permanent home.
The yard about the house was one of
the most attractive OH the island and
full of beautiful flowers. He was a
retired Philadelphia contractor and is
said to be wealthy. He was a member
of the Holly Beach Yacht club and
many other organizations. The fun
eral will take place from the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. William Martin,
1249 south 23d street, Philadelphia, on
Sunday.
Willie Wagner, aged 4, of Philadel-
phia, stopping with his mother on E.
Hand avenue, fell from the boardwalk
foot of Taylor avenue, on Monday and
fractured his left thigh.
Get the habit; follow the crowd to
Wirth's Cafe.
The Fraternal Order of Patriotic
Americans, Of Philadelphia and vicin-
ity, is expected to bring a big crowd
of people pa their excursion here Sat.
urday, JULY I'D.
Seldle's barber shop open for the sea-
son. Call around on Atlantic venue.
Polite attention by three BARRIERS.
Guests at the old Centre House have
been Mrs. Theo. Eckhardt, Leonard
Haskell and family, West Philadel-
phia; Harry G. Bare and family, Miss
Bella Levine, Thomas J. McGluichey,
Philadelphia; Miss Laura M. Hilliard,
Marcus Hook; Miss Selma Yokesburg,
New York; Mrs. George Grover, Nor
ton, Pa.
Are you coming to Wildwood ? Stop
at the Clearview, Poplar avenu and
the beach. Mrs. NJ. ]. Jones formerly
of the Greenleigh.
g. F. Jackson, of Willismsport, Pa
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. b. F.
Miller, for the month of July.
John&Beatty and family are in their
cottage On E. Taylor avenue for the
summer.
Get the habit; follow the crowd to
Wirth's Cafe.
While employed bottling carbonated
water at the bottling works, Schell-
enger and Pacific avenues, Thursday
afternoon, F. l.. Childs, living at 233
E. Pine avenue, had an artery in his
left forearm severed by glass from an
exploding bottle. The injured man
had his wound dressed at DIR. Kelch-
ner's Emergency hospital and returned
to work.
Coincidence in accident cases was
demonstrated in the experience of Miss
Ethel Robinson, residing at 124 East
Young avenue, who had DR.. Kelchner
take six stitches in a laceratedleft wrist
a few minutes after Mr.. Childs had his
wound dressed. Miss Robinson while
skating at the Casino rink was bumped
into by another skater and in trying to
save herself from falling made an effort
to grasp a railing, but instead put her
hand through a window pane and re-
ceived her wound from the broken
glass.
Harry l.. Rice, assistant cashier Of
the Marine National Bank, has bought
a lot of Iiatimer r. Baker running
through from Juniper emu to 26th
street between Pacific avenue and the
trolley. He has contracted with
Mayor Smith to build a cottage there
on, the foundation for which Is laid.