Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
WILDWOOD
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ed as being repaired at Wildwood and
Hudson avenues. The Oyster Bay
road ordinance was passed. The aud.
itor's report of the receipts and dis
bursements ofithe city treasurer for the
fourth quarter was received and order.
ed filed. The electrical aud plumbing
inspectors made their monthly reports
but the building Inspector had not sub.
mitted his report rs yet. Supervisor
Wood of the Pennsylvania Railroad
vas here Wednesday and Will have the
sluices laid under the railroad bed after
he gets the lines from the Engineer.
Superintendent Nye of the Electric
Co. asked for and received permission
to exhibit in their show window the
large picture of Wildwood that had
been at the San Francisco Exhibition.
The street plates over cutters, at New
York and Maple avenues, was reported
in bad shape as the result of heavy
trucks passing owe them. The clerk
exhibited some d advertising matter sent
in by General Manager Slaughter, OF
the Wild wood and Delaware Bay Short
Line railroad In which some low rates
are quoted for 16-day excursions from
Harrisburg, Reading and other points
on the Reading system to seashore
points. 1t was suggested to have come
OF the city's literature sent to these
various points.
The Hotel Dayton entertained last
week MI. aud Mrs. T. Fl. McCool,
Clarence Young and friend of Philadel-
phia; e. H. w. Bodine, Of Williams
town; w. S. Walker and l.. E. Miller,
of Cape May; and William s. Darnell,
of Camden.
Mrs. Aller, grandmother of E. Ras-
mex, n of our local merchants, died
Wednesday Of last week in Atlantic
City at the age of 1O3 years. She was
born in Barracuda in Russia and has
been a resident in this country for the
past sixteen years living at the home
of VIM. Youte in Atlantic City. A
most remarkable thing is she is sur
viyed by 1873 grandchildren. Inter-
ment was made at P%leasantville.
Mrs. Charlie Norton entertained the
Thimble Club last Wednesday after
noon at her home on West Rio Grande
avenue
Charley Nickersonwssone of the low
bidders for a contract to reconstruct
and repair LOO feet of the present
Wildwood Crest boardwalk from
Crosse avenue down. His bid was
5 2,147.30.
The funeral of Mary B. Thompson
took place from the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Leaning, 126 East
Andrew avenue, on Monday, February
%, 1916. Interment was made at Rio
Grande cemetery. The husband of the
deceased is quite i'll.
Mrs. l.. g. Johnson is on a ten days
visit with her daughter in New York
city.
The case of Sarah Bartleson against
Elmer Scull was heard before Squire
A. M. Ely on Tuesday evening result
ing in an acquittal for the defendant.
Mrs. Richman, Of West Schellenger
avenue. removed to Bridgeport, N. j.,
last Monday morning.
Miss S. E. Wentzell was a Philadel-
phia visitor the fore part of this week.
g. H. Huppert went on a business
trip to Trenton yesterday morning.
J. N. Bew, E. Kochersperger, P. F.
Benner, A. J. Hoffman, Of PhiladeI-
phia; Jerome Lutzky, of Baltimore;
q. A. Little, of Camden, and F. w.
Stewart, of Atlantic City, were reg
istered at the Seacrest last week.
Mrs. Margaret E. Bell, of East Mont
gomery avenue, is confined to her
home through sickness.
The sun psrlor on the board walk,
opposite the Arcade, is being removed
to make room for the new pier, the
foundation piling for which have been
placed.
John Taylor and wife and their son
Percy and his wife came home
Wednesday from the south.
Lloyd Fox and Richard Roman,
colored, were arrested last Tuesday by
Chief of Police Smith for assault upon
Al. Laning. They were given a hear
ing before Squire Ingersoll and held
under 500 bail each for court. John
Vance went their bail.
Ex-Judge HI. H. Voorhees, was q
Wild wood visitor yesterday.
A card party was held last Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Louis Harrison, of East Garfield ave-