Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-10-20

fell from his fathers automobile at the
Crest last Friday afternoon, striking
his head on the hard paved street and
was almost instantly killed. Mr.. Sny-
der is q roofer and the boy and Mr..
Fisher was assisting him in some work
at the Crest. 1t was while going from
one job to another and rounding a cor
ner on Pacific avenue that the accident
occurred. The boy lost his balance
and fell from the machine. Mr.. Sny-
der was at the wheel. Mr.. Fisher
picked up the boy, who died in his
arms. The Snyder family have lived
on west 10th street for several years.
He was the only o n The mother is
the daughter OF Charles H. Boozer, the
Civil war veteran who lives in North
Wildwood. Interment vas made at
Court House on Wednesday.
Miss Viola Haigh, daughter of Will
liam II. Haigh, Of Philadelphia, was
married to Mr.. Harold M. Rice, of
Wildwood, at the Cumberland M. e.
church, East Cumberland and Coral
streets, Philadelphia, on Wednesday
evening, October 18th, 1916. The
church was well filled with the friends
of the couple. Alfred Eldredge was
one of the ushers at the wedding. Mr..
Rice is assistant cashier of the Marine
National Bank, and as a boy lived on
the seashore road above Court House
and used to go to sea with his grand
father. The groom has a new house
awaiting them on east Juniper street,
where the happy couple will make
their home upon returning from the
honeymoon.
Ladies will please notice that the
Wild wood Embroidery shop will keep
open on the boardwalk until Christ
mas, but after October lst will open
only in the afternoons from one o'clock
til 5 30 o'clock. Miss ]. Scott.
The school board met Monday eve
ming and opened bids for finishing the
school house, the former contractor
having abandoned the work after alb )ut
$50 1000 had been paid him. The bid
ders were George w. Shaner & Son, of
Palmyra, whose bid was $43,673; and
Thomas s. Goslin and Walter q. Phifer,
the latter bid being $43, 1850. The bids
we're referred to the architect. A res
olution was adopted calling upon the
Massachusetts Bonding company to
make good the deficit, which amounts
to about $4,000.
Building Association funds to loan
on fret mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wild wood,
N. j.
Howard C0ombs expects TO move to
Paulsooro In the near future, where
the Coombs Lumber company is start
ing a lumber yard.
Albert Coombs and two children, ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Coombs, of Elmer. visited relatives
here over Sunday.
William WardeIl has been quite Ill
at his homel on e. Wild wood avenue
for the past three months.
The Vineland Journal says:
Senator John A. Ackley has pur-
chased the old Whitney homestead at
Glassboro with its historical mansion
and hundred acres Of land. He will
subdivide the Lind lit" building lots
and give the Town n to,ei. TIE plot
lies between the railr md md the Town
and there is a chance for grS al de, eIop-
ment.p
Mrs. M. J. 10 es, WHO conducted the
Clearview On Popl.r venue The past
summer, has baugLt the pioielty of A.
l.. Colson.
The Odd Fellows lodge received a
visit from the grand secretary, Harry
E. Pine, of Trenton, on Monday eve
ming. There were also visitors from
Cape May and Court House. Refresh
ments were served after the meeting.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Kneller last Saturday at Maee's hos
pital.
Frank l.. King and family are back
again in Wildwood after spending three
weeks at Pennsgrove, where Mr.. King
auctioned off the goods Of the HARRISON
store which he bought in bulk of
Receiver John Bright.