Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-04-07
ANGLESEA

a hOio tnCtl AC6utat nuOubhiH nlCCi1Dk
on Tuesday evening with Mayor Nc
Linden presiding. Clerk Redding,
Collector Peterson, Solicitor Tatem,
and .Councilmen Rauch, Sayre, Gray
and Anderson answering to roll call.
A communication was read from the
john McCray Post asking Council for
an appropriation of ten dollars to help
defray their Decoration Day expenses,
which was granted. The gas company
notified Council that they have sent a
communication to the Public Utilities
Commission in regard to charging a
fiat rate of. one dollar for turning on
gas. Bills amounting TO $1701 was
ordered paid. Two notes were renewed
In the Marine Bank, one for $40, 600
and another for $4,430. A new note
for 81, 900 on the same bank vas nego-
tiated. The Collectors report sho wed
receipts of So, 989. 06, and expenditures
of $~8,152.59, leaving a balance on hand
OF 1886 A. Ordinances 1872 and 1873
passed final reading, which will be
found on another page. G. w. Elrod,
of the Wildwood Tribune, spoke TO
Council in regard to the Borough
placing a full page advertisement in
the Tribune, claiming 1t would bring
better results and be cheaper than
spending a $1,000 In the Wild wood
booklet, which the City of Wildwood
had asked the Borough to appropriate.
He also claimed the largest circulation
of any newspaper in the county, 2200
copies weekly he stated. Also they
cover a wide field, circulating through
out the United States and Canada.
Council took no action In the matter.
Council having no other business they
adjourned to meet again April Is.
Victor Mattson arrived home from
the South on Monday, where he spent
the winter fishing.
Mattson Brothers have bought the
large fishing smack, Edith Louise,
which they will use for the Spring
fishing and as a party boat In the sum-
mer.
Chris Jacobson is getting the Mon
mouth In readiness for mackerel fish
ing.
William Godfrey, of Camden, is
down for a long stay at this resort.
George Redding, of Philadelphia,
gave a pig roast dinner to about
twenty members of the Don't Worry
Club last Sunday.
Joshua Davis, a Philadelphia real
estate dealer, spent Sunday at his
Sixth and Pennsylvania cot
tage.
The following is the quarterly report
of the Anglesea Baptist Sunday school:
Number of officers enrolled, 5; num-
Der of teachers enrolled, 5; number of
scholars enrolled, S.; total enrolment,
rs; average weekly attendance of Of
ficers, 4; average weekly attendance of
teachers, 4; average weekly attendance
of scholars, 40; total average weekly
attendance, 48; percent of total attend
ance for school, So; largest total attend
ance during quarter, February 9th, 81;
smallest total attendance during quar-
ter, January Both, Al; class having high
est percentage for attendance, No. l, so;
class having highest percentage for
attendance, No. 5, 70; average number
of visitors present each Sunday, L;
total number of visitors for quarter, 10;
number of baptized scholars in school,
27; number in full membership of
church, 81; number of scholars united
with church during quarter. 6; average
weekly collections for quarter; $1.83;
total collections for quarter. $1,000
largest collection for quarter, February
9th, $2.76; smallest collection for quar-.
ter, January 23d, 81. 36; class giving
largest amount during quarter, No. a.,
$4 or; class giving second largest
amount during quarter, No. 2, SO "a;
class giving largest single collection
quarter, No. A. SIS; class giving
second largest single collection during
quarter, No. 5, $50; number ofscholars
admitted during quarter, IL. Isabella
Corson, Recording Secretary; F. H.
Hewitt, Superintendent. Names of
those present every Sunday during
quarter: Mrs. DOTS, Mrs. F. Shivers,
Mrs. Mathis, Mrs. M. F. Ware, Mrs.
McCarty, William Gardiner, Preston
Ware, l.. B. Shivers, Delta Ware,
Eyrene Ware, Gertrude Mack, Olesa
Ware, Mary Barber, Eliza Barber,
Henry Barber, Wilson Mathis, Marvin
Chad wick, Mrs. E. M. Shivers, Elanor
Shivers, Donald Mathis and Isabelle
Corson. Gussie Mack was absent only
one Sunday during the quarter.