Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-14
ANCLESEA

their final naturalization papers at
Cape May Court House last Monday.
These men are big, rugged fellows and
will be a credit to the country of their
adoption.
The receiver of Taxes office is In re-
ceipt of a new map Of North Wildwood
extending from 26th avenue to Beach
Greek and is complete in every detail.
Mayor McLinden went to Philadel-
phia Monday morning for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Riggin enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Buck and
Street Supervisor Charles Robinson at
a six O'Clock dinner last Saturday eve
ming.
Harry G. Grosscup, formerly assis-
tant chief of the Camden fire depart
ment, died at the home of Mrs. g.
Morris, on West Chestnut avenue, at
r. 10 O'Clock last Friday afternoon. He
was a long sufferer with a complication
of diseases. He was buried Monday
from the home of his brother in Cam
den.
Lewis Bishop has received the new
bar aud fixtures for his hotel, corner of
Walnut and New Jersey avenues, and
expects to open up next Monday.
Mrs. Lillian Hewitt and daughter, of
Cape May, spent a few days of this
week with their cousin, Mrs. Warren
Gordon.
The fishing boat Monmouth came in
Sunday with about one hundred cod
fish. Not many boats are going out
and fish are becoming scarce and high
at NJ early all points.
Mrs. L. Frank Siegler hasbeen con-
fined to her house from a severe attack
of the grippe.
There was a happy man in Anglesea
a few days ago, not because of the fact
that death was the cause of his happi-
ness, but because he was heir to some
thing like $4,000 by the will of a
grandfather, who recently died in Cal
ifornia, and that person is John Derry,
carpenter, 113 Walnut mi Mr..
Derry has left for California to claim
the fortune.
Harry Munsen, Of the Clara, expects
to take unto himself a wife in about a
month, the lady coming from Philadel-
phia.
Philadelphia, spent sunday at their
cottage on First avenue.
Harry Corson, manager of the Wind
sor Hotel, went to New York Monday
afternoon.
Miss Edith Paine, of Philadelphia,
came on a visit to her mother, Mrs.
Paine, of West Walnut avenue, last
Sunday.
Mrs. MacKretz, wife of the barber
ON East First avenue, was n of the
e~xcursionists to Philadelphia on New
YEARS. day. Returning she got aboard
the Cape May section of the train and
neglecting to get off at Wildwood juno
ton was carried on to the former place.
There being no trains back that night
she had TO telephone to her husband
who hired an automobile and brought
her home.
Charles Press contem plates lrocur-
ing al automobile and entering the fish
vending business through the of-shore
towns this m M
Capt. John Slocum made two at
tempts to put out to sea for fishing
Monday morning but had to turn back
on account OF the rough weather.
"rhe Ghost" a fishing smack that
engaged in codishing from Anglesea
last winter, was burned to the water's
edge by an ex plosion of gasoline in the
hold last Sunday off Atlantic City.
Those on board were saved by the time
lyarrival of the crew ofthe "Gay -uta."
Borough Clerk George A. Redding
spent over Sunday in Philadelphia.
Edward Shivers has just completed
a new skiff for Ben Butler, of Holly
Beach.
Edward Thruffles and Nellie Bren-
nan were guests of Lewis Bishop at the
New Hotel Hereford Last Sunday.
Leah Streaker went to Atlantic City
last Friday where she will spend q few
days with friends.
Borough Councilman Jason Buck
and wife left for st. Augustine, Florida,
today. Later they will go from there
to Miami, at which place they will re-
main for some time.