Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-05-26
WILDWOOD

Inc IRE Wni-lte SOuIlueu ldSl 9aiui"
day night shortly after nine o'clock
for two fires, only a few minutes apart.
Both were old unoccupied houses.
The first was in the Chas. Greaves
cottage on Taylor avenue, near the
board walk, now owned by Mr.. Gala
han, one of the heirs of the late Mr..
Greaves. The rear of the house aud a
small portion of the roof was burned
before the firemen got it under control.
The second was in the rear of the cot
tage of the Russell Estate at the coruer
of Rio Grande and Pacific avenues,
where but little damage was done.
The local firemen had their hands full,
as u number of the fremen and some
of the apparatus was at Collingswood
attending a firemen's parade. The
origin of the fires is unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Stimmler
entertained the following at the open
ing of their cottage on Leaning ave-
nue Peter Metzler, Frank Phelps aud
wife, Chailes Kohler and wife, James
Hennesey, Jr., and wife, VIM. Akin
son and wife and Mrs. Fred Wappler,
all of Philadelphia. They enjoyed the
visit and returned home much delight
ed with their days pleasure.
Built on honor, sold on honor, priced
on honor, our footwear. w. NJ. Beers,
1912 Pacific venue
While walking on the beach at the
Crest last Wednesday, Howard Show
ers, of Germantown, discovered a two
pound black bass struggling on the
beach, where it had in some way been
driven. After kicking the fish into
a shallow pool of water he succeeded
in securing a piece of string to it, max
ing it more convenient to carry his
prize to his Crest home on West Aster
road.
All the Veterans of Cape May Coun-
ty, also Veterans of the Spanish Ameri-
can War are invited to meet at twelve
O'Clock, at the Hotel Reading, East
Oak avenue, for the Memorial parade.
By order of Captain John McConley.
Last call; get your seats now for Our
Boys Ministries. See Baby Corlena
Schener, Bob Lstimer, Charles Bug
less, and % others do all they can 10
make you laugh Monday, May 20. \
Mr.. aud Mis-. Wm. Oldfield gave q
dinner to the Wildwood City Band in
honor of their first appearance on the
street Saturday, May 20.
Ernest Staples, of Camden, has Sc
cured a position with A. X. Blinn, and
is stopping at the home of Henry w.
Handley, where he is expecting to lie
joined by his wife, who is Mr.. Hand.
ley's daughter.
You will now find the Wild wood
Embroidery shop on the board walk
between Maple and Glenwood avenues,
where Miss Scott will be glad to see all
her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Parkes and
granddaughter, Alberta Mage, also
Mrs. McNulty and daughter. Marie,
were visitors of l.. G. Seidle. Mr..
Parkes is well pleased with the i'm
provements of Wild wood.
Rev. j. Newton Kugler is the new
pastor of the Holly Beach P~resbyter-
ian church. He is married and has
three children. The family arrived
about two weeks ago, coming here
from Marlboro, Ulster county, n. Y,
where Mr.. Kugler was pastor of q Pres
byterian church for several years.
Marlboro is on the Hudson river, about
seventy miles north of New York City.
Exclusive sale agents for the Regal
Shoe for men aud M W. M.
Beers, Oak and Pacific. X
Policeman Edgar Eldredge, who is
nearly seventy years old, was taken to
st. Joseph's hospital in Philadelphia
on Wednesday. He has been i'll since
January.
Mrs. Samuel Riley is down from
Philadelphia for the season in the Wes-
ton apartments on Spencer venue
Activity has commenced on the
boardwalk. Many places are already
open aud numerous others are getting
ready to open for Memorial day.
Minstrel sho " tickets for sale at Fitz-
patrick's, w. M. Beers, Tenenbaum's.
Get them now, as you might not get
them later on.
Sunday will be observed as Memorial
day in the NJ. E church. DR.. Edwards
will preach both morning and evening.
In the evening members of the G. A.
r. and coast guards will worship. All
welcome.
There will be an exhibit OF freehand