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

tor on the Wildwood branch Of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
Albert Coombs, of Elmer, spent Sun.
day here.
Mrs. Jennie Lumley and her son
Charles, and her daughter, Mrs. David
Deering, of Philadelphia, spent last
week in her Cedar avenue cottage,
getting It ineAadiness for the summer
season.
James Tague, Mr.. Buckley and Mr..
Monville, of Philadelphia, were Sun
day visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Weary.
Funck has a new addition to his cir
culating library, Oak avenue, new
store. X
Elmer Pinker, who has been sick in
a Philadelphia hospital, arrived home
on Monday night.
William B. Grimes, who has been
wintering in Philadelphia, has been
looking the island over since last Sun
day.
Gus Kneller, another old timer, was
a visitor here. Mr.. Kneller is to as,
sumo the management of the Protoa
bottling place.
Notice-Two BARRIERS now at Higgins'
barber shop, under Edgeton Inn. n
Edward Fogg, of Philadelphia, was
a Sunday visitor.
Mrs. D. Powell left last Wednesday
to visit her sister, Mrs. X. Engard, of
Germantown, Pa.
Souvenirs to all children buying their
shoes here this Saturday. w. M. Beers.
Jacob Konowitch, who has been ill,
is now able to be about again.
w. M. Beers was in Philadelphia on
business q few days of this week.
Ladies, look our line of spring shoes
over before going elsewhere. w. M.
Beers. n
The Wildwood Auxiliary Coast Ar.
tillery had a parade and drill on the
streets Wednesday evening with about
fifty members in line. 1t was their
first appearance in public with their
new suits. The membership has be-
come SO large that the hall is not big
enough to drill in, so these Wednesday
night drills in the future will be q
feature when the weather is fair.
Herschell Taylor will take the Wild
wood high school baseball team to
Cape May next Saturday ia his auto to
cross. bats with the Cape May team.
Recent guests at the New Centre
House have been Lewis Chaps aud his
grandson, Alfred Chaps, Robert A.
Boyce, M. q. Boyce, and F. g. Mena-
min.
An alarm of fire was sounded last
Tuesday evening about nine O'Clock
when the old Pentland house on Learn
ing avenue was discovered to be burn
ing. The fire companies put the flames
out after the roof had been partly
burned. This building has been in a
sad state of repair for years and I'M
occupied. Many Holly Beach res
idents expressed a regret that this eye
sore to the neighborhood did not burn
down entirely.
A baby boy was born to DIR. and Mrs.
F. G. Steinbach at Mace's hospital on
Wednesday, April 5, 1916.
G. H. Duverger and family have
returned from their tripto Florida and
Cuba. Their goods were removed to
Atlantic City on Wednesdayin Coney's
van.
A. l.. Wolcott, manager of the WEIGH
Grape Juice Co., spent Sunday with
B. V. VanHorn and family.
Have you noticed that Van Horns
hats run into style rather than out I?
You get longer wear.
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Furey were
here over Sunday with their four
months old son.
The entertainment committee OF the
Board of Trade Is about TO close the
contract with a high class orchestra for
the simmer. Arrangements are also
being made for Easter music. but moth
ing definite is known as yet.
Vincent A. Fernhough, husband of
Christina q. FernhOuph. died suddenlV
at his late residence, 1850 State Road,
Tacony, Philadelphia, on March 81.
The Fernhoughs owned property Oh
Ottens Harbor and Mr.. Fernhough was
down at Wild wood only a few weeks
ago.
The Cape May County Medical So
ciety held its quarterly meeting at
Mace's hospital on Tuesday.