Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-03
WILDWOOD.

auto, but the harder he tried the deep
er the wheels sank and he would have
been in a bad fix had not assistance
partly submerged. Tue auto was finally
pulled out and he went on his way.
Mrs. Frank Swope, of East Maple
avenue, met with a very painful acct
dent last Thursday evening about seven
o'clock. She was crossing Pacific ave-
nue. at Oak when DIR. Mace's automo-
bile with the driver at the wheel came
west on Oak at a good speed and, with
out sounding his horn, dashed around
onto Pacific avenue. Mrs. Swope real
izing she was in danger tried to jump
out of the way and In doing so slipped
and fell to the street tearing the liga-
ments of her shoulder. By good luck
the machine just missed running over
her.
200-page com position book and pen
holder for five cents at Funck's. \
Mr.. and Mrs. Firth, Harry North,
Miss Title Stewart, w. H. Walton and
Mis-. Thomas Jones and daughter, all of
Philadelphia, have been spending the
last two weeks at The Royal Inn which
also entertained over last Sunday Mrs.
E. Farrell, Thomas Lees, j. w. Cloth
Ter, Miss E. V. Thompson, H. p. Sum-
mers, Misses Gertrude and Katharine
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This hotel is undergoing several i'm
provements in addition to a one-story
building on the ocean side, the front
half of which will be a parlor for ladies
and the back half a kitchen, with the
enlargement of the dining room.
A full line of 5, 10 and 25c goods.
cereal boiler, 25c. Bell and Surran's,
Oak avenue. under Hotel Seacrest. n
Mrs. Somers Barnett entertained, part
of last week and over Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bentz, James Haggerty
and Harry s. Curry and son., of Phila-
delphia; Leslie Champion and Sheriff
G f. Corson, of Cape May Court House;
Victor Woodruff, of Bridgeton; VIM.
G. Mcguire, of Haddon Heights, and
A. H. Rudduck, of Palmyra.
William H. Staples died early last
Sunday morning at the Soldiers hos
pital, at Washington, d. c., of heart
trouble at the age Of So years. He
| loavaa N u,;fo and fhKna darInhfaro
Alice, Ethel and Beatrice, the former
being one of the bookkeepers In the
Marine National Bank. Interment
was made in the soldiers cemetery at
Washington last Wednesday morning
at eleven o'clock. In his younger days
Mr. Staples served In the regular army
ON the Mexican border when the gov
eminent was having trouble with the
Indians. He located in Wildwood
about ten years ago. About a year ago
he removed to Germantown but last
September he again took up his resi-
dence at the Eradel, on Pine avenue,
until three weeks ago when he went to
the hospital in Washington where he
died.
Last call, 5000 pairs mems, womens
and children's shoes for the next ten
days below cost. w. M. Beers, under
Hotel Seacrest. X
r. M. Dare, who accepted a position
last fall at the Thomas Martindale
store in Philadelphia, has returned and
resumed his duties at the Dare Bros.
store. He is enthusiastic we the fact
that this resort will experience a better
season this year than ever before as
business is better in Philadelphia and
nearby manufacturing towns.
Children's soc dresses to embroider
for 25e. X
The Auxiliary Coast Artillery held
their weekly drill last Wednesday
evening with about fifty members in
attendance. Ten new members were
enrolled and a number of others are
anticipated. All have been measured
and IN about two weeks they will have
their service uniforms.
Try our candies 10c pound, at Wild
wood 5, 10 and 25c store.
Miss Geneva Shaw is confined to her
home with a nervous breakdown. She
went to Philadelphia on a visit to friends
for a week prior to last Sunday but was
taken sick while there and had to re-
turn home.
E. P. Janvier, a graduate of Prince
ton Seminary, will occupy the pulpit
of the Holly Beach Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. J. Newton Kugler, of Marlboro,
N. Y, will preach Sunday, March 18th.
Snnire A M Elv has removed his