Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-02-18
WILDWOOD

2.30 this afternoon at Hunts theatre.
His subject will be my Travels in
Alaska" Admission free. He will
tell about his travels in the far north.
1t will be very interesting, as Mr.. Mar
tindale Is an g tertaining talker.
John North, who is employed on the
pile driver at the Rio Grande avenu
bridge. experienced a rather cold bath
last Monday morning when he at
tempted to walk an Ice covered plank
leading from the road to the pile driver.
His foot slipped and he was plunged
into the sounds over his head. When
pulled up he was covered with ice and
so benumbed he could not speak. He
was Immediately rushed to warm
quarters and dry clothing was provid-
ed and John is no worse for his icy
bath.
A letter has recently been received by
Mrs. Somers Barnett from Robert
Nickel, who went to South Africa
some time ago, in which he states that
he has not received q letter from the
States for three months. He told of
meeting a gentleman at his town who
stated he came from Wildwood and
that his wife had leased the Pinehurst.
He says he is getting along fine with
his mining work and is now a mining
engineer boss.
Mrs. [. Woolson gave a quilting party
last Wednesday at her home, on West
Taylor avenue, and among those pres
ent were Mrs. Annie Wilson, Mrs.
Allie Barnett, Of Fishing Greek; Mrs.
Annie Kerns, Mrs. Cecilia Sites and
Mrs. Somers Barnett. During the day
these ladies succeeded In turning out
three quilts.
The Beecher-Kay Realty Co. have
sold the hotel Haddon Hall formerly
the Aetna) to Mrs. r. w. Fisher, of
Germantown, Pa. This same firm
have also rented the Hotel Portland to
Mrs. Catharine Wambach, of Phila-
delphia. The same firm reports the
sale this week of two very desirable
lots on Magnolia avenue. neal Attain
tic avenue, to George Mousley, who
contemplates improving the lots with
an attractive three family apartment
house. The Beecher-Kay Realty Co.
have recently sold three lots fronting
on Sunset Lake to Mrs. Anna M. Lieb,
OF Camden, also one choice corner lot
on Glen wood avenue to Chas. j.
Goebel, of Philadelphia.
A full line Of 5, 10 and Csc goods.
All underwear now 19c; SOC double
cereal boiler, 25c. Bell and Surran's,
Oak avenue, under Hotel Seacrest. n
The Hotel Dayton entertained last
week George Ebner, of Bridgeton; w.
8. Meeker, of Cape May; c. M. w.
Bodine, of Williamstown; Mr.. and Mrs.
7. FL. McCool, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Darling,
Harry g. Shaw, G. M. Crammer and
DR.. r. A. Patterson, of Philadelphia,
also j. Y. Bauer. Charles Wilson, Allie
McWilliams, Louis Sugarman, John
Lawrence, Joseph Fogarty and John
Gamble, of the Grey Stock basket ball
team, of Philadelphia.
Let Moultrie kill the thief that. is
stealing your chickens, by cleaning and
withdrawing your hen house. White
washing in all its branches. P. o. Box
81, or 1876 West Garfield avenue, Wild
wood, N. j. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shetzline and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bentz, Of Philadelphia, were enter
tanned over the week end by Mrs.
Somers Barnett. Mrs. Bentz will re-
main for two weeks.
The Ladies' Aid of the Wildwood
Baptist Church will hold a Washing
toms Birthday Celebration Tuesday
evening, February %, 1915, at Hotel
Fenwick. Admission, one apron or
material to make one. \
Miss Clara d. Springer, one of the
public school teachers here and who re-
sides at the Hotel Dayton, spent the
weekend with friends in West Cape
May, Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins.
The next excursion from Wildwood
to Philadelphia over the Reading will
be on Sunday, April 9th.
Mr.. aud Mrs. 8. f. Lockwood return
ed home Saturday morning from a two
weeks visit with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
Four 10 cent plugs of tobacco for
25 cents, at Funck's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Norton Gel
ebrated their eighth wedding anniver-
sary last Friday with a trip TO New
York.
Harry ShetzIine. of PhjIadelnhia