Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-17


sale on November 8th. AT the time of
the sale Receiver John Bright noun
ed that the property would be odd sub
ject to the charges against 1t, which is
in the neighborhood of $14, GOO. r. w.
Ryan holds a mortgage of $1l 900
against the property. There is unpaid
interest on this mortgage of a couple of
years or so and unpaid taxes for two or
three years. In the face of this an
nouncemnet there were no bidders.
The property will probably go to a
Sheriff's sale through the Chancery
court.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Wild
wood Baptist church will hold a Ium-
mage sale in one of the stores of the
Sun building on November 18th and
18th. Anyone having donations kind
ly notify the pastor.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
held it's eighty-third annual session at
Trenton on Wednesday, November Is.
Charles A. MacCrossan, of Palmyra,
was elected grand master, and John B.
Stratton, of Mount Royal, deputy
grand master. Harry Pine was re-
elected secretary, whose report showed
a membership In the state of 30, 1875.
During the year $153, 157 was paid out
ia relief to members. A. X. Blinn at
tended the sessions as a delegate from
Holly Beach lodge.
Fancy towels for Christmas gifts,
new warm comfy blankets, percales
and ginghams, short lengths, suitable
for aprons, mems shirts, school dres-
SEES, new serges, the wanted green,
black and brown, seventy-five cents a
yard. Come see JUS. VanHorn, corner
Pine and Pacific avenues, Wildwood
At the last session of Congress the
President ECON mended, ant Congress
authorized, an investigation into the
railroad question. This investigation
will begin in Washington on Monday,
November 20, and will be conducted by
a Joint Congressional committee. 1t is
admitted that there is in this country
a serious railroad problem. The rail
roads of the country are not keeping
progress with the nations business re-
quirements. The Journal has arranged
to print a column each week of the inn
portant developments in connection
with this hearing, which will continue
for the next two months.
For Rents room bungalow, Hand
and Pacific avenue. All improvements
and built for winter use. e.. A. Norton.
The contract for finishing the
500, 900 Wild wood high school build
ing was awarded last Saturday night
building has been resumed. There will
probably be a Law suit with the Massa.
chusetts Bonding company for the sum
they are liable for, which amounts to
about $13 900.
Ladies will please notice that the
Wild wood Embroidery shop will keep
open on the boardwalk until Christ
mas, but after October lst will open
only in the afternoons from o'clock
til 5 30 O'Clock. Miss ]. Scott. X
The wife of Editor Charles r. Page,
of the TRIBUNE, was agreeably sur
prised on Sunday last by a visit from
her cousin, Carl Halvorsen, of Skien,
Norway, her own home town. MIR.
Halvorsen was second mechanic on
the Norwegian Steamer Knudsen,
which was recently torpedoed and
sunk by the Germans. He was not,
however, on board when the disaster
occurred, for while the steamer was on
a return trip from Mexico he was taken
Ill with appendicitis and was brought
into the port of New York and taken
to a hospital where he was successfully
operated upon. The Knudsen, mean
while, put out to sea and was sunk the
day following the operation. Mr.. Hal
vorsen visited with his cousin until
Tuesday and sailed from New York
on Saturday on the Christianafjord for
Norway, where he will remain until
after Christmas before going to sea
again.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J.. Kay secretary, Wild wood,
n. J.
MI. and Mrs. William Landless,
daughter and son, of Esst Spicer ave-
nue., will leave for st. Petersburg, Fla,
tomorrow to spend the winter. They
will go by steamer from Philadelphia.
Miss Jessie Gillen will accompany
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bright left for a
weeks vacation on Tuesday. They
will visit WashinOtou n ~ NorfoIk