Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-08-11
ANGLESEA

The North Wildwood Board of
Education held its regular monthly
meeting on Tuesday evening with
President Riggin in the chair and
Trustees Fremont Lush. Martin New
kirk, aud Albert Thompson present.
District Clerk Leon Wheaton read the
minutes of the last meeting. Miss
Dora Halberf, of Norma, was elected a
teacher in place of Miss Fannie Preu-
thun, who goes to the Wildwood
schools. The board was undecided
whether to open school the day after
Labor day or on Monday, September
II and left it to the president toldecide.
The salaries of all teachers was made
sos per month. The salary of the GUS
todian of the school funds was made
500 per year. Under the law the
borough collector is custodian and Col
lector Peterson has been keeping the
school accounts without remuneration.
The district clerks salary was increased
from 500 to $3.50 per year. 1t was
ordered that the school be thoroughly
cleaned and the floors stained.
Councilman Samuel Grey, manager of
the Marine Freezing Co., and Edward
Rudolph gave a Journal representative
a private view yesterday of the man.
eating shark that was caught in the
company's pound at Five Fathom
Banks on Wednesday. The shark is
ten feet in length and weighs 500 lbs.
1t is the only specimen of the man-eat-
ing species caught in adjacent waters
this summer. and is found In deep
water only. The species is hybrid, a
cross between the common man-eater
and the tiger shark, and has the well
defined dark spots on its blue skin
that is peculiar to the man-eater. This
il the species that the government is
making great effort to exterminate.
The Marine Freezing Co. will place the
shark on exhibition at Mace's pier Sun
day, believing that by so doing they
can help educate the public, as to the
difference between q man-eater and the
common sand or blue nose shark that
is occasionally found in shallow water.
The sand shark never attacks man.
Get the habit; follow the crowd to
Wirth's Cafe.
(, Angleses may be proud OF its talen-
ted singer, Miss Kathryn Mckinley.
IT-;o-I. .,,I f1.awa - rood vo,ofn Gl1o6
the Casino Auditorium to capacity on
the occasion of Miss McGinley's ap-
pearsnce last Sunday night, when she
rendered q pleasing program that de-
lighted the largest audience at the aud
itorium this season. This noted singer,
fresh from her Willow Grove success,
gave GA for Sc lui,n from Travita, by
Verdi and zone Fine Day. from
Madam Butterfly, by Puecini, in a most
ehsES1,sg manner Miss McGinlex,s.
N4ns n VIDE range q Voice were
most ably demonstrated in the rendi-
hon OF the difficult numbers she pre-
scented to her enthusiastic auditors.
The singers choice of songs was ap-
propriate for a Sunday night concert,
Rs.proof of this was manifested in the
hearts and minds of those who SO at
tentively listened to the sweet singers
inspiring music. The audience proved
its appreciation of both the vocal and
instrumental numbers in hearty en-
cores that were literally responded to
by appreciative singer and orchestra
alike.
Porter H. Payne, junior partner of
j. Anderson Ross & Co., lumber deal
ers. Philadelphia, and his wife, were
guests of Collector p. l.. Peterson Sat
urday until Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne were shown all that the island
has TO offer Its visitors and were
McLinden at his Rio Grande farm on
Monday. Collector Peterson's guests
have spent their summers at Atlantic
City for years, but are go favorably i'm
pressed with the at~tractiveness here
that they anticipate making this their
future summer home. Mrs. Peterson
returned with Mr.. and Mrs. Payne for
a few days visit at their Philadelphia
home.
Mayor McLinden spends a greater
part of his time on his farm on the sea-
shore road, near Rio Grsnde, where he
has 8 fine herd of Holstein cows.