Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

fee as receiver for Hafbison's Wildwood
Bazaar. Jonathan Hand, as counsel
for the receiver, was allowed $3.50, and
Palmer NJ. Way, counsel for Charlie
A.Norton, the complainant, was allow
ed 500. These are the sums asked for
by the parties in question and the Court
stated he thought la vas a modest re-
quest. The final report of Receiver
Bright showed the receipts to be
$3.50. 75 and the expenditures to be
1854 04, leaving a balance of cash on
hand of $4676. II, TO be divided among
the creditors. The real estate was sold
to Russell HI. Thompson, s~on-in-lawo of
r. W. Ryan, for $50, subject to the
mortgage, taxes and other liens against
the property, which amounted in the
neighborhood Of S13 900. The property
Is now in possession of Mr. Ryan, who
is arranging to open up q store at the
old stand. 1t is said that there is
about $4,000 worth of claims against
the HARRISON business which canno
be paid. The receiver was appointed
July 10, 1916.
The degree team of Odd Fellows have
been busy practicing for the past few
weeks and are no in fine trim to init
late new candidates. Recent new
members are Harold Hughes and Dom
aid G. Simmons. Last Monday night
Walter Trout, John J. McNutt, Joseph
E Beach and Floyd Hewitt were given
the initiatory degree. Next Monday
night, March %, 1917, there will be a
sort of county demonstration by the
Holly Beach Lodge. The local lodge
will give the first degree to the above
six candidates and the Cape May Odd
Fellows will put on the second degree.
There will be visiting members from
Court House and Tuckahoe, the former
lodge to bring two candidates for the
two degrees. The degree work is in
charge of Alfred Winterburn, who is
backed up by Deputy Grand Master
Lewis Kraus, Noble Grand Curt Graef,
and a band of loyal supporters. The
State Grand Master lie expected to be
present. All Odd Fellows on the island
are invited. After the ceremonies
there will be a lunch.
The Home Section of the Wildwood
Civic club will present "Society Vaude-
vile" with local talent in Bakers
Theatre, Monday, April 9th. The pro-
gram which is an interesting and varied
one will consist Of a Rose Ballet, a big
juvenile feature, with n hundred chill
dren or more. The up TO the minute
minstrel act will introduce prominent
women in a real minstrel
show with up-tc date songs and jokes.
In a little bit of musical comedy, the
young people Of the city will partici-
pate, which is 2 medley Of songs and
iaDces deliberately costumed and
Songs and specislties by the
pest talent in Wildwood will complete
his attractive program. The first re-
will commence Wednesday,
March %, at foul o'clock for the child
rem and at 7.30 p. m. for the adults in
the Baptist assembly hall. All par
Elephants are requested to be present.
Referee in Bankruptcy 8. Conrad
Dit has appointed Frank q. Ward, q
.,tore-keeper at Pslatine, Salem county,
as trustee for Rollin q. Godfrey, for
a resident of Wildwood, and
later a Palatine farmer, who gave up
<arming to take a position as q guard at
Carney's Point.
Miss Helen Moore and her aunt,
Mildred Moore and Miss Laura Miller,
oil of Wilmington, DEL, were Sunday
Visitors here. The former is employed
Wilmington and took advantage of
the fine March day to visit her parents
and friends.
County superintendent Hand visited
the Wildwood schools on Tuesday, &C.
companied by A. B. Meredith, assis-
tant commissioner of education, of
Trenton; City Superintendent j. M.
Stevens, Of Ocean City, and Principal
f. o. Hartman, of Woodbine.
Mrs. G. H. KurtZ and son have re-
turned to Wild wood for the summer.
Archie Mitchell was down from Phil
adelphia last Sunday looking after his
property; as was also Frank Sullivan.
Alex Erickson has returned from
Florida, where he spent the winter
fishing at Tampa and Key West. He
left his boat in the south aud this sum-
mel will work with the John Taylor
pound fishery.
Mrs. William Kennedy, Andrew
avenue, has been very ill, and is 10Y
improving.
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