Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-10-05
NORTH WILDWOOD

The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the North Wild wood City Council met
Tuesday evening with President of
Council Buck in the chair, and Coun-
cilmen Erickson, Hughes, Larcombe
and Rauch present. Mayor McLinden
was present, as was also Clerk Red
ding. The opening of the bids to 10
stall a hot water heating plant in the
CITY hall WAS deferred until Tuesday,
October 10Th, and the bids were re-
turned to the bidders. The salary OF
the Board of Health secretary was in
creased from $50 to $l75. The resigna-
ton of Mrs. Willard Ware as %janitor
was accepted and a vote of thanks
given her. 1t was announced tina ap-
plicalions for janItor of the city hall
would be received at the next meeting
two weeks hence. A number of notes
in bank were renewed aud a new n
discounted in anticipation of 1917 taxes.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Ottens
all the Lutheran ministers who atten-
ded the recent conference at Wild
wood were invited on a fishing trip i'll
his yacht. They caught all kinds OF
fish and a great many crabs, even an
eel. or course the pleasure derived
from the trip was great. Before leav-
ing Wildwood the ministers went to
see the five lots of ground situated at
10Th and Surf avenues, which was al
most donated by Mr.. Ottens to the
Lutheran Orphans home in German
town, where the Young Peoples Aux
Hilary will build a cottage for the ia
bies Just as soon as they have funds
enough. Indeed, Mr.. Ottens has done
so many noble deeds to promote North
Wildwood that every n living here
should join US in appreciation of his
uniting efforts. +. M. u.
Several Auglesea citizens of late have
become Odd Fellows. Last Monday
night Chris. Miller was given his final
degree in Holly Beach Lodge, No. 100,
/. o. o. F., and Axel Peterson. Adolph
Axelson and Charles w. Carlson we're
given the first degree. Collector Peter
son has been elected to membership
and will be given the initiatory degree
next Monday night.
A few minutes after he had stepped
from the automobile in which he and
his family had motored from their
summer home at Wildwood, Nicholas
S. Bowers, a retired tea and coffee mer-
chant, died on Monday, October 1st,
1917, on his lawn at No. 900 West Lee
high avenue Philadelphia. Heart
trouble is said to have caused hisdeath.
Mr.. Bowers was SO years old, and is
survived by his widow and two daugh-
tiers. He was born in Bucks county,
Pa, and for more than 30 years con-
Quoted a tea and coffee store at Tenth
street and Girard avenue. He was an
active member of ST. Bonaventura Ro-
man Catholic church. The summer
home of the family was at the corner
of24th and Central avenues, opposite
the Rice residence. Mr.. Bowers drove
his machine home on the long journey
and 1t is believed the strain was too
much for him. Usually he had a
chauffeur on these long rides.
Mayor McLinden was honored lat
Saturday by election to be chairman of
the Cape May County Republican ex-
ecutive committee. The election took
place at Court House, those participa-
ting being the members of the county
executive committee elected at the re-
cent primary from the various voting
precincts of the county. There are 81
members. The office of vice chairman
was created and DR.. Eugene Way was
elected to fill it. Frank V. Frambes,
OF. Tuckahoe, was elected secretary. The
custom of voting by proxy was elimi-
mated. Mayor McLinden and his
associates propose to bring about har-
mony in the Republican ranks.
Mrs. A. Earnshaw entertained her
friends, MI. and Mrs. J. Nuttall, of
Germantown, and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Hodson, of frankfort. They enjoyed
q pleasant stay of two weeks.