Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-05-25

There are eleven graduates In the
Wildwood high school this year, two
boys and nine girls. The graduates
are Zszel Louise Castor, Gertrude
Violet Chalmers, Emma DorothyFlinn,
Dorothy Gerstel, Martha Geisenberger,
Natalie Shannon Holmes, Edna Helena
Nickerson, George Sharp Ober, Mary
w. Sheppard, Allen Thompson and
Pauline May Bell White. The class
day exercises will be held in the third
ward fire house hall on Thursday eve
ming, May 81. The commencement
will be held in Bakers theatre on Fri
day evening, June l. 1917. The vale
dictorian is Miss Castor and Miss Shep-
pard is the saluIatorian.
With the approach ofsummer wealth
er approaches the need of summer
clothes. We can supply your needs.
Wainer & Fox. adv
George Fl. Swain, aged rs years, died
at his home w. Taylor avenue, on
Monday, May 81, 1917, after a short
illness. Funeral services were held
yesterday at the Presbyterian church
and interment was made at Cold
Spring. The deceased lived in Cape
May county during his entire life ex-
cepting the days he went to sea. He
was corr at Green Creek on June 26,
1910. By occupation he was a farmer
and lived at Cold Spring, until the
family removed to Wildwood two years
ago. He was married to Mary <.
Stratton on January q, 1898. The
widow and one step-daughter, Mrs.
Joseph B. Brown, survive.
The ladies will be glad to learn that
the Wildwood Embroidery Shop,
which has been open only in the after
Moons, will now be open all day from
8 a. m. at 3OOS Boardwalk, where Miss
Scott will be pleased to supply your
requirements in the embroidery and
knitting line. adv
Miss Mary w. Sheppard, daughter
Of Frank Sheppard, Pine avenue, has
taken Imposition in the city collectors
office At the city hall, made vacant by
the recent marriage of Rosalie WASH
burn. Miss Sheppard is one of this
years graduates at the Wildwood high
school.
Potted hydrangea as In bud 25c each at
Cummins' hot house on Wildwood
avenue. adv
Miss Alice Hendee, who is studying
at the Philadelphia Musical Acad 10y,
received the highest average in the
harmony examination which was held
May 18th. Out Of a class of twenty
| seven, only eleven were successful.
Miss Hendee will be awarded a prize
by the director of the academy.
A meeting will be held at the Hotel
Dayton on Friday evening, May rs, at
s O'Clock for the purpose of organizing
a branch of the Red Cross society in
Wildwood. Everyone interested in
doing their bit is earnestly invited to
attend.
Vegetable plants, blooming plants
and vines for porch boxes, gladiolas
and tuberose bulbs, palms, ferns, and
cut flowers. M. s. Cummins, florist,
III E. Wildwood n adv
Anna Konowitch has taken title to
the cottage on Pine avenue, directly
back of the JOURNAL office, from
William ]. Harbisop, Jr. The proper
ty was formerly owned by Conductor
9. A. J. johnson.
Frank s. High, a former resident of
| Wildwood, buried his wife in Philadel-
phia about two months ago, and he ex-
poets to return to Wildwood to reside.
The JOURNAL has another lot of
government seeds sent from Washing
ton for distribution. There are both
vegetable and flower in this lot.
The Hotel Sheldon opened on Tues
day, May %, 1917, for the season, under
the management of its owner, D. J..
| Woods. A new electric elevator has
been installed.
Douglass & Sparklin have sold their
bath houses.
A. L. Colson has sold a lot ON Maple
avenue, near the boardwalk, to John
Walker, of Wildwood Crest. The sale
was made by Robert Bright, Esq.
H. L. Connolly and sister Sophie
arrived from Philadelphia yesterda y
and are in their cottage as usual FIR the
summer.
Herbert g. Brown and family, OF
Palmyra, arrived this week and are in
their cottage at 2306 New York avenue,
for the summer.