Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-12-07

Thu rsday morning, December 6. 1917,
at his home on Cedar avenue. He had
been in i'll health for two or three years
and several times had a hard battle for
life. This past summer he seemed
much better, and 1t was thought that
he would get well. Mr.. Newcomb was
brought up near Medford, in Burling-
ton county. In early life he moved TO
Melville and assisted in grading for the
railroad when it was built from New
field to Atlantic City. In 1888 or 1884
he was in Atlantic City and worked
for o. B. emith, who kept a livery
stable there before locating in Holly
Beach. About this time he came to
Wildwood and worked for Baker
Brothers In laying out the wildwood
streets. When the town got firmly
esta blished Mr.. Newcomb opened a
livery and boarding stables. This was
about 25 years ago. He built most all
the graveled streets in the early days
of Wildwood. Although he could not
read and just about managed to write
his name, yet he was a man of keen
intelligence, understood human nature
and knew how to manage a gang of
men. He was a kind employer and
well liked by everybody. 1t Is said of
him that he was an unusual fine spec
linen of manhood in bis younger days,
tall, erect and good looking. He vas
about sixty years of age, and leaves a
wife and an adopted daughter. The
funeral will take place next Monday
at the Wildwood Baptist church..
Anyone caught stealing holly from
premises on West Bennett avenue will
be fined $25 90, as the place is watched.
DR.. Eva Wardell. adv.
In this issue of the JOURNAL will be
found an article telling of the rs cent
thrift stamps issued by the government
for the purpose of raising two billion
dollars to assist In carrying on the war.
Ex-Eheriff w. H. Bright has been APP
pointed by Governor General Frank
Vanderlip as a member of the advisory
committee for the state OF New jersey
to urge the sale of these babybonds, as
they are called. Mr.. Bright was in
Newark last week and met Mr.. Van
derlip and Dwight w. Morrow, the
latter of the firm of P. Morgan and
Co., and director for New Jersey, who
appointed Mr.. Bright chairman of the
movement in Cape May county. On
Monday evening Mr.. Bright addressed
the local lodge of Odd Fellows on the
subject and on Tuesday evening he
was at Court House. On Wednesday
he met the state committee at Atlantic
City.
Word comes from Clayton of the
death of Mrs. Arabella jess, which
occurred at the st. Agnes hospital in
Philadelphia after an operation on
Monday, December Sd, 1917. She was
IS years old and had resided in Wild
wood for several years, where she.
made many friends by her sweet dis
position. Before coming to Wildwoo
Mrs. Tice resided at Clayton. She
leaves one son. Mason Jess, of Wild
wood, and a daughter, Mrs. Linda G.
Tice, who came from the west last
Frid ay just in time for her mother to
recognize her.
Right now is the time 10 get your
Christmas cards and booklets for your
soldier boys, at F%unck's, 246-48 Oak
avenue, wholesale and retail. adv
The Boy Scouts held a meeting last
night in the city hall and spent an
hour drilling. Samuel Rich was elect
ed assistant scout-m aster and Fred Nc
Keen became a member. The boys
will meet at eight-thirty O'Clock to-
morrow morning and hike it off-shore
After dinner they will return. The
hike tomorrow will be in charge of
Crawford Humphies, who drilled the
boys last night. A turkey will be raf-
fled off at Christmas time in order to
raise money to buy guns for training
purposes.
Building Association funds to oar
on fret mortgage in amounts 10 suit.
Robert ]. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. j.
George Heinold, a retired fancy cake
Baker, left this week to take up his
home in West Collings wood. Mr..
Heinold came to Wild wood about four
years ago and opened a bakery in the
basement of the Miller apartments on
East Pine avenue, later selling out 10
E. Nelson, the present owner.
st. Simeon's Episcopal church Mas
querade Box Social in the parrish hall
Wednesday evening, Dec. IL. The
ad omission is free for a dandy good
timp.-adV