Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-06-15

Soon after arriving in Wildwood he
went to the beach and after partially
disrobing went into the water and was
drowned. Coroner Ingersoll was called
and a certificate of death to that effect
was given. He was 45 years Of age,
and married, but had not lived with
his wife for twelve years. He was m
ployed at the Victor Talking Machine
plant and boarded at $50 Nickel street,
Camden. 1t is said that he had been
on a spree for several days prior to COM
ing to Wildwood. He was a member
of Ca mden Aerie, order Of Eagles, and
was said to be a brother-in-law OF
Joshua Haines, Sheriff of Camden
County.
Bright's Express. Hauling Of all
kinds, Garfield and Pacific
Storage warehouse and boarding
stables. Vans for long distance work.
Both phones.
The 1917 musical season at Wild
wood will commence on Saturday, June
30, when Walter Pfeiffer and his or
chestral band will commence their
second season at Wildwood. On the
evening of the above date Kathryn
Mckinley will sing. Miss Mckinley l.
said to have made her entrance into
the moving picture world this winter
when she acted the leading part i'll
Intolerance" a Griffith production
which is now being gotten ready for the
screen. The band will play in the
Casino auditorium as was the case last
year. Singers have been engaged for
practically the whole season, not the
high priced artists as last season, but
talent to which a 25 cents admission
will be charged.
Vegetable plants, blooming plants
and vines for porch boxes, gladiolas
and tuberose bulbs, palms, ferns, and
cut fawers~-M-S. Cummins, florist,
III e. Wildwood avenue. sdv
Congressman Bacharach introduced
a bill at Washington on Tuesday, June
II, 1917, providing for the acquisition
of an air station site at Cape May. The
bill authorizes the Secretary Of the
Navy to acquire, by purchase or Con-
domination, 81 acres Of land between
Princeton and Kansas n and the
water front and Cape May avenue, and
appropriates SI75, 900 for that purpose.
This land borders on Cold Spring Inlet
and the Atlantic ocean,.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.. n
Clarence Miller, former s~uperintend-
ent of the Wildwood Water company,
was here on Sunday. He now resides
at Palmyra and is employed in a fac
tory at Riverside. Mrs. Miller is en-
ployed in a Philadelphia department
store.
The hotel men of the State of New
Jersey will meet at Atlantic City on
Thursday, June 81, under the auspices
of the hotel association.
DR.. Greenway, pastor of the Gaston
Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, was
in Wildwood on Tuesday, being a call
er at the JOURNAL Office. He and his
family expect to spend the summe in
Wild wood.
With the approach ofsummer wealth
er approaches the need of summer
clothes. We can supply your needs.
Wainer & Fox. adv
James Laird, son of DR.. Laird, former
pastor OF the Holly Beach Presbyterian
church, has enlisted in the National
Guard of Pennsylvania, and is In camp
near Harrisburg.
The second week In August has been
selected as the time for the ladies baz-
aar to be held on the boardwalk by the
Ladies Aid society of the M. e. church.
The Odd Fellows lodge on Monday
evening voted to buy a 500 United
States government Liberty Bond. AS
far as Is known this is the first lodge
on the island to buy a bond.
Mrs. Frank Mcmillan, of Bridesburg,
was down yesterday looking after her
property interests.
George Grant, Archie Mitchell and
James Keys are painting the Esrdley
apartment house on Wildwood avenue,
adjoining the JOURNAL office.
Dean P. ZelIer, son of Lawyer w. E.
Zeller, graduated from Peddie Insti-
tute at Hightstown this week. He
took a scientific course, embracing
chemical engineering.
Philip P. and ]. T. Baker have been
on a trip to Arizona to look after the
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