Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
EXPENDITURE
Balance on hand.

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Balance on hand...".....m..s850 81
A resolution was adopted dividing
the Borough of North Wildwood into
two wards, with 18th street as the line.
This will mean another election dis
trict, probably located in the Ottens
tract. A representative from the engi-
neering department of the state board
of health was present.
After the monster meeting at the
borough hall on Friday of last week
Major Mark Brooke, the government
engineer from Wilmington, Del, was
given a dinner at the Hotel Scott. In
addition to the addresses of MI. Tatem
and Robert Bright, as mentioned last
week, other speakers were l.. M Rice,
j. 7. Baker, James Buckalew, super
visor of the West Jersey and Sea -hore
railroad; F. e. Smith, w. H. Bright,
Capt. James A. Boyd, Capt. H. Nc
Ginley and }. w. Young. The meet
ing must have made a deep impression
on Major Brooke in the matter of deep
ening Hereford inlet.
A move Is being made to incorporate
Anglesea as a fourth class city to re-
place the present borough government.
Mayor McLinden, Collector Peterson,
Clerk ReddiDg and Floyd Hewitt went
to Cape May yesterday to see Senator
Stevens in an effort to enlist his in
fuence IN the matter. If the change is
made Auglesea would have two MEN,
bers in the County Board of Freehold
ers.
The Hicks evangelistic party held a
cottage prayer meeting at the Hotel
Royal Tuesday morning led by Rev.
Mater. Mrs. Annie Hewitt furnished
the party every facility aud was pres
ent at the meeting, as were also Mrs.
Frank E. Smith aud Mrs. Victor Macht.
On Wednesday Rev. Fisher led a meet
ing at the home of Mrs. McCarty.
Yesterday Thursday Mr.. Hicks led
one at the home of ex-senator Wheat
on, and also one at the home of j. w.
Young.
Councilman Samuel Gray left yester-
day for Philadelphia, where he has
been engaged to manage two ice plants.
On Wednesday evening Collector and
Mrs. Peterson gave a dinner at their
home in honor of Mr.. Gray. There
were present Mayor McLinden, Floyd
Hewitt, Charley Sanders, Borough
Clerk Redding and Warren Ssyre.
Mrs. Bowker and mother, Mrs. Nun.
son and mother and Mrs. Tice and
friend were among those who went to
the city last Sunday on the excursion.
Ed ward Selffidge, formerly a member
of the Anglesea life saving crew, now
stationed at Paris Island, S. c.,
was recently awarded a medal for
craftsmanship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Hetten back, who
spend their summers in the Thistle
cottage on Chestnut avenue, are the
happy parents of a baby boy born in
their Philadelphia home on Sunday,
March 4, 1917.
The Government has moved Captain
j. A. Price from the Anglesea life saw
ing station to B~rigantine. His family
will remain here for the present so
that the children can finish the present
school term.
Last Sunday Mrs. Henry Taylor, of
west 18th street, had a narrow escape
from burning to death. Her apron
caught fire from the stove and she
rushed into the street and rolled in the
water to smother the flames. Although
terribly burned she will recover. Mrs.
Chris Taylor and daughter, relatives
from Atlantic City, are here to care
for her. Mr.. Taylor's occupation Is a
clammer and fisherman.
Among the Sunday excursiouists to
the city were V. L.. Singley, Mrs. Way
and Mrs. Becker. 1t was a stormy
morning to get out, raining hard here
all day. 1t moved in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ward, of
Frankford, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Hughes. The Ward
family expect to spend Easter here in
their bungalow.