Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-01
%FOOT-AND A HALF OF
SNOW AT WILDWOOD
Snow Upon Snow Makes II Diff
cult for Storekeepers, Coal
Dealers and Letter Carri-
ers TO Make Deliveries.
Lots of Coal Now
on Hand
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RUNNING AS USUAL

The weather the past week has been
more bearable than any at Wild wood
since the extreme cold weather set In
over a month ago. 1t has ranged from
20 to 35 degrees above zero. There has
been three or four SHOWS during the
week, snow Upon snow, until the depth
on the level is nearly a foot and a half.
Yesterday was the mildest day of the
week and there was a little thawing in
midday. Sunday was a bitterly cold
gray day and slippery at night. Before
daylight Monday morning snow COM
menced again and continued until elev-
en- a. m. On Wednesday there was
more snow, the flakes falling steadily
from noon until $50 at night. The
next morning early risers discoved that
1t was not showing, but it commenced
at seven O'Clock, lasting only for a half
hour. This Friday morning the tenn
perture was "a degrees and the sky looks
as if there might be more snow. The
deep snow made it hard for the milk
men, grocers and coal dealers to make
deliveries, as the City Commissioners
were slow in getting the single snow
pillow to work. There is plenty of coal
in Wild wood now. Mr.. Saul had six
cars in during the past week and it is a
gratifying sight to see all his bins half
full of coal. The trouble is to make
deliveries, especially to isolated parts
of the island. 1t is mighty hard to get
a horse and wagon through the deep
snow to places where the roads have
not been broken. Mr.. Saul triedauto-
mobile delivery, but the snowbanks
were too much for the motors and he
has to rely on horse and wagon deliv-
cry. Many people are going to the
coal yards and taking coal home on
sleds. The Austins had a big sled built
and that solves the problem, and
makes coal deliveries much easier. The
letter carries find it no easy task to get
around town. 1t is especially hard for
the parcel post carrier, Herbert Clunn.
Eie has built a sled and when the mail
is heavy he hires a horse and goes on
his way rejoicing.
The excursion trains on both roads
run from Philadelphia to Wild wood
last Sunday as usual. despite the re-
ports that they would not. There were
few passengers, however, there being
only two cars on each train. In a
letter to Congressman Bacharach under
date of January %, 1918. Oscar A. Price,
private secretary to Director General
McAdoo, states hat the matter of dis
continuing the Sunday excursion trains
has not been considered by the Direct
or General. He goes further and says
''There is no foundation TO the re-
port that he cOntemplateS such
discontinuance." The Five Mile
Beach Journal will keep its readers in
formed in the matter. The trains will
run as usual next Sunday.
Remember when wanting good wood,
that Norton Dowler Co. have it.-adv.
Tweniy-one Odd Fellows went to
Cape May last Friday night to assist
Deputy Grand Master Kraus install the
newly elected officers of May flower
lodge. One of the grand officers, Mr..
g askill, of Pleasantville, was present
and he congratulated the installing team
on their excellent work. A service flag
with four stars was presented to May.
flower lodge by Tax Commissioner
Samuel F. Eldredge in an impressive
speech. The speech of the evening was
made by ex-Sheriff w. n. Bright, urg.
ing the members of the lodge to pur.
chase thrift stamps.
Mr.. Bright has made several
speeches on this subject but he has the
faculty of dressing up each one differ
emily from the other, with scarcely any
repetitions in language. He has some
thing new every time. He is one OF
the best orators in Cape May County.
Sawed wood delivered promptly.
Norton-Dowler Co.-adv.
Earle R. Maxwell, who isNon the
U. S. S. Delaware, was home for Sat.
urday, and Sunday. Mr.. Maxwell,
having pa ssed the examination for his
second promotion since he enlisted last
April, expects next time he visits
Wildwood to come in the uniform of q
Warrant Officer of the TT. s. NAVY.
The fishing schooner Elizabeth G.,
was sold at public sale at Anglesea last
Saturday to Alfred Carlson, of Mont
gomery avenue, for 81, 500. MI. Carl
son was one of the original owners.