Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-12-06
WILDWOOD
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His death is said to have occurred on
October 9Th, 1918. Mr.. Croker. the
father, is manager of the Wild wood
Gas company, and resides on Pacific
avenue, near Spencer avenue. Penn
ington Croker was about 81 years Of
age and he was in his third year at
Rutgers college, New Brunswick, when
the United States entered the great
Eur pean wal in April, 1917. At that
time he was a fret Lieutenant 10 the
student body Of the college. He en-
listed at once, semi to Fortress Monroe
and commissioned a second lieutenant
in the Uuited States army. Later he
rs transferred to Camp Lee, Va, and
last spring he embarked for France.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, WILD wood,
N. J.-adv.
Ii. Foster Goslin was married at
Ocean City on Wednesday, November
9th, 1918, to Miss Anna Frances Mac
George, daughter OF Mrs. Emerson Pull
len MacGeorge, OF Woodstown. The
couple returned Wednesday evening to
the home OF the groom's parents on
Glen wood ven
Prime winter potatoes $1.6 per bus,
delivered TO any place on the island.
Frank P. Mattera, 2410 New York ave-
nue.. 2t
William B. Riley, an Atlantic City
real estate agent, was in Wild wood last
Friday on business, M panied by
]. f. Glinz.
Sven A. Long, acting local secretary
at the Wildwood post office, annouu-
ces that an examination for clerk and
letter carrier will be held at the Wild
wood post Office on Saturday, Decem-
Der 14lh, 1918. The salary ranges from
81, 900 to 5 1,400 per year. Applicants
will be examined in spelling, arithme-
tic, letter writing, penmanship, copy
ing and reading addresses. The exam
ination Is open to persons between the
ages of IS and as years, and to any
married woman whose husband is 10
the military or naval service. The age
limit is waived In the case of persons
honorably discharged from the military
or naval service by reason of disability
resulting from wounds or sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Love and Law
yer John Bright and wife left Monday
afternoon by train for a trip to Phila-
delphia and New York, to be gone q
week or ten days.
Two children of Otto Limberg, west
Young avenue, died from the Influenza
or pneumonia. Mildred, elk years old,
died on Monday, and Helen, sixteen
months old. died the next day. Mil
bred was a pupil In the Burk avenue
school in Mics Eldredge's room. DR..
Edwards conducted the funeral services
On Wednesday, when the two little
girls were buried In the cemetery at
Erma by Undertaken Ingersoll.
Miss Edith Mounts, who was en-
ployed In the Coombs Lumber Office,
is now a member OF the clerical force
In the electric light office. Mrs. Sarah
johnson is on q leave of absence, and
left this week for Philadelphia, from
which city she and Mrs. Lewis will
leave for Florida on Saturday of this
week.
Mrs. Harry M. Leaning died at her
home on Andrew avenue Tuesday eve
ming, December 3D.. 1918, as the result
of the influenza. which developed into
pneumonia. The funeral was held
this afternoon, with interment at Court
House. The undertaken was Sheriff
Robert 8. Miller, aud DR.. j. G.. Ed
wards conducted the services. Mrs.
Leaning was stricken about two weeks
ago. Prior to that time she appeared
in excellent health, in the full flush of
young womanhood. She leaves a
husband and three children, two boys
and one girl, ranging in ages from
eight to twelve years. Her death has
caused a gloom in the neIghborhood.
She was an %unceasing worker in the
First M. e. church, in the Sunday
school especially, as well as in all the
SOCIETIES connected with the church.
Before her marriage the deceased was
a Miss Thompson. Her parents died
a few years ago.
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