Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-23

Auctioneer John A. Ackley announ-
ces as result of his sixteenth annual
auction of Five Mile Beach real estate
on Monday last, August 10Th, that
the actual bona tide sales amount to
$50, 600. The l.. G. Neeley lots on Pa
cific avenue, between Young and Rob-
erts avenues, having combined 'front.'
age of 200 feet on Pacific avenue and
250 feet each on Young and Roberts
avenues, sold for a total OF $l0,905, to
two purchasers, Mrs. George N. Smith
and M. w. Glickman. The Schada
lots and one building on boardwalk,
between Young and Roberts avenues,
brought 5000. George s. Frampus,
the present proprietor of the light lunch
cafe, corner Roberts avenue and board
walk, bid this building and the lot on
which it stands up to $3.50 and got the
property at that figure. The Dram cot
tage and contents, 125 East Oak ave-
nue., was knocked down at $4 900 to
Albert H. Hodson, OF Palmyra. The
Budd cottage, 140 East Schellenger
avenue, furnished, brought $3.50, DIR.
Christian Weiss, o! the Crest, being the
purchaser.
Raymond E. Greeley, whose mother,
Mrs. James H. Greeley, lives at 1852
Union street, Philadelphia, has been
reported in the recent casualty lists as
"severely wounded" just twenty
four hours after the mother received
this sad intelligence, she was notified
that q second son, James H. Greeley,
% years old, was "miss4ng in action"
Both boys enlisted last September in
Sd Regiment, N. g. p, which was later
changed to the l09th. These young
men are nephews of Mrs. George M.
Dare, and are well-known in Wildwood.
james, the younger, was in the en-
ploy of the Douglass Caramel Co. for
several years.
Karl Kunsman, of Reading, Pa,
stopping at the Baltimore Hotel, caught
an eel AZ inches long and Weighing six
pounds.
The Wildwood Embroidery Shop,
now located at 1872 East Wildwood ave-
nue., will move to the Board walk store
above Maple avenue, on May 18th,
where you will find full line Of knit
ting yarns for army, navy and private
use. Miss ]. Scott.-adv
l.. H. Daily, OF 2o2 S. Dekalb street,
Philadelphia, came to Wildwood last
Monday on two weeks vacation. nj.
B. Reeves built Mr.. Dally's neat bung-
allow on Cresse avenue near beach some
years ago, where the family have since
speut all their summers. Because of
business exactions, Mr.. Daily can only
be weekend participant this year bar
ring the two weeks vacation in allot-
ment now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison, of PhiIadel-
phia, and their daughter, came to
Wild wood last week, and are located
on west Glenwood avenue for the rest
of the season.
Thomas Hoffman, a-miner from the
coal fields of Summit Hill, Pa, near
Mauch Chunk, arrived in Wildwood
last Monday for a weeks vacation,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Ada J. Hoffman, stenographer in the
law office of former Judge. E. A. Arm
strong, in Camden. Other guests at
the Hall are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E.
White. of Audubon; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Smith, VIM. Blasius and
family, Miss M. G. Reed, MIR. and Mrs.
j. w. Light and two children, Eu-
genia and Virginia, of Philadelphia;
Miss Margaret Gallagher, Anna Quin-
Ian, of Ardmore, Pa; Mrs. G. M.
Glenney, wife of Pottstown, Pa,
dentist; Mrs. B. II. Bale and son, Of
Germantown; Mrs. Charles F. Mon
tague and son, of Norristown, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, of
Wilmington. Del.
The West Jersey Electric company
has on display in their office window
an interesting collection of curios from
the battlefields of France, recently re-
ceived by Mrs. Thompson, of lis east
Magnolia avenue.
/ George Krick, who had music stu
dio In the JOURNAL building in 1912,
is spending his vacation at the Crest,
stopping at the Justice. Shortly after
his return to Philadelphia Mr.. Krick
will go to Buffalo to participate in a