Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-04-05

The household goods Of Washington
Hilton were taken to Atlantic City this
week and put aboard his boat, which
will sai. Don for Florida. Mr.. and Mrs,
Hilton will take up their permanent
abode in the sunny south and Mr.. Hill
ton will engage in the fishing industry.
He has been a contracting plasterer in
Wildwood for twenty years, and goes
south because of the dull outlook In the
building trades here. He has leased
his lot and barn on Lincoln e to
Isaac Robinson.
Walter Ingram, 224 West oath street,
North Wild wood, for a number Of years
in the employ of the Arctic Ice Co., as
driver, has given up his position as
driver of the Coombs Lumber big truck
and has been succeeded by Oscar Ris-
ley, the former laundryman.
The final meeting of the triple church
union services which have been held
for the last ten weeks in the Holly
Beach Presbyterian church took place
on Sunday last, being the elimination
of a very successful campaign. The
church was taxed TO its capacity at the
regular morning service, and at the
evening song service there was an over
flow, attesting more strongly than
words can to the great interest taken
in the movement.
The Wildwood Crest Fire company
will have a fire practice next Monday
night at 7.50. The alarm boxes will be
tested to see II they are working
properly.
A treat Is in store for our community
on May 9th when Miriam Lee Farley
Lippincott, of Camden, will give a
dramatic reading entitled daddy
Longlegs," in the high school audito-
rium.-advertisement.
Mrs. /. H. Fisher entertained at the
Baptist parsonage during the Easter
holidays her niece, Ethel Rieck, the
latter being accompanied by her cousin,
Katherine Rieck, both of Millville.
Robert Simkins, an expert machlnist
from Bridgeton, has taken a position
at Young's garage and will move his
family to Wild wood.
Former Councilman Harry q. Koen-
exc aud wife leave Wild wood today for
a two weeks trip to Florida, going by
water from Baltimore. Mr.. Koeneke
is going away for his health, his doctor
having advised a sea trip.
During one of the recent heavy gales,
the large sign overhanging the Lawn
ton apartment house, corner of Wild
wood and Park avenues, was blown
down.
Leslie Bishop is the new operator at
the Reading station at Wild wood, COM
ing from Cape May where he was in
the Reading station for several years.
On Easter Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
George Solly, of Philadelphia, came to
| Wildwood to see the parade and mad
vertently to hi their eyes over their
summer cottage on west Glenwood
Among the many Easter Sunday
visitors 10 Wild wood were Ben Moore
and Elmer Moore, both of Camden,
who ran down for the day to take in
the sights and to call on their brother
Frank on west Glenwood venue.
Harry Wachter, who is with Ed.
Pinaud, New York, has rented a house
at 25th. and New York avenues, and
his family is located here for the sum-
mer and possibly all the year. Mr..
Wachter makes frequent trips to BUSH
ness in New York.
Walter }. Buzby, U. s. Fuel Admin
istrator for Cape May and Atlantic
counties, was here yesterday to meet
the Wild wood coal dealers and enlist
their cooperation in handling the big
fuel proposition. 1t is Mr.. Buzby's in
tention to come in personal contact
with every retailer of fuel within his
jurisdiction.
Albert Doken waddel, of Philadel-
phia, was down on Sunday, looking
over bis block of houses On Burk ave-
nue. neal boardwalk. His son is ''some-
where in France
Mrs. Benjamin Bealer, of Baltimore,
is visiting her son, Raymond Bealer.
Word was received from Camp Dix
on Wednesday that Frank Barker. son