Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-08
WILDWOOD
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Monday evening, AFTER an ainess Vi
several months. The husband is en-
ployed by the city and Is in charge OF
the Wildwood sewage disposal plant
There are no children. Interment was
made in Camden, her former home,
where her father lives.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J. y
Ephraim Fortune, we'll known as
"Uncle Eph,n one of the best known
Wild wood colored residents, died at
his home ON Spicer avenue, Wednes-
day, March 9th. 1918. He was on the
street a week ago, yet he was 10 poor
health for a year. Interment will be
made in the colored cemetery at 5 vain
ton. He leaves a wife, who is one OF
the most estimabIe colored women In
this community. "Uncle Eph" vas
born in King William County, Vir-
ginia, and came to Philadelphia in
1885, where he lived until 1903, when
he came to Holly Beach. He owned
his own home here, next to the Angel
Visit Baptist church, and he also car
rled life insurance. Funeral services
will be held in the above mentioned
church.
A farewell dance was given Monday
night at Hotel With in honor of Miss
Helen Rawlins, who with her mother,
Mrs. Frank Rawlins, has been wishing
friends in Wildwood. They left on
Tuesday for their home in Chicago.
Four years ago they resided here on
Pine avenue.
Frank Barker, son of the late Benja-
min F. Barker, is among the last lot
of drafted men and left two weeks ago
for the training camp at Wrightstown.
Raymond Bealer, manual training
teacher, made a flying visit to Atlantic
City last week ia response to a tele-
gram received by him to visit some Of
the State officials, who were attending
the educational convention there. The
excellent work done in our school is
being brought to the attention OF the
men s'higher up.n
Mrs. DIR. Charlesworth has returned
to her home at Camp Dix where her
husband is engaged in military medi-
cal work. Mrs. Charlesworth has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Roland Cor
son.
John Taylor and his sons Ed. and
Percy have returned from the south
and are preparing to begin work on
their fish pounds here. Ed Taylor
stopped off at Woodstown to visit rela-
tives.
b. g. Ingersoll is having a large new
hearse built at the motor shop.
"Lorelei," DR.. S%teinback's police dog
died last week. She had a pedigree to
be proud of, since her grandmother is
at present doing military police service
sat the front.u DR.. Steinback has now
purchased her sister with the intention
of raising police dogs for the govern
ment.
George Faunce, who spent his boy
hood days in Holly Beach, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with Israel Seigle,
at Hand and Arctic n George
now lives at Melville, where he is en-
ployed in a printing office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Corson have
been spending a few days in Philadel-
phIa.
Mrs. Roger Britt, of Philadelphia, is
stopping with Mrs. George Watkinson
on West Poplar avenue. Mrs. Britt Is
the wife of one of the violinists of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, who played
here last summer.
Miss Kathryn Mckinley sang in
Robin Hood at the Metropolitan opera
house, Philadelphia, on Tuesday night
of last week. Three of the Wildwood
boys now stationed at Fort Mott, Har-
ry Burkhart, Leon Wheaton and Bruce
Long, received complimentary tickets
from Miss Mckinley for the perform
ance.
Mason Jess, clerk at Corson's store,
received his notice and reported last
Friday at Cape May Court House for
examination for military service.
John J. McNutt, the electrical con-
tractor, now holds a responsible posi-
ton with the Philadelphia Electric Co.
at Chester, Pa. Mrs. McNutt, having
been a millinery trimmer before COM
ing to Wildwood, has accepted a posi-
ton along the same line in a Market
street department store. Mr.. and Mrs.
McNutt and child rem are residing with
the latter's sister, Mrs. III. B. Russell,