Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-24
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work of the Anglesea Fire company all
of the valuable nets spread thereon
would have been destroyed. All of the
fluid In the chemical engine was used
up and it took 700 feet of hose to reach
the nearest water plug preparatory to
playing a strong stream on the rapidly
running flames. But for the early dis
covery of the fire and the swift response
of the firemen several thousand dollars
worth of nets of the pound fishermen
would have been lost.
A hundred OF good looking tub skirts.
Prices 81. so 10 S. in pique, gaberdine,
basket weave, bengaline cords, all pre-
[shrunken, white and colored. Miss
M. O'Daniel, corner Oak and Pacific.
John Brown, who has lived in Angle
sea for several years, and who built a
nice bungalow last summer on First
avenue, near the railroad, died at the
age of II in the Atlantic City hospital
last Sunday and was buried in Pleas
antville on Wednesday. Mr.. Brown
and his wife had gone to Atlantic City
to spend a week with friends, when he
was suddenly taken Ill and placed in
the hospital Before locating perma-
nently in Anglesea Mr.. Brown always
summered there. For % years he had
been connected with the water bureau
in Philadelphia. and it was after he
was retired and pensioned that he came
to Anglesea to live. He was a Civil
war veteran and had a large circle Of
friends.
Do not forget the date of Dawson's
dancing dolls at Bakers theatre May
80 and 81. A wonderful show, full of
ginger.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pavitt, of West
Philadelphia, are here for the summer
at their Spruce avenue cottage near the
water front. Mr.. Pavitt is a real estate
dealer and was formerly a COUNCILMAN
In the Quaker City.
William j. Toner'S family arrived
Sunday last from Philadelphia and
may now be found at their Chestnut
avenue bungalow. Mr.. Toner is an
extensive dealer in the green produce
business in the city, having a number
of wagons so employed.
Do you have any automobile troub-
lie? Take it to the Central Garage, Oak
avenue.-adv.
Harry l.. Connolly and sister Sophie
arrived yesterday at their summer
home at 220 east 18th street. Their
numerous friends were glad to see
them.
The North Wildwood Fire company
is arranging to hold a strawberry fes-
tival and lawn party in June.
Angling took a big squirt last Sunday
when 200 fishers were taken out to the
Five Fathom limit, where the finDy
tribes sport in abundance. AS there
were only four big boats in commission
last Sunday about fifty persons were
disappointed and left behind. The
names of the boats and of the captains
follow: The Thomas Martindale, Capt.
Martin A. Hilton; the Cherokee, Capt.
John Applegate; the Leslie, Capt. Ike
Smith; the Nautilus, Capt. Joshua
Shivers.
The skif fishermen have Jared we'll
this spring, averaging in their catches
from three to ten barrels per day for
each skifi. Crackers and weak fish
now predominant.
Last Monday evening at six o'clock
on the dot the whistle Of the Marine
Freezing company plant, which until
then had been silent for months, gave
one long, shrill blast and two shoIter
blasts. Everybody thought there was
a fire and bumped themselves accor-
dinghy. 1t proved to be a false alarm
for this one time, but hereafter when
you hear one long shrek and two short
ones that will be a time for getting
busy, for it will mean the real thing
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The Marine Freezing company began
putting fish in cold storage a week ago
This department Is In charge of Coun-
Gilman Frank Erickson. About 5000
barrels of fish are annually frozen by
the Marine company for winter mar
kets, when fish are scarce. 1t is only
when the price of fish is low that the
cold storing process is resorted to.
When the summer market is glutted
and the price Of fish drop down to a
certain point, then it is more profitable
to store and hold the fish food than it
is to sell 1t.
The Anglesea Association was foun-
ded November g., 1911, nearly seven
years ago. 1t is curious to know how
ii came about. the idea originating on