Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-09
ANCLESEA

AN'AJ NAN oOGJ 49,
was found on a bar, near the shore, not
far from the Coast Guard station. Three
little boys had been in bathing, and
on their way home sighted the corpse.
The names Of the boys are Orvar and
Evert Axelson, brothers, and Victor
Buirkman. Almost breathless, these
lads chased over town hunting for
Chief of Police Thompson, who was
finally found at his home, eating his
dinner. The Chief and the boys soon
got in touch with Captain Shaw of the
Coast Guard station, and the body was
brought to shore. Undertaken Inger-
soil was notified and rendered prompt
service in caring for the body. Edwin
Stafford was 16 years old. His home
is in Vineland. He and his three sis
tiers and mother came to Wildwood on
Sunday to remain for the rest of the
season, and were living with Mrs. Col
dy, the boys aunt, on Young avenue,
close to the beach. Last Monday even
ing young Stafford went out into the
ocean by himself for a bath. When
darkness came and he did not return
to his apartments, Misrepresentation
was felt and the authorities were noti-
fled. An alarm was sent to both Coast
Guard stations on the Five Mile Beach,
and a sharp search was kept up until
the drowned boy was accidently found,
as told above, by the trio of Anglesea
bathers. AS soon as young Stafford
was missed on Monday evening, a tele-
phone message was sent to his father
in Vineland. Mr.. Stafford came down
early ON Tuesday morning and walked
up and down the coast In a vain but
eager search for his missing son. The
high tide on Monday night, evidently,
carried the drowned boy up the coast
as far as Hereford Inlet, and then, re-
ceding, left it resting on the bar where
found. Interment will be made at
Haddonfield.
The Walla-Walla club, uf Philadel-
phia, rented from Henry H. Ottens the
big club house at 1908 Central avenue,
from February 1st, 1918, to November
LIST, 1918. The Walla-W alla club is a
social and fraternal organization, limi-
ted to a membership Of so. All Of the
members are graduates of high schools,
apd some OF them are college students.
The club has a balance in its treasury
now of 81, 900. Last winter the boys
conducted a series of dances In Phila-
delphia, and realized from their VEN
lures the neat sum Of 81, 500. Ensign
Elmer M. Binns, is president Of the
Walla-Walla club; and Benjamin Pur-
dy is secretary. Fifteen of the club
are IN the naval service and training at
Wissahickon barracks; four are | n
France; three at Norfolk, Va; and one
down In Texas. The object In coming
to North Wildwood for the period of
nine months was to make a tempor-
AIRY home for the boys who are at Cape
May base-to be near them.
The North Wildwood union Sunday
school went to Glenn's farm near Cold
Spring on Wednesday, August 18th, on
their annual outing. Coney's big van
was impressed into the service Of these
'spicnickers, 40 or so in number. That
they had a good time, ( goes without
saying, and their merry voices were
heard ringing through the streets Of
Wildwood on the return trip.
Ex-senator Harry Wheaton came
down from Pennsgrove on Saturday
last, to SPEND three or four days at his
ADglesea home.
Councilman Frank Ericsson is now
the proud owner of a Hudson super six
sedan, which he brought down from
Millville last week.
All necessary dredging at Anglesea
and adjacent waters having been done,
the City Council at its last meeting de-
cided to tie up the city dredge for the
present.
On Tuesday last the North Wildwood
Fish Co. shipped ITO barrels of butter
fish and the Hereford Co. 120 barrels.
The Marine Fisheries Co. and Neptune
Fish Co., shipped each 100 barrels of
weak fish and butter fish. Butter fish
are down this week to $12 per barrel
wholesale, but weak fish are selling at
$40 per barrel.
Allen E. Grace has installed a new
gasoline pumping engine to take the
place of the old style Armstrong hand
pump he had been using in transfer
ring gasoline from railroad tank cars to
his supply reservoir. The new engine
cost him probably as much as $500.
Ten barrels of fish were gathered in