Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
ZERO WEATHER AGAIN
FELT AT WILDWOOD
But Happily the Coal Dealers
Bins Were Full. Mrs. W1rth'S
Red Cross Dance a Sue
ceSSfuI Affair. Sunday
Excursion Trains
Discontinued
HOLLY BEACH BOY GASSEO IN FRANCE

Wildwood during the past week, mucn
to the annoyance of h~ouseholders.
After a short respite of the middle of
last week from bitterly cold weather,
the Temperature was down to 10 again
last Saturday morning, but it was
somewhat milder on Sunday, until in
the evening when the glass commenced
to go down and Monday was a very
cold day. At daylight on Tuesday it
was four or five below zero, and at eight
q. no. the glass at the Beecher-Kay
Realty corner registered two below zero.
There was plenty of coal in the bins of
two Wildwood coal dealers, but the
difficulty was in getting it delivered
through the deep snow. One team
worked all day Sunday delivering coal.
One could notice a change for the bet
ter Tuesday night, however, and Wed
nesday came as a great relief, with the
indicator at "a in the morning. There
was some thawing at midday. Yester-
day was still better at 80 degrees; and
nearly reached 40 in the middle of the
day. The sun broke through the clouds
at eight a. M. and the Wildwood post
master was seen basking in the sun
shine on his porch. 1t was a mild,
beautiful day and it was greatly APP
preciated by all. Today Is another
mild day, but the thawing ice and
snow makes frightful walking.
Last Friday night, despite the mean
condition of the streets, a large crowd
was in attendance at the Red Cross
benefit given by Mrs. William j. With.
Through the untiring efforts OF Mrs.
Wirth is due the success OF the bene-
fit, which a large sum was realized,
more than she anticipated. Five Mile
Beach was strongly represented, in fact
it was the largest gathering Of its kind
on the island this winter; also q num-
Der of visitors from Philadelphia and
Cape May. The evening was spent in
playing pinochle, five HUNDRED and
dancing. There were 80 tables filled
with pinochle players and eight tables
filled with five hundred players. Fol-
lowing is the list OF prize winners:
PinochIe-Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Otto
Koeneke, Mrs. X. Ayars, VIM. Cole,
e. Jarvis, Mrs. w. l.. Applepee, Caro-
line Webb, Geo. w. Marsh. Mrs. F..
M. Rich, Mrs. Walter Holmes, Herb
Nuneviller, Roland H. Perritt, H. T.
Church, Dorothy Gerstel, Mrs. Leroy
Jaggers, Charles Albig, Spencer Cum
Minis, Mary Ellen Hewitt, Mrs. w. S
Wright, Gedney Rigor, Helen Graham,
w. Ayars, 9. A. Norton, f. Brown,
Harry Wise, Jack Nottingham, Jack
Goltz. Harry Tenenbaum, Julia Gloeck-
Ter, Mrs. Charles Norton, Mrs. Charles
Albig, Helen Coombs, r. G.. Pierpont.
Five Hundreds. French Spang,
MIS-. Charles H.. Lare, Mrs. Hugh Hig-
gins, Mrs. F. Spang, Mrs. Roland Cor
son, Mrs. Geo. N. Smith, H. M. Rice,
Mrs. Joseph Geisenberger.
Spirited bidding was INDUCED in
when a diamond lavaleer, basket of
fruit, centre piece and a guess cake wa
auctioued off. The successful bidders
were Sherman Dowler, lavaleer; JOS
eph Geisenberger, basket of fruit; Miss
Wills, centre piece; s. French Spang,
guess cake.
The Sunday excursion trains to Wild
wood have been ordered off. Last Sun
day was the last trip, but it is believed
that they will be resumed again In the
summer. but that the fare will be in
creased to possibly 81 so the round trip.
A Holly Beach boy has fallen on the
battle fields of France from the effects
of gas. The family Of Paul Sjostrom,
East Montgomery avenue, received a
telegram on Monday announcing it,
but the papers have since published he
was dead. Paul went to Canada about
a year ago and enlisted in a Canadian
regiment. He is 10 or 20 years of age.
One brother, Edward, who learned to
set type at the GIVE MILE BEACH
JOURNAL Office is in the service on the
Mexican border, and the other is with
the Wildwood Coast Artillery, which
was moved or will be in a few days to
Fort Mott in the Delaware river, near
Salem. The name of this company has
been changed, and it is believed they
will sail for France soon.
Mrs. Jennie Stephenson, of Camden,
paid a visit TO her sister, Mrs. Samuel
Il. Wimley, on west Taylor avenue, last
Sunday. She was accompanied by her
two children.