Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

ployees of the nine banks of Cape May
county was held in Wildwood last
Monday night in the directors room of
the Marine National Bank for the pur-
pose of organizing to push the sale of
the next Issue OF United States Govern
ment Liberty Bonds. The meeting
was called by Clarence G. Eldredge at
chairman of the Cape MAY County
Liberty Loan Committee. 1t was de-
cided to inaugurate an elaborate solic-
iting campaign through the mail, in
charge Of John Bright, secretary of the
committee. Committees we're appoint
ed to cover every section of theNcounty6
Thomas Canon, of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Philadelphia, and a Mr..
Kinney, were among the speakers.
A lunch was served in the bank after
the meeting. The pine banks are To-
Gated in the county as follows: Ocean
City, 2; Tuckahoe, 1; Court House, l;
Wild wood, 8; Cape May, 2. All but
one are purely county institutions, that
one being at Cape May, a branch of the
Security Trust Company of Camden
For a good selection 10 Easter mil
linery, call and see Miss Proud in the
Journal building. Reasonable prices
to suit all.-adv.
A man shot himself on the Wildwood
boardwalk last Friday afternoon Mar.
8th, 1918, and died instantly. Several
people walked past him while he sat
there dead, thinking he was asleep.
The suicide proved to be Jacob p. Ham,
mar, aged 81 years, who with his. wife
had occupied apartments In the Pop
lar building since last fall. Ill health
was probably responsible for the deed.
The dead body was discovered by Geo.
Watkinson on a seat in the bright SUM-
shine In front of McCusker building,
near the Ocean Pier. The revolver laid
on the floor of the walk under the seat
and his pipe was in the dead mans
hand. DR.. N. A. Cohen, the coroner,
was called and the body was taken in
charge by Undertaken Ingersoll. A
coroner's jury rendered a verdict ofsui-
eide. 1t Is believed that three Shots
were fired. The dead man is said to
have been a collector for the Bergner
and Engle Brewing Co. In Philadel-
phia for thirty-five years, and recently
pensioned. He is said to have lived at
5021 Penn street, Frankfort, b fore
coming to Wildwood. Interment took
place at Greenwood cemetery, New
York, on Tuesday.
For Observation-Disclosures bungalow,
Hand and Pacific M All I'M
provements. Apply to G. A. Norton,
1877 West Rio Grande ave. adv If
A committee from the Gloucester
County board of Freeholders was in
Wildwood recently inspecting the paw
ed streets. The party was composed
of Freeholders Roger Croft, of Clayton;
Frank Gruff, of H~arrisonville; ex-sheriff
Charles Wilson, of Swedesboro; Elmer
Bradshaw, of Clarksboro; Road super
visor James Warrick, of Almonesson;
County Engineer w. q. Cattell, and
Editor e. w. Ham, representing the
Willie Construction Co.
a. A. Spencer was here the fore part
of the week. He came down from the
city to attend Sheriff's sale of the Wolf
property, consisting of a lot and a small
restaurant building at Atlantic and
Spencer avenues, fronting on the board
walk next to the Washington build
ing. Mr.. Spencer has taken title to
the property.
An examination for a clerk and a
letter carrier for the Wildwood post
office will be held at the Office on Mar.
%.
The vacant plot of ground facing Pa
cific avenue, between Roberts and
Young avenues, has been plowed up
under the direction of Mayor Smith and
will be planted. The plot contains q
half square Of land.
The M. e. Conference, in session at
Atlantic Cityo OIL Monday, returned Rev.
JIG. Edwardsto the Wildwood church
for another year. A reception will be
rendered him by the congregation to
morrow night.
F. Ziegler, a Crest cottageowner, was
down from the city on Wednesday look
ing after his property. remaining un-
til the next day.
Miss Eloise Bright is home from Mt.
Holyoke College, to remain until after
Easter.
MI. and Mrs. Alfred Taylor have re-
turned from Florida.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Roharf I Kau aaorafaru Wild uood