Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
WILDWOOD
from page l

ELECTROMAGNETIC, having received q
diploma, last December from Professor
Coll, the West Philadelphia dancing
master, at whose academy, Prof. Shive
took q three years course. His father
is connected with Hanscom and Co.
of Philadelphia, and Prof. Shive, him.
self. was for a time associated with
these interests. 1t will be recalled by
readers of the JOURNAL, that the Sec
ond big dance of the spring, Saturday
night, May A, at Ocean Pier ballroom,
for the benefit of Red Cross ambulance
fund. was conducted by Prof. Shive.
A statement of the proceeds of this
undertaking will be found in another
column. Prof. Shive announces that
the music for the Crest Pier dances
will be furnished by Leiby's 5-plece
orchestra.
Photographer n. e. @. Wadhams
has returned to Wildwood from Flor
ida and will be open for business on the
boardwalk next week.
Henry Becker has returned to Wild
wood at the urgent request OF the
Union News Co. of Philadelphia, TO
take charge again of the Reading De-
pot News stand. Mr.. Becker was en-
gagged in the peaceful occupation Of
farming, close to Mt. Holly, when the
News Co. urged him SO hard to come
to Wildwood to help them out, their
force being much depleted because of
the war. Mr. Becker put his son in
charge of the farm.
j. A. Stackhouse, County farm dem
onstrator, says: "In my travels over
the county / find many Of the most
progressive farmers using this express
sion. We are becoming Iand-poor,
because we seem to have more land
than we can supply with manure. We
have got to resort more to blowing I'M
der such things as cowpeas, clovers,
soy beans, rye and vetch, TO keep up
the fertility of our lands, and we must
raise these seeds ourselves"
Miss Jennie Proud, the Wildwood
avenue milliIer , went to Glassboro
on Sunday last to visit friends and
relatives. From Glassboro she made a
business trip to Philadelphia on the
Monday following, returning to Wild
wood the same evening.
Fl. L. Sparklin, formerly owner of
the Model Baths, was here for a few
days last week, visiting his business
friend Douglass, the caramel man. Mr..
Sparklin's time last winter was divid-
ed between Philadelphia, Lancaster,
and Harrisburg, all of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. L. McNerney. owner and pro-
prietress of the four floor Marlborough
apartment building, AZ rooms, 215 E.
Roberts avenue, near beach, arrived
last Sunday, accompanied by her two
daughters, to open up for the season
and put everything Ia readiness for the
big rush that is coming.
III. G. Bartlett, a Vlneland attorney,
came TO Five Mile Beach last Sunday
to look owe some cottages for the ap-
preaching season. We have since
learned that he decided upon one in
Wildwood Crest, which he and bis
aunt, Mrs. Steele, will occupy.
Miss Katharine Hacksbach, of Vine
land, was a visitor in Wildwood on
Wednesday.
Matthew Ryan, of 1875 east Baker ave-
nue., past commander of Post No. "a,
Philadelphia, wants all the old veter-
ans of the island to meet him next
Monday evening at 7.30 in the Mayors
Office TO arrange for Memorial day.
Allie McWilliams, formerly Grey
steck's star guard, now one of Uncle
SANS men stationed at League Island,
was q Sunday visitor here.
Taylor Fish Co. of Wildwood made
their biggest catch on Tuesday last,
when 200 barrels of fish were taken out
of the pockets of their pounds. This
was in reality a 8 days. hall. On SUM-
day they did not makea lift. On Mon
day it was SO foggy that the fishermen
could not find the nets. Thus the big
output on Tuesday is accounted for.
The average daily catch approximate
ly so barrels.
The ". II. Bright agency reports the
sale of John McConley's house on East
Spicer avenue, to Lewis P. Cunning
ham, and the rental of the third floor
GerIach apartment, West. Maple ave
nue., to Henry Stocks. Allie Walls
house on West Maple avenue has been
rented to H. Latshaw, of Brooklyn;
the Grant cottage IN Pine avenue to
Arthur t. Wadsworth; Harry Hills
cottage on the west side to Frank L