Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-28
lANGLESfA

sea dsher-folk this week by a school Of
ocean founders invading the usually
peaceful waters of Hereford Inlet.
Everybody who could spare the time
was angling for these fish and the cat
ches were good. 1t was a common
thing to land six or seven founders
weighing three or four pounds or more
each, in the course of a few hours. One
man caught thirty1n a day. The deep
ening of the channel by the new city
dredge may have had something to do
with the presence of these founders in
such abundance. Big fish, like big
boats, need plenty of water 10 swim in.
Coming thru the deep channel, these
founders were not aware they were SO
close to the shore-to the dock-and
hence fell an easy prey to Anglesea's
expert trollers. Angleseai is we'll named.
It Is the chief rendezvous on the FIVE
MILE BEACH for persons interested in
fish and fishing. Angling in the sea,
was the idea from which this fishing
terminals name vas compounded. To
catch big fish, however. it is not always
necessary to go out to sea. AS in the
past week, splendid catches may fire.
quently be made right off the platform
at the dock. 70
On Wednesday last four fishing boats
came into harbor each bringing 125 bar
rels Of porgies-500 barrels in all, that
sold on the platform at $500 a barrel.
Councilman Elmer Hewitt shipped z
barrels of bluefish one day this week.
The price paid for this lot was 30e a
pound, or $50 q barrel. By the time
these precious fish landed in Philadel-
phis or New York, they would be
worth 40 or SOC a pound--$S0 or 500 a
barrel. Bluefish eeem to have "the
rall," and to command an envious
price.
For Sale-at a sacrifice figure, a large
ish-box, opening on two sides-cost
$50 to build. Must go this week. APP
ply 221 e. Cedar avenue, Wildwood.
Douglass.-adv.
Mrs. Mary Miller, Of Burk avenue,
Wildwood, was recently commissioned
postmistress at Anglesea, and went on
duty June 18th, succeeding Loire Shiv-
ers, resigned. For a long time, Mr..
Shivers had been wishing for an OPP
p~ortunity to lay down the cares of Of
flee, and no doubt he felt greatly re-
lieved when he learned that a successor
had been appointed.
On last Wednesday morning, June
rs, 1918, Richard Larcombe received a
telephone message from Philadelphia,
announcing the death, at 6 o'clock a.
m. of that day, of his son-in-law, Harry
M. Liddell. On account of his health,
MI. Liddell moved from Wildwood to
Akron, o., about a year ago, but was
not helped materially by the change.
Beginning to fail rapidly in the early
part of this month, he was hurried TO
his mothers home in Philadelphia,
but died a short time after arriving
there. Mr.. Liddell preceded w. M.
Beers as Scoutmaster of Wildwood's
company of Boy Scouts. .
Last week our description of Mrs.
Hilb's large white mouse attracted
much attention, because we spoke of
the intelligence shown by cats aud
dogs. Mrs. Apologize says she can
vouch for every word said in praise of
''Jim," as she has been an eye witness
to the facts stated. Mrs. Applegate's
cosy little booth is located just opposite
to where 'Jimo waits for his loving
mistress to alight. "Jimn is no COM
mon cat. His ancestry dates back to
the Philadelphia zoo. His p%aternal
grandfather was a pure white thorough
bred angora. Thomas III. B. Dickin-
son, of Hotel Scott, Mrs. Scott's father,
brought Jim down and presented him
to Mayor James McLinden, after whom
this beautiful cat is named. With ten
der regard for his namesake's best in
t~erests, Mayor McLinden felt that a
big warehouse was not a safe place In
which to risk the life of little Jim; so
he bethought himself to find a good
home for the dear little white pussy,
and Mrs. Hilb was asked to take him.
Mr.. Dickinson vas employed for a per-
iod of 80 years at the zoo, and can give
you much valuable information along
the lines of natural history. For two
years he had charge of the lions, tigers
and the leopards. To feed these fero-
cious, meat eating animals requires q
man of iron nerve and a clear unwinc-
ing eye. After you handle lions, tigers
and leopards for two years, and escape
boldly, things will have a different
meaning for you and you would likely
console yourself with this terse, grim
motto: "Be glad Won are alive in