Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10
Jesse G. Coombs, Wildwood avenues

Jesse G. Coombs, Wildwood avenues
premier landscape gardener. is trying
again this season to out-do the owner
of the "Garden of Eden" in his exhib-
ition of floral blooms opposite JOURNAL
building. Mr.. Wilder's "Garden of
Eden" Park Boulevard and Pine ave-
nue., has long been famous, but MI.
Coombs' garden is SO rapidly gaining
in notoriety, that Mr.. Wilder our pion-
eer, had better look to his laurels.
Tenth series of the Holly Beach
BuildingLoa Association Is now open;
shares may be had upon application to
any officer Of association, and at off
ices of William H. Bright, opposite
Reading and Pennsylvania stations and
1907 Pacific avenue.-adv
John F. Kieffer, of 515 West Girard
avenue, Philadelphia, brought his
family to Wildwood on May 2 to re-
main for the season at his cottage, 221
East Glenwood avenue. MI. Kieffer
reports that the three apartments of
the Louise, his apartment house adjoin-
ing the cottage, have been rented to
the same tenants who occupied them
last summer: Alfred jain, Alfred
Offenhauser and John Harper.
G, M. Dare reports the sale of the
Sea Wave cottage on Cedar avenue,
owned by William MILESTONE, to ].
w. Hustled, a New Yorker.
Mothers Day, May IL, pink and
white carnations at M. s. Cummins',
lit E. Wildwood avenue.-adv.
The children's choir of the Baptist
church, twenty-three in number. went
on a picnic last Saturday to the woods
at the Reading Wild wood Junction
under the care OF Mrs. Frank Colson
and Mrs. Mark Reeves. 1t was a hap
Ply crowd that gathered at the station
with lunch boxes under their arms
waiting for the train. They returned
late in the afternoon not quite as fresh
looking as In the morning, but just as
happy and laden with wild flowers.
They had such a good time all want to
go again.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.
Mrs. Kate Camp, owner Of the apart
ments at $40 and 342 East Wild wood
avenue, returned from st. Augustine,
Florida, recently, where she spent the
winter. Mrs. Camp and her son-in-
law, Curt g. Graeff, own ten apart
ments Ia Wildwood, six Of which are
already rented.
Aft Moore and Lester Shot took a
bath in the ocean last Sunday after
neon in the presence of an interested
board walk crowd.
John William Wilmington, better
known by the sobriquet Of "Jack
Wood and who has been in the en-
pIoy of the keystone Telephone Co.
for some time, enlisted as a U. s. Nav
al Reserve on the I'd inst, and will re-
port for duty on the 18th inst. His
father is the owner of Hotel Leaning
on Leaning venue.
Ten Wildwood views, no two alike
for sc. John G.. Funck, 246.4S Oak
avenue.-adv.
l.. g. Seidle will open his barber shop
at Cedar and Atlantic n for the
season on the Goth inst. He was en-
ployed all winter in his line of work
by the government at the Y. M. q. A.,
Wissahickon Barracks, near Cape May.
Mrs. Seidle aud her daughter, Gladys,
came down from Philadelphia a few
days ago, where they passed the win
ter.
A. l.. Sturr and wife, OF Elmer,
motored to Wild wood last Saturday,
remaining several days. He owns
three cottages at Wildwood Crest.
Bright's Express. Hauling Of all
kinds, Garfield and Pacific venues
Storage warehouse and boarding
stables. Vans for long distance work.
Both phones.
Curt G. Graeff, agent for the Union
News company, opened the news
stand at the Pennsylvania railroad pas
senger station today. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graeff passed the winter in Philadel-
phia.