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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-07-03
s2,s8,7as 81, 4o5, sol SO

Polls. LUZ 800
The above shows an increase in resident
ra.I estate OF sis,i05, an increase in nom
,ssident real estate OF SIS, 33s, and de-
crease in resident personal estate OF $40 .is2,
and an increase in nonresident personal
estate OF 81, 1885, net increase s7s,s5s So.
There is decrease OF taxable polls OF 80.
The assessment for the year. with the
figures of last year Tor comparison, is as
follows:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-07-03
rLrswoaTH TAXES.


rho total commitment for this years
recently placed in the hands OF Col
-, Jebu II. Bresnshsn, is se3, o3s .O2,
.r.in.t v7i,og.is last year. There
;. an increase OF s7s,sSs.55 in the
IL, assessed valuation of ELLSWORTH
...i and personal estate from last year.
The following table shows the valuation
a, this year, with the figures OF last year
,or comparison:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
First Anniversary of Section Base
at Sewell's Point, Cape May =

The first anniversary of the establish
ment of United States Naval section
base at SeWell's Point, was celebrated
on Friday night the 10th inst, by q
musical and vaudeville entertainment
and a dance, all held In Convention
Hall on beach front, in Cape May City.
At least a thousand persons were In at
tendance and the sailor lads and their
friends had a gala time. All of the
classy vaudeville sketches were fur
nished by the Bart H. Ntzhugh, theat-
rical agency, Land Title building, Phil
adelphia. The music for the vaude-
vile features was in charge of section
base orchestra, assisted by Charles F.
Leiby, Wildwood, who played first
violin for them. Section base military
band supplied the dance music. con-
sisting of o%ne-steps, waltzes and fox
trots. 1t is estimated that 800 persons
took part in the dances during the
course of the jubilee. A. Jordan played
the piano accompaniment for r. r. r.
Artz In his set OF popular songs, and
Miss Helen Porter presided at that in
strument when j. II. G~roetzinger sang
a solo, and when Handy, Quidort,
Pressed and Groetzinger rendered a
"Winter song" and Hanging out de
cl0fhes.u The latter was funny to be
sure-one of the kind that makes you
hold both your sides. Nothing cue
ceeds like success" and this entertain
ment was q success, thanks to the able
management of the committee: En-
sign g. q Kreissel, athletic and recrea.
ton officer; l.. Macauley, j. Scheidell
J. H. Groetzinger, r. Care, E. M.
Nichols and M. F. Seiffert.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
Captain Phillips was at Little
Round Ton

Ed ward j. Phillips of Hszleton, Pa,
Is here for the season to personally SUI
perintend the renting of his various
properties: The Aberdeen apartments;
The EarleDe cottage on Magnolia w
nue.; and other houses. Since the death
of his business partner, the late Mr..
Gabrio, who was also his son-in-law,
Mr.. Phillips finds his hands pretty
full. Wildwood may well be proud of
this battle-scarred veteran of the Civil
war, who saw three years and mi
month of active service in Sedgwick's
Corps, 2nd Brigade, lst Division, Com
pspy F, Goth regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers. AT Gettysburg, Mr.. Phil
lips was Sergeant Major of Co. F, the
highest ranking officer of non-commis-
stoned men. His company was
engaged, in that immortal conflict, at
the base of "Little Round Top" and to
the right Of "Devil's Den." After Get
tysburg, Mr.. Phillips was made Cap
tain of Co. F for bravery in the face Of
gravest danger. AT Spottsylvania
Court House, under Grant, Captain
Phillips received a most serious facial
wound, shattefing his jaw and causing
the loss Of twelve teeth. To hear him
tell of thatawful~ struggle on the "rocky
hills of Gettysburg" or of the dread
full carnage al SIottsylvania and 6hi-
lob, makes ones true American blood
run strong with determination to pre-
serve the priceless heritage these heroes
no ade possible for US. Mr.. Phillips has
a trophy in the form of a gold military
cross TO be worn OH the lapel of his
Coat, the gift of the late Captain Isaac
E.. Severn, Of Pottsville,. Pa, Captain
of Co. G, Goth Regiment, whose widow
built the well-know n Severn Hall, Ma
pie and Pacific. Mr.. Phillips expert
ence in the anthracite coal mines of
Pennsylvania, before the Civil war
may have had something to do with
making him the fearless, rugged war
rior that he was. 1t feels almost like
war business, when he relates the hair
breadth escapes in the coal caverns
midst rocks and pillars, "digging dusky
diamonds all the year around" In
his prime. he was a fistic wonder whose
prowess few dated to dispute, and of
such stuff are warriors made
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
NMr. MouItrie ConvaIescina

Richard Moultrie, 1876 w. Garfield
avenue, who was seriously i'll for a
month, due to a W. breakdown,
is now OH the way to recovery and is
able to b. out again. He is gaining in
strength daily, and his physician thinks
that by June LIST, some light labors
may be undertaken. During his try
ing ordeal, many friends, both white
and coIored, called to extend to him
aid and comfort. for which he is most
grateful and thankful. Mr.. Moultrie
was born in Georgetown county, South
Carolina. He lived in the city of
Charleston ~ years, before coming
North. Attracted by Wildwood's grow
ing popularity in 1904, Mr.. Moultrie
cast, his lot with the people here, and
has done his bit for Wildwood's
growth.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
Mrs. Ada A. Colsey, OF Palmyra,

Mrs. Ada A. Colsey, OF Palmyra,
came down from her winter home on
April 14th TO her summer at 1886 west
Oak n Mrs. Colsey was an ac-
tive patroness in Wildwood's earlier
development, dAting back to those
stirring days of 1900, when Mr.. aud
Mrs. Colsey first took an interest in
Wildwood and located here, and when
things were ''booming'.
Emile V. Hoover, aged IL years, a
retired Philadelphia school. teacher,
died of apoplexy on Tuesday, May ID,
1918, at Wildwood Crest, Buttercup
road and railroad. Deceased was q
sister TO Mrs. I'll. P. Gale.
D. s. Blew, of Bridgeton, a director
of the Farmers and Merchants National
Bank OF that city, was in Wildwood
today on business.
Miss Lille Crsbtree has taken a
position in the office of the Electric
Light Co. She was absent during the
winter, dividing her time between
Florida and Connecticut.
Jersey strawberries made their ap-
pearance the first of the week, farmers
coming in with them from off shore.
They have been selling for 25 cents
per quart.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kershaw have
returned to their home on west Taylor
avenue after spending the winter in
West Philadelphia.
Mrs. Thomas Gallagher motored
down from Germantown last Thurs
day to get her home in good condition
for the coming season.
A number of Odd Fellows from Wild
wood visited the Court House lodge
last Friday night. Grand Herald Gas
kill, an Atlantic county lawyer, and
deputy county clerk, was present, as
was also former State Grand Master
E. L. Ross. Sheriff Bright and the
Herald made fun for the gathering.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
JACKETS ZoUAvE IN SHAPE
Garments Add to Completion OF AIger.
Ian Trousered Skirt Suits-BeIt
Instead of a Sash Is Used.

Coming along with short, Algerian
trousered skirts are jackets that are
zouave in shape sometimes, again
showing the straight, short, boyish line
of the other kind of Algerian coat. In
stead of the sash, there Is the belt,
but 1t does not measure out the waist
line; it Is merely an ornament, mar
row, colorful and with a buckle of met
al or kid placed in front.
The individualists will probably
make these straight little jackets in
velveteen, braid them heavily with
soutache and add to the neck a waist
coat of white jersey fastened with tiny
gilt buttons. They will cut the sleeves
slim at the top, slightly f1aring over the
hand and slashed at the back. The
jacket itself will be slashed below the
belt line on each side.
Such a coat may serve for several
skirts. There is a tendency toward
this for the spring, as 1t points the
way to economy and variety. Our
skirts wear out; our jackets rarely do,
and the latter garment is more expen-
sive and more difficult to make than
the former. So one perfectly turned
out satin or velvet coat may serve to
dismiss the subject from a woman's
mind and she can pick up or make / n
her own sewing room skirts Of jersey,
of full Burgundy crepe de chine, of
plaid and of pongee that will give her
a chance to escape the appearance of
being in uniform.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Every sort of plaid and every sort Of
stripe appear in spring lines of silks
to make the way of the designer of
separate skirts a path of pleasure. He
is not hampered by short allowance of
material and he is inspired by lovely
coIors so all that he need keep in mind
is that simplicity Is the order of the
day.
The skirt of striped silk shown in
the picture is simple and smart, with a
graduated tunic plated at one side
and pointed at the other. There's a
draped girdle of silk ending under
three buttons at the right side.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17
Patriotic Service ON May 2sth

A patriotic service will be held at the
Wildwood M. E. church on Sunday,
May 18th, 1918, commencing with a
sermon on patriotism in the morning
by Pastor j. G. Edwards. In the eve.
ming French scenes will be shown on
the canvas and different speakers Will
make addresses. The Boy Scouts will
attend in a body, and the church will
be dressed up for the occasion. The
usual ice cream sale next Saturday
night.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Tenth series of the Holly Beach
BuildingLoan 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
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-At half price, and all in good con-
ditlon, white beds, wash stands, bu-
reaus, ~chiffoniers, dining room extension ta-
bles, sideboards, refrigerators. gas ranges,
window shades, cooking utensils, dishes,
crockery ware, and a lot of other household
goods too numerous to mention. Everything
to be sold quickly at The Towers, Cedar ave-
nue., next to Hotel Ruric. Oliver j. Leigh.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Pathe, Victor and Columbia Talking Ma
chimes, Hallet Il Davis and Ludwig Pianos at
lowest prices and terms. Everett Upright
Piano S25, S85 Victrola at $40. Have our rep
resentative call. Eakins Piano Co., 263 So.
SD street, Phila.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For ~Sale-Seven horse power Kermath Ma
rine engine, good as new. Cost $500, will sell
for 500. Apply to Frank Downs, Union
Bank.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale--Two bureaus and two wasbstands.
Apply to Douglass Hotel, Pine and Atlantic
avenues.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For R~ent-Three furnished houses, four bed
Co.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

WINDOW SHADES-Our speciality. We
hang them right. make all qualities, sizes and
colors. Our prices are reasonable. keystone
phone I5x. Wildwood Department Store,
Pacific and Sp'cer avenues
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-A Stifel and Freeman safe, "a by
30 Apply to Douglass Caramel Shop, 1872
Boardwalk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale Cheap-One refrigerator. 25 yards
China mating, one cot good as new. Miss
NJ. ODaniel, oak and Pacific avenues.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-Up to date store fixtures, also
soda fountain. Apply Mrs. Hilb, Bright's
block, Anglesea.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-Two horse wagon nearly new,
bile. f. F. Mattera, 18th and New York avesA
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

.yobbing OF all kinds. gardening, carpet clean
ing and laying. Hotels and cottages
tended to. Nathan White, 44I3 Arctic ave
nue., Wildwood. Keystone phone 149M.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-Cofiee and tea urn set, two cash
registers ringing up from five cents to 81. two
snow cases, bureaus, and wash stands. Apply
john ID. Noel, 3808 Arctic avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Private cottage for rent, five bed rooms.
JOURNAL Office.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For S~ale-Furnished double cottage, five
rooms and bath each. Large porches, small
house in rear, two lots. Apply owner, 104
Eleventh street, Wildwood.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Eleven bundles OF good dry baled paper for
sale at the JOURNAL Office.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-Lot 30, block 81, no reasonable
offer refused. Baldwin, oil N. Farson, Phila.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Fol Sale-An incubator having a capacity
OF seventy eggs, also a brooder. Both in good
condition. apply to w. E.. Castor, 225 w.
Maple avenue, Wildwood, Nd.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Refined widow wishes a position as house,
keeper with private family. Address X, care
JOURNAL office.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Wanted-To buy a refrigerator for meat
market, S. w. Coombs.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Rent-Furnished brick apartment, six
ROOMS, all conveniences; summer season or
yearly. For particulars apply l26 E. Roberts
avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

/ have three sums OF money to loan now.
$1,000, $500 and S2000on first mortgage. VIM.
III. Bright.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-Two apartment house at Angle
sea located between Pennsylvania and Surf
avenues. -Four rooms and pantry in base
ment, eight rooms in upper part of house.
Fine porches. Owner will sell this spring at
a low figure. Jed Dubois, Wildwood, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

For Sale-Lorraine Laundry, including the
ground, building and machinery, fully equip
ped and ready for business. Has fine hotel
trade. Call at 1125 E. Eyre street, Philadel-
phia, owner.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-17

Violin instructor. Music furnished for spe-
cial occasions. Call evenings. Walter Gal
laher. 2l8 W. Magnolia avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19
Judges Mcclellan and
Sayre File Declarations

Montgomery, May 1s.-(Special
Judges Thomas c. Mcclellan and A. D.
Sayre. members of the Alabama sly
preme court, filed their, declarations
as candidates for reelection with the
secretary of state Saturday Their
terms will expire January 1. and two
Judges will be named in the democratic
primary of August IS. unless the state
executive committee next week makes
other provisions for their nomination
+ No opponents have been mentioned,
and it is considered improbable that
any other persons will seek the posi-
stions Foth have been elected by the
people and records show that no judge
Of the supreme court. who has re-
ceive the Official endorsement of the
people at the polls has ever been de-
lfcated for reelection
"A Judge Mcclellan became member
Of the ssuprefne court in 1906, having
been elected by. the people. He was
re-elected In 1919 for sa siN-year term.
J Judge Savre was appointed member
of. the court, in January. 1903, to sue
coed Judge J. S.. Dowdell, who was
elevated to chief Justice. He was
elected in 1910 to fiji the .unexpired
term of Judge. Dowdell and in 1912
was elected for fun term of six
wears They are the only two. persons
}on theSappellate courts who must seek
elected in the primary this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19
ZONE MARKERS MEAN
NOTHING TO POLICE
STATES ]. r. TAYLOR
Commissioner of Public Safety In
sists That Markers Are Useful and
Not Merely Ornamental

Showing proper appreciation of the
markers that were placed on downtown
business streets by the Kiwanis club
seems to be very remote from the minds
of the average Birmingham policeman, if
the letter addressed to Chief t. j. Shirley
by Commissioner of Public Safety John
III. Taylor is to be used as a basis for
rendering a decision
Commissioner TayIor's letter to CHIEF
Shirley needs no explanation. as it is one
OF those documents that speaks for it.
self 1t follows:
II noticed on Twentieth street, between
Third avenue and the alley on venable's
corner, a safety zone marker lying on
the sidewalk. l inquired of the officer
on Bromberg's corner two hours ago.
showed him this marker and instructed
him to have it sent around to the CEN
trail prison in order that it could be sent
to the Southside shop for repairs. This
marker is still lying on the sidewalk.
No attention has been paid to it what
ever
II want you to have the officers of
the department to instruct patrolmen on
the beats where these markers are placed
to pay stricter attention to them
notice that some of these markers are
not more than II or Is inches from the
street car line. They ought to be about
five or six feet from the street car line,
and they ought to be kept in position. 1
can see no reason on earth why the pa
trolmen on these beats cannot keep the
safety zone markers in place.
81 am again calling your attention to
the fact that the department is being
criticized by some 800 or 400 men who
presented the city with these markers,
and paid for them, for the lack Of keep
ms these markers up and keeping the
same in place. l most emphatically in
sist that you keep these markers in place.
In cases where same become damaged in
any way that they be repaired and re-
placed just as quickly as possible"
Mr.. Shirley has instructed his captains
to see that these instructions are carried
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19
LUC|EN C. BROWN IS
MADE MAJOR IN u. S.
NATIONAL GUARD
With Major Higdon and
Capt. C. B. Ballard, Major
Brown Reports in New
Orleans Today

Lucien c. Brown, prominent NE insur-
ance man and one of the pioneer mill
tary men of Jefferson county, he having
advanced from private 10 major in the
Alabama national guard, and who served
as chief deputy sheriff under Col E.
L. Higdons administration as sheriff Of
jefferson county, has been called to re-
report to New Orleans. where he will
be INDICTED into the service Of the gov
eminent in the United States national
guard with the rank OF major
Major Brown is OF a modest nature.
but an indefatigabie worker for the gov
ernment and since the war started he has
given his time and energies to every cause
that was for the good Of tie government
He is possessed of many friends in this
district WHO will wish him well in his
new work. and who would be glad TO
congratulate Adjutant General Mccain
upon his selection in making Lucien c.
Brown major.
Major Brown will report to Col. Lam
bert Jourdan, Jr,, commanding the For
ty-third infantry, stationed at New Or
leans, this afternoon, he having left Biz
mingham last night.
Clarence b. Ballard. claim agent for
the Birmingham Water Works company,
has also received a commission as cap
tain in the United States national guard,
and with Major Brown and Col E, L.
Higdon, who has also received a commits
sion as major, left for New Orleans last
night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19
EARLY SETTLER DIES
IN NINETY-FIRST YEAR
Mrs. Elizabeth Burgin Passed Away
at Residence Near Fairview.
Funeral Today

Mrs. Elizabeth Burgin, one of the old
est residents of Jefferson county, died
at the home of her sons, William M.
and John C. Burgin, Saturday afternoon
about o'clock. Mrs. Burgin was born
December IS. 1927, near what is now Fair
field She was in her 91st year and
was living at the time of her death
within few miles Of the place where
she was born. Since the death of her
husband, w. NJ. Burgin, some 80 years
ago, she has lived with her two sons.
William M and John C. Burgn, just be-
low the Fairgrounds No. 2901 Brown
boulevard
She was the mother of 10 children and
is survived by two sons William NJ and
John c. Burgin, and two daughters
Mrs. D. H Hamilton and Mrs. G. n.
Hamilton. She was the mother of An
drew w. Burgin, who served this coun-
ty as sheriff She is also survived by
a brother. Andrew l.. McWilliams, and
a sister, Mrs. Julia Burgin. She has
23 grandchildren and So eat-grandchil-
dren living.
Mrs. Burgin. up to about her S0th
year. like most of the old settlers, in
sisted on doing her own work. All of
her children and practically all of her
grandchildren still live in the Birming-
ham district and are prominently identi-
fled with its growth and affairs.
Mrs. Burgin had a clear mind and was
an interesting talker of the happenings
of the early days of the county before
Birmingham was even thought Of.
She was Il member of the Methodist
church. and will be buriar from her home
this afternoon at 3 O'Clock Interment
at Bethlehem, near Dolomite. The pail
bearers will be selected from her grand
sons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-19
SUMMER SCHOOL At
HOWARD COLLEGE
Leading Educators Are on
Faculty and Many
Courses Offered

The fourth summer school of Howard
college viii open Monday June 8. and
will continue through Friday July H..
The school was established in June,
l1s15, with AZ students and the summer
session of 1917 had an enrolment Of
i15s students. The college buildings are
located at the base of Red mountain,
the campus including rs acres of land.
and this location affords students the
advantages of a mountain climate in
the midst of city life. The century-old
oaks and elns and the Bermuda grass
lawn make the campus an attractive
lopnging place during off hours. During
the summer session Academic hall.
Montague hall and Renfroe hall are.
used and the library is open daily for
the benefit of the summer students.
The purpose of the summer school is
Ito offer courses in certificate extension,
to offer drill courses for teachers who
are preparing to take the state exami-
nation for first, second or third grade
certificates; to offer courses for the
teachers life certificate; to provide
college courses for regular college stu
dents and others who may desire to
avail themselves of the opportunity for
college work; to provide technical
training for teachers in public school
music, drawing, primary methods, home
economics and stenography.
The faculty of our summer school is
composed of the heads of departments
lof Howard college combined with in
struction in special courses by teach
ers from the Birmingham city teaching
system, including DIR. John Charles
Dawson, A. B., A. M, Alfred Henry
lOlive. A. B., A. NJ, Phar. D.; George
Washington Macon, A. B., A. NJ, Phar,
D.; Percy Pratt Burns. A. B.; The
ophilus r. Eagles, A. B., A. NJ. Mamie
Merle Hiden. A. B.. A. NJ; Stonewall
Jackson Pulliam. A. B., A. NJ; Helen
lShamburger, A. B.; Hassie GRAY Jennie
M. Rosser, Eva Alexander, Sadie Botsai
and Lewis w. Dockery A. p.
The domitory will be open and I'M
der the direction of a competent ma
iron, while the of women lives in
the domitory. Students may also secure
board in private families near the col
tlege. Already large number of stu
dents have enrolled and prospects are
bright for a much larger attendance
| this summer over~last summer.