Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-04

clalIy is this SO Oh the DOHLu Wdlh'
While the hotels had few people, the
cottages commenced to fill up early.
The week end crowd was a big one,
and was reflected by the big crowd on
the boardwalk last Saturday night and
Sunday. The automobile garages we're
pretty we'll filed. A $4,000 Italian
car is housed at one of them for the
summer. Among those registered at
the Wildwood Board of Trade Infor-
nation Bureau the past week were
Edward j.. Eisster, O.. w. Buenting,
A. ]. Duryan, A. G. Williams, Pitts
burg, Pa. S. Walker, N. A. Brodbeck,
AL. G. Lykens, A. q. Germ, D. S. Eek
hardt, L. R. Doyle, William Digby,
Altoona, Pa; A. o. Strobaugh, Juni-
alta, Pa; n. S. Eshelman, Mrs. s. G.
Edison, New York; Wilbur s. Stein
bright, Harold d. Steinbright, J. Craw-
ford johnson, Norristown, Pa; Harry
E. Wolfe, Kansas City, Mo-; Frank
Thompson, A. w. Mann, Trenton;
G. r. Weeba, Reading, Pa; Elmer l..
Reenhard, Allentown, Pa; s.. S. Patch,
Richmond, Va; L. M. George, Arr
IONA.
Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert J. Kay secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.-adv.
s. P. Foster, president OF the First Ma
tional Bank of Elmer, accompanied by
his ION Preston and daughter May,
and bis grandson, Sherrerd Foster,
spent from Friday to Sunday at the
home of Jed Dubois on GlenwOod ave-
nue.. Mrs. Foster was at New Bruins
wick making the acquaintance of the
third grandchild born to her daughter
Rosena. The latter's husband, Frank
Whitlock, is secretary aud treasurer OF
a New Brunswick trust company.
Nowadays Mr.. Foster turns the greater
part of the management of the Elmer
Times v er to his sister and Preston
eaod deye 23ee,u sie :. a..
banking interests, the Elmer bank now
having a capital Of 100000 and de-
posits approaching the million mark.
"Prep," the son, inherits his fathers
aptitude for the newspaper profession,
and Is equally at home writing up his
baseball articles or going after the ad-
vertising Of the big Bridgeton mer-
chants. One of the pastimes of both
father and son is driving an automo-
bile.
Conveyaucing, wills and deeds
drawn. William H. Bright.-adv.
At the regular meeting Of the Wild
wood Odd Fellows last Monday night
Edward Fox was elected Noble Grand
and Harold Hughes Vice Grand. Last
Tuesday night Deputy Grand Master
Lewis Krauss and a number of the
members went to Tuckahoe to install
officers. Messrs. Fox and Hughes will
be installed next Monday night, when
the occasion will be honored by the
presence of one of the grand officers.
Starting, lighting and generator
troubles skilfully repaired by experts.
Work guaranteed. Val Singley. 1t
One Wildwood real estate dealer is
quoted as saying that he could rent two
hundred more houses in Wildwood
for the season Of 1919 if he had them.
In spite of the unpleasant north
east misty wind last Saturday night
the crowd on the Wild wood boardwalk
was a big one, and the crowd around
the theatre in the early evening was
simply dense.
Knives, scissors, clippers, lawn now
ers sharpened. Val Singley, 18th and
! Ottens Canal. Both phones. 1t
There was a big tide last Saturday
night caused by the Easterly storm.
Big tides are not especially feared here
although some Jersey coast resorts suf-
fer much damage in every big storm.
The Five Mile Beach ocean front has
built out steadily for Is years and ma
ture has done wonders for the resorts
thereon.
Howard Compton, wife and daugh-
ter, arrived a week ago to spend the
summer in their Oak avenue cottage,
as has been their custom for several
years. MI. Compton makes weekend
trips from his business interests in and
around Leeburg, Cumberland county.
Mrs. Monroe Bowen, of Cape May
Court House, was visiting friends in
Wildwood yesterday.
Mrs. George w. Corson and children
are down from Philadelphia to spend
the summer In their Glen wood avenue
cottage. -
The Wildwood BARRIERS have In
creased the price OF q shave from 15 to