Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-03-21


was 1913 on the 500 valuation and
this year it is 1882. In 1912, the year
Ryan took charge of the Wildwood
government, the rate was $2.28. Not
only did he Increase the rate in this
tremendous manner, but in many in
stances the assessed valuation of the
property was increased. Ryan gets
the property owner coming and going.
M F. Shinn, who went to Alabama
to work at ca%rpentering last fall, jour
neyed on down to Florida aud was in
st. Petersburg on the 10th of March.
He is now bound for his home in
Camden. In Birmingham, the great
steel center, near where Mr.. Shinn was
located, about New Years he found
more snow and colder weather than
we had in Wildwood all winter.
Get o. J. Leigh to brighten up your
home with new wall paper. Keystone
phone 275. 2t
The M. E. conference in session at
Ocean Grove the past week returned
DIR. j. g. Edwards to the Wildwood
Methodist church for another year.
Sunday night his subject will be
IA man and his wife from the Coun-
try"
If you enjoy good music you should
hear the New Edison wonderful voice
Recreation. AS IA matter of fact it is
utterly impossible to distinguish the
voice Of the living artist from this
marvellous instrument. Hear it at
Boyer's, Wildwood avenue. 1t
Rev. Copp will preach again next
Sunday at the Presbyterian church.
Morning subject will be "The Ideal
Church; evening. "Abiding Wealth."
Get o. J.. Leigh to figure on your
papering. Rooms So up. keystone
phone 275. Call with samples. 2t
The members of Beach Council,
No. 157, Jr. o. U. A. M, are bestirring
themselves. Another new member
was taken in last Tuesday night when
Assistant Bank Cashier Harry Rice
was initiated, and there are more in
sight. A lunch was served.
Two South Jersey banks are prepar-
ing to increase their capital from
$50, 900 to 500, 900. They are the Ma
rine National of Wildwood, and the
First National of Elmer. Both banks
were started about the same time, the
first named in 1902 and the Elmer
bank the next year. The deposits of
the Elmer bank have almost reached
the million mark. S. P. Foster. editor
of the Elmer Times, and who started
the Five Mile Beach JOURNAL in 1890,
founded the Elmer bank and has been
its president ever since. He has had
great success as a newspaper man and
banker.
The choir of the Baptist church gave
a st. Patrick's party on Monday night
in the lecture oom Games were play
ed and a supper was served. Everyone
had a good time. Those present were
Rev. and Mrs. Fisher, John Fisher, MIR.
and Mrs. Harry Rice, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Armstrong, MI. and Mrs. Bert
Weaver, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colson,
Anna and Harry Colson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Jaggers, Emily Vierick, Mary
Sheppard, Dorothy Finn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Eldredge, Elizabeth aud Jes-
sic Eldredge, Corporal George Price and
Charles Augustine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Armstrong en-.
tertained a number of friends at their
home on east Andrew avenue, on Fri
day night last. After playing a num-
Der of games a supper vas served. All
had q pleasant time. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Weaver, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Rice, MI. and Mrs.
Frank Colson, MI. and Mrs. Leroy
Jaegers, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ed
redge, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Parker.
The Rhoads board walk amusement
features is the only Improvement 60
ing on in Wildwood this spring. There
are no new buildings going up in
Angleses, North Wild wood, Wildwood
or the Crest. Ham Brothers are do
ing some building on their West Wild
wood tract in Middle township.
Harold A. Larcombe, owner of the
"Wildwood Central Garage" made a
flying trip to Philadelphia last Mon
day for new supplies.
Wilson II. Shive, Jr., of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
MIS-. J. Franklin Moore. MI. Shive
is contem plating opening a dancing
school for Saturday evenings.
William Sjostrom returned home last