Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-12-24

1t is rumored that some drastic cuts
in the salary and emoluments Of certain
employees will be urged by the majority
men. For instance: 1t is proposed to
reduce the salary of the city solicitor
from 81, 900 per year to $500; the city
clerks salary is to remain at $40 pei
month, but no percentage will be al
lowed him for the collection of mer-
camille licenses, etc., as has been the
practice heretofore.
Beautiful New Year cards and book
lets at Mech g. Co.'S, Cedar and Pacific
ayenues.-adv.
Andrew F. Petner has gone to Phila-
delphia to spend a portion OF the
winter. Just before leaving yesterday
Mr.. Petner announced hat he had
been drawn TO serve on the grand jury
In Philadelphia, which he could not
understand as he has voted in Wild
wood for the last two years and voted
here last month. He says he told the
Philadelphia authorities this. but 1t
did not matter.
MIR. and Mrs. William j. Wirth,
Of Wirth's Hotel, corner of Garfield
and Holly Beach avenues, nave closed
their hosiery for the winter. They
will leave tomorrow for their Phlladel-
phia home at 1867 north Marshall
street, above Erie avenue. By trade
Mr.. Wirth is an electrician and he fol-
lows this line of business in the city
with a partner.
j. HI. Thomas and family have ar
rived In the sunny southland, and are
located at 726 Central avenue, st.
Petersburg, Florida. Mr.. Thomas took
his automobile along.
Curt G. Graef and wife have gone to
Blue Bell, Pa, to spend the winter
with Mrs. Graef's brother on a farm.
A new house is being completed for
w. George and Elizabeth 6. Schlecht,
on west Hand avenue, by F. E. Smith.
Miss Marion Lloyd is home for the
holidays at the home of her parents, on
Young avenue, from the Sargent school
at Cambridge, Mass, where she is
taking a course in physical training.
DR.. ]. M. Slaughter left on Tuesday
for Ardmore, Pa, to spend the winter
at the home Of his son, at 26 Athens
avenue. He went out on the 1.2O train
over the Wildwood and Delaware Bay
Short Line Railroad. DR.. Slaughter
came to Cape May county about fifty
years ago from the South and settled
at Rio Grande, practiciug medicine 10
the off shore district, where old-time
patients say he was a much beloved
family doctor. Some years ago he
settled in Wildwood, and still conducts
the drug store at the corner of Pacific
and Wild wood venues during the
summer season.
The girls basket ball team of the
Wildwood high school will go to Tuck
ahoe this afternoon to play a game.
Mrs. G. Young, of the Crest, who is
spending the winter in the new brick
Brunell apartments on Roberts ave-
nue., will spend the holidays in Phila-
delphia and New York.
John j. O'Farrell, a printer at the
JOURNAL office since last summer, has
gone to the city to spend the holidays,
accompanied by his wife and son.
Sometime ago the family vacated their
bungalow at the Harbor and took one
of the Brunell apartments for the win
ter. Mr.. O'Farrell learned the print
ing business as a lad In Ireland some
fifty years ago. One of the good look
ing trolley motormen with a black
mustache this summer was the son.
Miss E. Coates, of the Royal Inn, is
spending the christmas holidays with
her sister, Mrs. Graham, at Toms
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harkens, of the
Rappold apartments, have gone to the
city for the holidays.
There was a shower of envelopes
containing money at the home of Henry
E. Wright at 421 west Garfield ave
nue. on Thursday evening of last weeR
by a host of friends headed by Mrs
Alice Fortune. The SUM of $25 wal
left with Mr.. Wright to go toward TIT
purchase of an a trumpet, as he il
very deaf. His wife, Lydia Wright
served a collation. to the visitors.
The Epworth League of the Metho
dist church gave an enjoyable enter
tainment at the Royal Inn last week