Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-12-10


Gallaher property, at 218 west Meg
noIia avenue, consisting of two 30 foot
lots with a depth of 80 feet, and a nine
room cottage. While no figures are
given out, the purchase price is sup
posed to have been S4 900. This in
cludes all furnishings, except the
piano. Mr.. Weber is connected with
the bakery department Of the Coombs
Economy Store, on west Maple avenue
Mr.. Gallaher is a well knewn resident
of Wildwood. He is at present In the
employ Of Richard A. Lsrcombe, con-
tractor and builder. Mr.. Gallaher
himself built the cottage just disposed
of some four or five years ago, bat after
the death Of his wife in 1918 he decided
to FELL his home.
The colored folks of the third ward
have organized a Republican club and
} held a meeting last Monday night at
, 3I5 Rio Grande After the
meeting q reception was held aud mu-
sic was enjoyed. The members say
the club is o organized for political
purposes, but for the betterment and
protection of the third ward residents
aud workingmen. Eugene Henley is
president. Clarence Henley is secretary,
Lilburn Green is assis ant secretary,
and Daniel Tilghmann is treasurer.
Mrs. Mollie w. Davis and Mics Helen
w. Davis, who come from Wild wood,
which is rapidly becoming one of the
best known Of the New Jersey coast
resorts, are enjoying Tamps's superb
climate for a few weeks.-TAMPA
MORNING TRIBUNE.
Palmer M. Way has resigned from
the committee of five Board of Trade
members recently appointed by Heber
Crane, the president, to consider the
gas question in conjunction with the
three city commissioners. Mr.. Crane
stated yesterday that he had not as yet
appointed a successor to Mr.. Way. The
latter, it is understood, in his capacity
as an attorney represents one Oh more
creditors of the Wildwood Gas Com
pany. This is the reason given for Mr..
Ways decllnation. The company has
been requested to produce a statement
of its assets and liabilities. Another
meeting of the gas committee is being
held today.
Another modern Groom bungalow is
to go UP on Twenty-second street, east
of Pennsylvania avenue, for F. g. HI.
Mcdowell, of Pittsburg. Material is al
ready on the ground and the foundation
will be laid in a day or two. McAlar-
men & Walters are the contractors. The
cement work and lawn work will be in
charge of Frank P. Mattera. This
bungalow will be midway between
the summer homes of Herman p.
Goldner and Morris M. Glib.
ID. M. Grosh, who took a position
last August as pharmacist in DR.. Co
hens drug store, was employed dur
ing the war as a chemical engineer in
the ordnance corps at Washington,
d. g., serving under Major General
Williams. Mr.. Grosh has taken up
his residence for the winter at Ais E.
Magnolia avenue, near the boardwalk.
His summer cottage is located at 107
w. 14th street, North Wild wood. He
is a graduate ofthe Philadelphia School
of Pharmacy.
Mrs. Raymond Burk, of Glenwood
avenue, has been quite i'll sinceThanks-
giving day at her home.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Long has closed
her Morrell Cottage, 1877 east Pine
avenue, and has gone to Galeton, Potter
county, Pa, to join her husband, DR..
M. r. Long, who is a practicing physi-
cian in that town. Galeton is in the
lumber section of Pennsylvania.
Cape May county's portion of the
bridge and tunnel cost for the coming
year is 81 1927. The tax rate for these
two state improvements is .00i2. The
sOluIcIb JULIUS 10 u SILL idIScL ltCUi,
being $11, 1913, or three-tenths of a mill
on 500 valuation. The soldier gets a
bonus of ten dollars per month from
March 25, 1917, to date of discharge,
providing that no soldier shall receive
more than 500.
Although South Jersey has had a
touch of real winter weather this week
yet there has been very little freezing
and the bricklayers have been laying
brick all the week at Wildwood. The
coal situation Is better and everybody
seems to have a fair supply. MI. He'll
had two or three cars in the past week
and the Austins have the promise of q
dozen or more cars in a few days.
Thomas Watts and Mary johnson,
both colored, were united in marriage