Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-03-04

George White, Of 3O5 Broadway,
Camden, a druggist, is having a sum-
mer bungalow built on west Maple
avenue, near Hudson avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs. White have been coming to Wild
wood for a number of seasons. For
two in succession they occu-
pied the Jesse Coombs cottage, 1l6 east
Wildwood avenue, opposite JOURNAL
building. They were seen last Sunday
among the sojourners at u shore.
Attorney John Bright has purchased
from the j. Thompson Baker estate the
valuable building site at the southeast
corner Of Juniper aud Pacific
For the sum of 81, 700 he acquired pos
session OF so feet frontage on Pacific
avenue by 80 feet frontage or depth on
Ju iper venue Mr.. Bright purposes
J building a house on this site, to be
finished by June LIST. He recently sold
his large double house on Magnolia
avenue to a stranger through his brother
Oliver.
Mrs. l.. Richer, formerly of PhiIs-
delphia, spent the entire winter here
in the property at I39 east Leaning
avenue, purchased by her from the
Shaw estates. Repairs have been
made and an Arcola heater installed.
Mr.. Boardman and bis daughter, the
latter a Philadelphia school teacher
aud stenographer, occupies the house
next door.
L.. H. Boyer is going to erect two
brick stores next to his store on Wild
wood venue
Scoutmaster CORTLAND Steelman will
be at Office of Frank l.. King, 3403
Holly Beach avenue, between seven
and eight o'clock this Friday evening
to receive applications fol- membership.
All boys interested are requested to be
present.
Koeneke Brothers have bought a
piece of ground at the corner of Spen-
Ger avenue aud the railroad of Thomas
s. Goslin and on Wednesday evening
awarded the contract to the Bond Con-
struction Co. for the erection OF, a large
building to be used by them as a
wholesale plumbing house, the plans
for which were drawn by Architect
Mark B. Reeves. The business will be
incorporated, and the members of the
company will be Harry Koeneke and
his brother Otto Koeneke. 1t Is said
that their father, who resides at Allan
tic City, will have an interest, as we'll
as a cousin, the latter al expert
accountant.
Misses Rosens and Winfield Kelley,
of 1888 north Allison street, Overlook,
Pa, came to Wildwood yesterday on a
three.day trip to look over some prop
critics, with a view to purchasing a
summer home somewhere on Five Mile
Beach for their mother and themselves.
Last Saturday P.J. Howe, of Ander-
sIn, Ind, representing the Howe Fire
Apparatus Company, Of that city, gave
a demonstration in West Wildwood of
the new triple combination outfit re-
Gently purchased by the West Wild
wood fire company. 1t consists of u
fire engine, chemical engine, and a hose
carriage, all mounted on a Ford truck.
The cost of the combination apparatus
was So, 455. The fire companies at
Somers Point, Egg Harbor and Stone
Harbor use the same model. Mrs.
Howe accompanied her husband to
Wildwood. While here they stopped
at Hotel Douglass. James A. kehlbeck
and wife, of New York, were also
guests at the Douglass last Saturday,
Sunday and Monday. Mr. Kehlbeck
represents a New York insurance
agency. His wife Is u sister of Mrs.
p. J. Howe.
Among last Sundays visitors were
James A. Kenney, of Howard and
Norris streets, Philadelphia, and John
F. Kieffer, of sis west Girard avenue.
Both of these men ran down to Wild
wood to look owe their summer resi-
dences here. Mr.. Kieffer has been i'll
for some time. Mr.. Keuney Informed
the JOURNAL that he has purchased of
Charles A. Reynolds the big corner
600 by 100) at Twenty-sixth street aud
Central avenue, North Wild wood. This
is one of the finest plots of ground on
the island, and adjoins his beautiful
cottage. 1t is Mr.. Kenney's intention
to convert his new acquisition into a
beautiful lawn.
A series of revival meetings, to ex-
t md over a period of two weeks, we're
begun last Monday night at the Wild
wood Baptist church. The services
are being conducted by Rev. II. M. r.