Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-07
WILDWOOD NEWS NOTES

garet Brown. of West Girard avenue,
Philadelphia. Their first objective
points in Jersey were Millville and
Atlantic City. After a brief stay in
each they set out for a long jaunt into
Pennsylvania. Reading was the first
stop. After a call on friends in the
Berks County metropolis, a city OF
at least 100, 900 population, they visited
the beautiful agricultural section ex-
tending westward from Reading to the
romantic Susquehanna River, taking
in the historic cities of Lancaster and
Columbia. AT the latter place, in 1868,
the long, wooden bridge, more han a
mile in length, spanning the wide
river there, was burned by citizens to
prevent the Confederate advance, just
prior to the momentous battle Of Get
tysburg. An iron bridge has since re-
placed the former wooden structure.
Mrs. McCort is proprietress of Arndt's
restaurant. Her only daughter is mar
ried to Mrs. Browns son. 1.-TWO
mothers-in-law and boon companions"
is the way a mutual friend described
the harmony of this entente cordiale."
A pleasant evening was spent at the
Acker cottage, East Wildwood avenue,
last night on the event of the fifth
birthday of Master William H. Parker,
Jr. Those present were his father, W.
H. Parker, ST., of the Wildwood & Del
aware Bay Short Line Railroad crew,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Craig and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Treen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mattera and son, Mr.. Nit
chell and family. Mrs. Ackers rem
dered a very nice selection on the
piano. All spent a pleasant evening
and wished the little fellow many
happy years to come.
Mrs. Louisa Poff and daughter, Rose,
of Philadelphia, are occupying Mrs.
Redgraves' apartment at ia East
Andrew avenue for the winter months.
Mrs. Poff and family spent many sum
mers here in the early days of Holly
Beach and are enjoying the renewal of
old acquaintance.
Hon. Harry c.. Douglass, surrogate
of Cape May County, will o ask the
county judge for a. order for distribu-
ton in the estate of the late Geor-
geanna Vance, widow of John Vance,
a well known colored contractor of
Holly Beach. Mrs. Vance died a little
over a year ago, a few years after the
death of her husband. They owned
considerable real estate in Holly
Beach and Cape May all of which was
In the name of Mrs. Vance. Both died
without a will, and there are about
Is or 20 nephews and nieces that claim
a share of S2,196.36, which sumis now
in the hands of the surrogate for dis
tribution. The real estate has all been
sold, which netted something over
$1,000. Out of this sum was paid
$4,000 in taxes, 1924 to the state as an
inheritance tax. Exceptions were filed
TO the distribution when the matter
came before Judge Eldredge two weeks
ago.. The administrator is Philip
Wendkos, a Camden attorney, who has
replaced several other administrators.
Sunday visitors at the Lakeyiew cot
tage included Mrs. Anna Mccartney
and son, william; Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Kerns, all of Chester Pa. Miss
Cummins, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert White
and daughter, Sadie, and son, Albert,
all of Mont Shannon, Del.
Many properties in Wildwood have
changed hands during the past few
months. among which can be men
ton the following: The P. ]. Witty
property at 109 East Hildreth avenue,
being lot 8, block IS. has been sold to
Samuel, Louis, and Morris Madalie,
of Philadelphia. The Louis Cunning
ham property on the northeast side Of
Spicer n between Holly Beach
and Pacific avenues, has been sold to
John Zanni, of Bristol, Pa. being lot
A, block 1876.
Mrs. Ellen Clearkin, of Ontario
street, Philadelphia, has built a house
on West Juniper avenue on lot 10,
block so, which runs through from
Juniper to Twenty-sixth avenue. The
size of the lot is 80 by Sc feet.
William Baird, of Vineland, one of
the deputies of the New Jersey Depart
ment of Labor, was in Wildwood on
Tuesday Of last week in connection
with his official duties.
The West New Jersey Baptist Asso-
citation was held at Newport, Cumber-
land County, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week. The Wildwood Bap-
fist Church was represented by Rev.
and Mrs. I. H. Fisher, Cashier and
Mrs. C. G.. Eldredge and Mrs. Harvey
Parker. Mr.. Eldredge was elected
Treasurer of the association tn succeed
urer of the association to succeed
Robert Seagraves, of Salem, Sc years
old, who held that office for 40 years.
and he is still active and alert.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Marbaker. OF
Trenton, were in Wildwood on We'd
nesday, looking over their property
interests. Mr.. Marbaker is a retired