Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-20
OTTENS HARBOR

The harbor is approximately thirty
feet deep on high tide and one hundred
and ninety feet wide and affords an I'M
surpassed advantage for the harboring
of the large fleet Of fishing smacks and
schooners that ply their trade in these
waters.
The city has erected a large public
dock, in conjunction with which Axel
L~indenholm has built an ice storage box
to accommodate the fishermen at all tides.
There is a movement on foot to have
a railroad line run directly to the harbOr
which offers the best shipping facilities
on the coast.
Several wide.awake business men have
opened stores for the accommodation of
boats which dock in the harbOr.
The Ottens real estate interests have
sold and contracted for forty-two homes.
Lots on which to build are in great de-
mand owing to the decreased cost OF
building materials.
Plans are being drawn for a large
swimming pool on the Ottens Harbor
front, which will be open for the gen.
eral public for the season. The harbor
had its first swimmers of the season last
Sunday.
The addition Of a new wharf fronting
five hundred feet on Ottens Harbor is one
of the many new improvements.
A contemplated boat line to Delaware
is locating a landing here.
A social club is being formed which
has a membership at present of two hum
dred. A string orchestra has been en-
gagged for the coming season. Shore DIM
ners will be served to parties at all
times at the pavilion.
The fleet of pleasure boats is all
equipped and ready for a big opening
on May 18th.
Do Drop Inn will be the new attraction
this season.
Mrs. Jane Stafford, of Philadelphia,
has Just had her bungalow on West
Baker avenue newly painted and a back
porch added, which adds to its appear
ance.
Frank Mccain, a salesman at Wanna
makers, has just erected a pretty cot
tage on West Roberts avenue and expects
to move in this coming week.
Mrs. Vincent Fernhough, of Tacony,
had her cottage on the harbor front
painted.
George Brennson has purchased a
building lot from S. W. Estlow, agent for
H. II. Ottens, on West Davis avenue.
He is having a bungalow erected. When
il is finished he will move down from
Tacony.
Joseph Connors, a well-known West
Side business man, is very well pleased
with the way his business is picking up
in his new location on the corner OF
Davis avenue and Park Boulevard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bibber, of West Baker ave
nue., have just received some seeds from
the government and expect to have a
very pretty garden this summer.
George Ursenbach, superintendent OF
the William Penn Theatre in West Phila-
delphia, spent Sunday in his summer bun
galow at the corner of Hudson and Baker
venues
Mrs. Johanna Aubele, and family, have
moved down from Gloucester to their
cottage at Hudson and Baker
They expect to make Wildwood their
permanent home.
Messrs. Albert and John Bulmer have
inst had their bungalows at Park bOule-
ward and Baker avenue newly painted.
Mr.. Ohlig, of Philadelphia, has inn
proved his property on West Montgom-
cry avenue by laying a cement walk.
Mrs. Marie Rose has added a sun
parlor and two extra bedrooms to her
cottage at the southwest corner of Young
avenue and Park boulevard.
John Hayes has erected a small bum
galow on the rear of his lot on Davis
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Frost spent Sum-
day in their Montgomery avenue bum
galow.
Oscar Schmidt, superintendent Of the
Bucks County Coal Company, was a Sum
day visitor at the Harbor office.
Mrs. Anna Butler, of Philadelphia,
visited Wildwood Sunday.
The "Three Friends" has been over
hauled and is now ready for the fishing
banks. The Ralph j." and the "Vaud
j. have also been thoroughly overhauled
and are now ready to take out fishing
~narties.