Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-22
WILDWOOD CREST
MRS. HARVEY MCPHERSON PASSES
AWAY

wife of Harvey N1cKerSOu, anu uduSA-
Ter of the late Cornelius and Isabel
leaning, was stricken with apoplexy
at eight o'clock last Friday evening
and died Saturday morning at the
home of her son, Borough Clerk Harry
j. Nickerson, in the Crest. The fu-
neral service was held in the home
at half past two last Thursday and the
body was sent to Union Cemetery at
south Dennis for interment. The SER
vice was in charge of the Rev. Stanley
Clark, of Browns Mills, a former pas
tor of the deceased at South Dennis.
Mr.. Clark is a close friend of the fam
lily.
Mrs. Nickerson was born on Novem-
her 2, 1856, in Cook County, ILL.,, but
spent almost her entire life in Cape
NAV County. She is survived by her
husband, Harvey Nickerson, a daugh-
ter. Miss Ethel Nickerson, attached to
ocean City Public Schools, and son,
Harry L. Nickerson, who is we'll known
in real estate circles in this city, and
three brothers, Edward, Charles and
Harry Leaning, all of whom live in
Cape May County. The family has
received many letters of coincidence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daily, Mr.. and
Mrs. James McGinnes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gochenour and their daughter Doro-
thy. Mrs. Parks and her son, and Mr..
\ and Mrs. ]. w. Lewis were the guests
of Mrs. Charles Eppleman over the
weekend.
Mr.. Ingenito is erecting an apart
ment house on the corner of Sweet
Rriar road and Pacific avenue. When
completed he will occupy it himself.
There will be offices on the ground
floor. Mr.. Ingenito is a contractor,
and has put up several other build
ings in the Crest. This structure is
directly across the street from the
borough hall. When this and the
other Office buildings which are being
constructed in the Crest are completed,
there will be quite a business center
there
The new fire siren has been erected,
but will not be ready for use until an
expert from Philadelphia has been
down and performed some work on it.
He is expected sometime this week.
The locations of the alarm boxes
haven't been decided upon as yet.
Mrs. Harriet Hammond, daughter Of
Acting Mayor Whitley, visited friends
in Philadelphia for a few days last
week.
The regular bi-weely meeting of the
Wildwood Crest Fishing Club will be
held this Friday evening at the club
house on the pier.
The dances in the Crest Pier Audi
torium are very successful. Over 100
couples were on the floor last We'd
nesday, and more are expected on the
Glance days. next week. The COM
mittee in charge will have some new
music for the Sunday concert this
week. The concerts are also being
we'll attended. Crest people now have
some place to go in the evenings
where they can enjoy themselves with
out the tedious trip uptown. The Crest
Pier movie shows to a capacity house
every evening.
The hotels in the Crest are doing
a fair business. Here are a few of
the Pelham's guests. j. A. Beatt1e
and wife, and Frank Urich, of~Phila-
delphia; Mrs. William A. Seibert, of
Easton, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Cor
nell, Mrs. Irene Black, Ernest Johns
ton and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Frey,
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
Craig, of Sharon Hill, Pa; Joseph A.
Rogers and wife and Joseph A. Rog-
ers, Jr., of West Philadelphia; Charles
Pfeiffer and wife, Jacob Wadiman and
wife, Jacob Hyland, James A. Brown
and wife, Nellie Brown, M. Douglas,
M. Sudell, G.. M. Deaves and S. D.
Sellers, of Philadelphia; R. M. Dep
pen and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
v. Lovery, of Shamokin, Pa; Mrs.
George D. Graeff, of Brooklyn, N. Y;
Mrs. j. H. Cooper and Nancy Cooper,
of Elizabeth.
The Ocean Crest is not to be outdone
and reports the following visitors on
it's register: Edna and Grace Dun
can, OF YeadOn, Pa; Mrs. v. w. Conn'
of Merchantville; Mrs. w. M. Eurice,
Thomas Lea and Edmund Lutz, of
Philadelphia; L. w. Connington, of
Haddonfield; H. L. Smith, of Washing
ton, N. j.; E. F. Tevis and party, OF
Wilmington, Del; Charles w. Gaiser,
Jr., of Chestnut Hill; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Forte and son, Howard w. Morris
and wife and Charles Clayton Morris,
of Philadelphia; N. Diamond, of Ro-
selle, N. j.; Charles Rosenthal and
wife, Oliver Johnson, of Philadelphia;
James Duncan. of Yeadon, Pa; H.. G.
Alvans, of Philadelphia; G.. N. Clark,
of Browns Mills, N. j.; Len G. Brough-
ton, of Richmond, Va, and son, of
Knoxville, Tenn; r. G. DECKER and