Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-06
WILDWOOD NEWS NOTES

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whose death appeared in last weeks
Journal, located permanently in Wild
wood in 1909. He had been connected
with the operation of the Five Mile
Beach street railway from its COM
pletion in 1903 to 1918, a period of
fifteen years, serving in the capacity
of supervisor. In the latter year he
severed his relations with the trolley
company and obtained a position as
shipping clerk in the plant of the Ed
ward G.. Budd Manufacturing Com
pany, 25th street and Hunting Park
venue Philadelphia, while still re-
tanning his residence in Wildwood,
going to the city and back weekly.
He held the position at the Budd plant,
where automobile bodies are a
featured, until his strength finally
failed him, a few months ago. Earlier
in his life Mr.. Clark had been identi-
fed with glass industries. He had been
employed for several years as a fin
Usher in a glass factory at Gas City,
Ind. Later he was superintendent of a
glass plant in his home town of
Bridgeton, where he had first learned
the business, and afterwards super
intendent. at one of the Cape May
Court House factories. The deceased
was a member Of Lodge 129, l. o. o. F,
and Hope Council, No. 8, Jr. 0. U. A.
M, both of Bridgeton; also a member
of Lodge 645, F. and A. NJ, of Gas
City, Ind. He is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth; a son, Joseph Earl Clark,
a student in the Wildwood High
School; three brothers, living in
Bridgeton, and one sister, residing at
ocean City.
Margaret S. Cooper, of 239 East
Cedar avenue, is not going South this
winter-that is, not very far South;
she Simply stepped over the dividing
line between wildwood and Wildwood
Crest and will live with Samuel Locke
and family, 122 East Buttercup road,
until April LIST. Mr.. Locke and Mrs.
Cooper's husband, who died a year or
more ago, had been friends since
youth. The former was a pupil OF
the latter in West Jersey in the days
when he was engaged in teaching
young ideas how to shoot.
H~emstitching, Picoting. Mrs. Hip
pie, lis w. Maple ave. Candy Store.
The Jolly Social Club of Wildwood
met at their headquarters, 210 West
Burk avenue, December 10Th, with all
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president; Mrs. Lula Holman, score
tary; Luther Ray, treasurer; Isaac
Johnson, sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alhiser, Of West An
drew avenue, returned to their home
on New Years Day after a four weeks
visit to Philadelphia, stopping at their
daughters home, Mrs. Mamie Paul, S1S
West Allegheny avenue. They motored
from Philadelphia to Wildwood, ac-
companied by their son, Nat, Harry
Farmer and their niece Harriet.
Mrs. Mary E. Williams and son, AL
bert, are visiting Mrs. Williams
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Vogel-of West Philadelphia. Mrs.
Williams and Mr.. Williams will re-
main with Mrs. Vogel until Mr.. Vogel
returns from an extended business
trip to Europe.
Sylvanus Murphy, of Ocean City,
came to wildwood last week. to spend
a few days with his daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Clark, 213 West Wildwood
avenue. Mr.. Murphy is SO years years
of age.
Mrs. Jennie Tyler, of Salem, is here
on a two-weeks' visit at the home of
Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Clark
have been friends since their girl
hood days, when both lived in Bridge
ton.N
A meeting of the Five Mile Beach
New Years Association will be held
Monday evening, January 9th, at City
Hall. All committees are expected to
report and action will probably be
taken on organizing a permanent as
ISOLATION.
Miss Anna Empol has just returned
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her relatives in New York City over
the holidays. On her return she
to meet friends in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Joseph Empol left wildwood
this week for Philadelphia to visit her
children; then she will journey to
New York City to visit relatives. After
a short stay in New York she will
visit Chicago.
st. AIMS Roman Catholic Church
will contribute 81, 900 to the fund for
the Hopewell Orphanage, considerably
v e and above the amount prescribed
for this district. $425 of this repre-
the proceeds of a recent supper
given in the Auditorium under the
auspices of B. V. M. S., and $410 has
already been subscribed by the mem
oers.
According to a card received from