Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-06

Mrs. Forrest Rich was severely
burned last Saturday night when her
dress caught fire from a gas radiator
or stove at her home in the Glenn
apartments on Wildwood avenue Mrs.
Frank McClain was at the Rich home
at the time and the two young women
were dressing for the New Years ball.
The thin material Of Mrs. McClain's
dress first caught fire, and in attempt
ing to smother the flames Mrs. Rich's
dress caught fire. Mrs. McClain was
not badly burned, but Mrs. Rich's in
juries were very severe. Just as Mr..
McClain called at the Rich home he
saw his wife through the window in
flames. He rushed in, tore the dress
from his wife's body and then Mrs.
Rich, the story goes, was thrown on
the bed and the flames smothered with
the coverlets. The fire had swept up
her entire body from the feet to the
head, and it is believed that she in
hailed a lot of the flames. Today Mrs.
Rich is said to be in a very serious
condition, and it is feared she may
not o 1t was a most distressing
and regrettable accident.
Alex McMurray arrived in Wild
wood yesterday morning from Florida
where he and his son conduct a hotel
at st. Petersburg. He came up to view
the work going on at Hotel Dayton.
The next regular business meeting
of the w. G. T. U. will be held on
Thursday afternoon, January II, 1922,
at the home of Mrs. George Fisher,
Pacific and Maple
A very enjoyable Bible reading class
met with Mrs. Inglee at her home last
week with a large number of the
members present.
Mrs. Joseph Geisenberger has gone
to Miami, Fla, to visit her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young have re-
year round. They have been coming
to this resort for the past seventeen
summers. They will occupy n OF
the Logan apartments at 220 East
Magnolia avenue,
The wildwood School Board has
elected Pete Dankelman janitor of the
Burk venue school, to succeed Mr.
Inglee, resigned because of failing
health. There is a vacancy in the
teaching staff Of the grades, occa.
stoned by the resignation of Miss Kon'
owitch to get married. Miss Addit
L. Wilson, of Denton, Nd, was elected
last Friday night from several appli
! cants, but she had gotten a position
before she could be reached.
/ LGoseph Paul, about so years of age
Gled suddenly yesterday morning a
his home, West Young venue. He go
up as usual and when his wife arose
she found him dead in a chair. A
daughter, a school girl, survives. The
deceased lived off shore on a farm
until a few years ago when he sold it
Kalmia Order of Red Men, Ocean
City, SEN a degelation of 80 men, last
Monday to participate in the Five Mile
Beach New Years pageant. This con-
tingent came yer in a mammoth NOV
ing van, bringing with them the L.
Russell Henry band, of Post SO, V.
F. w. Veterans Foreign War;. This
soldier lost his life in the great world
holocaust.
Among last Sundays visitors to
Wildwood for the day were Robert
Leiby, of Columbus, Ohio, accompanied
by his sister, Marion Leiby, of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel R. Cole. of
Riverton, were in Wildwood last Sun
day. Mrs. Cole will conduct Severn
Hall this year for the fourth season.
City Clerk George A. Redding, of
Anglesea, will go to Trenton again
this winter with Senator Bright as a
bill clerk in the Senate.