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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22
COMMISSIONERS TELL OF THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

For the information of the general
public the following statement is be-
ing made:
Since the present Commissioners
took office they have made repairs on
the interior of the City Hall, fixing the
ceiling in the water department and
tax office and also in the meeting
room Of the City Commissioners. They
have repainted the interior of the City
Hall and basement and have installed
electric fixtures which curtail electric
bills, according to the city electrician,
in those rooms just so per cent. 1t
was absolutely necessary that the re-
nairs be made to the interior of the
CITY Hall because it was sadly in need
of new ceiling and painting land pres
ervation is far greater economy than
neglect. In the third ward hre mouse
the plastering in the fire house proper
was repaired as well as in the lodge
room. The floor in one of the rooms
was laid with mineral flooring. be-
cause water was constantly trickling
down to the room below, making fire.
quent papering necessary. The walls
in the fire house have been ~repapered
and the club room walls covered with
freproof material, and in Il mlndS
is now in first class condition. We
have built whatever storage space was
required in the basement of the City
Hall so that surplus stock could be
stored away instead of left in the open.
In the city barns we have built sheds
for the storage of material and intend
to enclose the entire area so that the
street department will have protected
storage space for what little property
the City possesses in that department
Some of the street ends have been
graveled, and we expect to complete
the other street ends before next
season.
1t hardly seems necessary for us tc
say that we have collected thousands
of dollars in back taxes, and we have
also authorized the city assessor tc
look up lots carried on the city books
as unknown for twenty years. While
this necessitated a charge for searches
it will bring into the city from S2OO,OO'
to $500, 600 of assessable property.
The fire department has purchases
some lengths of hose and intend mex
year to purchase enough hose to Civ
the department its full quota OF pip
for fighting confiagration. We hav
: had the Webb engine overhauled an
! loaded with pipe and it is now an aux
. iliary engine ready to fight should
. fire occur. We have completed tn
comfort station on the walk and ha
the use of it all summer. We haN
kept the beach clean, and had, W
believe, good police protection.
: more detailed report of the police dc
!: partment will appear soon.
: The City Commissioners intend I
! make improvements at the City Watt
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22
WILDWOOD FIREMEN VISIT HAD
DONFIELD FIRE ladies

About 80 fremen of the city fire de-
partment, headed by Chief Nickerson,
went to Haddonfield Saturday to de-
liver the S225 prize money won by he
Haddon Fire Company here on July s.
Haddon Fire Company entertained
them royalty with a very fine supper
and vaudeville show. Addresses were
made by Chief Peter Carter, of Cam
den; ex-Chief Stavely, of Haddonfield;
Chief Hunter, of Haddonfield, n Chlef
Nickerson, of Wildwood. The Wild
wood boys were taken for a ride to see
the town on the big fire truck.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22

the buildings erected in each of these
two years there were apartments for
the accommodation of 1000 families
each year. When the writer of this
article came to the beach in July he
vas informed by John Beecher, OF
Beecher-Kay Realty Co., that there
were only 300 apartments and cottages
unrented on the beach. All of these
were rented later as the season pro-
crossed, showing that in these two
seasons 1000 more families have oc-
cupied apartments in Wildwood. A
striking commentary on faith in Wild
wood is found in the fact that more
permits for building have been issued
this season, thus far, than had been
issued in either of the two preceding
years.
Another inspiring fact is CLEANED
from the excursion statistics OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, when applied
to the numbers brought from Phila-
delphia to the various seashore resorts
on the Jersey coast. These statistics
show that on the big excursion days
the Pennsylvania Railroad only
brought a few thousand more to At
lantic City than to Wildwood. The
figures also show that more excur-
sionists were brought to Wildwood
than to Cape May, Stone Harbor,
ocean City and all other coast resorts
included, excluding Atlantic City.
Below are appended the number OF
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22
BRDGETON MAN MADE DIVISION
FIREWARDEN

Trenton, N. j., September 13.-Jos-
eph B. Sharp, Jr., of Bridgeton, has
been appointed Division Firewarden
for Division C, which comprises At
lantie, Camden, Cape May, Cumber-
land. Gloucester and Salem Counties,
to succeed Leonidas Coyle, who re-
Gently has been advanced to Deputy
State Firewarden with headquarters
in Trenton. Mr.. Sharp is a graduate
of the Bridgeton high school and at
tended Rutgers College, and Asbury
College, Kentucky. At the outbreak
of the wal he left college to join the
navy. He has lately been in charge OF
his fathers farm neal B%ridgeton. Mr..
Coyle's advancement comes with the
reorganization of the Forest Fire Ser
vice made necessary by the resigna-
ton Of Alfred Gaskill from the posi-
ton of State Forester on July 1st.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22
Ready Finished Hardwood
Flooring Is Here
NEW INVENTION PROMISES TO REvOLUTIONIZE
INDUSTRY. MODERNIZES OLD HOMES
AT LITTLE EXPENSE

The old saying that "There is nothing new under the
sun" is only partly true. Every day brings new methods
for obtaining old results. Recently we learned OF the inven-
ton OF a hardwood flooring which promises to revolution
ize that industry. The home OF this new product is Will
Transport, Pa, commonly known as the "Lumber City,
This patented flooring, which is called CrOmar, is COM
pletely fnished-likef urniture-at the factory. In the past
it has been necessary to nail down hardwood flooring unfin-
ished, after which it was scraped, polished and vanished
by hand. The whole installation, including drying time,
required about two weeks to a room. CrOmar is finished
by machinery and it can be nailed down in one day, thus
eliminating much time and expense.
1t would seem that CrOmar has come at the right stage
to meet the increasing demands on the time OF the house,
wife. A hardwood floor is as essential in the modern home
as the electric sweeper and gas range. This new product
makes it possible for owners Of both old houses and new to
secure hardwood floors with little or no Inconvenience and
comparatively small expense.
CrOmar is being used successfully in Cape May County
and hundreds OF cities throughout the country. 1t has been
accented by the leading architects, and technical publica-
lions OF national repute, such as "The American Architect"
and "The American Lumberman" have given it their
endorsement.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22

excursionists to Atlantic City, Wild
wood, Cape May, Ocean City, Stone
Harbor and all points on the upper
coast for the last Sunday in July, three
big Sundays in August and the first
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22
BARE FLOORS
inexpensive :: Durable :: Beautiful
Questions and Answers

q. Is CrOmaT a composition!
A. No, it is genuine OAK flooring.
Q. How does it differ from ordinary hardwood
flooring!
A. 1t is finished at factory; ready to use when nailed
down.
@. How do you do this finishing!
A. BY speedy, patented machinery.
@. Then a completed Cromar floor costs less?
A. EmphaticaIIy, yes; but there are other advantages.
@. For instance!
A.. Two men can floor one room in a day. 1t takes
ten days or more to scrape, sandpaper and finish ordinary
hardwood floors.
@. Anything else?
A. Yes. ~ Cromar finish is more beautiful. 90
Far more durable. () All pores OF the wood, including
back and edges are sealed against moisture to prevent
warping. Then, there are two structural advantages.
@. And what are they!
A. % A patented, surface groove eliminates the un-
cIeanabIe square crack, which develops in other hardwood
floors. () A special joint does away with broken tongues,
and married edges, and permits secret mailing without
"setting" the nails.
O. Where can 1 get the complete explanation of these
points!
A. In our boOklet-CrOmar FINISHED Oak Flooring
Saves Time and ~MOney-which the home office or any
CrOmar dealer will mail on request.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-09-22

A dollar invested in the Journal will
bring you all the news of Five Mile
Beach for one year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03

The city editor of The Reformer re-
Gently overheard a former Rctormer
route boy telling some of the experiences
which lie had while covering his route,
and asked him to put them on paper.
| The result is Il story of real human in
| terest. Here is what he wrote:
Everyone seems to be acquainted with
| the editors and reporters work on the
staff of a newspaper, but few realize
| that the paper boy is real element in
every papers life. and that he has adven-
lures with people aS much rs does the
editor and reporter in their line of work
l can tell YOU something of the pleasures
and troubles of newsboy, for | was for
two years a RefOrmer route boy.
a boy has three great trials and three
great pleasures. His three pleasures are {:
The earning of honest money, the real ap-
probation of his work as shown by some
of his patrons, and the good times had
while waiting for the papers down at the
Office. The paper boys trials are very
closely connected with his pleasures, one
being the difficulties in collecting the pay
for the papers, another being th0ughtless
skipS, and the last one delivery in zero
weather.
Il always had my share of the paper
boys first trial the collecting Of money
due. and in this connection | had many
experiences.
One of these incidents which reIrem-
Der most plainly Is the time man passed
me two Canadian pennies with the idea
that he had shaken the worthless coins.
| resolved. however. to make the old say
ing. y bad penny always returns come
true, and after carrying the coins for
some time l passed them back in change
He looked ut them and then looked at me
and from that day up to the time l left
the paper route | always received the real
American cash from him.
I h.tgH IL T.
tain lady. At first when | came around
for my weekly pay. she would kindly ten
der me- a ten-dollar bill. knowing that [
couldn't change it. After she had sprung
this one for quite while | loaded up
with loose change one day and changed
her ten for her, much to her own cha0rin.
W ell, she had a new one for me the very
next week, When l came she was not at
home. About once Il month she would be
at home, and then she would advance the
claim that only two weeks had passed
since she had paid me last. My brother
tId nobly in breaking up this game. We
waited until a day came when We We're
sure she was al home, and then | raped
loudly without getting any response. al
though my brother had seen her through
a window. After knocking, l departed
leaving my brother in
waiting. After about 10 minutes she came
out after the paper, and my brother had
little trouble III bagging the kale We
thought that had her guessing but not
50. for She still had another one in her
bag Of tricks. This time she claimed
each week that We had failed to leave a
paper on at least two nights. and she
would pay accordingly. That worked for
q while. but at last we put a pencil mark
Down in the. door frame each day in the
week that We left paper. She claimed
We skipped her twice that week, so we
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
A Dickens Letter,

A characteristic letter from Dickens,
declining an invitation TO dinner, was
among the collection of rare Dickens
books and MSS. recently sold by Sothe-
Dy's. The famous novelist writes !:
1T Is the week in every month on
which l never go out to dinner. ex-
cept on some tremendous provoca-
ton, such as a twin brothers coming
nome from China and having appoint
ed to return next morning, which does
not often happen. On the other side
l perceive a clear head looking for
ward to the end of Chuzzlewit; on
the other, blue-eyed (but amiable and
prepossessing) youth, drinking soda
water, and incapable Of any mental
-exertinn- greater thaa--efaerinE- iitt Il.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove It

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the Sub
stitute for caIomel. act gently OF the
bowels and positively do The work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets. The pleasant, sugar-cOated
tablets are taken for bad breath by all
who know them.
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen
tly but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them II natural action.
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system They d. that which
dangerous C4l1rel does without any of
the bad after effects.
ALI the benefits Of nasty. eiCkening,
gripping cath2rtics are derived from
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets without
gripping, PAIN Or any dIsagree2bIe effects.
DR.. F. III. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac-
tiCe among patients afflicted with bowel
and liver complaint, with The attendant
bad breath. ..--..-
Olive Tablets are purely a vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil; you
will know them by their olive color.
Take one or two every night for a week
and note the clIec-. Toe ana Soc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
HINSDALE
Minstrel Show Takes Wei.

The minstrel show and dance in the
town hail Friday evening, Dec. 30 under
the auspices of J. Z. McCaughern and r.
J.. Howe, was largely attended. Several
from nearby towns We're present.
The minstrel show consisted of an over
ture by the entire chorus, II. J. Young.
NJ. H. Towne. f. G.. Kilhart, L. II. Maye.
T. r. Cunningham, r. f. Bruce. ]. z.
McCaughern, G. \. Howe, l.. Waters and
C. T.. Howe: sentimental songs, Ken
lucky Smiles by Arthur IL. Bergeron and
Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old lucky
Home by Jason NJ Wright; end songs.
Melon Time in Dixieland by Stephen O.
Packard, If / Only Had a LeIning Pie
by Miss Gwendolyn X. AIullet, Ma by
Charles ]. Roy, HOrtense by l.. J.
Walker, Everybody Calls Ne Honey. by
Miss Grace \. Mcguire. Wang, Wang
Blues by r. l.. Howe. +-. -
The interlOcutor was w t. Brooks.
musical director Miss Elizabeth ]. Bruce.
Good clean jokes were given by members
of the cast, and fancy and clog dancing
took place. .~
The show was very well given and took
well. the audience being we'll pleased
Following the show. three hours of dane
ing took place, with music by Shows or
chestra of five pieces. Ice-cream and lem
Onade were on sale all the evening
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03

escorted ner to the door to show her our
pencil mark system. We got our money.
! Wien a subscriber does not get a
paper he or she telephones to the Western
/ MON office and a paper is delivered.
/ That costs the paper boy 10 cents. There
are citizens who could not be induced to
bend their spineS one one-thOuSandth of
an inch for a dime, but to q paper boy
every dime looks good. When a boy is
| really careless. and skips a subscriber, he
| should be fined 10 cents to jog his mem
ory. but / think that on cold nights some
people look through the keyhole in the
/ front door, and not seeing a paper within
| eye range call up the Western Union only
| to find their paper on the doorstep in the
morning. The boy is out 10 cents, which
! that particular customer really owes him.
/ have one subscriber on my old route
that still owes me about 30 cents for
Skips which weren't really SkipS at all
Now if | had put that On compound inter
est | might have had $1.19 by now, who
knows?
/ And vet for me the greatest trial was
cold. | viii always have a warm spot in
my heart for the kindly people who in
! vitCd ne. in to get warm when ! was
nearly frozen with the intense cold on
winter nights. The hands of a paper boy
are constantly exposed as Il result of hav-
ing TO handle the papers. and that always
means suffering in zero weather. unless
ne has a chance to warm them. The boy
can forget the cold at Christmas for then
many people show their appreciation of
the paper boys work. The last Christ
mas season that l delivered papers [ re-
, celved over 50 in tips The appreciation
/ of my work at Christmas time was one
OF my real pleasures on the route.
There is also real pleasure in the earn
] ing of honest money to the paper boy 1t
Is possible for boy to buy all his clothes
and to start n small hank account IN tho
money earned on Il paper route.
There was one lady on my route who
gave me a lecture one time because the
family on the other side OF the street got
their paper before she did. She wanted
me to deliver her paper first, even if
had to take extra steps to do it When
| didn't do it. she telephoned to the man
ager Of the paper boys at the Office and
said she did nat get her paper until after
61J. After having proved that | was
home eating supper at q. after delivering
TIE papers. the story seemed a bit crude
The chances We're that the lady did not go
out to get her paper until 6.15 and she
therefore thought the paper boy was lazy
Then there was a man VINO wanted
me to ring the doorbell when | brought
the paper each night, and after combing
me out Tor not ringing it ON two nights
he suddenly thought that the bell hadn't
been ringing for week OF 80. Those are
the little things that make the paper
boys life pleasant %.
All paper boys know that there are
more honest people than Diogenes ever
gave the world credit for. and they also
know that crank Us well as a sucker Is
born eveFy minute. Every bit of kindneSs
you show yOur route boy will come back
in service. Give your paper boy a Sqdare
deal and you'll never regret il or he for
get It. n
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

\ military whist party will be held in
Odd Fellows temple this evening under
the auspices of the child welfare council.
The annuaI banquet of the S. s. club
was held last evening in the home of
] Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stebbins on Pine
| street.
Virginia, ,. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Skinner. fell last evening while
playing with her brother in her home at
Il Thomas street. and fractured the left
wrist. DR.. Edward Il. Lynch reduced the
fracture.
Mrs. Ernest Y. Barre entertained a
few friends at auction bridge yesterday
, afternoon in her home on Park Place.
The prizes were won by Miss Elizabeth
Crane, Miss Leila Knapp and Miss Julia
S,moud~ Refreshments were served.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary +. Walden
of West Dummerston. who died Sunday
morning. viii be held in Bond & Sons
chapel at o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Rev. +. L. Wood, pastor of the First UNI
versaliSt church, will oficiate. The burial
will take place in Morningside cemetery.
The Vermont Loan & Trust Co has an
nOunced the establishment of bond de
rartment to deal in government. NUM-
cipai and corporation bonds under the
management of Louis II. Seagrave, for
merly assistant vice president of the Lum-
bermen's Trust Co, of Portland, Oregon.
The funeral of Mrs. Sila G. Dunklee,
who died Friday in the home OF her son.
Robert f. Dunklee of 3 Chase street. was
held at 100 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
in the chapel Of the First Congregational
church in West Brattleboro, and was
largely attended. There We're many
beautiful flowers. Rev. Arthur V. Woods
worth, pastor of the church. oficiated
Il. ii. Miller sang Sometime Wen Under
stand and Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
The burial took place in the DuDklee
family lot in Meeting House Hill cemc-
terry. The bearers were Robert f. Dun
klee. Hugh II. Dunklee. Albert G.. Dun
klee and Amos \. Go0dell Those who
came from out of town to attend the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs Hugh II
Dunklee of DummerSton, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert G. DUnklee of Lincoln, Mass. Mr..
and Mrs Amos \. GOodell OF Ridley Park.
Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Ranney of
Westminster West. Mr.. and Mrs Fred E.
Wilcox. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wilcox and
Mrs. Bertha Wade of Springfield Mas.
Miss Alma Capen of Jacksonville, Fla.
and Francis Woodland of Mortified, Moss.
All the schools in school district No. >
opened this morning for the winter term.
The free kindergarten also opened for the
winter term. The schools had been closed
since Dee. u.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
Why Dread Old Age?

1t doesn't make much difference how
old you are If you only keep in good
health and are active. Many people APP
pear older at 50 than others do at 40
To keep looking young you have got to
enjoy good health, and do as little worry
ing as possible. Backaches, swollen joints
and legs, disturbed sleep by being com
PEELED TO arise one or more times during
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0liddle-aged people realize that they
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their work properly. The heart palpi-
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back aches after Il days work. The
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If you want to enjoy it, recover some
Of your youthful vigor and have the glow
OF health get SEVEN BARkS of YOUR
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
ACUTE INDIGESTION
ATTACKS SALESMAN
No Doctor to BE Had. Fellow
Traveller Comes to Rescue.

David T. Brown, of Main street,
North Plymouth, Mass, salesman
representing the Gillette Safety
Razor Company, was suddenly
stricken with acute Indigestion. But
for the quick assistance Of O
brother traveller his attack might
have had serious consequences. Mr..
Brown writes: NO doubt you have
heard many good reports from your
wonderful remedy, Jaques' Little
Wonder Capsules. Being a travel
ing man. eating very irregularIy
and in all kinds of places, l was
taken with a severe attack of acute
Indigestion. Not able to get a doc
tor, = brother traveller who learned
C my attack from the hotel pro-
prietor came up to the room and
gave me some of your capsules, and
after q short time 1 was on my feet
and resumed my travels"
When you travel carry a pack
age OF Jaques' Little Wonder Cap
sules for indigestion and dyspepsia.
On sale by Brattleboro Drug Co. 10
Main St. BrattIeboro. Vt: T. c. Brown
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paid for large package from Jaques Cap
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