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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
OBITUARY
MRS. ANNA FERRIS

Aged about seventy years, was found
dead in her home on Juniper avenue
on Wednesday night by John P.
Simpson, a neighbor. The room was
filled with gas, escaping from an I'M
lighted jet in the kitchen stove. 1t is
believed that Mrs. Ferris had a stroke
of paralysis after turning on the gas.
Mr.. Simpsons son had gone over to
her house at supper time and getting
no reply had then noticed the odor of
the gas coming out the back door. He
called his father who then entered and
found the body. Mrs. Ferris had lived
on the Island for 25 years. Her hus-
band, who died some few years ago,
was n of the first watchmen in the
old borough of Wildwood. She was
we'll known and liked and was a prom
nent figure in local Catholic circles.
Services will be held in the st. AIMS
Church on Monday at which time High
Mass will be observed for one of the
first times in this church in her honor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
SUPERIOR RESTAURANT TO BE
ENLARGED

James Nevros, proprietor of the
Superior Lunch and Dining Room, COR
ner Oak and Pacific avenues, contem-
plates making material changes there
on or about the 18th of this month.
The floor space of the present
is about So x 20. It is now the inten-
ton of the management to remov a
portion of the partition separating the
dining room from the store room adj
joining and use about two-thirds Of
the latter space for lunch or dining
purposes. When those alterations are
put into effect the dining and lunch
room will be L-shaped and will have
a frontage of about 80 feet on Pacific
avenue. Other desirable conveniences
will be added.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
r FRANK ALBUS

Aged AZ years, passed away at the
home of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Geo.
Albus, near Mayville, on New Years
Day, after a long illness. Funeral
services were held in Bridgeton, Mrs.
Albus' former home. Interment was
made in the Broad Street Cemetery,
Bridgeton. Mrs. Albus is mourned by
her husband, a son, Paul, and three
daughters, Mildred, Vera and Edna.
She came to wildwood about a year
ago, but a greater part of her Illness
she spent in Philadelphia. Shortly
before Thanksgiving day her son drove
her by auto from Philadelphia to Mr..
Albus' parents farm near Mayville,
where she breathed her last on New
Years Day. The family formerly
lived in Ohio.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
WILDWOOD CREST

At a meeting of the Crest Fire Com
pany on Wednesday evening it was
decided to hold a sauer-kraut supper
and dance in the Holly Beach Yacht
Club on the evening of January 18th.
People who have attended the other
unusually fine affairs managed by this
organization will be looking forward
to the 18th.
Miss Helen Perkins spent the holt
days with friends and relatives in
Beverly.
Chas. H. RossKam, wife and daugh-
ter left here last Saturday for Dover,
up in the hills of Morris County,
where Mr.. RossKam's Chicago Stock
Company is playing. From there Miss
Shiela RossKam will proceed to her
school at Lititz, Pa, while Mr.. and
Mrs. RossKam will remain with the
company for a stay of several weeks.
Mrs. Louise Stretch returned Mon
day after spending a visit of several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mesch-
ter, in Logan, Pa. While there Mrs.
Stretch had the pleasure of attending
the christening of little Chas. T.
Meschter. She is now back in her art
shop at the corner of Pacific avenue
and Heather road. She has taken as
an assistant in her work Miss Kerr,
and the two ladies are conducting
knitting classes each afternoon.
Quite a few Crest people %journeyed
to Philadelphia to spend New Years
and almost an equal number of our
summer cottagers anne here for the
ho1idaUc
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
VAN SICKEL-LEED0M

Announcements were received here
this week announcing the marriage of
Marjorie Wallace, daughter of Drug
gist and Mrs. Morris Leedom, to Rob-
ert Montgomery Van Sickel of
Princeton. The ceremony took place
at Princeton on New Years Day and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leedom were present.
After the ceremony the bridal party
motored to Dover where the couple
left the party for Newark from where
they started on a honeymoon tour.
The bride and groom spent sometime
in Wildwood last summer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
OCEAN FRONT co. BLOCK SOLD

The block formerly owned by the
Ocean Front Co. has been sold to L. R.
Yubas by Dare Bros. This block is
bounded by Glenwood avenue on the
north and by Maple emu on the
south. The transfer includes build
ings and ground, with riparian rights
and the title passes from William
Lipkin to Mr.. Yubas. Mr.. Lipkin had
bought this block sometime ago from
the Ocean Front Co., but decided not
to hold it. The new owner says he
intends to improve this newly ac-
quired property to such an extent as
to make it one of the finest PROPOSE
tions along the whole front.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
NOTICE

Assistance given in the preparation
Of income tax reports.
GEO. A. GREENE,
4012 Pacific Avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
West wildwood Council

Coming on down the Island to West
Wildwood we find that at their meet
ing Mayor Warren E. Ham was again
sworn in for his office. At this meet
ing Councilman Weaver, Phifer, Ham
ilton, Donaldson and Mccoy were
present and Samuel Morey absent. OF
these men William Phifer was the
newcomer, being elected last Novem-
Der. Howard NJ. Smith is the retiring
councilman, while Samuel Morey is
filling out the ~unexpired term of DR..
Cline.
At this meeting the budget for 1928
was discussed and it was decided that
a $4,000 budget will be necessary for
1928. OF this budget the greatest item
for the betterment of the section is
streets, and $500 has been allotted for
this account. The appointment of
committees will come up in the meet
ing of January 9th.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
BARBARA SIERERT

Mother of former Councilman Carl
Siebert, died on December 31st at the
age of ninety years. She passed away
at her sons home on West Pine ave.
nue., where she came to live last
spring. Funeral services were held in
Belvidere, N. j., her former home, op
Wednesday, with B. C. Ingersoll and
Son in charge of the services and in
terment.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
wildwood Crest

Wildwood Crest
In Wildwood Crest, the southern eX-
tremity, the meeting saw Mayor Whit
ley sworn in and also William A. Kerr
to serve in his place on the council
body. Mayor Whitley was serving in
the place of former councilman James.
The appointments made we're as fol-
lows:
Clerk-Harry l.. Nickerson.
Building Inspector-John Gloeckler.
Electrical Inspector-Warren Kali
bach.
Chief Marshal-William H. Mack.
Marshal No. CHARLES Young.
Solicitor-Palmer NJ. Way.
Search Clerk-E. G.. Middleton.
Sewer Inspector-George H. Davis.
Recorder-Theo. Foote.
Engineer-Harry E. Weir.
The committees appointed were
Finance-Crane, Turner, King.
Streets-Kerr, Folsom, Turner.
Ordinance-Crane, King, Richard
son.
Entertainment and Publicity-Fol-
som, Crane, Kerr.
Lightning, Turner, Kerr.
Public DISQUALIFICATION, Folsom,
Crane.
Building-Folsom, Kerr, Richard
son,
Board of Health-E. B. Pagan and
w. A. Justice for three years; William
Aucott and Richard Scampton for two
years; DR.. Carl Weiland for one year.
About the only important business
transaction done at this meeting was
the changing of the meeting nights
from the fourth Monday in the month
to the last Monday in each month.
These meetings occur at 100 in the
winter.
Each and every section of the Island
is planning big things for the coming
year. Wildwood has her beach front
improvements and completion of her
athletic field to work for. North
Wildwood is going to do street i'm
proving and also erect her new fifty
thousand dollar city hall. wildwood
Crest started things last year with
her improvements on Atlantic avenue
when she completed one of the finest
beach drives in the state. She is nov
planning on further improvements
which will possibly include the erec-
ton Of one or more rest pavilions,
comfort stations and year round sun
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
NOTICE

NOTICE
On and after January 1, 1923, we
will close at 6 P. NJ, except Saturday
evenings, until further notice.
I. TENENBAUM e. SONS,
ROLAND CORSON,
MECH & CO.,
O'DANIELS.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05

p%arlors, on this drive. The year 1923
is going to be a bigger and better year
for Five Mile Beach and by the open
ing of the summer our early visitors
will be surprised at the many inn
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
FIRST OF YEAR SEES REORGANIz-
ATOMS AND ANNUAL MEET
INGS OF COUNCILS OF THE
ISLAND

January first saw the reorganization
and annual meeting Of practically all
the councils of Five Mile Beach and
vicinity. At noon on this day all the
bodies went into session to take up
their work of the coming year. Be-
ginning at the northern end of the
Island we will come south. North
Wildwood held their meeting at 11.3Q
A. NJ, when the old Board disbandedl
At this meeting Mayor McLinden and
Councilmen Shivers, Erickson, Penrose
and Webster were present with Count
Gilman Hewitt marked absent as he
was attending the Freeholders' meet
ing. Clerk George Sheer, Solicitor
Robert Bright and Treasurer P. u
Peterson were also present. At noon
the organization of the new council
took place at which time the pref
viously mentioned men were all pres4
ent and in addition Clarence Brad
shaw and Herman e. Hahn, new mem
bers of the council elected last Novem-
Der were also sworn in. The appoint
ments for the coming year were now
made. These were as follows:
City Clerk-George Sheer.
Solicitor-Robert Bright.
Treasurer. L. Peterson.
Deputy Treasurer and Assistant
Mrs. P. L. Peterson.
Chief of Police-Albert Thompson.
Parliamentary Conn, Albert
Ernest, Charles Baker and Clarence
Mckinley.
Police Surgeon-Dr. Margaret Mace.
Street Supervisor-Chas. Robinson.
Assistant Street Superyisor-Ed-
mund Countiss.
Sewer Supervisor-Wm. Streaker.
Overseer of the Poor-Thos. Corson.
Building Inspector-Harry Lever
ing.
Plumbing Inspector-Gustav Muller.
Electrical Inspeetor-Victor Braid
wood.
A resolution was adopted ordering
heads of all departments to make
monthly reports of actions in their
departments.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
25 Fears Ago To-day tTaken from Herald Of that date)

The racing fever was at white heat on South Main street yesterday H. l.. Mills fast pacer Ned II carried of the honors oi the afternoon while William Doyles drove his black pacer Ncasier and he was always up with the leaders al the finish.
 Robert Burns iS0th birthday was fittlngiy observed in Hadley's hall last evening by Clan Douglas.
 Thomas W. Pagan was elected president of Landers. Frary X Clark Mutual Aid association at the annual meeting last evening.
 There is fine skating at the Whit" Oak pond today and the pond will be illuminated by electric lights tonight
 Charles F. Smith, A. J. Sloper and George M. Landers were elected di- rectors of Landers, Frary 6s Clark Co. today.
 Robert Nuss left the High school today and entered the employ of the P. & r. Corbin Co.
 There were seven deaths recorded and four marriage licenses issued at the town. clerks office the past week.
 John D. Humphrey almost made good his boast today that his horse could make the distance between here and Plainville in Is minutes. He was time and he covered the entire in 15 minutes and four sec- onds.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
WAR EVERYWHERE

News comes that the second mar. rlages Of the former German Emperor has been complete failure and that at the present moment the former Kaiser Is living in one part Of his castle while his wife and her children are in another. The details are not given. It is not known whether or not barricades have been raised. poison gas brought into use or gas masks perfected. All that Is known Is that war has been declared and that q cer- tain portion of the castle might be called mo mans land"
 A well known magazine offered a prize shortly after the armistice was signed for the best suggestion as to the most fitting punishment to be in- flicted upon William for the tragedy he had brought about. Probably no brilliant contestant for the prize had imagination enough to suggest. as the most suitable punishment, an unhappy marriage. Possibly no one could be-
 ieve that any woman in the world would dare to risk her happiness in the home of the arch-criminal. But if the lady in the case upholds the new dignity that has come to women all over the world it is quite likely that she is in position to infict the sort of punishment on William which his dearest enemies desire. And if William was ever proper candidate for sympathy. he occupies that posi- ton today. And all the world will side with the woman in the case. Perhaps, l who knows She married him for just this purpose.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
WORK or THE BLIND

When the State Board Of Education Of the blind started not long ago 10 send instructors 10 teach the blind In their homes this newspaper called at- tention to the fact and was much in- tcrested to see results come from this consideration of the people of the state who were handicapped in life. It Is pleasant to note that such prog ress has been made that several residents Of this city have the honor Of having work done by them placed on exhibition. later 10 be sold. the proceeds 10 go to the blind persons whose ambition and persistence have resulted in adding just so much wealth to the world.
 An honor has come also, to this city, brought by Miss Fanny H. Losee nearly so years old, thought to be the oldest person in the state to have an article on exhibition al the state board of education's booth. Those who cour- ageousy work under such disadvan- tage furnish inspiration to others handicapped only by their own failure to appreciate the health and free dom from aff1iction which is theirs.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
WARNING IS ISSUED
Retail Automobile Dealers of New Britain Arc Asked to be on the Lookout For False Salesman.

Miss Mary Curtin, assistant secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce has issued a warning to New Britain re- tail automobile dealers and proprie- tors of automobile accessory stores to be on the lookout for q man who IS representing himself to be traveling for the Hanes Rubber Co., of Winston Salem, N. c.
 The man, under the assumed names of H. A. Riddle, w. A. Lyon, II. A. Conine, has persuaded dealers in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to give him partial payments >a or ders for the above named company, 1t is claimed. Miss Curtin states that he is reported as working his way into Connecticut, that his scheme is to ob- tain money under false pretenses and that the rubber company is a bona fide concern.
 The chamber of commerce has also received word that an alleged fraudulent advertising company is operating in this state with offices Tn New York city. The company is known the as Car-Hal Retail Advertising Co. It is alleged to have entered into con- tracts with many merchants for cir- cular advertising letters, received pay ment upon issuing the contract and then has failed to forward the letters.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
THE UNEXPECTED

Affairs are progressing in Germany about as people thought they would The Germans passive resistance" is becoming more sporadically active. Officials are not only winking at sa- botage, but. it is said. are assisting in it. The horses, led to water, are not only refusing to drink but are backing away from the trough. And, as con. sequence, France is becoming more violently insstent. Reports of the shedding Of blood come, and intima- tions that news will be suppressed reach us. Although France has an- nounced she is going to wait until the Germans go to work and try to pay the reparations, it is evident she is not going to sit back and take her ease while she waits. She is going to push things a bit. So the expected is hap pcning.
 Under such circumstances the stage
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30

l.saEasi he has not bssn proven guil-
 " ef sRFthiRs eFiminal, hus his
 NFfiiefnpeN eeneeTniRg lhf maRAsE iH
 Ealeh he sReal some s2f.aRA sf inc
 iesgae's meAey has caused asly
 runners and hls actions haze inspired an investigation
 hnl ms critics have kept quiet, PNehloliiealsis and anlisPFohihiiiORr isis in New York siate and elsewhere haze shaddsEed al his virulent abuse Of these opposed 10 his League; he has spared few in his denunsia,iens. and sel the people who do ael be- lieHe in his methods have besa eKr lremels moderate in their remarks about the eharges under which he nov stands.
 Rai the developments of the day bring news that seems 10 furnish grounds for the question "iIew about ii' Wilis" referring, Of course, 10 that person William II, Anderson who has felt that he had some of the leglslar tors of the State Of New York pretty well under his thumb, For two well. knewa gentlemen by the name of Rockefeller, John n, and Ioifa n.. Jr., are reported 10 have withdrawn their Jinaneial support Of the League. owing 10 their disapnreyal Of the methods of said William II, Anderson. And these two gentlemen. the Roekefellers. have way Of knowing pretty well what they are doing, No one is going to put anything over on them. And it must be remembered that they know the effeet their action would have and the black eye il would give said William Anderson. So. trying not 10 gloat, anyone, whether prohibition. ist or anti-prohibitionist. may well ask Mr. Anderson; How about il, wili?"
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
MURPHY IS FREED
 0N MURDER CHARGE
Says He Confessed Only to- Get Pardon in Penn.

Boston, Jan. 30.--Jesse Murphy, or trial for the murders in 1917 of Ed ward T. Foley and Ordway R. Hall chain store managers, of which Geo and Charles Rollins, brothers. previ- ously had been convicted, was found not guilty by jury early last night The case had been in the hands of the jury about two and one-half hours.
 Must Serve Seven Months.
 Although freed on the murder charges, Murphy was held for the state police to serve an unfinished sentence for larceny at the Deer Is- land House of Correction. Several years ago, while prisoner at Deer Island, Murphy was taken ill and sent to the state prison camp at Rutland. He escaped. He will be compelled now to serve seven months of the un- finished term.
 Murphy's trial attracted wide atten- tion. After making confession while a prisoner in the Eastern Peni- tentiary of Pennsylvania for robbery of the Federal Reserve Bank of Phila- delphia, that he killed both Foley and Hall, he was pardoned by Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania and brought back to Boston for trial on the murder charges. He still had. nine years of the penitentiary sentence to serve. At the trial bis defense was that he signed the confession for the purpose of securing pardon in the state of Pennsylvania.
 Murphy said in his statement that he was born in Worcester 37 years ago and was brought up in that city. He said he had found society against him and had nursed a resentment against society because he never got a square deal. He insisted that in spite of his illegal acts he had been living on the level.
 Declares Innocence.
 T want to say that my last breath will be that I am no murderer," he declared. "I am innocentyof killing either Foley or Hall"
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
HOW ABOUT IT, WILL?

It is rather surprising that the peo- pie all over the country who have heard violent denunciations of 'Iiquor interests" shouted out by William H. Anderson, State of New York super intendent of the Anti-Saloon league, or who have read his excited words and have been disgusted by his methods. have not seized upon the ac- cusations now made against him to burI some of his own language back at him. Of course Anderson has not been proven guilty of misappropriat- jrx any funds contributed to the
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30

is sll set for ihs unsxpeelsd 'nsins
 the aRRKReeseda has been developed
 la sssiae Roint iR this country in sFeFs
 line af activity Games ef sPeFs are
 WoR by it Americans learn 10 'isfl
 their opponents on their heads by
 doing the unexpected, II there Is
 true, vital energetic AmeFiesn spirit
 in ihe administration al Washington "a thing which many d0abt-lt Is
 tims fer thai administration to dc the
 unexpected. Moreover Il would seem ,hal successful unexpected move would he ahest the enls way the ad- minislralion eenld reinslale itself Niih the people Perhaps it would he that desire ta regain the peoples good will, rather than 2 willingness to take 3 drastic stsp, which would inspire ae- iien in Washington, Rut al any rate these who loek beneath the surface af the peWs would not be surprised to see new, coming in some mysterious way perhaps. as the result of secret conversations with England and per- haps Italy, move inspired by this country that would bring quiet and resulting settlement Of differences temporarily at least between France and Germany, No nation is an enemy Of ours which Nc want to ''set on it's heed" But war even in Europe. is our enemy. and i, is that enemy that we. AS well AS all the rest Of the world. would overcome hy doing the unexpected. Perhaps the wish is father 10 the thought, but let no one be surprised if initiative develops in an administration driven to the wall by its own lack Of it.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
Letter Carriers Choose
 Delegates for Convention

Fred J. Streigle was installed as president of the New Britain branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers at the annual banquet held in Jr. 0. U. A. M. hall Saturday evening. Frank B. Whitney of Hartford was the speaker Of the evening. William Mer- Till of Bristol was in charge of tn installation. Others installed at the banquet were Louis Lehr, vice-presi- dent; Everet Herwig, secretary; Fred l.. Sunburn, treasurer; John Rupee, sergeant at arms: John F. Burns, Burns, trustee; George Pittsinger. col lector of sick benefits; George Clark, collector of M. B. A. Fred Streigle. Louis Lehr, E. E. Herwig and Jehn Rupee were chosen delegates to the state convention in Hartford. Febru- ary 22.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
BALDWIN TALKS

Chancellor of the British Exchequer Baldwin has not made the work of settling the debt funding matter any easier for England or this country by his remarks since leaving the United States. He intimates that although some of the eastern statesmen are amenable to reason those from other parts of the country are not. They have men of our way of thinking in the eastern states" he says; but that does not cut any Ice at all with regard to the other parts of America"
 It is rather surprising to read of this Englishman using a slang phrase which has been abandoned in this country--or perhaps it is not surpris- old But it is more surprising still that he should have had the lack of tact to intimate that the statesmen of the West and South, not thinking as he does, obstruct a proper settlement of the debt matter. England will not benefit by going along paying the rate she is paying now, and certainly the United States would have the matter settled. The British financial expert will accomplish little by aligning all
 II. customers. as he has done. and he will find that the sentiment of favoring greater leniency in the matter of the debt will not grow when he so unfa- vorably compares the management of obtaining in his own.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
WARNING

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 Prepared for over 20 years-by The Williams & Carleton Company, Hart ford, Connecticut "a favorite end cafe prescription. Ask for it at your grocery or general store. Do not ao cept inferior substitutes.