Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-16
WILDWOOD NEWS NOTES

WlLDWUUD NEWS NUIEO
The wildwood Board of Trade has
endorsed Assembly Bill No. so, spon-
sored and prepared by the Trenton
Credit Association and introduced by
Hon. Harry Harbourt, of Mercer
County. 1t is known as the Small
Claims Court Bill" and fills a long felt
want in the business life of our state.
1t provides that accounts of $35 or
under for the filing of a suit by the
tradesman himself without going to
the expense of engaging a lawyer on
the payment of $1.O0 filing fee with
the clerk of any District Court. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in small
sums are now uncollectible because
OF the expense If collection by the
methods now used. This bill will not
only be self-supporting, but in SO far
as the municipality is concerned it
will provide a substantial surplus to
be turned over to the city at the end
of each fiscal year The staid old
State of Massachusetts has been OPP
Grating under this law for a consider
able period of time and it is working
most successfully. Call or write to
your Assemblyman and your Senator
and urge them to vote and work for
the passage of this bill, Assembly
No. 80.
Miss Emma A. Smith, of Goth street
and Chester avenue, Philadelphia, was
a weekend visitor last week at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Higgins, corner of Mag
nolia and Holly Beach avenues. Miss
Smith was accompanied by her fiance,
John Quinn, also of Philadelphia.
You eventually need screens. Ask
Rodebaugh.-adv.
Real Estate Agent Thomas A. Nc
Coy has sold the McNutt property, 116
West Maple avenue, owned by David
McKibbin, to Mrs. Rosa Stafford, of
Fernwood, Delaware County, Pa. This
cottage has "a rooms and stands on a
lot 80 x 80. 1t is said that Mrs. Stat
ford will come here to live all the
year round and will manage this cot
tage herself.
Hemstitching, Picoting. Mrs. Hip
pie, 115 w. Maple ave. Candy Store.
Two wills were probated recently in
the S%urrogate's office. One was that
of Juliet V. Post, of Swain, which
was entered on January 29th, and
which named Edward M. Post as
executor. The second was probated
on January Both, being the will of
Millicent Y. Swain, Clermont, and
naming Linnaeus T. Swain as exec
utor.
We make, paint and cover screens;
galvanized wire. 9Oc. Ask Rode
baugh-adv.
Jack e. Dwyer, of Easton, Pa, ar
rived Wednesday evening with the
purpose in view of spending a month
or more here for the benefit Of his
health. He is registered at the Sea-
crest Hotel. Mr.. Dwyer is related by
marriage to the family of c. ]. Scully,
residing at 1T East Garfield avenue,
his brother, William Dwyer, having
welded one of the daughters MARY
Scully) several years ago. Mr..
Dwyer is also d~istantly related to
Rev. James A. Moroney, rector Of st.
AIMS r. G. Church.
Who is Rodebaugh? The Screen
Builder, 1872 East 18th avenue. Key
stone Phone 126.-adv.
Charles Mccain has leased n of
E. T. Fries apartments at 435 West
Rio Grande venue. For several years
this tenant had lived at Stone Harbor,
where he was a client of Mr.. Fries.
Mr.. Mccain is a representative of
Dun's Commercial Agency. His for
mer home was in Pittsburgh, Pa. He
has located in Wildwood on Mr.. Fries
recommendation.
T. Hayden Davis, of Chester, Pa,
choir master of Eddystone M. E.
Church, has been engaged as chorister
of the Wildwood Baptist Church. Mr..
Davis assumed his duties here several
weeks ago. He spends three days a
week here-Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays. Under his leadership
the Baptist choir singers are expected
to reach a maximum of proficiency.