Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-12
NEWS NOTES

j. S. Randall and wife were regis
tered at the Fenwick Hotel for a
couple of days this week. They ran
over from Atlantic City, combining
business with pleasure. This was their
first visit to Wildwood. Mr.. Randall
is in the Coast Guard Service of the
United States. His position is that of
superintendent of construction. His
native place is Portland, Me-, but he
says he has been in SO of our states.
He and Mrs. Randall both expressed
themselves as being delighted with
their first trip to Five Mile Beach and
spoke of coming back next summer
when everything is in gala attire here.
Adachi, Pacific avenue near Davis.
wishes to o the names of lucky
drawers of numbered coupons, as fol-
lows: Mrs. ]. Struss, East 18th avenue,
North wildwood, awarded a beautiful
lamp; J. Fl. Nickerson, 217 East Burk
avenue, a stand; Mrs. Frances Nenow,
315 East Poplar avenue, a mantel
clock, and Mrs. Anna Rudolph, 10
West I'd avenue, Anglesea, a tea set.
adv.
Charles H. Grone and Linda
O'DanieI Grone, his wife, who conduct
Grone's Novelty Shop at 113 East
wildwood avenue, have moved their
household effects to 3207 Park boule-
ward, one of the attractive new houses
recently built there and owned by
John ]. Kelly, of 240 West Pine ave-
nue.. 1t is understood that Mr.. Grone
has purchased this house from Mr..
Kelly. Most of Mr.. Grone's furniture
had beer in storage and he is de-
lighted to acquire this brand new
home. On March list Mr.. Grone will
move his novelty shop from 113 East
wildwood avenue to 3416 Pacific ave-
nue., one of the store rooms now oc-
cupied by Walter M. Beers, the shoe
man.
Rag carpet woven by yard or rugs.
Rugs for sale reasonable. F. Rodatz,
Roberts and Susquehanna
adv. at.
City Engineer Weir and his assist
ant, Elmer Sinnamon, have been SUR
veying this week at Grassy Sound
bridgeNon Rio Grande avenue, where
a 12-inch water main will be replaced
by a 16-inch main to carry the water
from the Rio Grande water plant to
wildwood. 1t is believed that the
larger main will increase the pres
sure and flow of water at the faucets,
about which there has been some com-
plant of late.
Hemstitching, Picoting. Mrs. Hip
pie, lis w. Maple ave Candy Store.
A. R. Broadwater, proprietor of the
Fenwick Hotel, was taken suddenly ill
last Sunday night with a threatened
attack of appendicitis and was con-
fined to bed for several days. Later
reports his condition as
greatly improved with prospects of
his being out again very soon.
To reduce his big stock before re-
moval of store in the very near future,
Adachi, Pacific venue near Davis, is
offering everything at greatly reduced
prices-lamps, chinaware, art goods
and novelties in many lines. Call
early to secure your choice.-adv.
On Thursday afternoon, January
18th, the Wildwood Civic Club will
hold it's monthly meeting in the Ath-
letic Club building, corner Pacific and
Glenwood venues A package party
and coffee klatch will feature the
meeting.
To circumvent a rumor about the
streets of wildwood it may be said
that the wildwood Publishing Com
pany has not funked in the purchase
of the Journal plant and that it has
until May 1, 1928, to make final settle
ment for the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. ODER, of
Atlantic City, spent the weekend here
with relatives.
Miss Esther Thomas. of the Goslin
Lumber Company, returned Sunday
after a short vacation spent in Phila-
delphia with friends and relatives.
Alfred Garvin, of the Journal staff,
after a two weeks vacation spent in
Philadelphia, is back at his duties on
this publication. He is a Wildwood
property owner and as a boy went to
work in the Philadelphia Press office,
where he became acquainted with
many prominent newspaper men, in
Guiding the late Charles Emory Smith.
After the Press suspended publication
Mr.. Garvin worked several years on
the Philadelphia Inquirer. The strain
of night work undermined his health
and he came to Wildwood and has
been greatly benefited thereby.
Lewis c.. Lehr and Patsy Kennedy,
both well known in Wildwood, had an
engagement last week at the Keystone
Theatre, 18th and Lehigh avenue,
Philadelphia, in a dancing and singing
act. Mr.. Lehr's wife generally is his
partner in his acts, but because of a
little baby at his home he had Patsy