Weekly Fashion

Letter

By CATHERINE H. GRIEBKU Extension ClothlnK Spedsllst

ELDORA

From Coast Guard to Wealth

Is the Story of E. Riley Mixner [resident of Km «f E. Sfl^qr Bzkz, Uw Bidder For the HarSurf ads* of Ocean City Streets, Em End Varied Career—Orer-

«■!»» Many Obstacles Before He Achiered'Success

Greatest Misfortune Proved Road To New Opportunity not 11 beinf^wOTn^ms Sa RwU *Peter«)n and wife.

JL Hudson and family motored to Belleplaln Sunday aftercoon. Mlm H. Bingham, of Clementon, came home for the week end. W. Green, of Philadelphia, apent the week end with hla grandpar-

Tve wanted to write you about lent* here. . fall and winter fabric* before this. I H. 0. MaekM and wife attended but other thing* have crowded the Bridgeton fair on Saturday, this Information past Labor Day., Several of the young people of One reason for my haste la to war* i this place motored to Sea tale on

Fred Anderaon ha* Juat returned home from abroad. Mr. and Mrs. E. Beichle. of Ocean City, called on friend* here on

nlng t have i tracts both Oliver in the year* for U

i that have world, and ble begtnmd ability, p. have aland old of hlger and

irtte theme

lories are naxe to the itlonal

tunltj frequ alum! that 1

the opporman. but lay life jqualntance to the top. itory of hi* -vel at the

ea r In Cape ly produced

, These may be unwlae

purchases because of the type of

From Helper to Partner t he fabric itself or because of the Mixner refused the offer, but color. This last ITl speak of Brat

Millville, apent Saturday evening

with C. Hand and family.

A. Baud and family motored to

Tuckahoe on Saturday evening. Mra. C. Cloverdale. of Helsler-

joseph Dallas has purchased a Mr.^and Mr*. Erneat Downam and daughter spent Sunday In

would or^i { 1) T^JS-.” , ySr5ri Srr»d s-yrs.“Ho" srsjsrs

Mr° and Mra. William Dev.nl were Ocean City ahoppera on Mon^Mrs. John Camp and spent Wednesday In Phl 1 * d « 1 I >hl * Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Boxarth motored to Atlfctlc City Sunday. Mr. and Mr*. Unwood Dallas ud attended the Bridgeton Fair ieaday. „ Townsend, of Ocean City, called on Mr*. A. Willett* Thurs-

day.

Lincoln VangOder and wife, of Atlantic City;'called on hla sister

m'e bfother. Mr. E. B. Ham Mr. Kenneth Bonham, of *»- _jnu apent Monday nlgii with hla wife here. Mr. &. B. Hhm sad R. B. Maaon otored to Ocean City <m Ttm-

day.

Mr. and Hi*. H. P. Motored to HelalervlUe on Saturday Edward Hoffman «eat Monday In Camden. Mr. Alvin Jaekaon. of Hammon„n. called on Ml** Mabel Hoffman on Saturday. Mr. Jonathan Hand and family, of Wildwood, apent Sunday with his brother. Mr. Jeme Hand. Mrs. Leater Biggins, of Oermont. apent Tue*day and Wr*—

Te RC tract

"*** by the Prv »mt Ooop*ny. catad In Sea late CUy, wa* ed to Gibb* * Stevenson, of Oc^ City. The tract extend* ^

Ule Qtj

Street, and from Sea sue to the Bay. The calls for the completion work by June S, im.

to Bridgeton on Thursday.

Mr. K. Powell and wife apent

Thursday in Bridgeton.

ware. *«ivet a hat—anything In the Mr. A. Hudson and family and The firm dissolved and Miraer , C ce*eorie* and you may L. Peterson attended the Bridge-

entered the contracting field alone. : k r le _ off without any . ton fair on Friday.

His flirt contract was constructing . ^ a t all. It la the name with C. Noon and son motored to a bridge at Lewes. Del. HU ac- the browns and the red*, the 'DennUvllle on Friday evening. Uvltles spread to New Jersey and pnrp)*, an d the greens. U you C. Noon attended court on Tues-

be was awarded tbe contract by waBt ^ j* mrt _ why not wet a day.

the State for constructing three and f e _ gamoiee of the aeaaon'a browns . Mrs. E. Peterson, of Millville, a half miles of bard surfacing road and ^en go bargain hunting. apent Tuesday evening with C.

from Sally Marahalla Croaring. ^ fabric*, knitted fabric*. ; Hand and family,

which U located near Cape May roch u terwej and balbriggnn. are a Noon motored to Belleplaln City. exceedingly good and Inexpensive, on Wednesday morning.

B . * too. Velvets and velveteens are at Rev. Paul Myers called on C. Built Sen lile Bond the top of the list, the velvets for Hand Wed need* y afternoon.

He had numerous contracts In drum; velveteens for apor. and Mrs. A. Hudson and aon movarioua sections of South Jersey every day wear. The velveteen* tored to Kg Harbor on TuewUyand about eight years ago con- are especially good for college and Rev. Paul Myers commenced atructed the gravel road between school girls and are often used cottage prayer meeting*, at Boue-

Fifty-Fifth Street, Ocean City to just for a Jumper to wear with a pIUn. test week.

Mr. and Mra. H. Jone*. of Millville, spent Sunday with Henry Hyaon and wife. Amo* Gandy, of Philadelphia, apent Sunday with his father. Mlm Francis Canuso. of Philadelphia. spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Downam and daughter attended the Bridgeton Fair Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Jarvis, of Millville spent Sunday at their aummer cottage.

CUy. He la i local bank»w people In lar with the

* Isle City. tweed or plain aklrt. Plaids are In 1921 he was elected a director *11 right for the girt thla year, but in the Ocean City Title and Truri. thme are now * pf ° r r Company. He also incorporated oMer women- Fm rtad._too. for the E. RUey Mixner Company the ^^'^iriU w^^t

Among the many contracts that *?.*®v

thla firm has completed U twenty-

twn tniies of hard surfacing in course tneae come

Delaware, five mile* In Pennayl- hrown.grey.bloe. «£•

^ co.n«u a Gb». “*

^ ^ sasrsr* * a "' a *

BELLEPLAIN

Mrs. K. Hand called on Mra. C.

Hand on Frldry evening.

K. Bonham .notored to Belle-

plaln on Friday evening.

Several of the Red Men attend-

ed lodge at Del me “

George Wheaton. Edward Hoff_an and brother. Clarence, attended the fair at Bridgeton on

Saturday.

Rev. Paul Myers and wife spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and

Mra Charles Heaa

( Mr. Edward Hess and Walter iTridav‘.Creamer motored to Bridgeton and attended the fair on Satur-

a good buy? all pattern*, and of j Mrs. L. Bishop called C 'john d p^r»er. n w , Ue and chUdrea Loreni. of Charles Bingham and wife mo-|Mra. Hannah Layton,

tored to Millville on Saturday j Mr. and Mia. H. G. Mason and

a bmvu*

built by hi* firm. vom an will probably limit her j Mr. and Mra. Harry KacUa and Kike* P*-inf Beooid ( wardrobe to those when (Mr. and Mra- Beti C. jaamber^at-

Mlxner built up a repuUUon for _ E d l2**JS“- °'* t (hc 1^5 Cf It a^d p^ ! Mr and Mra. Garner Peteroon

Wages then were low and work not too plentiful except In the farming season. The couple made their abode at Goshen and plana for the happy future were formulated but these plan* frequently

went awry-

Loses Fint lurertmeat

new material or new frock*. If tended the Bridge on Fair on Sata.. u..sSESSiSdttSS'.SS “IK'

was imbued by hi* m wise choice of design will called on Mr. Peterson’s slater on

Several years ago he had a a combination with some' Sunday afternoon.

for hard Bartering Beach l b at will stamp one’s gown I Mr. Chrtetoper Hand, who has Drive, at Cape May City. Tills 1M5 j been quite sick with typhoid fever, beautiful boulevard run* parrile! ( drcas up we bare the Is Improriag a UtUe.

- with the ocean and the Caps May wonder f u] metal clothe*—never so Mr. Daniv' Chambers Is employin the town aty Commissioners were very ; m . n - and npTer „ inexpensive, at the rubber factory at Wood-

located In a 1 anxious to have the work ctkn- Crep e satin, crepe fallJe. flat crepe, bine.

rorited about! plated before the eeaenn opened. Knmm crr pe Elisabeth. Geor- Mr. Harry Mackle wrs called to In 1M2 be Mixner assured the Commlsalcn- „ tte chiffon—all soft and lovely Vineland on account of tb* 111mate In pro-1 era that the work would be com- and ^^1* for both daytime and ne*a of his tether, on Monday. ~ tajpiMed before the opening of the evenl gowns and again HI Dr. J. Eenneit. of Long Branch.

1 and had the work com- , 8pe&k of ve i vet which is used more has spent some time at hi* cot-

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daughter. Beatrice, also Mrs. Alfred Watson, of PleasantTtlle. ■pent Sunday afternoon with Mi

Leave Him Business judgment Tqo! It is a wise father who makes a will providing hi* sou with seasoned jmigmmt to aid in conserving the estate. Records show that many estates left without wiQs and competent administration are all gone aftthe end of seven years. Leave him business judgment, too. by naming us executor. FIRST NATIONAL BANK SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.

with every luxury, the couple accumulated $600. It was the first $500 that E. Riley had. At that

hte first step toward a fortune by investing In thl* enter-

The glas* work* flourished, but no dlvid?nds were forthcoming. Mixner was Informed the buslnea* was successful, but needed more capital. *o an additional $200 waa placed In the stock. Hard time overtook the glass works and instead of the Investment paring the way for a future fortune, the stock was practically worthless, and It waa a case of starting over. In 1906-6 Mixner was employed by Sanford A Brooks. Baltimore contractors, when this firm constructed the dry dock for Harlan A Hollingsworth, at Wilmington. This was where be gained his first knowledge of the contracting game, serving as timekeeper and various

pleted and accepted forty-five days before the time specified by the

cowtraet.

The paving of four and onequarter miles from Swedeaboro toward Woodstown probably establishes * record unparalleled in New Jersey, this stretch wa* laid in forty-one working day* by thl*

m.

Thla year the same firm constructed Roosevelt Boulevard, which la * continuation of Thirtyfourth Street. Ocean CUy. to the Main Seashore Boulevard. Mixner no longer has to about; financial problems, firm, which completed one and a half million dollars worth of contracts last year, has been a steady money-maker, and quite unlike hls first Investment, when he lost $500, Mixner has made many times that much In bis Ocean City investments.

OCEAN VIEW

than for many years past both in tage here recently,

dark colors for daytime dresses and In the high or pastel colors

for dress.

I plan now to write you about j shoes next week but I want to! warn you against any left-over novelties the merchants are trying to sell at $3.4$ or $4.30 or $9.34 —don’t buy them. The old "glngerbread” designs are fast dying

Mrs. riemmtngton M os sop. of Philadelphia, is spending some

time with her daughter.

m.. Myra Way. of Trenton, spent the week end with her

greenfield Mrs. R- Grooms and wife. Petersburg, spent Monday here

with relatives.

Hiram Sack and sister. Mrs. RGrooms, were In Ocean City on

Mr. and Mrs. William Matthews. Mrs. Milton Ross and son Grafton. Client Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. George Murray. Mrs I- Priest called on Mrs. H.

Sack Saturday.

The Emma Townsend property baa been purchased by George

Murray.

Mr. and Mrs. Murray spent Monday In Philadelphia on business. Floyd Gandy l* erecting a new

Salt plays a curious p christening ceremonies in countries, says Tit Bits. The Armenians sorer a born intent’s skin with

powdered salt After being left: on for three hour*, the salt Is washed off with warm water. A mountain tribe of Asia Minor leaves the baby covered In this

way for twenty-four hours.

The Greeks sprinkle their babies with salt at the christening, a custom that also marks the nam-! ing of children in some part* of Germany. In countries where the custom persists it is believed that j the practice endows a chlM with ; health and strength, and that it;

also wards off evil influences.

There are Lott of U* in TW* Crowd

Mr. and Mr*. Charles Abrams of River View Heights, spent Sunday with their daughter. Mrs.

Canuso.

Amanda and Eva Lullner,

of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with

their mother.

Joins Coast Guard

Returning to Cape May County. Mixnrr sought a posiUon as a Coast Guard. After passing the necessary examinations, he was assigned to.the Cold Spring Coast Guard Station. He served a- -

guard for almost five years. It

misfortune that finally drove him garage,

from this service. As be expressed sirs. John Angely has been quite It. “It was the luckiest bad luck 11 m. hut present Is much imever had when I was crippled and j proved . kicked out of the Coast Guards"; William Lacn/* called on -ohn

He was not actually kicked out. | Angel) on Wedneso. v.

He received a badly injured back | Mr. George Breyer and family w hile repairing a wire cable that; k|M rnt the week and In Camden

forced him to leave the service. j visiting relatives.

The ’’sprained" back, as it was MU* Betty Du Boaq has refirst diagnosed, proved to be more turned 1 »me after spending-

serious than expected. An exam-, * lth relatives

Ins lion showed that one of hls kid- phis

neys had been badly lacerated and Mis* Ellen Du Bosq has returned was Weeding Internally. For many Philadelphia after spending two weeks he laid in a Philadelphia »**** with her parents hospital The entire savings were J H. Dubosq and family, of West practically swept away and eleven i>bUadelpbU visited hls parents, years after he wa* married le a a* i Mr and Mrs. H. A. Dul osq. over

«.g»in starting from the beginning ibe week end.

H Brake A^ain

Many men would have decided If there is a smile on our lips, the world was against him and It those about us will smile,

was a fruitless struggle, but that was not the fiber of Mtxnet Realizing that first *■* * *

••Why do you call them Williams?” She asked with a puzzled look The whih he tucked the banknotes

Into his pocketbook.

The poet eyed hi* questioner And sadly shook hls bead. ”1 do not know them well enough To call them Bills." he said.

VtS/T THE New Tailor Shop Gaiwortj wafc 1» T»sr Sycdal Mcr

the Tnfe; Harry Goldsmith 209 So. Landis At*. SEA ISLE CITY Formerly 13 HalU Si. Automobile service to all parts of Cape May County. Goods called for and delivered. Bend us a card.

Just Received Carload of Living Room Suites

UK rek n mebrf i•( IjTiW B~m Sait* «uMi>r «t > wmlw ik W Suita aid Tlme-piaot (Mr-itafmimic Bom Haiti. qSAtanl ia Velour. Jaoqaard •* Mohair, pl«is or figured. Oae «f toe special* it a Three-piece ©ver-rtnffed Suite opholitend n er’s Vdov, either Hne or taspe. Back and side* are covered with plant vdov.Price SIp A Three-piece Over-staffed Suite, plain Mohair It will pa j OBTone needing n elite to call and tee ov (took

RADIO Super-Hetrodyne greatly

We give aervke.

RUGS The Bap purchased at toe Alexander Smith Co. aactaoa have armed We hit some rare bargaina.

To Oar Out-of-Tot

v Trads: Without say obligation .

C. M. Ware Company

MILLVILLE. N. J.

PHONE 38

West Philadel-

bealth. be sought * Job in the outdoors. He received a Job working in a surveying party of Homan A Cassidy who were laying out gtreeu In a new tract developed

*,y N Z. crave, st Cap*

While employed In this position Mixner studied not only lb* practical work bat studied stbom. the theoretical condition. The attention of Walter Homan, on* of hls

•BPlcaa.

and when the work waa oompietec Homan offered Mixner a PoalUoL

as superintendent of

which he had contracted far In

MATTHEW J. RYAN COMMISSION MERCHANT Planter, Wholesale Dealer

and Shipper of

MAURICE RIVER COVE

CY8TERS

this town. One man bought •very get-rich-quick chance he ever saw and got poorer every day. The happy man bought real estate

BOTH

PHONES

JOHN l. MAHER

For : of skill and perfect appointment. For reliefteoas attendance upon all details. R. S. MILLER mortician Cape May Court House and Wildwood

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