Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-09-06

Sl0U,uOO, atter paying thclr dehls. All !
this from az Investment of $4,000
The new places that now spring up |
are Vineyard Highlands, with line Of
horse cars running to the camp ground,
comprising 200 acres. Beleview flights, |
lS5 acres Sunset flights, 10 acres Pros |
pect flights and Sea View Hill, 10 acres ; !
Central Place, IL acres Oak Grove, II |
acres Forest Hill, 90 acres Engeside
and Ocean flights, 400 acres Bay View,
6 acres l.agruve Hights and GrOvcdalc, |
800 acres Oak Bluffs, 100 acres Camp
Grove, 40 acres making total of l,343
acres. In the neighborhood of Vineya I'd
Haven are 2G5 acres, aud beyond
Sengckensucket pond, % acresi then
comes Katurna, miles from EdgartOwn,
with It's 600 acres, making in all IL grand
total laid out in building lots, parks and
avenues ON Martha's Vineyard, of 2,403
acres.
In view OF fthe past, the future of
Martha's Vlnevard ran be easily iorelold.
The day is not far distant when every de-
sirable SPOT on the shores of the Island
will be built up and the whole will
become one vast sea shore resort, un-
rivalled by any Of the other summer
resorts Newport, Rye Beach and Long
Branch not accepted.
In my next | shall say something of
the fashionable season, the people who
Vlslt the place dhu now thcy eNP'uy
their time. u
OAK BLUFFS, MATTHIAS VINEYARD,
MASS, August 27ih, 1873 In Ay letter
of yesterday, gave you brief sketch Of
the growth and present size of this favor
ltc summer resort. The season is now A.
It's hight. II begins anolt the hfsl W
j jug ends ahoul thc lUSh oi Seplelh-
Der, although many OF the colVagsrs cum.
| in June ana some carry as WAY, anu
| some ot them Will remain thronSh the
! whole oi oeptemuer' as aV.tnc N'neynN
that is considered one oi lhe most ue-
llghttul months OF tue Year' ing ci,hp
meeting week commenced on M'muhy
last, and VIII close inc SATURDAY loi,oW-
Ing. Ihus iar, lhe hleetllg nus 10. neul,
as ehthuslastlc as III iorlner yc'tIs' i anu
we near OF le"er Huul.'ons 70 euo onuiv,' ~,
ne impression II eiuNins "i.pnE y,
ltors that III leW years our Metnu,'9t
brethren VIII pc oO'lgcu 10 seeh olneI
grounds ior tne,r Ineet'ng' us tue p".alou
settlement oil pleasure seekers WIN sooh
absorb the whole atyenl!pn o' N's,'ois, ,i.
IL Is a SAD rehectoh I'd ln.nh tisV .uc
tA'- a
against The occupants ol "nat tllty loNea
10 call the ierelic urouiius, oul suSn
is the tact, There Is no donDs tllal the
camp meeting mas peen oi gteut seINiVg'
we trust that tne participants III IL
were lnuch pehenlVu: ~ ceI'aln'y ui9
exercised SANITARY lnluehce ia gW.ns
n high, moral one To Tue outside hetVle-
ments, an evidence oi whlcn is the Iac'
that the wees ana nisrepN"'le
people Incident 10 usual watering places
are not found here. rms brings Us ~
, notice the people who come mere IL lF
estimated that the Sea view HOUSE, Tue
principal hotel, Will nave mad by tle el lse
of the season between i've and SIX thou-
sand arrivals. The whole huinNcr OF
people on the ground at one llnle is pl''eN
at 25,0U0, while the total number oi poo
pie who have been here during the season
, will be not far from 10000. The amuse'
, ments hero conslst OF croquet paying
r bathing, and tiItiag, varird ocrasionall
by concerts sacred aud MISUNDERSTANDING
: readings or entertainments ny party o.
Bohemian glass hlOWets VINO sVenu th'
summer here, and hopes al inc sea NlcN
House, each Wednesday aud SATURDAY
' evening. There Is also gOou plue ushihl
and We have occasional boat races
! The society mere Is very select an al
! Of refined soclability prevalrs the plaee
Y Many Of the best iamllles OF Nev
| England own cottages mere Nilile lhrre
e fair representation IRON Tue Miuul
States with Il few from the West an
l.. Pacific coast.
/. The most noticeable feature IN feelr
r to society, is the absence OF FOOLISH DIS
e play of inery, diamonds ana snow
e iewelry. The ladies are noted Tor thel
ID beauty, sunburnt hands ana races, an
d handsome hut suhStantHl dress'si 9
/. style pauakng mrgrlY OF the paullPAl
!. Thcy really ENJOY themselves ana hl IN
Il same time are renv'gdrated so tn"l th.
II are more able on Their rlnrh uoh'c' J.
withstand the 'Hccts ul lh' gay uFSlI"
If tion of fashionable llle.
re- One of the features - WhAt IS ',Nh
). Illumination week when IS ca iNal pc
T. cediug camp meeting week. Eaen ol tH
If six principal avenues has an cVehln
when the cottages inside ana oul ar
:. tastefullY Illuminated with lamps color,'
4 lights, Chinese lanterns, ana beautiui!
Il decorated with iestoons or OAK leaVe
,e and flowers. Last Saturday was aholte
n to Ocean avenHe. The display wa
4. grand beyond description; IN lronI q
n Ocean avenue is situated park OF Tort
e acres in which u ere are a hummer
A. small oaks; on these, ana the houSe'
IS vcrandahs and every place available
e. lantern was suspended, while IN inc par
nj the Mansfield COrnet Band dlsc0ursel eA
a. celent music; on the opposite sac OF III
H. park was a brilliant display OF hruworki
g. The effect Of the Elimination as one gllut
ne along with the thousands OF gay vslol
m was that the Imagination would cheat I'll
. the ltAhnlUnr ttI II
m realms of fairy land. II is estimate
81 that eight Thousand Chinese lanten
ne were employed that evening. The Il"
le works closed with piece representa-
= the American flag unlurled to the brecz
"a while surrounding the Nag was SEE
of the motto coax Blul Carnival, lNOS-
1878" After a good view had been 0
I'd tanned of it, sudden change enclosed
1, in halo of intensely brilliant sun fires
a a third change introduced a magnltrel
n battery of red, blue, crystal, and gOdt
ed stars and clusters of radiant fire bal
n. with seintillatiug sparkles, tcrmiuatii
he the pyroiechhic display OF the evenin
os During the Illumination, Hon. Hen
no Wilson, Vice President, Ey-iov' Clun
to OF Mass, Gov. Henry Howard OF hno'
Island, and other distinguished Nlsliu
. ,yrrp quests of DIR. Tucker at his bi
Lh liantly Illuminated collise' Ai'er y
1t Illumination there was the usual mop
~, inn of the New York sQurdron arrive
'N' s,i..,, orn,bor hon vvas ,riven in TN
49,. IL ~ lar,.,.lv attended aud o., 4
wo rally conceded to he one of the most ,
III, ioynble affairs Of the seasun.
'NN - ,,,,,s, ,,,t r,r,,nt tn nrution n cutio
rM n'"9' - ,V' -, si,. NH. Z, .
he ga lu1y who ~, Ies''',e ~, ,,as d,s,