Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-01
FIRST EDITION..
RehobOth Beach.

CLOSE OF THE FIRST sEAsoN-.A PRoNdtacRD sue.
oEss-THE COTTAGES AND OTHER BUILDINGS, Al.
| READY uP-wHo HAVE BEEN AT TINE SURF HOUSE
WHAT is PRoMIsEpt AHEAD. ETC, ETC
Correspondents ofaie Commercial
REHoBoTH BEACH, Aug 90.
The first season at this new place OF resort il
about closing, and the time is therefore appro-
pirate to remark the fact that it mas been, on the
whole, successful in itself, aud very eneourar-
| ing for the future. Those who have been here.
| either transiently or for some length of time
have gone away well pleased, and will not only
desire to return next season, but will warmly
sdvertise the merits OF the place
There are here, aa the result OF the frat years
| Improvement. one large boarding hOuse-the
| surf se"-accommodatlng. under pressute
| two hundred guests seven private cottages. a
drug store and few other smaller buildings of
various descriptions. The cottages may be
named, as follows Commencing at the Surf
House, the nearest iH.the residence of Mrs Riley
OF Wilmington, on Ocean Avenue; next is that
OF Rev. Rooert W, Todd, the Superintendent of
the amp-Meeting Ascociation. on Olive Ave-
nue.; next South OF that, the cottage of DR.. O.
II Jetferis. OF Wilmington, on Surf Avenue,
fronting the ocean aud also on Surf Avenue
that of Rev. Joseph Mason, of Philadelphia
on Rehoboth Avenue. still going South, the
handsome residence OF Jethro J. Mccullough.
OF Wilmington, and the cottage of Thos B.
Coursey, of Kent County farthest down the
beach. on Wilmington Avenue, the cottage OF
Mr. Finley of Philadelphia. These are all
tasteful and handsome residences, whose cnst
may be stated, in round numbers at from $3.50 10
52i00., the latter figure being that of Mr.. Nc
CullOugh's house.
AS | have already mentioned, the season ia
about closed. though Mr.. Todd has been trying
to make arrangements by which guests NAV be
entertained at the Surf House, at least during
September and thinks his efforts will be success.
full All the cottagers have left. Mr. McCul.
Tough and family went yesterday, and to-day
Thomas b Coursey, DIR. II Dawson and DR. o.
r. Jefferis have gone. Mrs. Keene will close
next Wednesday. Mr. Todd proposes to remain
here, probably until Christmas, and some one
will be placed in the Surf House, to take care of
it throughout the Winter.
The Surf House has been quite successful and
during July and the first week OF August il coud
not nearly accommodate all who wished TO be-
come guests. house twice AZ large might have
been easily filled. The excessive rains came,
however, and somewhat damped the season
and following that the break in the railroad kent
away quite number who had arranged to come
There are now here, however, some thirty or
forty guests, and the house is far from empti-
ness s..
Altogether the number of guests in the house
during the season. may be estima' ed at A thon,
sand--so Mrs Keene and Mr. Todd think. Look
ing over the register l find they were from the
States OF Delaw9rer Maryland, New York, Ohio,
West Virginia Virginia, Now jersey Qaoygin
Missouri aud District of Columbia. Among fhe |
towns and cities represented are Wilmington |
Baltimore. Chester, Philadelphia, Washington, |
Annapolis, Lancaster, Savannah, and St. Louis,
The house and furniture belong to the Camp /
Meeting Association, and cost snme $12 900.
The aff Irs of the Association have been dill
gently attended to by Mr.. Todd and are in A |
good condition. Notwithstanding the fact that
many OF the original lot purchasers who took two
OTIS have been selling one-in some cases getting
S250 for what cost them $50-and 30 supplying |
he demand of new purchasers, the Association
las sold some twenty-five lots within six weeks |
\ meeting of the Directors will be held in Will |
nington on Wednesday ne1t, the 50 proximd,
when MIR. Todd will present his report euibody-
ng numerous suggestions to the programme
or next year. Among them, no doubt, will be
nat of enlarging the Surf House, or building
mother one,
| may conclude az | commenced with the fact |
hat Rehoboth Beach il a success, The location
$ ine, the sea view being all that one could |
SIX from the bluffs yon look the Atlantic in
he face The beach is excellent for bathing.
here is good country back OF it. There il /
ehghttul sailing, Con RehUbuth Bay) and there |
re good fishing, shooting Grabbing, boating,
&C., dc. The mosquitoes have not been trouble
ume, at all with perfect truthfnlness il can be
aid that they are no worse at Rehoboth than at
ther seaside places. and many who have stayed
ore declare that they were much fewer than at
ape May.
The Camp Meeting, this year, was the only
hing III the Associations programme which
ell in any degree short. 1t was held too soon | {
4 the season there was not time to sufficient
prepare for and the people of this ssecion of
ounlry, who would have attended little later in |
he season, were busy in their harvest fields, and
mong their corn. The time was not suitable |
nd yet the numbers present were encouraging. J
' large. Next year they will be doubled aud
re0Ied and nothing will be lacking OF satisfac-
Dry realization IN all the Associations plans.