Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-29
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McMAKINs ATLANTIC HOTEL,
CAPE MAY, N. j., Dec. "a, 1873
On Cape May beach. magnificent surf rsls
in. to-day, and RS the tillows break and their
crests are blown seaward the sight is grand.
We had a storm, yesterday, consisting of high
winds, rain, hail and snow, but the sun shines
brilliantly from clear blue sky this morning,
thermometer 36', and a slight crust OF snow on
strand and land.
The huge billows are also breaking on the
shoal miles of shore. a scene Of rare beauty
aud rare occurrence too, as it only happens
after great storms Many vessels are in sight
to day.
The Autumn. here, was very mild, flowers
blooming until the present time. A Wilmington
lady whose poetic temperament and ardent love
Of the beautiful in RETURN, has induced her to
buy aud adorn a cottage home here.
where she can hear the wild
waves sagugs, the whole day long. 4" informs us
a rose was in full bloom in her garden last week,
and our own woodbines are in full flower, and
miraculous story OF q second crop OF apples, as
large as hens eggs, ID narrated in the Ocean
WdUe, OF the 18th inst, az occurring in the or
chard OF MIR. Anthony Beuezet, at Cape May
Court House, IL miles north of us.
Christmas festivities abound among us. The
Cape Island Presbyterian Church held fair
and festival at the Centre House during Christ.
mas eve and day, and tho Cold Spring Presby-
terrain Church at the United States Hotel at the
same time The ladies VI tile former Church
will have tableaux and charades at the Centre
House on December Both, for the benefit of tho
Sunday School The Methodist and Baptist
Churches have each Christmas trees this even-
ing, bestoWing gifts bOunteously on Sunday
School children aad teachers. and the Baptisti
aso'havea n scioptid exhibition which freely trans
lated means a " magic lantern" Supt, Geo. W.
Ware IL to receive silver-pitcher and goblet
too, but that is to be surprise
The Baptist church holds fair and festival
at McMakin's Atlantic Hotel, on New Years eve
and day. The above churches and the African
M. II hold services all the year. The Catholic
and Episcopal are only open in Summer, al
though an occasional SERVICE about once a
month, il held in the former. the priest coming
from Millville, N. j., forty miles north Of US,
A commission il preparing new charter for
our miniature city, one OF the principal features
of which ia to remove our five governing Com
maaiOners and restore the government TO the
City Council.
Building operations are very lively. this win
tor. Twelve to twenty cottages, hotels, 6c., are
going up or undergoing extensive alterations.
The LaPierre House, (Which il to be rechrlsten-
ed the "Aring, on, } Is doubled in capacity and
one large boarding house are among the other
improvements l will bore you with the statis-
ties IN my next II you want them.
No wrecks here vet this winter, thank Nep-
tune, but several have happened over at Hon
lopeu. Our boulevard, az the contemplated
beach drive is called in it's charter. has not been
commenced yet We earnestly hope 1t will be
though. military company called Cape May
Guards has recently formed here and held quite
a successful fair on Thanksgiving day, at their
armory. Jackson street below Washington, west
side, fT tho purpose OF obtaining uniforms, &c.
The commanding general OF New Jersey
"Standing Army" visited the Guards lately and
made them a handsome donation.
JoHS MOMAKIy