Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-10
FIRST EDITION.
FROM REHOB1TH.

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THE NEW CAMP. GROUND ON THE sEA-sipE READY
| FOR DUTY-wHo ARE ON HAND INLEREsTISa
DETAILS.
Correspondence of the Commercial
| SURF HousE, REnoBoTH BEACH, July o.
| II has been said that thore is more pleasure in
anticipation than in realization, and in some in
| stances. perhaps most-this may be true. But
| 1t has not proven to be the casa 80 far, in re-
spect to the visitors here at Rehoboth Beach.
| The keynote Of praise was sounded by Bishop
| Scott as published in the COMMERCIAL some
weeks ago when he called the place charming,
delightful. and Of the most inviting he had seen,
and that kind Of praise has been sounding from
| all lips. ..5.Y.
The drive from Lewes, in one Of Morris Il
Arnold's hacks is not an unpleasant one. We had
| looked for barreppess of soil, and sandy roads,
but we found that the land on the roadside was
very good, and the road with almost no sand on
ii.
The entrance to the grove is about six miles
from the depot, at Lewes. When We passed the
gates and were fairly in the grove we were sur
prised at its beauty and vOrv fine adaptation for
camp-meeting purposes, The trees are large,
hickory and oak predomlDating, and there is no
underground. There are many tents already
erected, and there will be many more put up,
to-day, after which the noise Of hammer and axe
must cease, for the first camp-meeting on the
"liehoboth Beach Camp Ground" will be COM
menced | understand that the first sermon will
families already on the ground, and the crowd
will be down to-day. Upon making tour of the
Damp ground, We saw the venerable Bishop
Scott, with his son, Alfred, busy in the prepara-
tion of their tent and az deeds are
greater than words the Bishops presence
on the ground at early date, is indeed en-
phatc praise. We also found Rev Messrs.
Brown, of Salisbury. Nd. and Dare, OF Delmar.
comfortably fixed in canvas homes. There are
tents for Rev. Mesers Watson, Of Dover Hous-
ton, Of Harring ton; Davis of Georgetown, and
many others -s
The ''Rehoboth Avenue, . leading in strai ght
linefrom the camp ground, Is abont three.qu
OF . mile long and perfectly level, one hun dred
feet wide at the camp ground and graduates out
to two hundred feet at the surf. 1t is one of
the most inviting drives that can be found at
any watering place in the land Passing the
whole length Of the Avenue. we find the beauti-
full cottage of j. j, Mccullough approaching
completion, aud also that of Mr.. I. b. Cour-
sey and DIR. Dawson. Rev. Joseph Mason, of
Philadelphia, well known in Wilmington,i IL in his
cottage and is enthusiastic in his praise of the
place.
The "Surf House" is situated on "Surf Ave-
nue." three blocks north of Rehoboth Avenue.
We were surprised at the size aud imposing APP
pearance OF the building. 1t is we'll built, and
reflects credit ON Mr.. VIM. II. Foui the build
der. Mrs Keene the hostess. than whom no bet
ter can be found, is delighted with the place, and
expressed to us her agreeable surprise at the
commodiousness and convenience of the house.
1t il now open and ready for visitors She in
forms me also that the rooms are most of them
engaged for part of the season, yet she thinks
she will be able to entertain all who may come.
From present appearance, think the Reho-
both Beach Camp Meeting Association may con-
gratulate themselves upon the prospect for their
enterprise. 1t promises to be a great success,
and to be second to no religious watering place
i'm the world IEESEY,