National Republican., 1873-05-24
LONG nnAnCH.
Preparations for the ss.ssn-Nsw cst-

Prcpsruiieus for the seassh-New Cet-
A correspondent Of the New York Tribune,
writing from Long Branch, says Monmouth
Beach was started about two years ago BY an
association from Newark, Englewood and
other New Jersey towns, and Ia growing more
rapidly than any other part OF the Long
Branch shore. The entire territory is con-
troiled by stock company, who keep up q
clubhouse, where members Of the associa-
ton or persons who have bought loh can
board while building. Tho association prop
erty has nearly three miles Of ocean front.
West Of Ocean avenue II "a laid out In plots,
some containing eight or ten lots for cottages
Of 30 by IS feet, and averaging $500 iot.
s2OO0 or 1000, and 9Oo-foot lots for $4,000
10 e6, 900 each. A short time ago DR.. Con-
over bought the whole shore north Of Allan
tlcyille for ESQ, 900, and after selling OF Sea-
bright sold the remainder, about thirty acres,
for ei00, 900. The company have expended
el00, 600 In roads and other local improve
N ia. Alargc number Of cottages are hero
In process Of erection, some being nearly
completed, while others are only Just begun.
They are, however, built with great rapidlty,
and will all be ready for occupation before
the season has reached Ia height The nncst
OF these are being erected by jay Gould and
Mr.. Osborn, Of Osborn n Chaplin, brokers.
These arc side by side, q little north Of Allan
tlcville, the name OF which Mr.. Gould pro-
poses to change to North Branch. He has
bought seventeen acres Of land at this point,
lying between Ocean avenue and the ocean
shore. Cottages are also bulldlngby Secretary
q. NJ. Robeson, A. @. Cattell, who IL now In
Europe placing the loan, francis Mackin, DR..
oonover, DR.. Prime, W, 9; Bprnham, M, II.
N. Camp, Mrs. Rutherford, Russell Hoadly, y.
T. Brown and others. Lots have been bought
8. wetmore and DR.. J.s. Maekle, who puf-
chased Of John Homans q lot, $50 feet 'front.'
and will build In the fall. He will spend the
summer with his family at the Club House.
Among those who built cottages here last
year are Mr.. Mott, president Of the Newark
bank; Courtlandt Parker, ex-senator John
Torrey. IT,, p. II Ryal John T. Eoster, eJ-
Wynan Jones, Y. A. Walton, Vice Chan
ceior Dodd, Justice Dcpue, A. J. Keasby, y.
8. Winston, Daniel Dodd, Of Newark, and T.
N. McCarter, OF Newark. Mr.. Crane will
occupy cottage built last year by b. v.
Robinson. The finest Of all the cottages
already completed on Monmouth Beach are
those built by Mes.rs. keasby, winston,
Hoadley, Torrey and Depue.
THE WHIST END.
From Atlanticyille TO the West End hotel,
no cottages are building on the limo OF Ocean
avenue this year, though few are going up
on the avenues back from the shore. On the
west OF the avenue Ia the cottage belonging
TO Gen. Porter, which now sets back near the
rear Of the lot. He Is 70 have II moved
forward; and Gems. Babcock, Wilson uhe
capturer Of JEFF. Davis, aud Wlnslowt Of ~.
Louis, are TO build on adjoining lots. Nearly
opposlte, on the corner Of Lincoln and Ocean
avenues, is the nearly completed cottage Of
Charles @. Franklyn, which Is one OF the
largest as well as most tasteful at the Branch.
He has o frontage Of ITO feet.
A short distance north OF Gen. Porters
residence Ia q cottage belonging 70 Gen;
Grant, larger than that In which ht lives, and
which he rents to Mr.. Jesse Seligman for
q, 900 the season. Across the avenue are O.
W. Chllds, President Grant, j. q. Deforest
and James w. Gerard. Thomas Murphy oc-
cupled, and still owns, the cottage north OF
Mr.. Childs', but now lives 10 larger one,
which he has built near Park avenue, and
which he calls Long View; ne rents me
old one. Farther inland ls "Tho Sycamores,
owned by ]. W. wallack, containing fifteen
or sixteen lots, and fronting on Park avenue,
with two lots by which he has access 10 Ocean
avenue. Still farther In the distance Is the
70 -mer residence Of Edwin Booth, now owned
by Mr.. Robertson, and little distance from
ID Is the cottage built by his father-in-iaw,
Mr.. McVlckcr, OF Chicago, but wnieh ms
losses by the Chicago FIRE compelled him 20
sell. IL is now owned and will be occupied
by Mrs. Paddock, better known as Maggie
COTTAGE OCCUPANTS.
There will be some changes In cottage resi-
dents this year. N. A. Cowdray has rented
Mrs. Blllings' house; B-yce Gray that o. d..
Mark BlLmenthal; Jesse seligman, banker,
has taken p esident Grants upper cotiagei
Joseph A. jameson will occupy J. Howard
wright's cottage; ono Of Cohea's cottages, on
gottusct pssecy cyhassssuTcuscd-by-k " 1Bs-heu-
nedy, Of Philadelphia; Richard Stockton will
occupy George W. Browns place on Batn
road; p. W. Hurst, agent for the National
line Of steamships, will occupy Joseph Some
born's cottage; Mrs. Bushnell VIII occupy
Helmbolds cottage; G. II. Kimball will oc-
cupy Francis Corles' cottage; James Selig-
man, banker, will occupy James ". Browns
cottage, formerly George W. Childs'; Heze-
kIah King has rented one Of bis cottages
fronting on the sea 10 Mss Speed, who will
take few boarders beside those who accom-
pany her frnp her city house In Fifth ave
nue.. Lester Wal.ack has rented his house.
but am unable to learn who will occupy II.
Among those who will spend the sc lson In
their own cottages are Bishop NJ, Simpson,
who IL already here; Charles q. fralklyn,
whose house is nearly completed; Gen. Horace
Porter; Gen. o. Y. Babcock, who expects 10
have his cottage finished In July; James W.
Gerard, Thomas Murphy, 1. b. Brown, Jas.
@. De Forrest, President Grant, George w.
Childs, L. B. Binsse, ]. b. Wright, Mrs. Bill
llngs, w. NJ. Cavity, Robert Stocton, Thoo-
dore p. Howell, Nehemiah Perry, q. N. Cur
lis, j. w. Curtis and J. Curtis, father and
two sons, who have cottages adjoining; Mon
tlque NJ. Hendricks, A. Wolf, IT,, NJ. Stein
berger 8, steinberger, John Hoey, Charles
Chamberlin, Lawrence Meye.r, Anthony
Drcxel, Joseph sellgman, ex-Judge Cardozo,
John McKeon, 1: J. Phillips, jules I, Abe
Bisphau, 8. L. Cohen and many others, In
cludlng those who have already been men
toned In connection with Seabright and
Monmouth Beach. OF the theatrical profess
sion, J. W. wailack, Mrs. Paddock, Maggie
Mltchell,) Edwin Adams, Y. 8, Chanfran,
Lawrence Barrett, Mr.. Floyd, Q Boston man.
ager, aud Mr.. Henderson, Of the Providence
opera house, win spend part at least OF the
season here.