Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-24
THE sEA-sHORE RESORTS.
Correspondence Of The Star.

POINT LOOKOUT, MD, August %, 1874.
Dear Star: The property known as "Point
Lockout Hotel" was owned by a corporation
and first opened to the public in 1850 q Think,
and consists Of large hotel, surrounded By
small cottages of three rooms each, some OF
which are arranged in a semi-circle, with the
hotel In the center fronting on the bay, others
fronting on the river and on the bay, near the
lighthouse. The cottages were built and owned
by the Individual members, while the hotel was
the joint property OF the association. The ORR
ginators Of the affair were old residents OF St
Msry's county and Of Virginia, and IL is safe to
say that ad it not been for the war (which i'm
poyerished many Of the originators and de-
spoiled the Point Of much of its beauty, it
would at this date have been enc of the first
watering places in the country, as the bathing
Is unequalled, there being no under-tow. In
the meantime the property has become the
subject OF litigation, and, as is usual, is going
to sosolute decay, while its ownership is being
decided. Many Of the cottages are untenabls,
and on every hand is to be seen the wreck and
ruin incident to the laws delays. Your readers
can readily see that il is an impossibility to do
much with such place under existing circum-
stances. The present lessees, the Messrs. Mil
burn, hold lease, the tenure OF which is very
uncertain, as a decision adverse to the person
flom whom they obtained 1t would render 1t
entirely worthless, obliging them TO dispose OF
the furniture, &c, at very great sacrifice. In
the face of all these difficulties, however, they
have succeeded in opening the place TO the pub
lie, and can guarantee accommodations not in
ferior to those offered by many OF the so-cslled
first class watering places. The hotel is neat
and clean, the furniture new, and with
efficient corps ct assistants, obliging walters,
and an abundance of wholesome, ssasonable
food, they manage TO keep their guests in good
humcr; q to-be-appreclated condition at this
trying season. With breakfast at seven, dinner
at one, and supper at seven, and the boating,
fishing, and evening dance, the time is fully as
well as pleasantly occupied.
On the 10th inst. q masquerade was extern
porzeo, with such success as to warrant its
repetition the next evening. Many OF the
characters were decidedly original, and would
bear description did time permit. On next
Wednesday, the Goth, Is to be held tie masque-
r3de OF the season, as our obliginy hosts are
making every exerton to have IL prove a sue
cess, having procured upwards of two hundred
costumes from Moxley, Of your city, and IL your
readers desire good time, let them come down
on the 'Lske" on Monday, or the "Columbis"
on Tuesday. and they will be amply repaid for
their trouble.
Among our latest arrivals are Hon. j. M. Ed
munds, postmaster at Washington; Phil. Ii.
WEIGH, f. HI. Stickney, wife and four children,
Mrs. K. w. FeDwick, and four children,
Major l.. p. Williams, wife and three children,
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, ID. s. Stewart, wife and
two children, Mrs. Cyrus 8. King, Miss l. A.
Perley, Miss Rouette Hunt, and Q. A. Pearson
all of Washington, and the cry is, "still they
come, )" as letters are being received By each
mail, securing accommodations.
More anon. SoJoURNER.