Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-14
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IgellObOth Beach.

HOTEL PROJECT AND THE LOCATION OF THE
BUILDIEG-A BLOCK OF COTTAGES IN coNTEM-
PIArIoN-THE CAMP MEETING, &c.
Especial Correspondence of the Commercially
REHoBoTH BEACH, July IS.
The season, which opened here about six
weeks ago with fiattering prospects,, hasafar ex-
ceeded even the most extravagant hopes of the
friends of Rehoboth. The many improvements
which have been made. and the many new at
fractions which were offered at the opening OF
the season drew no little attention to the place
and the result has been an
INFLUX OF VISITORS so GREAT
that the Surf House, with its enlargement and
many Improvements heretofore noted) fails to
accommodate.
At present the guests are principally Balti-
morians with comparatively few Wllmingtonans,
but number of families from Wilmington have
engaged rooms, and are expected here this
week. Henry c. Robinson arrived on Satur-
day evening, with some others, and are now
quietly enjoying the delightful sea breeze
and the hospitality of the "Surf." The Balti-
more people seem to have
TAKEN A VERY WARM INTEREST
in Rehoboth and of the one hundred and sixteen
guests who are at the Surf, at least one hundred
from that city. Many of them are promi-
nent and wealthy citizens, and are loud in their
praise Of the advantages OF Rehoboth as wat
ering place.
From the register we gather tile following
names W. j. and j. L. Hooper, r. S. Scott,
and family b. f. Parlett, and family ]. E. Mo-
bray w. S. Goslin and family, G. A. Mills, W.
d. Levy and G. L. Rehardson-all of Baltimore.
There are also here several prominent Phladel-
phians, one family from Chicago and three from
Washington. Applications have also been re-
ceived for rooms from other prominent cities,
which have had to be declined, and it is proba-
Bile that had the Surf House four times its pres
ent capacity it could be filled in very few days.
OF the
TWO NEW BOARDING HOUSES
Which have been erected upon the camp-ground,
chat of Mr.. Wiley, of Odessa, only is open as yet,
and only few are accommodated there, owing
to the distance from the surf and the fact that
the hacks do not at present run with any regu-
larity to and from the ocean.
THE NEW HOTEL PROJECT,
OF which you have already spoken, shows ill.,
creasing signs of vitality, and it s stated that
ten of the requisite twenty shareholders have
| been found. The building will probably be To-
Gated directly north of the Surf House, and inn
mediately in front of the small lake which i'd at
| the northwest of the present hotel, between
the Surf House and jefferson Avenue. 1t will
be frame edtice, built i'll the
| MOST APPROVED MODERN STYLE
And with all the latest improvements. The po--
| sition which has been suggested, and
which will probably be chosen, is a
| very superior one, and has many adyanta-
gea over any other along the beach, The lake
which will be Immediately in the rear of the new
| building, it is proposed to enlarge and by some
needed improvements to make it pleasure to
be connected with the hotel.
| THE COTTAGES
Are now all occupied, with one or two excep-
tions, and those will receive their owners in a
few days. The furniture for Rev. Jacob Todd
and Reuel Hisler, Esq, arrived on Saturday even
ing and will shortly be snugly at home at their
cottages. The cottage of job H, Jackson which
he lately purchased of Rev. Robert Todd, is now
,ir1 bxr1,i hr1t Ioai.apn himself
has not as vet arrived. The Rev. j. b. Vanme-
ter, of Baltimore, has rented the cottage of MIR.
Mason, and is expected to be here on the open
ing of camp. Mr. Finley of Philadelphia, will also
be here on Tuesday with his family. The cot
tages owned by Mrs. Dawson, Mr. Carson and
Mr. Jeffers are already occupied, and Mr.. Nc
Cullough will be here this morning. and occupy
his cottage. Most of the ottages will, we un-
derstand unite and perhaps build club stable
A BLOCK OF COTTAGES,
il also proposed. The project is in the hands oil
prominent Wilmingtonians and some Baltimore
gentlemen They propose to erect, upon some
eligible situation not less than thirty in an ex-
tended square and in the centre OF the block
thus formed to build mammoth Gu
linary establishment which will supply the
entire cluster of families with meals. The
. kitchen will be supported jointly and equally by
the respective owners of each cottage, and the
entire establishment under the control OF heao
manager appointed by the gentlemen engaged
in the project. The matter is beng vigorously
pushed meeting of those interested will be
= held during the coming week and we suppose
that some decided action will be taken.
THE CAMP MEETING
which is to be the principal feature of attraction
here for the next two weeks, is being vigorousl,
pushed forward i'll its preparations and although
there has been more or less delay In the matte
most of the tents will be up by Tuesday. Their
are now from sixty to one hundred tents
i completed and many more are in an advanced
t. stage of erection, and by the opening probabl,
one hundred and fifty tents will be up aud occu
pied Last week, thirty canvas tents which
were on their way from Baltimore contracto
to the camp were burned below Milford, ant
this has caused some little Inconvenience, bu
more to supply their places are expected to-day
THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES,
during the camp will be under the management
l. of Revs. DR.. Mat lack and Enoch Stubhs, an
r will be opened on Tuesday afternoon, but, a
= vet it is not known who will preach the opening
sermon. Bishop Scott will attend the camp
meeting throughout, and we are under the i'm
l., preston that he will ofiicate upon the occasio
) of the opening meeting. The order of the rel
IS gious services has been established as follows
a 6 A. NJ. meeting for prayer; O'Clock experienc
!. meeting half past o'clock regular publ
! service and preaching i'll the afternoon, at hal
" past one, a prayer and experience meeting III
il til 8 o'clock, and in the evening, at half pas
seven, the regular evening meeting will be hele
= II. H. c.
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