The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

giving authority to commit to the County JAIL not .
TN. Psssing az Ordinance against the running at
large Of goose and ducks withln the CITY limits
Lambertviile. August 6sh, 1877.
Mr.. Boozer moved that the communication
be received, and refsrrsd to the Laws and
Ordinance Committee. Agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Boozer, Council adjourn
ed W. w. ROBINSON, Clerk.
For THE RECORD
GREEEsBURa, Aug. 9th, 1877.
Mn: EDIToR :--Presuming that you have
no regular correspondent at this place, win
briefly give you some Of the items Of news as
transpiring here.
RaiIroading is looking up little since the
strike has quieted down the trains are most
~ on time, &c., but two gentlemen seeking to
make a quick trip from Ocean Grove to LAM
beftville via. the Bound Brook route, this
morning, wers about Z five minutes late = for
the first train up. They undertook to make a
connection between the Trenton junction, on
the Boutd Brook road, to this station, on tho
Belviders road, and having had an interview
of nearly four hours with them, have learn
cd all about.it, as we'll as some things about
Ocean Grove which win give you. The time
for the trip, owing to some delay on the part
of the b. B. train, was reduced to fifteen min
utes, distance said to be one and one-half
miles around the road. Being reasonably we'll
matched, one of them having basket to car
ry and the other only three hands and feet,
and not easily scared, having often run be-
fore and got beat, {don't make poetry out of
that sentence, Mr.. ~ I they at once struck
out across lots, not caring much if the strik-
ers or somebody else should detain the train a
little while at Trenton. But who ever heard
of such streak of good luck as that happen
ing just when it was wanted? Two or three
grass fields, still wet with dew, a corn field, a
thoroughly mellow buckwheat field, and a
patch of woods, all were quickly measured off,
and the msrning, which had been cool before,
soon grew quito warm, in fact, hot, by the
time the roof of the station at this point was
sighted by the two thorough passed Travellers
for just at that moment the Belvidere train
left the station for Lambertville, and almost
at the same time (rather striking coinci-
dence) charming shady bank, which had al
most escaped notice, invited the hasty travel
ers to seat, which they, not being in any
particular hurry, awaited themselves of, after
wards coming down to the station. fell in
with them and began my interview, first ans
wering all their questions as to the probable
ity of any extra trains going up the road
either for passengers or oal-Gec Ely's tow
boat, or any other article of rapid transit that
would make the distance from Greensburg to
Lambertville inside of three and q half hours.
After being well satisfied that they could de-
pend on having all the time they wanted to
examine the surroundings Of this quiet rest
ing place, took them out through the SUI
burbs and along the bank of the Delaware,
inspecting the beautiful residence and sur
roundings of Mr.. Fiske, criticising his taste
as to style of architecture, landscape garden
ing, hedging, fencing, &c. am glad to have
been able to show these gentlemen around so
we'll, for Mr.. Fiske might want to sell out
some time, and --=a- ---= &c. These gentle
men say what know to be true, having been
there myself, otherwise / should hesitate to
repeat the statement) that Ocean Grove is the
most delightful place, all things considered,
on the Now Jersey coast that there are a
great many people there, from seven to ten
thousand, which l can readily believe, and
that there are seventy-three there from the
City of Lamber:villo alone. (This last state
publsli.) My informauts don't say this of
their own knowledge; only that some of those
Lambertville chaps down there told them So
and you, Mr.. Editor, having been born and
brought up in that city, and collected Cor tried
toy printers bills for several years, ought
to know about what allowance should be
made for their statements, even If made on
that great moral and religious sand bank
My informants, who are 'tentcrs' at the Grove,
speak of that way of living as more enjoyable
than could be conceived of without trial,
and even during the cool wet weather of part
of last week it was not at all disagreeable. A
charcoal furnace can be taken in a tent to
warm by or cook on without any inconyeni-
ence whatever, and the coffee and potatoes
and batter cakes that come smoking from off
tho bright Goals But after having had to skirm-
ish round for kindling-wood and water, chase
after the milk man, 60 to the store from four
to six times after that many articles, and to
the post office to get newspaper, down to
the beach to see the high tide, over to the de-
pot to see if anybody comes we know, and
ever SO many more things, 1--WE conclude there
are also some annoyances) which, If time was
taken to mention in this sentence, would cool
off the good things mentioned above.
One of the best things there connected with
tenting, is that if you don't like it, there are
hundred or more cottages and larger board
lighthouses where one can get excellent accom-
modations at from seven to ten dollars per
week.
The bathing at o. @. both for safety and
comfort is not exceeded anywhere on the coast,
the many thousands that have bathed there
every year for the last eight years, without
the loss of single life, being the best proof
of this statement.
As to the primary object Of the establish
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