New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-20
AL0NG THE JERSEY REACA

PREPARATIONS FOR SUMMER AT Long BRANCH.
MONMOUTH BEACH, OCEAN GROVE, SPRING LAKE,
AsBrRY PARK. srA GIRr AND THE HIGHLANDS
LoSG BRANCH, April 1O.-Almost every one
Ia, been to Long Branch. its general characters
ties are well known but improvements are bcinc made
continually In the OF reaching this resort, and
further accommodations continually being added.
In the proprctorshp Of the principal hotels along the
beach very few changes have been made. All OF them
are in the hands of the carpenters and painters
The Mansion House remains under ts old management
and being enlarged IN expectation Of busy
Governor Mcclellan and staff have cnsa2cd rooms there
for the season and Ex-Governor Bcdc viii again make
his Summer headquarters. The stately West End has
an Improvement this I'm the way Of elevators
Mr.. T. g. Boothcy. OF Philadelphia, viii manage the
Rowland House this season, for its owner, Mr.. Dob
bins dluing-room, looks feet, has been added
20 the house The United States changes hands, Mossrs
Chttenden and Peabody retiring. aud Moses VI. Lad
IT'S old manager. assuming control Hollywood water
has been introduced INTO all parts OF The house tut
season. MeSrs Stokes BrOthrr- continue IN charge p
ne bisnton Iio,r, 49, H' t ,n Ia .nc
East End Hotel, 1urthcst up the beach will prot
ably be under It's old manager. l. H. smith. ~ the
Pavilion remains the oldest hoiel man OF Long Branch
Governor" Morris. The Pavilion is open the year
round LAUGHS hotel the European aud AmcrcanpIan
opens May l. The Amcncnn Hotel opposite the
southern depot has been leased by Mr. Prank Wise,
Of the Palisadc Hotel, Eugrwuod IL j. beng ron0-
waited and improved and viii be ready for guests by
May 10.
New villas being finished Old ones occupied, and
the cottage promises Ia be very early. The cot
tage OF exPrcsdont Grant VIII DE occupied by winthrop
TAYLOR. OF New-York. ExCollector Thomas Murphy
owns a large and CHEEKY abode on Ocean-nvc but has
rented II and returned to his Arthur sewcl aud
his wife Qe,tcr wullck's dlughteD already enjoy
ing tho seaside at the Wallaek mansion. Mr. DreNe
will occupy his cottage I'm May. Mr. JOS II. Walton will
rent his cottage adjoining Mr. Childss. Maggie Mitchell
will come 10 her cottage I'm May. Edwin Adams's villa
/ v,II
Edwin Booths cottage. Frank Chanfrau and wife will
pass the Summer in their handsome villa Cedar-ave
Oiyer Doud ByrOn's cottage on North Ocean-ayc. wiz
he rented The HOcy family are already down Tor the
season Among those expected TO occupy cottages
| In May Hugh Hastings, General H. :. Webb VIM
DonieiI Dong6erty, Vim CAVITY James W Gerard
NJ Sternbcrger, the Hon. C. Cattell, DR. Blumentha
Perry. Charles Gouit. NJ j. Paddock Charles c. Cor
right, H. j. Dobbins, and James Sullivan. OF BROOKLYN
At Sea Bright, the Emery Hotel is being altered and
enlarged. Among the cottage residents OF Sea Bright
are j. Lloyd Abbott, Howard Potter, II. b. Dodd j. r.
Navarro W. W. shippan, NJ. Paul, Colonel BOudinO
| Colt. II. NJ. Alexander. and ). L. NJ Barlow.
Considerable building going on Monmouth Beach
this Spring which promises TO maintain. It's char
actor for excusvcness and quiet enjoyment OF the
side Among those owning cottages at Monmouth Beach
are exSecretary RObrson Senators Cattel and Ferry
Jay Could Chancellor DOdd' j. L. keasly. Charles Os
born Hugh Hastings, CORTLAND Parker, j. L. Hays, C.
II. Vanderbilt, Mr.. Cheney, Hugh n. Camp, and Mr.
| IIazetne. The Monmouth Beach House will open
May 10.
Among those who will occupy cottages at the High
lands this season. Thomas i. Allery, Lcmuel smith,
| Simeon X. Plat, George Wilde Edward Hartshorne
| General Duryea, Samuel Down, the Rev ID. MattisOn
the Rev Mr. PrOudht, Nj. Scheuck, William s. Mount
| Albert Spycr, Dir. DeVIyO, and William ii. Gibson.
| AsDury a station the Long Branch
| Division OF the HewJersey Central Railroad about
| six miles below Long Branch. The principal hotels
! are the Coleman House, the Grand Arena Hotel,
| the Richards House, the Appeby House, the Ocean
| Hotel Lake View House, and tbs Asbury House. Be
sides these there building four new hotels
sixty Asbury Park assessed In 1869
for $4,000; the ssed valuation In 1877 nearly
| 100000.
Ocean Grove, known the country over as
! the annual resort OF the Methodsts. Is handsomely
divided into lots by broad streets and avenues and all
property Is leased of ninety-nne years. sub
cct to restrictions imposed by the association. The
principal hotels the Arlington, tho Rowland and
! The Atlantic House.
Spring Lake Beach, four miles below Asbury is one OF
the popular resorts the coast. The principal hotel
| the Monmouth House Quilt In 1S77l fronts on ocean
aud lake. In the vicinity OF the hotel number OF
IN iglihcCnt villas. six handsome Summer villas are
building Wreck Pond Point. The season be- gins az
| tue Spring Lake aud Sea Glrt Houses May 10.