The New York herald., 1878-03-14

that parties requiring seats bad 10 De oo0Aeu sx
In advance IL was always AN Interesting moment
when the returning coach wheeled up the steps OF
the ocean Hotel as Mr. Leland was generally on hand
present the lady passengers with choice bouquets.
SEA BRloHr ACCOMMODATIONS.
At Sea Bright Mr. Smith, retired merchant liv-
ing The Jersey Highlands, has just erected hand
some holei, capable OF accommodating $50 guests
THIS house Is most pleasantly situated, overlooking
Of the ocean. IL Is to be completed time for the
opening OF the season and will be IN charge OF Colonel
Slsbee, who formerly Kept the New York Hotel. Sea
Bright is IN all respects charming spot dotted with
lovely cottages all along the water side, connecting
with ana making It part OF Long Branch.
Asbury Park IS cvincing many signs OF prosperity.
Among the principal improvements is n conmodious
ho,oi, now In course oi erection on ths corner OF
to accommodate 200 guests. Mrs. Coleman,
the proprleress OF the Cosman House, has
the attcr hotcl which is the largest in this village.
change IN the management OF tue Ocean Hotel has
taken place, the owner, Mr.. G. L. Atkins OF Phia
pua. havng decided 70 take charge OF i himself this
year A. During The las. season !. was conducted
structure formed the Butter and Cheese Building al
the Centennial Exhibition. liberal expenditure Of
money on the part OF its owner, however, has en-
larged and mbelisned II 70 such extent that II is
one of the most attractive hotels IN the place.
rhe Grand Avenue Hotel, on Grand avenue, is about
TO be enlarged to iurnish mmodations Tor Nd.
ditona number OF gucsts THIS hote has heretofore
found room Tor nearly three hundred patrons ~ time.
Messrs Sill " Ripley will continue to conduct tho
affairs OF tins establishment The Appleby House,
corner ot First anu Bsrgh avenues. viii be managed
House is being renovated and revcnlated through
out. This hotel Is pleasantly located ut tho
two hundred guess. Another new hotel. occupying
frontage OF 100 cet On Asonry avenue with an ex-
A. Cogcy, OF Pniadeiphiu, and IL Intended TO be
ready Tor occupancy by the Time the season COM
monces Il Is TO be- hnlshod with an extension
ROOT, projecting fully ten ieet over tho
around the house The hotel is intended 10
accommodated 800 guests, and wi be managed during
the approaching season by Mr T. s. owes. John
Rockaelder, OF Philadelphia, rs putting up hotel ON
the corner OF Fourth avenue, near Beach avenue
cnpable OF accommodating 25o people. Tris
house viii be opened Tor the reception oi guests
In lew weeks In sddition TO tho iorego,ng there
are in the OF erection At Asburv Park some
sixty commodIous cottages, intended Tor boarding
houses ana private residences when completed,
these will furnish comfortable quarters Tor 1900
visitors over and above the number accommodated
here last year.
until lew days ago known as tue Pittman
House, ut Ocean Grove. TheVhouse Is at present
five by h~y ee., wuich, when hnshea, VIII
enable tins establishment 10 provide com
PORTABLE quarters lor 600 guests. Mr.. char,es
T. Rowland will remain In charge The
Atlantic House, capable oil accommodating 20V gu ssts
viii undergo no change OF proprletorship. rne o.
borno House, with capacity for entertaining 100
people, mas not yet been rented for the coming
season Mr. Joseph White, OF Pniladephia, IS
i5o persons on The beach At The loot
oi Lake avenue and adjoining the bathing grounds
At Ocean Grove there are also abou. hity board ng
houses vate cottages In course o Construction
These are intended to anord room Tor aDout three
thousand persons more than the place had
facilities Tor accommodating last season. The
Ocean Grove pcople anticlpAte large amount
of business DUNG the approaching season, aud
a'e making preparations accordingly. IL ~ under
stood lhat the demand for houses IS already very
great aud that they are commanding ten per cent
my INV oceas Grove ana Asoury PARK assoc ,ations
are, IL Is said. about uniting In the purchase of a
steam are engine Tor the better pro.sct,on ., prop
chemical engines each having Well organized lire
company.
A NEw ENTERPRISES.
At Ocean Beach anew ho,c 10 being erected on the
corner oil Third and Ocean avenues. ny Mr. Robert s.
johnson, OF Trenton. II IS to named the Coiu M
b,a ana win afford room ior 25O guests. The mouse
will contain all the modern improvements, in-
cludins gus. On tue basement hoor tnsre will
I've drug store. billiard. and barber shop,
with hot aud cold watt ~ b this. 1t Is Intended to be
hnIsh,d ny tue LIST vi JuIe, aud VIII be taken charso
House al Ocean Grove. Another hotel III pioccss OF
erection Lere Is tho Neptune House, located imme-
limits ms structure. which IS owned by
MI D. II. Wilson, uf PLiadelphls, Is in-
tended TO commodate $50 guests ahd Will
completed IN time Ior the commencement Of the sea-
son. Mr. j. L. Hoppock, proprietor oi the Fiitn Ave-
nue. House, has leased tuo premises The Colorado
House. which did service us the Colorado aud Kansas
building the Ccntonp,al grounds and
now. affords room for 200 people, will re
oil the Palmer House. at PniIadeph Near the latter
establishment there IS beng erected large boarding
house. containing about sixty rooms, the owner being
Sir Thomas Kennedy, Of PI,ladelplia. The house is
ntendci 10 furnish quarters tor about one hunured
ana twenty summer boarde,s. An"ther new boarding
house IS also gong up on Ninth avenue, near Ocean
ayenue Among others VINO are navins cottages buiIt
at Ocean Bench nrc Mcssrs Arthur J. Peabody, OF
New Yore; Il ). Johnson; Frederick Walters, Tren-
iou James simpson, rhllatclphia, anu X. q. Nj ier,
New brunswick. large ice house, capable oi ho.d
ing 900 TONS has just been erected here by MIR. H.
H. Yard, oI TINS place.
The Monmouth House, situated Gu tho beach ut
Spring Lake. ana sdcred OF the 1aest hotels In
tins section of country, will remain during the com
ing season under the drecuon oil Mr. L. U. Maltby.
lhls gentleman WI also continue 70 Conduct the
affairs OF the Carlton House. situate nearly opposite
the Monmouth. Tho Lake House, adjoining the New
Jersey Central Raro erc. has be'n leu. cd W Mr.
havo charge oi It HuiIi.g the approaching season.
BoARDIsG HOUSES
Sever al boardii bVuses anu summer cottal es arc
bel & constructed mere, and tho foundations ex-
cavatid Tor others, all OF which are III endcd 10
be hnlshed IN tmc TOT tho coming season
It rs stated by Mr.. ). y. Oviatt. saperiu-
tcndcnt aud engineer Tor the Sprug Lake ard
sea Grt Improvement Company, that the sale OF lots
at TINS place during the last SIX or eight months has
exceeded mat OF any other similar period since tho
formation OF the company II Is claimed that Spring
Lake possesses attractions which It's sister villages
cannot boast OF Among those are pointed out tho
beautiful sheet o. pure, fresh water from which the
place derives its name.
Tue Beach House, enlarged IRON what was IN times
past known AS the cottage OF Commodore Stockton at
Sea Glri, will remain under the management oI Mr
Maltby. IL Is situated Immediately On the
beach, and has always been q favor,tc resort
The accommodations are adaped to the requirements
Grt largo cottages In course OF erection
point formed by Wreck Pond inlet aud the Atlantic
Ocean. In the ancient village OF Manasquan, whero
tho sturdy pougnman not unirequen,ly turns up
cannon balls as reminders OF the affection Of
our English cousins during an early period OF
our history, ana where II Is SAID longevity cx sts to
sucn extent that iualc aud icnaie ccntenariaus
often go Cd crab nsning excursions, unmistaknble
signs of pr, sperity may DO seen almost
every direction. THIS impetus to the growth OF the
place Is attributed not alone to the demand ior so-
shell crabs, Will which the broad Squan River
abound but also to tho extension VI the Long Branch
Railroad and oI the Freehold ana Jamesburg branch
oil the Pennsylvania Rairoud TO that place. Sea Vicw
that portion Of the village owned ny Mr. N W.
Morris, and which commands an upbroken Wow OF
the ocean, Is also being rapidly built up
with handsome cottages, among the owners
being United S,atos senator Connover. OF Florida;
Ex-Governor Jocl Parker ana Ex-Governor Newell o
New Jersey. ON the river AT MnnasQuan several new
summer residences In courso OF erection. Tho
facilities for sailing, hshing Grabbing and batDing al
this place are considered untivalled On The wholc
Jersey coast.