The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30


for their worshpping appliances. Their chapel needed
repairs, canvsssing the case they ioana 'hat
mid new one. Encouraged by their new pastor,
Rev John Brien, tho ladies oil Sea Cii ossan col
ect iuuds for the enterprise They collected IL 500,
ana when tner case was stated 10 Mr.. ). G. PERRY
merchant OF this city, who Is ouhaing cn%,mnt
cottage the tlin he increased = oy et o. sIooo
Al rst the ladies' thought they would build Sl0oe
church, but tnis magnificent CONTRIBUTION encouraged
them to nope TOR larger and better things they set
their limit then NJ 81 500 tor churcn ouding ana
hoped 10 raise n few hundred dollars more for
finishing Inc structure ana Improving ths
grounds But rere again a fresh impulse was
gwen 10 tho enterprise. Among those who have
TAX en- up their summer residences there Is ME- y a.
Hewland and family q .r,s cry nm ,ns,r ny.
visit to Sea Cliff has won ihem Now Mr.. howland
is a Rhode Island Quaker. He heard OF the ladies.
success in money raising Tor a church, ana without
asking them do anything save 10 constitute them
selves committee OF the whole on decorations, NJ
July 10 give them 5000 church and neat par
sopage besidcs This stretch OF faith rather staggered
lug Of summer residents only in the parors Of "a
hotel. There an executive committee was appointed
Of which Mr.. Rowland was made chairman; an
Messrs. A. ]. Coe, $. 9. fierry Colonel H. d
Fulkner and Coles Carpenter were made mem
bcrs. The latter is the only permanent res
ideot OF Sea CHI the committee. Thh
committee has chosen subcommittee Tor the various
department. OF their celebration. They will fire
nal ional salute from tho cr morning, noon and
mint band OF atty or seventy five pieces will dis
course patriotic music on The lawn ~ intervals AT
ten O'Clock A. NJ. the exercises IN the Iaoernacie WIN
begin From twelve to four mammoth Rhode Island
clambake Will be served up. All sorts OIL nsh IN all
sorts of styles will DO furnished together with hams
vegetables and other adjuncts. From three TO four
r. H. q grand concert viii be gwen IN what ID known
as the German Camp Grove on Sea Cih, and us soon
az the night lowers The fireworks Will Do displayed.
The com nittee have received such liberal aid from
friends CT Sea Cliff in city aud country that they VIII
be able TO furnish this entertainment including an
ner Tor malt dollar eacn Their Transportation
Committee have already provided Tor steamboat
loads OF excursioniss from New Haven Bridge.
and HUDSON River towns; IRON Newark, N. j., AMI
vicinity, and from New York and Brooklyn or
that day Tho Long Island Railroad will run excur
sion trans from tho North and South Shores making
connexions at M:ne0la and elsewhere for Sea Ciin
and from present indications the committee expect
than fifteen thousand persons on tue grounds
on tho Fourth. Tho association and the permanent
residents OF Sea Cliff have kept aloof from this enter
tanment that ~ might not DO hampered with their
past failures Ii IL succeeds. the committee only will
have the credit II ails they alone Will rccsve con-
demnalon. Mammoth fonts viii be erected on tho
u, ana all visitors can SIT at table together with
out waiting for the other The Cliiites arc won
deruy sa'sa a. me ~ SUCCESS o. their
side til Tabernacle exercises and make brief
address. Dr. G. H. Fowler, Of this city, Will deliver
the grand GRAFTON Of the day Professor Chapman, OF
Brooklyn, will road the Deciaration OF Independence
and Philip Philips Will sing patriotic md moral songs
And this the other features Of The day. 1t is be-
leyed will constitute a programme that cannot be-
equsllod anywhere else, and the one admission fee
OCEAN GROVE AND AsBuRY PARK
While other camp grounds nave lost or less
OF public iavor during the past few years Ocean
SO III UGH 10 The beauty accessibility OF its location
but rather the generous management oil IT'S asso-
cIa'0n and the a o. s
Asbury Park This gentleman bought the first lot
that sold IN Ocean Grove, ten years ago. He sooa
aferward bought big lot on the other side OF Wesley
Lake and into 200 lots east ofthe turnpike
with broad avenues and squares. Some OF the very
best roads New Jersey may be found to-day in this
place winch few years ago ;ould be purchased Tor
small Mr. Bradley paid over 500 700 Tor his big
iol. His enterprise has built up quito a town ia
birha INN nj Ia nd d
ton; such, Tor instance as pubic steam printing
Office, owned by J. K Wallace, Of Philadelphia,
wnicn the Asbury Park Journal started by the same
gentleman, and the Ocean Grove Record, edited by
Rev. s. Wallace, are printed weekly; reading room,
library and museum, which Mr. Bradley iberality
opened and endowed; district school, Tor which he
donated the lots and contributed toward The erection
OF the building over zao children attended , there
Its roll; education hall In which popular lectures,
concerts &C. are given. This also largely the result
Of Mr. Bradey's gilt and enterprise A boarding and
day school Tor young ladies' conducted by Miss Julia
Rose, OF Muncy, Pa. This school Will be kept open
during the summer, and though enterprise It
has had measure OF success already. summer
nome tor working women, under the auspices of the
Christian WomAn's Association OF Philadelphia, where
they have few weeks rest and recreation Without
the moral aud social dissipation OF other and moro
fashionable resorts, and tor merely nominal sum.
tho institution Is not deAgned 10 make money, nor
yet to in the a charitable institution.
II had 4Ol boardcrs last summer aud It's naanae
cie,y Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animals, Of
which Mr.. John Hagcrman Is president. Mr. George ).
Dye secretary ana Mr.. David Harvey, Jr. ia
counsel; steam kindnng wood factory ana plan.
Ing mil; Soross society, Of which Mrs.
Dr. .Klnmonth is president, Mrs. MacFarland vice
president and Mrs Willisord Day secretary, all OF
Asbury Park. For literary position, Mrs Beege, Of
Ocean Grevc, is original declaimer; Mrs. mcfarland,
ssrs.u1e and Miss NJ Johnston. Of Ocean row
poet and critic. Among tho ladies' VINO DO not mold
any Offices many musicians and eIocutionists, who
take part In the meetings. After the business oil tho
meeting 10 disposed OF regular exercise oil original
poems, essays, sketches and music IL followed OUT
Then subject Tor general conversation, which the
mistress OF polite literature at the previous
meeting, Is discussed Alter that each member IN
succession furnishes an original or selected motto
then follows the crque the literary exercises of
tho former evening More than halt OF
hotels nil up the spaces n this growing ana
progress for place when In 1869 had but ono
dent In II. There are now within a radius OF
mile ,626 permanent residents In 1860 there were
only twenty-five persons in the territory.
During tho past Six years over eight hundred cottages
costing la the aggregate 500, 000 have been built al
the Park. The 40 boats which piled tho waters OF
Wesley Lake last summer cost over $6,300-rnoro than
the value Of all the land lying between Great Pond
anu Shark River III 1860 Tho little steamer Rusland,
lot included In the above, Cost with machinery, over
$500 The receipts Tor passengers aud freight Al tho
Asbury Park station OF the Central railroad up to the
present this season more tnan double what they
for the same period In 1877, ana the railroad
company are increasing their acties for unloading
freight IL Is tue best ireignt station along the
road. The latest evidence OF enterprise Is tho
attempt OF Sir. Charles Rogers, an old the
only resident oil Ocean Grove IN 1863. to build an
ocean p,cr oppos,le the Coleman House. in Asbury
Park, SO 10 anord iacilitles Tor landing excursion
parties hat may prefer to travel ththcr by the
entirely It's success cannot yet be predicted,
but Mr.. Rogers Is confident. He has laid section OF
hrs dock very successfully. Another evidence OF
terprise Is the construction oil horse railroad
ming from Park Hail. the Main street, to the ocean,
and thence along the water front TO Filth avenue, and
then, via Grand avenue. 10 Wesley Lake, making
Of than two miles. Several Of the hotels
IN Asbury Park are lighted by gas made on tho prem
Uses. About niiy men are employed grading aud
road making IN Asoury Park and the weekly pay
roll reaches nearly 5000, Asbury PARK aud Ocean
Grove have bscn erected into borough, aud liquor
or beor shops have been prohlbited from approach
ing nearer than ono mile 10 either place.
TINS secures comparative sobrety, but the
authorizes ia both places employ none but sober
men, that tho law and se-intcrest combined
maintaining sobrety 10 aud around the borough. 10
insure order within the corporate limits also, police
furce is kept, military and ire companies have been
organized, aud tho borough commissioners compel
hucksers, hack and stage drivers and b0atcrs
tho lakes 10 take out licenses IL Will thus be
that this new city by the is taxing rank among
the metropolitan cities oil the land it's social aud
m uier IN All