The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-14

OCEAN Cry, Nd, August u, 1880.
Editors IntelhgeuCer.
AS this popular pleasure resort seem
rapidly to be gaining favor among Yves
virginians, and as your columns have no
thus far been overtsxed with seaside liter
AZURE, l will employ some lettering mo
ments this evening to give your readers
little crude gossip regarding this place anC
some ofthe doipgs hereabouts.
The following are the visitors now regis
tered here from Wheeling and vicinity
VIZ: Mrs. Judge PAUL, Miss Maggie OFT
MisP Sue Linch, DR.. Haziett, wife and
daughter, Miss NJ. II. Jamison, Mrs. NJ. j
Carney, DR.. Pipes, ]. A. Hess, Horace
Abbot, and your correspondont-all from
Wheeling-and the two Misses Cummint
and Dir. Thomas Cummins, from Bellaire
Ohio.
Ocean City is distant about two hun
dred and four miles from Baltimore, by
rail via Wilmington, DEL, but probably q
little more by boat.
The fare from Baltimore, by boat to
Crisiield, then by rail, Is four dollars, OF
six dollars for the round trip--meals and
state room extra. As general thing pas.
sengers prefer the water route, as they
can leave Baltimore at U p. N. and
afffTe here at $3.50 A. N. the following
day, enjoying q good nights rest and q
cool ride on the bay. The town is located
on narrow peninsular strip OF beach
land, which extends along the eastern
coast OF Maryland some sixty miles, con-
N actinfy Nptt IA tho gkata nj naIawaFa ThiR
strip is separated from the main land by
Two or three bays and sound, the names
otwhich do not remember, and am too
indolent 10 go down stairs and ask the
hotel clerk or some one else who does.
And, speaking OF Incidence, would par
enthetically remark that it is epidemic
here. When not engaged in some active
amusemeuts, visitors Just lounge
around enjoying pleasant reyery,
or, else 20 and take regular nap.
Books are entirely neglected, and as
to writing letter 1t is almost out OF the
question. So GREATS the disinclination that
prevails that when some devoted wife con-
cludes that she must correspond with her
absent lord, or vice Uers1, or some Miss that
duty conpels her TO sdvise Ma or Pa how
she is getting along, the work is invariably
executed with lead pencil, and briefly
at that. notice, too, in writing in this
way that ladies' lick the point OF the pen
Gil before ever word they write. Why, |
do not know. never saw one yet that
could sharpen pencil.
But wander.
A lnoredesirable or a more delightful
location for q watering place could
not have been we'll selected, barrin' the
mosquitoes which poster US. The loca-
ton Is unexceptionablY fine and equal TO
any along the coast. This place is 0aly in
the sixth year Of its existence, and, as q
consequence, many,things are as yet some
what more primitive than at the older
coast resorts.
There are three regular hotels here,
capable OF accommodating at least LOO
guests, and two or three cottages or family
hotels. AT the latter, persons who desire to
liveplainlY andquietlY, can find good treat
nfent at very moderate rates. The hotels
here are all good, and the cuisine every
thingthat could be reasonably desired. The
beds are hard and the guests must bring
a Ratchet to chop open the bureau draw
ers; but these things are to be expected in
hotels which only run three months in u
wear. do not mention the hotel at which
am staying, nor do wish to describe the
real or supposed advantages that it may
possess over the others as to location, boat
houses, etc. The advertising columns OF
our. Wheeling papers are open for all this,
in case hotel propTietors desire to avail
themselves OF that mode and are willing
to pay for It. AS peanut" Scott forcibly
remarked in his speech on finance, "busi-
ness is business" There are several little
notion stores here, drug store, two or
three coniectioneries, and number Of
bar, billiard, and pool rooms, and pre-
sumo places to ,"buck the tiger" for those
inclined that way.
A very pretty frame Gothic Chapel
Roman Catholic) has just been built. and
it ia the only,regular.p lace OF worship here.
II was consecrated about week since by
Bishop Becker, OF Wilmington, DEL, as
sisted by Father Fallon OF the same place.
Father Fallon celebrated the mass, the
Bishop acting as clerk or server. A Bishop
acting as server at mass was something
had not seen before. After mass the
Bishop pronounced most eloquent and
scholarly discourse on "The One True
Church." and at night lectured again on
the same subject, the audience on both
occasions being composed principally oil
uon.C Catholics.
This city or town ia governed by a board
OF three commissioners, appointed by the
Legislature Of Maryland. Two policemen
manage to preserve the peace and destroy
as many cocktails or juleps as the boys
will set up. The population in winter
here amounts TO about thirty souls only,
consisting OF fishermen and some parties
connected with the hotels. The United
States government has located liie.saving
station here, fully provided with all the
equipments considered necessary to res
cue any unfortunate mariner or passen-
ger that may be ship-wrecked on this
coast. The building is open for inspec-
ton once a week, and the Captain takes
great pains to show visitors through and
explain the uses OF the various apparatus
about the station.
Wheelingites can appreciate the great
cleanliness OF this place, as nothing seems
TO soil; and fellow short oil clothes
could get through on one shirt a week.
Most visitors seem to come here Tor good,
solid endowment. There 10, OF course,
certain AllOuuL VI hSOhy " otysSt S"s ~
conventional rule is, to express y In sport
ing parlanCe, a 'go as you please"principle.
There seems to be but little snap or en-
terprise among the people in this section,
and here at Ocean City visitors are not I'M
portuned to go TO this hotel or that, or to
buy any Of the articles, offered for sale
about the town. What you want you Just
70 aud get, and Il you don't zee what
You want, you ask for 1t and that settles it.
The negroes are quite numerous here.
sambo, Qaimbo, Dinah and Topsy can be
seen in all their glory and in their befo' de
wah! simplicity. Sometimes of an even;
ing we get lot OF them on the porch and
tliey entertain US with performance,
which, If not artistically equal to Hayer-
| Tvs MINISTRIES, is equally as good, Tor it's
the genuine thing itself.
Now gone OF the etay-at-homes or can't