Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-09


her baby at fashionable watering places
this summer. and all that.
The moral of all which, girls, is this
If you do marry your fathers coachman
emulate Nellie's example, and he as pros
porous and happy as she is.
DOWN THE BAY.
A Correspondent Hunting a Cool Place to
Spend tho Fourth.
Correspondence of the INTELLIGENCER.
This is the season when those who wish
to take summer vacation HE away to the
various resorts. Like many others the
fever struck us, and, as there is no stop
ping when we have once started, We took "A
ramble southwark. Saturday noon found
us ready and "unrestless for the trip.
Passage was secured, at the expense of a
few dimes, to York and from thence we
flew over the lands of the famous chinca-
pin district to Baltimore, Maryland. The
Northern Central road impressed us as
being one Of the dirtiest we had ever
encountered. The scenery is simply grand
on all sides. The rich fields of
Lancaster county are lost when the line is
crossed, but instead there is food for the
artistic eye (and plenty of cinder for the
unwary one). Baltimore is reached
about five o'clock and as our objective
point, Oxford, Nd, could not be reached
until morning we had time to "to take
in " a bit of the town. The steamer Ida,
one of the handsOmest boats on the bay
aud owned by the Maryland steamboat
company, was lying at her dock at the foot
of Calvert street. She is a side wheel boat
and most comfortably arranged, with a
very gentlemanIy crew abroad. We sell
| dom have a streak of good luck and this
| time the fates were against us,
| for we could not get 4 state room, and
there is poor consolation in taking the
soft side of board. Yet wc managed to
get bunk in the lower part of the ship.
At II o'clock the whistle blew, the cap
tain shouted, the engine groaned, the
| water splashed, and VIC were ell route for
Oxford, seventy miles away. Probably
ten minutes before. the Ida backed out
the Georgeana started on the same
trip. This steamer belongs to an opposi-
ton company, but has not the accommoda-
tions required for good travel. After run,
ming about eight miles our boat began to
gain Oh the Georgeana, and 4 race was
fairly in prospect. The black smoke
rolled in thick clouds from the big stacks
the crowd checrcd, and the old ST amer
was left in the distance. What Il beauti
ful sight is a race by night!
Oxford is 4 beautifully located town oil
the eastern shore of tho ChOptank. 1t is a
resort for excursionists, with population
of probably 1900. The hotel accommoda
tion is such as is generally found in such
places, good. Eastford hall is massive
building most beautifully located on the
beach, and the River View house is near
the wharf-both we'll managed. One cred
liable feature of the place is that it is
local option On''-cOnscquently every thing
is quiet and civil. Well, we were met ut
| the wharf about six o'clock on Sunday
morning by Fred S. Il young druggist from
New York, and Emerson New. a real estate
agent Of Baltimore. a pony phaeton car
ried us two miles over level road and We
drew up before one Of those vertable old
Southern mansion houses you read about.
Here we saw a.featurc in farm buildings
| which is the reverse from Lancaster couu-
| ty, viz large houses and u shed for a
barn. Our host is the owner of two
large plantations and does not seem to
| worry about 4 place to store his crops.
The homo is just between two rivers and
this gives it its name Long Point. -
l llClO w ulCG IisoCS WARY DE-, VI w ttSilllE
ton, ID. G., Julia G., of Henderson, Md,
fast was relished, after which y sail was
proposed and Captain Sommers and his
'Bob Tair' yacht were secured to do the
guests. Seven miles sail, in a delightful
breeze, is treat few people in our coun-
try can appreciate. The day was spent in
| social intercourse and the evening found
us again ut Oxford. No little fun was
raised at our team, but VIC had one to cap
the climax Oh the eve Of the FOurth-a
pair of bony mules in Il heavy spring
| wagon. The party paired off and Il stroll
| on the beach was most delightful. the
cool breeze with its salt odor, beautiful
lawn and largo trees, gay sails spreading
to the wind and a pleasant companion by
your side-is that to be had in Lancaster
county, On the afternoon of the
Fourth We witnessed an exciting
yacht race. The course was about seven
miles long, and was laid ouS by big black
tug. The winner of the race was a beau
tiful piece of workmanship and the smil-
ing owner was justly proud of his victory.
The evening was spent very Iuietly-a
feeling of sadness seemed to be over all
and the theme of conversation was the
outrage ut Washington. One good old
Democrat had very effectual proposed
method of treatment for Guitcau, which
was, burn him quicker N h" We
heard but one word against Mr.. Garfield,
and that was taken back, with the desire
that God speed his recovery. At eleven
o'clock we again boarded the Ida and
reached Baltimore about 6 in the morn
ing. This gave us about six hours to
see the so-callcd Monumental city. While
We admit it to be 4 large place yet it is not
a beautiful one by any means. The many
large buildings were visited and the city
in general viewed, but the boss sight was
from the tower Of the city hall. This
building cost several millions Of dollars.
1t is built entirely of marble. Our friend
Mack was our guide, SO We had no trouble
getting about, and for i success in that
line and the little game he played at Ok
ford he is commendable Throw off the
garb of care. Take trip to Talbot
county, Nd, and sec if you do not enjoy
it. We are hard to please and we do not
regret the trip. "JINGLE."