Daily Republican., 1881-07-21


spray.
A more rleasant. day could scarcely
have been manufactured for the occa-
sion. The clouds We're thick enough to
partially obscure the sun and several
of the ladies threw their large bathing
hats ont on the sand and plunged
amongst the breakers regardless of the
injury to ringlets, curlS and top-knots,
Some of the eXCGrSlOniSts took aavan-
tage of the hacks and the cheapness Of
the fare and made pleasant little run
up to Long Branch and back before the
cars lett Oh the return.
A mistake occurred through a miSun-
derstanding whicn caused considerable
tronble and through which quite a
number OF eXCursioniSts were left be
hind. Owing to the lateness OF the
hour at which they We're likely to reach
the grove on account OF unavoidable
delays, the officers of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company gave permission
that the excursion might remain longer
than the time appointed for the return
trip. In accordance with this notice
it was announced through the cars be
fore reaching Ocean Grove that the e&-
cursion instead of leaving at ) o'clock
would leave at $50. Upon arriving at
Asbury Park, and after the excursion
! ISIS had disembarked, the officers
of the New Jersey Central Rail,
road would not accept the terms
of the Pennsylvania officials, and
insisted that the eXcursioh trains should
| leave at 5 o'clock sharp as was official
ly announced and agreed upon. Under
| the circumstances there was nothing
left but TO accept the decision and the
commit immmediately set about in
forming all they could see OF the eXcur-
sioulstS and requesting them to notify
others until all should bciniUrmed. In
spite of all this, however, quite mum
Der did not get to hear OF the change
and did not reach the depot until >ev-
eral minutes after the trains had left.
BY the payment of twenty cents addi-
tional, however, they were lakeE on
New Jersey Central Railroad train
on the return as tar as Sea
Girt where the excursion trains
had been halted to receive those
left behind, Still number were left
at Asbury Park, who by taking IA train
halt hour later on the w. j. C. H. L.
overlook the rear section of the cXcur-
sion train which had been halted by
| telegraph at Monmouth junction 10 re-
| ceive them. After all had been gather.
! ed up there Were 10 further interrUlt-
| tiOns until the rear section arri Teu at
| Wilmington at 10 o'clock about "A half
hour behind the first section. AS be. ny
left behind was no fault of the eXcur-
sionists, whatever extra expense they
were put to, will be met b. the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Ocean Grove and asDury Park are
wonderful places, small lake covered
| with lttle row boats tastetully fitted .up
dividing the two places. When the cot
tages are all filled up there will easily
be population of 5000 on the grounds.
Asbury Park differs somewhat from
Ocean Grove. The first is a business
commu.. ..ity where merchandising anu
manufacturing are carried on as i'll other
towns. The houses are mostly built in
cottage style and some Of them are very
costly; and surrounded with the most
beautiful flower plats and lawns.
The settlement extends down to the
ocean where there are some magnih-
cent hotels, and the finest bathing
along the Atlantic coast.
Ocean Grove differs in some respects
but not in the grandeur and costllness
of her cottages.
The whole of the property here be-
longs to a corporation managed by ofii.
GERS who are on the grounds. II is
beautiful y laid off in wide avnnes, with
wooden curbs and plank pavements.
| The Associations house, in which are
the offices is the only brick building on
the place, and it is nearly as large as
the Wilmington Court House. The
camp meeting auphitheatre is near the
centre of the grove iii cluster of scrub
oaks and pines-for trees here do not
grow large.
The circle which is large enough to
seat 5000 people IS covered with tight
wooden columns braces, purlines and
rafters, all furnished handsomely in
raw wood eolors. The floor is covered
with thick layer of straw in original
camp meeting style. But we cannot
describe this wonderful place. We
might spend column after column in
speaking of the model of the city OF
Jerusalem and other beautiful sur.
roundings, without exhausting the sub
ject. No Intoxicating liquors are per.
milted to be sold either in Ocean Grove
or Asbury Park, and not even cigars
and tobacco are allowed to be sold in
Ocean Grove.
WHO ARE THERE.
| Amongst the first Wilmingtonians tt
greet other Wilmingtonians on theil
arrival are Messrs. f. G. Stidham, j
w. Deifendorf, Gregg Chandler, DR.. }
r. Tantuln, w. II. Billany and Prots
Murphy and Crabb and a number o.
Others whom we might name il We ]a'
lspace aud time. MIR. Billany, Mrs. f.