Daily Republican., 1884-07-26

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South Wilmington .is that part of the
city across the Christiana in the direc.
ton Of New Castle. 1t Ii reached di-
rectly from the city by Third street
bridge and indirectly by crossing Mar
ket street bridge and turning squarely
to the left. The population may be
put down from fifteen hundred to two
thousand, embracing both white and
colored.
Madeley chapel occupies conspicuous
site in the village This chapel is un-
der the guardianship of Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal church through Sab
bath school Board.
1t has, however, its own pastor in the
person Of the Rev. B. Il. Price, who
was appointed at the late session Of the
Wilmington Conference. 1t has local
Official board who conducts Its affairs.
Madeley chapel has . flourishing Sab
bath school Of over two hundred schOl.
ars, Of which Henry c. Conrad, ESQ,
Of this city, 10 the efficient superinten-
dent. Under his management the
schoo made an excursion on the 22d
inst, of which 1t IL the object OF this
writing TO furnish description. The
school met at the church at $50 O'Clock
10. M, and went In procession n the
junction of Heald street and Christi
ana avenue, where five oars with many
passengers from the city were waiting.
besides the children and teachers
|of Madeley chapel, many persons Of
South Wilmington swelled the compa-
my. Ali aboard, the train started for
the pier ON the Delaware river to meet
the steamer Thomas Clyde from Phila-
delphia. She arrived about 10 80 o.
clock with many passengers. Our CON-
pany was soon transferred from the
ears to the steamer, with Bombay Hook
for our destination. The Clyde is
chiefly owned by Mr.. Reybold, ESQ,
and is q noble, commodious and safe
steamer, and is we'll ofiicered and man.
ned. The captain is q p leasant gentle
man.
The day was as pleasant, it would
seem, as the summer season can furnish.
Passing New Castle, Fort Delaware,
Delaware City and Port Penn, stopping
at Augustine Pier, half Q mile or 80
below the last mentioned place, to let
off and take on passengers, we reached
Bombay Hook about 121a O'Clock. Many
Of the passengers had already eaten
dinner, the rest dined on the beach, some
at the hotel, and others occupying the
various little pavilions that graced 'tht
ground.
The writer had his Inisgivings about
the place as q suitable one for Sabbath
school excursions. Conflicting accounts
had reached me, the unfavorable onet
holding predominance. These contra
dictOry statements may be explained
by taking different periods into &C
count. For instance, some years ago
about the time Mr.. Reybold the present
Iowner, took possession Immediately af
ter, rs learned from him, things were
not in condition to commend the place
4 to public favor.
Since then, however, there has been {
marked improvement. And from OBJ
servation and report, do not hesitate
to testify in its favor and to recommend
Bombay Hook in favorable comparison
with other places of public resor
known to the writer, whether on tn,
waters of the Chesapeake or those o
the Delaware. 1t is scarcely possible
to find q public resort free from al
obiectional features. Ocean Grove,
presume, is nearest the true ideal. Blu
it was founded not only as q place o
resort for religious people, whore the.
could find q retreat from the viciou
practices and associations of the world
but 1t WAS also established by religion
persons those who sought their owl
highest good in the worship of the Savio
and God, and also the salvation of thei
fellow men. Almost every other plac
il open to some objection by the pre-
valence or presence of some evil tn
most dreaded of all 1t would seem Is tn
vending of intoxicating drinks of thi
1t is likely Bombay Hook is as exemp
as any othe place, except the one abov'
} mentioned.
/ learned that no intoxicants wer
sold at the hotel nor on any other par
of the grounds proper. Near them
however, and perhaps with the consen
Of the owner under restrictions, there
bar. And in conversation with MI
o Rey bold, he told me that he held tn
LIQUOR traffic in detestation and wa
seeking to prevent its abuses. or BON
, bay Hook 1 have learned the following
!, particulars II was originally a
81 island, formed by the watersof SInyrn
a and Duck creeks and Delaware bay
and contains over seven thousand acre
: of land. 1t has for some time been col
| nected with the main land by cause
way, and its Island history has becom
n traditional. The beach csllod by thi
' name is owned by Mr.. Reybold, Esq
, who also owns some 450 acres OF lau
in the locality, including the beac
z grounds 1t was formerly simply
!. public landing for the neighborin
farmers for several years past, an
!. Especially under its present owner.
l. has assumed the proportions OF waite
|. ing place for summer resort.
~ -. A. n al. c3d 10 1ft ha hals 4
ware bay, some 20 miles below Fol
I'll Delaware and 40 miles above Cape Ma!
# Smyrna Is about 9 miles inland. Tho.
o who spend the Sabbath OH the beac
h can attend public religious worship
lSmyrna or at Services" or " Ra,
' mond's" country churches W thin fou
lor five miles from the place. The beac
n grounds embrace several acres, togetht
/. with q grove of forest trees of "a acre
a accessible by lane on either sid
. planted in shade trees and some qua
!. ter Of mile distant. There is con
modious hotel with piazza in front, ar
+ on the end a large two story pav1lio
l. isufficient to hold from four to five hun
d dred persons, with pOrticOs below an
above. From these buildings the wild
j. Iexpanse of water up aud down an
o across the bay, with the Jersey shol
Q and steam and sail vessels of ever
q craft, open to the view.
oI The outlook IL always charming an
grand. There are many small booth
b or pavilions on the grounds and hat
O house. The bathing shore Is pre-
0 nounced very good, free from the III
= der current peril tina, b longs to tn
O ocean beach. Some of our excursion
l. lists, young and old, availed themselve
: of the privilege of the bath to the
| HEARTS content. l learned from an In
:. Itelligent gentleman from Philadelphia
j. who spent some time there last sun
Imer and who is there again this seasor
: that it is o very desirable resort ft
\ co,v, ro-< +hat tho fahla and other AZ