The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-07-26
MURMURS FROM THE SEA SHORE
The Doings of tie Inhabitants Of the City
By tn, Sea.
.i0l Correspondence of Tie Whiy,
ATLANTIC CITY. July Is, 1854

ATLANTIC IlII, July lS, 1881.
H'. hditor The place from which
this is dated is unlike some others that
glory in the high sounding name of city;
one not only i'll name, but in fact. The
bona tide population is III the ncighbor-
hood of 5000, while thousands spend
here the entire summer season. All the
conveniences of life that are found in the
large cities are to be had.
There are water and gas works, circu.
lating libraries, markets. iire-engines,
electric lights, and a street railway.
This noted seaside resort is situated on
an island about ten miles long and less
than IA mile in width. The city is on the
avenues as they are called, are wide and
run lengthwise with the island for about
two miles. They are named after large
bodies of water. The one nearest the
surf is the Pacific This avenue is lined
its entire length from the light house to
the excursion houses with cottages, hotels
and boarding houses. 1t would be well
to state that there is hardly IA hotel or
boarding house in the place. No con-
mon terms here, if y"u please Instead
of the Ashland Hotel. it is the Ashland
House; where the commoner sort of peo-
pie mastiaate their hash is not boarding
house-there are no houses-buta board
ing cttaSe.
But as to the avenues: The one next
Pacific is the Atlantic. This is by far
the most important from a business
standpoint. aud contains boarding Gotta
ges, hotels and stores from one end to the
other, Arctic avenue is mostly built up
with small cottages, which are occupied
principally by permanent residents. Bal
tic is farthest from the sea and as vet
little built upon, but as this is the direc.
ton III which the resort must grow it
will become of Importance in the near
future. The avenues which cross the |
main ones are about twenty. five in num-
Der, aud are named after different states |
of the Union. One can go from Maine
to Florida in Il very short time. Along
these avenues from north TO south. and |
from the ocean to the salt marsh, are |
scattered boarding cottages almost W ith-
out number. Each display il signboard |
with name. 1t would seem almost i'm. |
possible to get Il new and appropriate |
name. They are open to all Corners with |
the necessary cash, except the George |
Washing ton, where no liars are admit |
ted the house has but little patronage. |
The proprietor had better admit the fall |
sitiers and change the name Of the house |
to the Tom Ochletree. One may 90 from I
the Log Cabin to the White House: from .
the Pioneer Home to Congress Hall or
the Senate. The warrior may stop at the |
wellington Or Jackson the philosopher |
at the Emerson OF Newton, while the
statesman may go to the BeacOnStitld. |
The United States is the largest house,
and as it Is only open about .wo mouths |
in the year, high rates must be expected. |
The Brighton, named after the famous |
Eaglish resort, is open the entire year
and is much patrnnlled by notables.
The familiar name of Elkton can be
seen on IA large cottage ON Kentucky av-
euuc. Mrs. Morris, formerly of your town. |
is the proprietre>S III ''Elkton BY the |
sea Many OF the private cottages oc
cupled by summer residents have been
constructed at great cost and are unique |
and fantastic Iii appearance. y large
cottage oI tine appearance standing on
the avenue running from the Unite d |
States Or States, as it is called. to the .
ocean, was formerly the Michigan Build
ing at the Centennial Exposition. IL
was removed piccemeal to this place aud |
reconstructed. y very imposing cottage,
opposite the Brighton, belongs to Mrs |
Henry DiSston.
The must attractive place here to ex-
cursionlsts is the vicinity OF the eAcur
sion houses. All three Of the railroads |
running into Atlantic City have an ex-
cursou house at which they Land their
passengers. They are situated CLOSE to-
gether III the extreme lower cnd OF the
city a ramblc through and around
these is a thing of interest which no Wis
itor ne lectS. There are dances and con
ctrts in them during the day, and 1T
night are turned into skating Kinks, while
Il weekly cottager>' hop completes the
list. Around these excursion houses are
clustered various Hinu>emeutS. So,rr OF
Il very mover CildIdtltI. NlOSt Nv Is llt !
Mammoth Sning, which. as Il matter ui
course, is announced 10 be the uIily one
of the kind on the broad earth 1t con
>i>tS of four wheels. large enough. ne
thinks, t. be used on the chariot Of the
largest giant CULVER ever saw !; these
revoive around IA circular track. and We
hiclcs liSe enough 10 hold four urrSouS
are attached here AMI there To the wheels.
T., 81,
Yeas AID Judging from the number oi
people who ride on it at ten cents Il tIip
the owner must have made small Tor
time. Then there are the flying animals
constructed somewhat ON the princille
of the flying horses which ali have ST, II.
There is u distinction. though, between
riding Il pony aud Il giraffe. The proud
ostrich and The burly elephant go at the
same pace the mule never kicks
Tncle is Il cilcular railway SO con
StructCu that Il car without other force
than its own motion will revolve around
it. The fellow i'll charge yelis Justify
Around the world in eighty seconds.
for the small sum OF five cents That
beats jules Verne all hollow
There is no end of stuffed babies to be
at by The strong armed youth
The babies don't bawl when they are
bllled down. Shooting galleries there
are in abundance and photograph galrr-
les innumcrabie. OAe iced not die ut
thirst for want of weak lemon lie or
frothy soda water.
There are numerous beer gardens. each
with its band of music. Whole rows of
drinking saloons greet the eye. | see by
one OF the AtlaLtiL City papers that
there are - many llppling houses that
the prnplietnrS find some difficulty in
getting Incense. lnSomuch that each one
is required. was the case in Cecil be
fore the local option law went into eff
feet, to have twelve ireehol,lelS sign IA
document rouching for the good charac
ter of the applicant. With the great
increase i'll the number of tipping
houses available freehnldcrs become
scarce. The Liquor League, it is said,
i'll order to overcome THIS EN- barraSSmcn,
purchased five acres of meadow Land
worth about AS much as the same guam
tIty of Elkton marsh Land, and distrib-
uted thus among one thousand, four hun
dred and sixty citizens who signiiied their
wiliu gncsS to sign an application for d
liquor license. This move established
$50 freehoDders. The City Council ac
cepted them as such. The Temper tnce
Alliance is trying to have all licenses
signed by them revoked. The ease is
before the State Supreme Court.
The inevitable museum is also to be
seen with its huge gaudv pictures of
THE largest Woman Oh L nth, The
Living Skeleton" &c y circular undu-
lating railway, around which boats with
IT'D and mainSail flying revolve, pitching