The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-21
SUMMER TRIPS ON THE PENNSYL
VANIA RAILROAD.

People who are so fortunate as to live
on or near the line of the Pennsy
Railroad enjoy rare privileges in their
i,cIlIties for making short and pieasat
trips To some of the most attractive sum-
mer resorts in the land. It's extended
system penetrates the highlands and
mountains, aud runs down TO the sea,
atfordlng in it's course a wide diversity Of
scenery anC choice range of climate.
First among the mountain refugees is
Cresson Springs, with its grand hotel
the Mountain House, its celebrated
waters fine climate, and romantic sur
rouudings Tue highlands are represented
by Luray, with its wonderful caverus and
hardly less famous Luray Inn, aud the
Natural Bridge, second only to the Giants
Causewav in point of prominence as a
natural wonder.
In seashore territory the Pennsylvania
lines are unusually rich. Tuat territory
is bounded only by che confines OF the
Jersey coast, which from Sandy Hook to
Cape MAY is one unbroken series of smil
ing summer cities
The upper coast offers Long Branch,
the gay capital of fashion, with its i'm
mense hotels, princely Will $, grand boule
vads, aud its great race course; Holly
God, a f;iry realm by the sta; Elberon,
where Garfield gaZed on the blue deep in
his last moments: Deal Beach, quiet aud
pretty; Asbury Park and Ocean Grove,
the home of pleasure seekers as well as
of religious woI kers; Key East, where
metaphysicians solve knotty problems
amid the sea breeZeS; Ocean Beach, calm
and home-like: Como, with its sparkling
lake and new cottages; Spring Lake,
rarely beautiful; SEA Girt, appropriately
banned; ManaSquan, moderniZed sum
mer town built up among the quaint
fishing huts of S4uan village; Brielle.
brig hit with gabied cottages; Point Pleas
ant, an upland village trausplanted on
the sea; Bay Head, young but vigorous;
ManLoloking, Chadwick, Lavalette. Ort
ley, Berkeley, Seaside Park. all washed
on one side by the SEA on the other by
Barnegat Bay, where fishermen thrive
aud are merry with big catches. On the
border between the upper and the middle
is Island Heights, the serene aid beau
tiful home of happy cottagers. and Tom
River, quaint old town of ancient
houses, wide streets. and spreading trees.
The middle coast has as its chief RIP
resentatives B.rnegat City and Beach
Haven. one celebrated for the abundance,
variety, and excellence of its fish, the
other as a pleasant and unpretentious
seaside resting place.
The lower coast begins at Atlantic City,
the peoples great pleasure ground;
thence down the shore is South Atlantic
City, pretty suburb of the older town;
Longport. in the very midst OF the waters;
Somer Point, the tisherman's home;
Ocean City. the growing seat OF seaside
Methodism; Se' Isle City, with it's great
beach, pretty cottages. and handsome
hotels; Avalon, new and promising
candidate for popular favor; Anglesea,
Wildwood, and Holly Beaches, all addi-
tionally attractive by the grand groves,
which grow from the waters edge; Cape
May. the Queen of the Coast" with It's
magnificent beach, great hotels, athletic
grounds, and driving park, and attrac-
tiveness i'll everything. The brig hit cham
comes to an end at Cape May Point,
which divides the waters of the Delaware
from those of the Atlantic
On the Delaware coast is Rahoboth,
possessing one of the finest b,lches on
the Atlantlc; Ocean City, Mary land,
quiet and popular resort; aud further
south Old Point Comfort. equally attract
i've in summer and in winter. This is Il
galaxy OF pleasant places that cannot be
surpassed in the world, and with the
individual attractions each possesses it
would be iastidious and exclusive taste
indeed that could not find satisfaction in
some of them.
Excursion tickets to each point men
tioned are ON sale at the principal stations
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the
lowness of the rate, and liherality of
return limits brings a delightful vacation
trip within the power OF every Que.