Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-02
NUMBER 40.
One View of Life in New York.
LIVERPOOL, n. Y, Sept. %, 1890.

your readers, especially those my
old neighbor and acquaintances of
more than forty years at Yellow
stone and vicinity, to hear through
the columns of the TRIBUNE of the
wanderings of one who holds in
grateful remembrance the assooi :
tions of the dear old friends so high
y valued, and whom have recently
left for other and untried fields in
the pursuit Of happiness. Though
my lot is cast in the village of Liver
pool, Onondaga county, New York,
my inclinations have lately led me
To journey to the seaside resort be-
longing to the Methodists, namely
Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Accord
iugly, i'll the company of a valued
friend, we left the city of Syracuse
on Tuesday, Sept. Cd, at 7:45 a. M,
via the Delaware IL Lackawanna
railroad to Binghamton, Scranton,
Pa, Delaware Gap, Manunka Chunk,
Washington, N. j., to New Hamp-
ton junction.; thence by Central
railroad of New Jersey via Bound
Brook to Elizabeth Port; thence
south to Perth Amboy, Red Bank,
Long Branch, etc, to Ocean Grove
where we joined the ladies who had
preceded Us u week before, and for
whose health the tri p was taken.
Ocean Grove is situated on the
coast of New Jersey, Al miles in
direct llne and 8 by rail from New
York City, and seven from Long
Branch, between which and Ocean
Grove are West End, ElDerton, In
terlaAen, Deal Beach and Asbury
Park, the latter separated from
Ocean Grove by Wesley Lake.
South of Ocean Grove Is Fletcher
LAKE, SO the place Is enclosed ON
three sides 10y water, aud on the
west by fence extending from
lake TO lake with gates AT the prin-
clpal street entrances whlcn are
closed every Saturday evening,
strlngently excluding all vehicles
OF every description during the
Sabbath (save aud except an under
takers wagon). The place is owned
and governed 10y the Methodist AS
soclation, aud stands nigh Ia the
scale of morality. No Intoxicating
drink or tobacco Is allowed to be
sold III tue place, and during nv
stay OF two weeks 1 never heard an
oatn, aud yet | mixed wltn tnou-
sands OF people who every day
lined the beach and SAT In the
pavlllions breathing IN the breath
ot old ocean or promenaded the
broad footwalks IN front of the SEA.
Where, .! where shall the like be
found In all this broad land! Here
are also Methodist church. me
tabernacle, young folks temple, and
the immense auditorium capable of
sealing five thousand; also a large
pavilion III which Is To be seen a
model of the city of Jerusalem.
some thirty or forty feet in diameter,
80 that the spectator can walk all
around and look down on the city
aud its surrounding hills, valleys,
brooks, gardens, groves and places
made sacred by associations dating
back To the days when Jesus walked
among men. There is also the
large association building which
contains the postollice and other
offices. The streets, avenues and
pathways cross each other at right
angles, those running east and west
terminating at the ocean front,
where are pavilllons capable of
shelterlng many hundreds, with a
large number OF bathing houses,
and baZaars for the sale of relics
and refreshments. But best of all
is the lovely beach with its stretch
of fine, white aud smooth sand, on
which every fine day are TO be seen
hundreds OF people, old and young,
male and female, sitting, standing,
rolling, tumbling and digging holes
Ia the sand TO SIT III and Dask in the
sunshine, goodly number with
umbrellas TO snield them from the
suns rays. Tnen there are the
bathers swimming, floating and
diving III the surf. | noticed many
ladies VINO were excellent swimmers
ana seemed TO be perfectly at home
| in the water.
September Atm we visited Asbury
PARK to see the grand parade of the
Knights Iemplars. About a thou
sand were In The procession IN their
imposing regalla, seven brass bands
ana a corps OF nine tifes and as
many drums furnished the music
and the noise; fine set OF men and
well drilled.
After the parade we went to the
beach and saw the breach old ocean
had made few days before when
ii TOOK a notlon 10 tear up quite
strip Of the broad walk overlooking
its DOMAIN and leaving 1t in a topsy
turyy condlJion which viii require