The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-29
AT THE SEASHORE.
Opening of the Season at Long
Braneha and Asbnry Park--0cean
Grove Camp Meeting.

I
LONG BRANCH, June 2s, 1890. The sea
son practically opened here today when
the large hotels on the Bluff threw open
their doors and prepared to welcome The
summer visitors. The bonifaees were all
in merry mood and had a smile for every
one, as to them every indication at this
time presages one of the most prosperous
seasons they have known in years.
Those who crowd the hotels now, bow,
ever. in tho main constitute much diff
ferent class OF people from those who
promenaded the beach and drove along
summer capital The rural narrow
mindedness OF the authorities, who gov
erned The municipality in the interests
of The villagers rather than of ting sum
mer visitors, is responsible FOR this state
OF affairs. Through their policy a larger
part OF the Ocean avenue road
way and promenade has been swept
away, and the gambling and
other equally detrimental resorts
have sprung ur, until it may be safely
said that sporting" element predomin-
ates at the Branch.
The result of this has been that the bet
ter class of society which In former years
was the glory Of Long Branch to large
extent has purchased or leased property
at West End. Hollywood, Elberon, Nor
wood Park, Monmouth Beaen and other
smaller settlements near by.
These are now by far the most wealthy
and aristocratic resorts along the New
have very wisely provided numerous re-
strictions in the deeds and leases, so that
in most instances it is actually impossible
for an undesirable family or person to
secure slight foothold in the commune
ity. Protected by these restrictions, The
wealthy owners have lavishly spent
money in decorating their premises
They now snrpass in beauty and luxury
Long Branch in it's palmiest days.
Among the arrivals at the West End
Hotel today were ex-senator Brinkerhoff
Mrs. Brinkerheff and Miss Brinkerhoff,
of Jersey City.
Senator Mcpherson aud family are at
Monmouth Beach for the summer They
occupy the cottage OF the late Frederic
A. Potts.
Oliver Dou dByron, the wealthy young
actor of Monmouth Beach, has a summer
house erected with the ties used by the
Pennsylvania Railroad in constructing
the special track TO Elberon. The track
was used to convey President Garfield to
the FRANKLIN Cottage. After his death
the rails were taken up and the ties now
form the quaint summer house Of Mr..
Byron's estate
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT OCEAN GROVE.
Tomorrow morning the special summer
services begin in the Auditorium on the
noted camp meeting ground at Ocean
Grove, and the probability is that the
$500 seats in the great open-air structure
will all be occupied. The opening ser
mon will be preached by the Rev. DIR.
S. +. Upham. of Drew Theological Sem
mary, of Madison. Previous to this. how
ever, the Rev. Charles II. Yatman's
young peoples meeting will be held in
y. %x.ts IL.
ings Will continue daily at @. m. through
out the summer, as do also the holiness
meetings in the Tabernacle, CON
Quoted for the first time this
season by Mrs. DIR. Palmer tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock. At two o'clock
the great summer Sunday school viii be
organized for the season. At six in the
evening large threng Is expected at the
foot of Ocean pathway on the beach
Here the beach meetings will be held all
through the warm weather. The Rev.
DR.. Frank Chandler, of the First Presby-
terrain Church of Asbury Park, will
preach in the Auditorium in the evening.
The entire building and the surrounding
groves and pathways will be brilliantly
illuminated by thousands of incandescent
electric lights. Until the present season
these lights have not been satisfactory,
but now Ocean Grove is much better
lighted than her neighbor, Asbury Park.
ASBURY PARK WAKES UP.
Over in Asbary Park things have
awakened from their long winters sleep
and the permanent inhabitants are max
ing preparations for the great rush of
summer visitors which is expected this
summer. More people are here at this
time than there were at the same time
last year and the prospects are that this
season will be one of the lveliest the
Park has ever known. The greater
number of visitors are in the cottages
and their presence has not yet been felt
at the hotels.
just now everybody is getting ready
for the great crowds which are expected
here on the Fourth of July. which viii be
celebrated with unusual pomp and cere-
mony. Military, civil organizations and
other socities will march in long process
sion through the principal streets to Edu-
cation Hall, where patriotic addresses
will be made by The clergy of the city.
Fireworks, the like of which Asbury Park
has never witnessed, viii be put off on
the beach in the evening. Founder Brad
ley VIII be master of ceremonies, and he
is taking lively interest in the matter
company, whose articles of incor-
poration have been filed in Secretary
keisey's office at Trenton, has been
formed for the purpose of running an
electric railway from this place to Spring
Lake and Avon-by-the-Sea There are
some difficulties to be encountered, but 1t
is confidently expected that Mr. Bradley
and Mr.. Bachelor, the proprietors of
Avon, will give their endorsements.
These gentlemen represent by far the
largest proportion of property along the
proposed route. 1t will be a great boom
for all the resorts co ncerned in the opera
ton of the road.