Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-24
REHOBOFH.I

special correspondence OF Gazette and Jodrna
REHoBorH, July ,-Yastefiay's meeting
o. the Rshoboth Beach Association prom
ised to b. a crisis Ia its history, but
passed OF most smoothly and with nothing
OF the opposition and faotinnalism that wa
SO freely predicted prior to the meeting BY
several dissatisfied property owners. The
| association for several years has been ruu
In very loose manner, 1t Is said, so much
30 that a number OF property ownors hav.
become very much dissatisfied, some going
go Tar as TO openly declare that they would
break 1t up by testing the constitutionality
OF Its present charter and exposing the
! non-enforcenent OF IN any OF Ito provisions.
Nothing of the kind happened however
and the meeting of the 20 or more stock
holders and lot owners In Scott chapel yes.
terday afternoon passed OF almost rs har-
monlously as the average prayer meeting
In tho same chapel. William Bright oil
Wilmington was In the CHAIR and VILLA m
| IL. Blllany OF Wilmington, acted as secretary.
Reports were read by the latter In which the
total expenditures for the year ending
January, 1890, were $685., leaving a bal.
ance OF about $500. This includes part OF
the expense Incurred In repairing the dam
age done by the late storm During the
meeting great many difficult questions
came up for confederation, &c., but the re.
sponsibflity OF action was shifted upon a
special committee, which was to find the
proper solution OF such questions and take
such action as 1t deemed necessary. Among
the knotty things that 1t will have to deter.
mine Ia the oanceltnR OF a debt OF 1000
without the wherewlthal necessary to the
contamination OF such task the entorcs.
ment OF certain ordinances relating to
stables, oesspools, butcher shops, stores,
&C., within the limits of the association /;
the right OF lot owners to vote the same as
stockholders. The following were APP
pninfoH
Hooper, Henry Cannon, Commodore
Schock, DR.. Jefferis and II. o. McIiear.
The following directors were elected for
the ensuing year: Me53rs. Schock, MoLear,
Jefferls, o. w. Prettyman and William
Drlen. Il was voted to have orders issued
directing the tearing down OF the unsightly
go called excursion house situated on the
beach near the Henlopen House.
Singular atmospheric conditions exist
down here and they are observable In many
directions, In none, however, more strlk-
ingly than the alacrlty with which heavy
salt laden sea breeze Will effect change Of
color In Uncle Sans new red postage
stamp. In "a hours they are completely
changed from metallic red color to q
shade several degrees lighter, and one
would probably have difficulty away from
here In passing them as genuine United
States.
One OF the many effects OF the great Sep.
tember gale noticeable here Is the formation
OF large salt water lake near the beach be-
tween the Bright and the Douglass, AT this
point the lowlands back OF the beach are
protected by quite bluff close along the
sea but It seems that this blum formed no
obstacle to the huge waves and high tide OF
that memorable storm. They broke over II
In great volumes aud there was formed by
the w.ters this large inland lake, probably
900 yards long. The water is quite deep aud
hatnO nII h
sandy shelf extending out some i've or ak
feet before deep water Is reached. It is on
this that hard shell crabs most do congra-
gate and II Ia here that most of them coma
to grief and state OF future eoullttlon
through batng unwarily caught while sur-
ming themselves. Large grabbing parties
go along the shores every day catching
with hand nets from the shore all the crabs
needed. There is much danger around
these shores however from the beds OF
quieksand adjacent.
REHoBoTa, July 2O.-Rshoboth is as popu-
lar as ever 1t seems, with politicians, On
Saturdays they come IN good numbers on
the evening train to spend Sunday. On the
train they can almost always be distln-
8nished through the propinquty OF their
positions. They sit In the same seat and
generally one with his arm about the
others back. They are very intent upon
UhhN thOI oLp hh1luk anu Lulk III = EO0Ils
Dental tone. One Is generally smoking
cigar, or intending to, but the truth is he
gets 80 Intensely Interested In what he Is
saying or listening to that he consumes
chiefly eulphurie matches while he uses his
cigar to :gesticulate with. They generally
flock togeth 81 In sequestered hooks
around the plazzls. A recent Interesting
group was composed OF A. p. Robinson,
John B Nioholsos, William Oooch, John W,
Oausey, General Il. Il. Ksnney, William II.
Boyce, Charles W. Whitley and several
others. Passing strange It was, TOO, that
three prominent candidates for the vacant
Iudgeship should BE- on the beach at the
same time.
DIR. q. II. JefIeris OF Wilmington ia down
here with his family for the season, occupy.
ing mis- cottage on the ocssn front. He has
his ponies and his dogs with him and Is
surf,
The storm which played such havoc on
Thursday night in New Jersey and Penn
sylvanin was plainly seen from this point.
All tne evening the northern horizon was
hlled with dark and ominous clouds and
the play OF the vivid and almost incessant
lightning upon them YVES an indescribaby
beautiful and brilliant spectacle. Nothing
but the wind OF the storm was felt here,
however.
The venerable Judge Houston of the
state bench has been at the Bright almost
since It was first opened. he Is vary fond
OF hehoboth, coming here every summer
and remaining long while. He Is ALWAYS
20 be seen sitting upon the piazza talkt
In his slow. deliberate, judicial manner 10
some interested listener or taking an after.
noon siesta In an easy chair. Ia the even.
ings be ls always an interested attendant
at the hops-not as participant, Of course,
but as spectator. He is improving also In
heath,
Two prominent Indiana Democratic ara
sojourning for quite season at tho Hem
lopen. hey are ex-Oongressman William
q. English, son OF the Democratic candi,
date for the yics-presidenoy on the
Hancock ticket In 1889, and Wlllouehly
Walling, ex-consul to France under Presi.
dent Cleveland.