New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
LAKEUOOD And HER RIFALS.
rHRoNGs on THANKSGIVING DAY-VlSlToRs
.ND COT~r \GERS.

rHRoNGs on THANKSGIVING DAY-VlSlToRs
AND COTTAGERs.
Iakewocd Nov % (speciaD.-The rivalry with Lake
wood which was the natural ortcomc OF The great
prospcrity and growth Of This village and wmch Dgs
a few weeks ago with South Lakewood PARK mas eN-
tended TO Holmanvic. Lakewood suburb seven mics
10 the westward Tho beginning Of THIS new enter
prI,e is so recent that no name has been gwen 'e
projected resort. bi 100 acre vi land nave ben i"r
chased ny a syndicate OF South Jersey ana PhiaocT
Mia CAPITALISTS. The purchase includes secuohs Oh
both sides Of the stream. which Is 10 DC "'hDu ~
make a lake for South Lakewood Park Ina' neither
pf these enterprises is wholly speculative or VISIONARY
Is manifested in the OF the park by the WORK now
going forward there and the fact that upward oil loo
budinc lots have already been sold at remnnera'iVc
prices. one of the projectors oil thc HoimanN"o
enterprise is the Rev. Dr.. j. Il. 6raw, one vi vi"
leading Methodist clcPgymen OF New-JerScy anu '"c
father OF Island Heights, the pretty Methodlst SUMMER
resort DIN Toms River, few miles inland from 'he
coast tOf course The advancement OF these new rc-
sorts IL measured BY the enthusiasm which is being
infused into them by their projectors, would be mar
vellous and outstrp the phenoinenai CROWN vi
Lakewood: but taken with large grain Of salt, the
propOsed improvements should snow surprising proe
rcss before another season opens.
Lakewood has never known such Thanksgiving
Day as that of this week. Fully GOO people came
down from New-York the afternoon trains OF
Thursday For the first time since It's extension 10
~ present six-acc proportions The Laurel i'ms' mas
heen crowded 10 overlooking during THANKSGIVING
week, and the cottages are equally as well hi'eo'
Complaint against the incompetcney of the railway
seryicc already exists and although the arrival OF
train composed of four par!or cars and hve passenger
coaches was something quite new TO the VILLAGE IL is
probablc that when the great Hotel Lakewood opens
three weeks hence, aud little later the magDincent
Forest Hotel, the singlctrack road which Is now inc
only method ngress and cgress here VIII be heavily
fhe deua md ii.
insignificant building which is made 10 do service as
a passenger station is so out of proportion with the
character OF the people who come here ana Ue trah
service so far this so unsatisfactory That all
outlet TO tap the Pennsylvania Railroad nine miles
distant is being earnestly agitatd. and 1t Is quite
certain that unless the NewJesey Central makes better
provsion and displays better capacity for handling
the business here branch road Will be one OF the
enterprises which will be completed EeAt year
Thanksgiving Day at the Laurel Iiouse has always
been red letter day there. The custom established
some years ago Of many New Workers meeting and eN-
changing the compliments OF the season there, was
this wear renewed by increased numbers Perhaps
tho Thanksgiving dinner at the Laurel House Is a
nearer imitation Of tho oldtimc Thanksgiving Day re-
mast I'm New England than IL Is at any hotel beyond
The Eastern States. ard many Bostonians share with
New. Workers the hospitates Of the hotel.
T,ro memorial windows are 10 be added 10 All
Saints, Memorial Church. the extensive additions 10
which are almost completed. The only memorial
window there at present is that in memory Of the
late DIR. Crock OF New-York The new ones 10 be
added Will be in memory Of the late DR.. Buddngton,
~ Iroollyp and c. ii. Kimball 1r., OF Lakewood
Mrs : beard daughter of DR.. BuddingtOl, presents
one of the windows.
Among the late arrivals at the Laurel House arc
the following
From New-York-Mr. ard Mrs. George y. sutton
NJ aud Mrs RAYMOND Perrin, Mrs. a.. ID. NelsOn
George d. Ilombiower, ii. J. Dawson, lr. Mr. and
Mrs. ". H. Tailor r. D. Fleming Mr.; and F M,s H. 7
DnrLhsm r. b. Kittrege, Miss s. Dimock. Mr. and
Nh ]. H. Holman. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel d. Pare