Democratic messenger., 1892-08-13

Days aud Nights of Pleasure ut
the Maryland Resort.

.
II is universally said that more people
have been at Ocean City, Md. this sum
mer than ever before. On Sunday the
larges. crowd of the season was here
The trains from Baltimore that connected
with the steamboat at Claiborne, both
morning and evening. landed hundreds
who sought relief from spending a hot
sunday in the city, taking instead bath
in the oceon. A great many also came
from Easlon, Cambridge aud Salisbury
and other places on the peninsula. The
Atlantic Hotel was packed. and Col.
Theodore Page, the manager, was forced
TO put up cots in the parlors. Even then
the applicants could not be accommodate
ed. The Seaside Hotel, Congress Hall
ami Isle of Wight Cottage were also well
filled Ii was long after midnight be-
tore everybody got settled.
The beach ON Sunday presented Il pret-
" sight from II O'Clock until ,. The
bath house proprietors had their hands
full in supplying bathing suits Some
who were late had TO don wet suit or
else forego the pleasure Of dip. 4 few
deveutly inclined went TO church, but
everybody went in bathing, either in the
morning or afternoon. IE the afternoon
many couples, consisting mostly of a
young man and maid, strolled far up
the beach beyond the end of the mile and
half board walk II is sald they were
hunting coins that are now and then
washed up from where a Spanish vessel
was wrecked in the year 1912. Careful
inquiry fails To locate any couple that was
successful. although individuals exhibited
coins which they claimed were picked up
on The beach.
The most recent fad is TO get up early
morning parties and GO surffishing. As
soon rs day dawns boat is launched
through the breakers and everybody
makes u try al hooking blueiish and sea
trout. Twelve parties went out Monday
morning. Sailing is also greatly enjoy
ed. Sunday night every one %. the fifty
odd schooners. sloops and caiboais were
in service. and .or miles and miles up
and down Sinepuxent bay the white sails
were visible in the moonlight and the
voices of many singers iloaied over the
water like an echo many times repeated
from vessel 10 vessel. The fastest boat
in the bay is the Nellie Darlington, nam.
cd after Mrs. L. e. Darlington, of Lorcly
Md. This boat won the match race last
of his jaunty craft.
The police arrangements are excellent
and one seldom hears of disturbance or
disorder OF any kind. The Mayor, Sidney
Wilson, personally supervises affairs. and
his management is thorough and syste-
matte.
A rather startling event happened last
week. A fair maid, who is fond OF bath.
ing, had been forbidden by her mother
to don her stunning costume ana go into
the surf one morning. The maid had
been bathing 10 excess and mamma
thought her daughter needed 10 be re-
stricted. The maid was defiant and said
she would battle. Then mamma hid her
stunning suit, but the maid arrayed her
self in her most stylish white dress and
before the ewes of hundreds deliberately
walked into the surf. Women screamed
and men yelled. but the young damsel
with will of her own kept on until the
water was up la her shoulders. Police
man George Truiit went after her, but
all the satisfaction she gave 10 his query
was, Il don't know that it is any of your
business. This costume suits me 10 halhe
in." And bathe she did for few min
utcs. when she returned TO the beach
with water dripping from The pretty dress
all ruined