The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-08
SEASIDE CHAT.
!, What is Going ON Mt Ocean Grove and
! Asbury Pari-Other Matters.

What is Going on ut Ocean Grove and
Asbury Paris-OtI,er Matters.
OCEAN GnoyE, July Z, 1898. This sea.
side resort has fairly awakened from
its winter sleep and has already enter
ed on a scene OF life and gaiety. The
famous and much talked OF temper
ance fanatic. Ex-Governor John Z. st.
John, was 10 have made an address at
the Auditorium last evening. but from
some cause was not able to he on
hand.
Tho Chatauqua meetings will begin
OH the eleventh inst, and will con-
tinue fol ten days. A big time Is ex-
pected.
The Rev. John A. Wilson. who for
years WIS president OF the Wesleyan
Female College for girls located on
French above Sixth street, now the
Central hotel, is running the hotel
luurrollton on Ocean Pathway about
one block from the rolling ocean. He
lis doing a fair business and making u
respectable livelihood. There are a
great many superanuated ministers
Keeping hotels and boarding houses
hero doing the summer, so as to gain
IA compensation in their old age. VIII
they get ity is the question.
| We met Professor Ford, the elocu-
Zionist walking along the board walk
This morning linked arms with a gem
tleman friend, lie looks well and is
not growing any thinner.
president of the Central Bank. is
spending his summer in Asbury Park.
tic appears to he enjoying himself, or
at least was when your correspondent
met him on tho board walk linked
arms with well-known Wilmington
lady.
MIR. Joseph l.. Carpenter. Jr.. and
daughter hnve a cottage on Fourth
avenue, near the ocean, In Asbury
Park. and appear TO enjoy their sur
lroundinge.
!, The Vincenty band of Orange. N. j..
gives concerts mornings, afternoons
, lin Asbury Park. 1t ia first class
band and is paid by the Asbury Park
Association, which was incOrpora ted
lin 1893, of which Mr.. James Bradley is
president. Mr.. Bradley, out of the
: goodness OF his heart, has offered to
make the newspaper correspondents n
present of very nice silver watch ii
they will leave out OF the correspon-
|dence the word founder The time
pieces are open face with the follow
ling engraved on tho back; Bradley
lB6ncU, 1880, luCOIpOldtoNs
: Your correspondent made inquiry
s'Ior the watches and was shown the
' same, for which numerousapplications
g, have been made Neary all the board
sling house keepers say that the season
f'this year Is up to, IL not little ahead
iof last year at this writing. The peo.
lple ore coming III by every train, and
1.-The cry Is still they come. and they are
Iail welcome, and would ba II ten thou.
q sand strong should invade ocean
e Grove.
b Dr. Z. H. Stokes is the Mikado OF
Q Ocean Grove and his word is absolute
law. What he Gays goes.
The electric light works put In a
eeiInew steam whistle Of the new lang led
kind that played u regular tune OIL the
q do ra. me fa-so-Ja order at z O'Clock In
the morning, In the afternoon and
lin the evening. It was regular
Iscreamer. Complaint was made and
: THAT whistle Is now blown rather soft
9 er like. You can hardly hear 1t.
II Then II the bathing suits are not OF
1.-THE regulated Methodist cut, the
i. wearer is dropped a gentle hint 1t will
4 mot be we'll ror his health X he fails to
Jlsregard the admonition and put on
something u little higher cut. and
that falls farther down about his
calves.
Nothing of the Atlantic City order
= will pass muster here. Even the waves
o sighs as they roll ON the Ocean Grove
/ shore and nothing OF the tickle order
;. lis allowed here. At Asbury Park across
. Wesley Lake that separates Ocean
% Grove, you can get ali the lun you are
}, willing to pay for, although nothing
lliuf demorailzing nature Is allowable
elf Mr.. Bradley gets wind oil it
Is Bradley is the Mikado OF this popul al
n Il esoit. and he has some SIX or mort
v policemen scattered around to SCI
h that the folks do not get too risky
=" This place Ia we'll patronlzed by Phlla
delplians and New Workers., as well a
from every State III the Union,
: Thursday evening Mr.. Bradley ded
Icated the AsburY Park and Belma
electric railway and gave the enter
prise rousing send OF. Speeche
and music were the order OF the ever
ing and the turn out was somethin
tremendous
Mr.. CaspeRr Kendall and:his charm
ing daughters are perfectly at hon
at Ocean Grove. where they have bee
lsummering for some fifteen years {
more They first had a cottage c
Bath avenue md now they arc sto
lping ON Pittman avenue.
tbOh ~ INV IA Afot "
Hotel, Ocean Grove, lost Yaluab
gold watch last evening by oeing r
lieyed OF 1t by two aequaintances
had made ON the beach. 1t WAS aft
III o'clock; the two strangers jumpe
OH him and took his timepiece al
fled in tie darkuess. No clue to u
thieves.
Tho White Ribhoners, OF New Jerse
are holding their annual school
methods in tile tabernacle. The sc
sion opened yesterday morning al
will continue until this evening.
Three excursions visited here to di
from Union County, N. j. we
known traveller, who met youreorre
pondent this morning said that
considered Ocean Grove a retreat I,
old and homelv maiden ladies'. No
= ne couldn't agree with him as thu
is a large number OF good loo xii
ladies' here who would be willing
change their names If they could be
ter themselves financially at the san
time. w. 5. V.