The Penn's Grove record., 1893-07-21

| PENIS Grove, Pedricktown, Bridge
port and Repaupo on wednesday TO
wildwood was a success and enjoyed
by about 800. Between 90 and 100, in'
Guiding the Band, went with Emmanuel
School and about 30 from P~edricktown,
Notwithstanding some very consequent
tial busybodies threw considerable cold
water OIL it in both towns by circulating
u~nfavorable reports in a sinister man.
ner, e%ndeavoring to make it a failure.
Bridgeport and Repaupo took morethis
year than last.
Wildwood was reached ut 1915, a
few having stopped off at Apglesea to
go fishing. Notwithstanding there is
nothing there, ii is the meanest place
you can 60 to and you'll be sorry you
went" Wildwood is one of the most
| oddly picturesque place in the United
States. The sliadey grove, adjoining
the station, of cedars, pine and hollies
draped with beautiful moss and grown
in more odd shapes than man could con-
ceive on an undulating surface answer
more to tn e picture described by Long
fellow in Evangeline than we even saw,
for surely
"'This is the forest primeval. The muir
muring cedafs and h~Ollies,
Bearded with moss and garments green,
indistinct in the twilight,
Stand like Druids of ED, with voices
sal and prophetic,
Stand like harpers hoar, with beaIds OH
their bos0ms.
Loud from the rocky cavern, the deep
voiced u%eighboring ocean
Speaks, and in accents disconsOldle ans
wers the wall Of the forest"
Not a hundred ya,ds from the station
is a pavilion, where refreshments aIe
sold and tables provided through ilie
grove On shadey biIlocks and quiet
hooks seats welcome the weary to rest
and view the oddities Of nature. Wild
wood is Oh an island surrounded by sea
water and in the grove is a fresh water
lake and boats provided to row on it.
Hard side walks lead a quarter Of Il
mile to the deep voiced %neighboring
ocean" and the shoal shore makes the
best and safest bathing along the coast
because there is not the least undertow.
Many enjoyed ard were greatly refresh
ed with a salt water bath While it is
a small and quiet town where the rough
element do not 70 yet there are several
excellent hotels and boarding houses.
The hotel Dayton under the genial
management of Messrs. Quimby q
Briggs is Il favorite resort for "A good
square meal of fish and oysters at a rea-
soDable price. The $50 who at" there
never felt more at home and had all
they wanted. At the shore is il shady
pavilion, restaurant and dance hall
above with music from stringed instru-
ments, ying-hoIses, photograph gallery
and on the SHADY end of the wharf the
finest perch you ever saw were caught.
Between the ocean and station is a free
well of cedar water. noted for its med.
ical properties and an observatory from
whose height the borders of the island
can be seen. Everything for sale was
at very reasonable prices and ice water
free.
"Nothing there No, there is no
beer garden nor licensed hotels nor sa.
looms. 1.-THE meanest place" No
sooner had the band left the cars than
they were iivited to take sandwiches
and coffee free and were treated to
lemonade cigars and other refreshments
free and dinner at half price.
After seven hours of solid enjoyment
the train left at 5.l5. Owing to the
train being run in two sections and a
damaged car wheel the train did not
reach Woodbury. until . O'Clock and
Penn's Grove at 10. The renn's Grove
Band greatly enliyened the trip with
their excellent music and delighted the
people at Wildwood.
All were delighted with their trip TO
Wildwood and some expressed themsei-
YES this way.
"This beats Bay Ridge for me-
II rather come here than go to AT
lantic City or Cape May;you DON'T have
to walk on Il hot beach or be crowded
Oh the side walk
"You aint fenced in here like a pig
pen."
81 want to come next year,
II would like to spend a week here"
The unanimous evidence of all who
enjoyed the trip will stand as evidence
against the canards sneakiugly reported
by those to make the excursion II fliI.
ure becaused it was not to their inter
es and hereafter lead people to question
the yeracity of those who try again to
perform the dog i'll the manager act,
Shut don't use M name.n
After paying expenses for printing,
for the Band, extra advertising in the
RECORD and all the children's fares
there were S13, 80 left for Emmanuel
Sunday School treasury.