The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-22
THIRD EDITION.


OCEAN GRovE. n j., August %, 1885,
The great Ocean Grove camp meeting
will open on Wednesday at sunrise
and continue for ten days. There will
be continuous religious service morn
ing. noon and night. Bishop j. NJ.
Walden, ID. d. L j.. D., will preach the
opening sermon at 1880 tomorrow
Monday morning President Stokes
conducted a prayer meeting, which
was largely attended.
Ihe water problem Is still bother
ing the managers OF the Grove. This
month is the biggest in the year for
the population In the Grove. and as q
consequence IL takes great many
thousand more gallons OF water to
supply the needs than in any other
month In the year. The boarding
house keepers are doing the loudest
lamentations owing TO the scarcity of
water. The supply has got so low at
his writing that often 1t will not flow
last enough into the water hacks of
the cook stoves to keep the water
from roaring, thus nearly soaring the
inmates out OF their wits, and
the Rev. DR.. Stokes is fairly beset
with complaints.
This water problem is being looked
inter by the members of The Assouia.
ton, who will have To bring the water
In by pipes from lake some four or
five miles south Of the Grove at cost
Of several thousand dollars. This trou-
blesome question will be acted upon
this winter, and some action taken to
Increase the supply.
The following Wilmingtonlans are
stopping at Hotel Waverly, at Ocean
Pathway. Vim. c. Robinson, MIR.
Lackey, and james Oliver. Mr. Geo.
Brown returned home last evening,
also Mrs. Robert Morrison and daugh-
ter.
Miss Whltford who has been spend
Ing Jew days at the Grove, returned
home on the 5.37 train,
MIR. and Mrs. George Taggart are
stopping in Asbury Park.
MIR. aud Mrs. Harry Beeson are here
nnd enjoying the cool ocean breezes.
Joseph X, Adams, the genial City
Treasurer, came down on saturday
evening to spend Sunday.
Alien Speakman and his son, Willard
A. Speakmon, spent Sunday here.
Gilbert Cameron, John NJ Newell
md others were seen on the board
walk Saturday evening.
Mr. solomon Jersey who had beer
staying at the Atlantic House, witt
his daughter Mae, Tor the past week,
ItLuItlou nome Oh DIOlluHN. thinking
the salt air did not give him strength
He III reported to 10 better this morn
ing anu hopes are entertained that ht
is now on the road to recovery Hi!
disease is peculiar, MS 1t Is genera
breaking down OF tho system. H,
says he has not an ache or a pain, bu
Is very, very weak and takes lttI,
nourlshment. lie was under the car,
of DIR. Iantum who attended hin
with care and skill,
Charles j. beckett ably nsslstet
by his wife, is making good name tol
the Atlantic. which now has eighty o
more guests to look after their com
fort and from reports they are doing
It TO the satisfaction OF everybody.
Judging from the crowds that night
ly crowd the board walk the hard time
have not yet reached the grove ant
they hope they may net until the sea
Son is over.
The new auditorium Ia thing o.
the near future. and nearly all OF the
money has been raised to pay for /
on Its completion, another eyldenc
that the hard times have not reached
Ocean Grove.
Aftor this week the population n
the shore will begin to diminish en-
the people will be leaving for thei
homes, W. S. V.