The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-27
At THE SEASIDE.
Interesting Chat About the Richmonders
at Ocean View.

OCEAN VIEW, July 3o'-oldiA ooiie
spondence.-T cry is still they come.
Sixteen more people from Richmond plac-
ed their autographs on the hotel register
last evening. and swelled the already
large crowd from the Capital city.
Mr. y. w. Pratt, the proprietor, yes
terdov afternoon returned the open-hand-
ed hospitality Of the Merry Bahd camp
ing Clib. Of York, Pa. 10 his guests, by
a complimentary banquet 20 theih IN
the main dining room. Inc pIs PCl va
put IN the little ore. 50 10 spehK, ana
inc affair was done up In elegant sty.e:
In my mall box this morning round
a printed card bearing blank lines Tor
name and address and directions as
follows. Il am having hell OF time.
~ ,,on find me take my pocket book,
eno,ee nv clothes. and cart me home.
Tell my wife il Is stomach tIouDiy.
I knew IL was placed IA my Doh py
mistake and tried to lnuuCs
the card but he denied the soft impeach-
mont and would have none OF IL, OUT
Dr crouch took charge OF II WIN an
air Of proprietorshlp 'Nat SeeiIu'i =, - ro
cord with the cnafse 0o'''"''''' '''''
Charles *. Epps. the staiwart city Ser
cant CAME last evening. and In hve
minutes knew everybody IN sl6ht a., au a.
shook hands just as IhiPa' '' er-,re 90 e'ec-
was the day before the spring e'e0
He lie ia head and shoulders above every
body else around, ana d .'Ie oGy
nressed The surprise II not the admira-
T. - tho crowd when be cried out AZ
,he no RichTnonder passed: "Golly; what
f GJS1i A. L. phillips plays Mm good
second as to SIZE. a dverSee ' Size rich
n rnoHds ,r"' and the balance Of us are
stclIv neoule here for our health
III Nv me way. Colonel Phillips has made
a reDutation as a marksHldu. n 80
nod over to the shooting range az lamp
- " Anderson the camp OF the CoI-
-, cadet Corps, yesterday 10 "H,'h
no nractice and was invited 10 tTy ms
ban8 In I'VE shots he ,ued the le5alhlg
score among the boys menu ny d" ''''7''
rnarksrnan this season. -,
ii 49, they beat that record ne VIII
give them another uI"l' o,,, ,-,o,. t
In early morning al ocean we" -
soTnething 10 sci up as l3h4niArk Tot
,ti rennnorv. when you are plCdding he
lilc ~ ~ through the heat or CITY Work.
- 80 l. such thing as ozone, IL rs
e. tbick here at sunrise mat you can
almost cut II with knife =.
r., in once. and YOU soon mo why thv
visitor quickly falls into the ~
The days even are all too short; A
fsh in the early morninh. two dallyings
,rith Neptunes curling waves three
SQUARE meals. and the necessary roDlng
and disroblns. proper contemplati0n Oh
the moving Of the ships ana inc hshts
and shadows on the bay, ana the Gay
is gone TO cut another notch In the
scythe Of Father Time.
Two persons who are enthusiastic
Cyclists In Richmond. brought 'heir wheels
along. In the middle OF me day IL Is SO. eoo
hot TO ride, and I'm the morning ana even
ing hours the other delights engage tner
attention, and their steeds stand IN me
hotel office. silent witnesses or the tascl-
nation of more enhancing sports.
When the train loads Of bathers come
down from Norfolk, IL sometimes occur
that all the bathrooms are taken ana
tn late conner has 10 wait MS turn.
Richmond lady, VINO thoueh, sne Hap ut9
covered a new idea, slipped over 20 the
bath house early In the morning ana Sc
cured a kew that she might be sure or
a room when the bathing hour arrived.
She triumphantly, after breakfast told
q bevv OF ladies' Of her smart move. They
compared notes and FOUND that every
one had done the same thing, and taken
due credit 10 themselves for their native
ingenuity
evening bath YOU can wade ont perhaps
two hundred yards ana over nut ar
high tide during the middle OF the day
the swimmer finds his opportunity less
than half that distance out.
4 sharp lookout has been kept for the
fishing parties who left Richmond a few
davs ago FOR these waters. but so far
nothing has been heard from them.
4 large party from Norfolk, on two
masted schooner We're fishing all day
Yesterday In front Of the hotel They re-
turned To Hampton Roads at night for
protection against threatened squau
but nromised TO return to-day and take
those ~ us who wanted - 20 for sail
outside the canes to troll FOR blue-hsh.
Thc Richmonders arriving yesterday
were Dr. r. II. NJ Harrison and wife,
Miss clara Harrison, William r. PUN
phrev. Mrs. s. 4. Humphrey. Misses Ellie
and Ida May Humphrey. g. T. Humphrey,
Charles IT, Epps and wife. Misses Louise
and Helen Epps, Miss Annie Nngteld
Mrs. Cora Sizer. r. Page Newton and
RNland Q. Williams.