Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22
ADAY AT ASBURY PARK

ed the pure mountain air along the
blue Jun,a'a where origh, Alfarata
sang her sweet songs to the Red War
riors of the forest. To day the briuy
breeze from cid ocean where the ner.
maid sings her enchanting song to Ger
mate and woos him beneath the deep.
1t was beautiful day. A shower at
5 O'Clock in the morning settled the
dust aid cooled the air, but the sky
cleared as the sun arose Nature had
done he' part to make things pleasant
for days outing.
Our excursion train Of fourteen p.
X. K cars filled with smiling faces
left Jersey City at 80 A. NJ, for As
bury Park aud Ocean Grove, aud ter
an hour and half RIDE over the n. Y.
4 l.. B railroad p. r R). sometimes 8
through the swamps and salt marshes
and again at times through beautiful
farming lands, our train arrived by the
Sc aside. But We we're not the first to
arrive. Already many excursion trains
lad come 10, and in an hour or two all
had arrived making a total of IL ex
cursions The occasion was the ded
Ication Aug. 9 to II, inciusive) of the
MethodIsts new Auditorium. This is,
no doubt The largest Church in Amer
ica. The FIRST sod was broken for this
building Dec. 2nd, 1898, and was flo
ished in June Tue foundation of
main truSses are made with broken
stone mixed with cement 10 q trench 6
feet by 7 feet, and 8 feet deep, and
capped with granite stones from quar-
rles in Pennsylvania The dimensions
of the ground floor is 225 reet BY I6l
feet, or covering an area of nearly six
seventh Of an acre. The structure is
built of steel aud does not contain a
pier or pillar save the steel posts
which support the gallery. The seat
ing capacity OF the bui ding is 976O.
aud some extra chairs in The aisles will
seat 10000 persons, every one of
which has fuil view of the speaker.
The building IS lighted with 500 in
caDdescent electric lamps and the wires
are so adjusted, if need be, the pun.
er can be increased to 1900: The
Cost Of the building Is over $4,000.
Not all had come to see the new Audit
orium. The beach was full. The long
wide board walk of about I Of a
mile long was filled with the humble
and the gay. Scme wh, had come for
q dav Of rest from toll and labor; 9th
ers for good time, while the summer
girl had probably come to stay 4
month with matrimonial aspirations.
She bad probably fancied IN her day
dreams that here she would meet with
some rich young man and WOO and win
hin in less than fort night and re.
turn like a queen to rich palace where
! beds were made by the servant.
But the facts show that these kinds
o marriages are generally ended abou,
, bristmas in suit for divorce
oftimes demanding large amount o
alimony. Then Of the summer girl
the preacher and the lawyer, can it be
said, in rhe language of the psalmist,
they each have their reward.
| al toC SCoSiuC tu6 strange
cess, indifference and formality tbat
people usually have, have been left a,
home. They come for good time, auc
they seem to have this. Nhile the,
look quite different in their style o.
dress, there is general style wheu
they are dressed in bathing suits.
The temperature OF the water in the
afternoon was 81 degrees. The SUI,
was full o: persons bathing and Bel
Nox like the others handed up his Is
cents for the hiring of suit for two
hours. When dressed in this bag like
suit, il re minded him of when be was
chubby little boy dressed in knee
pants and little waist SHIRT without
sleeves. Then running out from the
bathing house, he piunghd bis ole
bones into the briny sea aud shivered
with the rest.
Aug. 9th. BEN NOx.