Democratic messenger., 1894-07-07
OCEAN CITY.
The Season of 1894 Open-Im-
prOVememtS Since Last
Season

prOvememtS Since Last
wicomico News.
We had the pleasure Of Il visit to
Ocean City last Thursday and must
say we were agreeably surprised to
see 50 many improvements made at
this charming resort since last season.
Everything is in readiness for the
great influx of visitors that is expect
ell within the next ten days. The no.
tells are all open and the proprietors
anticipate Il big season. Mr.. Theodore
Page opened the Atlantic Hotel Thurs
day with full retinue of clerks. SER
wants. and all employees necessary to
conduct the house. The music at the
Atlantic this season will he promi-
nent feature. The orchestra is com
posed of six pieces and renders eXcep-
tionally fine music. Daily concerts
are given in the parlorS of the hotel in
addition To the music for dancing at
night in the pavilion. The Seaside
Hotel is also under the management
of the Atlantic this season. The YER
andas of the Atlantic are beautified
with blooming flowers and trailing
vines, while the large open space at
the south of the hotel is ornamented
with trees and pots of flowers and run
ming vines.
The Isle Of Wight Cottages. con-
Quoted by Mrs. l.. B. Showel, have
been enlarged by the addition of n
threc-story extension and now have
nearly forty bed chambers. The adj
dition has an ornamental circular
front with an ocean view Mrs. Show
ell has gone to large expense to pro-
vide for the comfort of her guests and
isIprepared to accommodate much larger
number than ever before Salisburians
who visit Ocean City this summer will
find Il hearty welcome at the Isle OF
Wight Cottages.
A number of cottages have been
erected since last season, among the
handsomest being that of Hon. George
w. Purnell of Snow Hill. In addi-
ton to the new buildings erected, ex-
tensive repairs have been made to
old buildings. A new roof has been
put on a portion of Congress Hall, and
other repairs made. The old Excur-
sion House is undergoing thorough
overhauling by W. II. Rayne the pro
prietor. The house has been raised
several feet and another story added,
and in front board two.story veranda
has been added, which will make a
most pleasant place for excursion par
ties. Mr.. +. Hobbs, proprietor of the
Eastern Shore Hotel, has enlarged his
facilities and says he can accommodate
a thousand excursionists at time this
season. Mr.. Hobbs has added pho
tograph gallery to his hotel which,
with the confectionery stand he wishes
to rent for the season. He has also
added nearly one thousand new bath
ing suits to the bath house.
The excursion season opened Thurs
day with quite large excursion fro m
Baltimore, which was given under the
auspices of a committee from Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
About 800 people left Baltimore on
the steamer Cambridge to Clayborne,
and thence by rail to Ocean City. The
eXcursionists were so well pleased with
Ocean City and the prompt manner in
which they were handled by the rail
road company that they expressed a
desire to make another trip before the
close of the season.
Among members of Congress who
will spend portion or all of the sum-
mer at Ocean City, alone or with their
families, will he Senators Hansborough,
Pettigrew, Cullom, Kyly, Blackburn,
Squire and Jones, and Representatives
Cobb and Aldrich.
Hon. George W. Purnell and family
moved into their new cottage last week
Senator John Walter Smith has rented
the Myers Cottage and with his family
will occupy it this summer. Mayor
W. 5. Wilson and family are occupy
ing their handsome cottage.
Col. W. +. jackson and family and
Mrs. Isaac n jackson are at the At
lantic for the season.