Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25

PrOEress-Several Cottages Erected Ke-
Gently and More to be Buiit-New puiid-
inss at the Campgrounds-The cettagers
and hotel Guests Numerous.
Special lCorrespondenceo of Gazette and journal
Rehoboth, June 90. Although some !
cottagers came hero in May and the !
hotels opened the first week in June
the season did not really open until
last Saturday, when the railroad sta
tion was reopened and trains began
running regularly Never in the hiss
tory of Rehoboth has season opened
undor brighter prospects. Everything
points to gay and successful season.
Plumbers, carpenters and painters
have been busy for two months and
there are several cottages yet to be
built. The Rev. r. Fl. Adams, d. D.,
presiding elder of the Dover district of
the Wilmington M. E. Conference,
through whose efforts the campmeeting
| has been re- established here after
suspension of nearly 20 years, and
under whose management the camp was
| decided SUCCESS last season, is hav- /
ing some two-story, four-room, double- I
| porch cottages built on the four ave-
nues that adioin the tabernacle. Sew
eral buildings will be erected on or
near Rehoboth avenue.
| Among the improvements made this
season are: Two large, handsome cot
tages belonging to Postmaster W. S.
| Truitt of Rehoboth and the pretty cot
| tage of DIR. r. B. Mckee of Middle
| town, which are near the ocean end of
Rehoboth avenue. Pilot Schlinger has
built cottage on this avenue also.
Dick & Chase have new cottage and
meat store on Baltimore avenue and
cottage for the Rev. W. e. Avery, D.
D., of Dover, is in course of erection
on Maryland avenue.
Jefferson & Lofiand, the popular
proprietors of the Douglass House, in
anticipation of an increased number of
guests, have had built large annex,
which gives them q additional Sleep
ing rooms
The Hotel HenIopen will be popu-
lar house. The new. management,
Messrs Ford and Smith, are popular
and practical hotel men. They nave
had the house thoroughly overhauled
and have already booked number oi
persons for the season. The Henlopen
has licensed bar for the first time in
its history. With two good. large
hotels and several boarding cottages,
among the latter the widely known
Bradford Cottage, those who come here
should be well cared for
Among the cottagers already here for
the season are: The Misses King, who
are conducting the Groome Cottage as
boarding house; j. d. Marshall and
family, accompanied by Mrs. and Miss
Howison of Washington, d. G. r. 7.
Waters and family of Baltimore, who
are entertaining Mrs. Dougherty of
Baltimore and Miss Corobly of Phila-
J delphia; T. G. RuddeIl and family Of
Baltimore Mrs. George Baer and fam
lily of Philadelphia, Howard Pyle and
! family of Wilmington, William II. Boyce
} and family of Georgetown, who have
as their guests MIS-. Morgan and daugh-
) ter Florence, of Westminster. Md. /;
Charles S. Horn and family of Will
/ mington, Thomas b. Smith and family
, of Wilmington, who are entertaining
, Mrs. W. S. Norris and Eugene Vernon
of Wilmington; Prof A. S. Webster
and family of Wilmington Charles L.
Moore and family of Georgetown; Com
modore W. H. Shock, u S. N, and
family of Washington, ID. O. E. S. r.
! Butler and sister of Wilmington Mrs
and Miss Walraven of Wilmington
Mrs S. e. Polk and family Of George
town; Harry L. Patterson and family
of Philadelphia, who are occupying the
o | CulldSe VI tno lhto ouiei oubliSo
Comegys, which Mr.. Patterson has
purchased; Mrs lowering and family
Of Baltimore, accompanied by hor
brother, Mr.. Sweet.
The hotel arrivals this week are as
I follows:
Douglass House-Mr. and Mrs. !. N.
/, Mills and Misses Clara and Alice Mills
! Clayton; II. L. Pattson and party,
Philadelphia; Col. Green and family
and Mr.. kirkland, Baltimore.
Hotel Honlopen-Robert I. Burton,
Q Washington, D. c.; L. b. McCabe.
b T. IL. Pitrine D. g. Fluharty and L.
g b. Beauchamp, Baltimore; James Bur-
0 rell, Louisville Ky. /; ]. A. Gwinner.
4 Philadelphia DR.. W. r. Orr, Jr., and
: the Rev. II. d. Speakman, Lewes; E.
V. Ochiltree and wife. Greenwood; A.
i W. Gullett, Palestine. Egypt; Hon. w.
: Sherman, County Cairo, Ireland.
4 Tho Fourth of July promises to be
! lively at Rehohoth. At a recent meet
d ing of the citizens and summer resi-
r dents it was decided to have an old
fashioned Fourth. A programme was
!. arranged. consisting of orations, read
= ing oil the Declaration of Indepen-
i dence, &C., in the morning, sports for
+ which handsome prizes will be oiferodl
, in the afternoon and fine display of
!, fireworks and ball in the evening.
Effort will be made to secure a special
train, to leave Rehoboth for Harring-
: ton about midnight, Immediately after
= the ball, 10 take home those who do
not care to remain here over Sunday.