The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
MRS. LIenrRuRS
Sends Greetings and Love to Mononga.
liza Friends from her Delightful
Heme on the Pacific.


Lone BEACH, California, Aug. 20.
Another year has rolled away and re-
minds me that the time for my annual
letter TO New DOMINION is here. The
past year has been a prosperous one TO
our little city; quite good many good
and handsome buildings have been
erected and large number of the
best class of people have come to make
homes in the ''quiet little city by the
sea.
Amongst the more prominent build
irgs are, new brick bank and several
other good business houses, number
of large rooming and lodging houses
have been erected since last season
and have this year been filed to their
uttermost capacity.
One OF the greatest Improvements
to our city is our electric lights which
almost turn darkness into day, our
churches, business houses, homes and
a number of private residences are
lighted by it. One great attraction
is one long line Of large incandescents
the whole length of the long wharf
\Hhish &c Vftt oiS-tttiQ VI a lultC III
lengthy About dusk, as IL by magic
there suddenly appears this long line
of lights, which is very enchanting
indeed.
There is one other feature which
forms great attraction, a. large in
candescent is placed inside large
glass bali which is dropped and sus-
pended at the end of the wharf, and
this attracts large quantities of fish
making fishing at night rare amuse-
ment.
Long Beach boasts OF more travel
over the New Wharf lin proportion TO
lengthy than the Brooklyn bridge: an
average Of 500 persons per hour
We also now have under way fine
new high school building.
This year has seen larger crowds In
Long Beach than ever before and as
the season is only half gone we still
expect to see large numbers of people
before the season closes.
The Chautauqua Assembly was very
fine this year. The musical program
was much superior to anything ever
produced before; the grand concerts
were excellent; there were nearly two
hundred voices in the choruses, be-
sides excellent talent as soloists.
The usual assemblies and camp
meetings have been largely attended
and very successful in every way.
One fact which will no doubt interest
the friends of the NEW DOMINION and
"A tln fhA frtn In - ...lv
Crawford. On University Day he took
quite an active part in the program,
being one of the principal speakers,
he was accompanied by his wife and
little son. They spent several days
attending the M. e. campmeeting.
Rev. Crawford has charge of a fine
furnishing church In Pasadena, one Of
the great winter resorts of California
and very beautiful city.
Our prospects for the future of Long
Beach are bright, improvements in
every way are prominent and the deep
sea harbor is almost sure to be located
in this vicinity. Two new railroads
are talking of coming here soon, con-
Meeting this place with other good
points OF trade and wealth.
SO by another year WE expect to be
as happy prosperous city as the sun
looks down on as he glides from the
restless Atlantic TO the placid Pacific.
Although we enjoy our Long Beach
home we still keep warm place in
our heart for Morgantown and would
be glad to see any of the friends who
might chance to be visiting the Pacific
Coast. Yours truly,
Mis-. j. II. LIGHTBURN.
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