The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-12
OCEAN GROVE LETTER.


OCEAN GROVE Aug. IL.
The hot weather of the past week las
driven the people by the hundreds to the
seashorc. Such hot weather has not been
known for years, and everybody who can
Is making for the seashore to try and keep
as cool US possible. Never before has there
been such demand for thin clothing, and
even then swcltering humanity could
not keep coul The thermometer Cavorted
around the nineties and in somo instances
went over the hundred mark. The girls
In their white and light dresses, rs they
promenade Oh the boardwalk in the even
ing after the sun goes down, look too
pretty for anything.
They have happy and cool look and
chatter like mnpgies as they go from one
end of the boardwalk to the other.
The boarding house keepers have begun
to wear moro checPful look on their faces
as they lind their houses filling up. But
the season has been such a backward one
that not one-half of the hope to- get-rich.
quick people will be even able to make
their expenses, let alone make anything
for their trouble and beads Of perspiration
and hours of toll over the hot kitchen
fire.
The bathing Is simply grand and the
beach IS covered every day by bathcrs who
take advantage of tho same The water is
rcstlul and exhilarating, and 1t is worth
taking trip to the seashoro to got dip
In tho briny deep.
This morning DR.. J. Agar Belt lectured
~ the auditorium to about 1850 people,
His subject was the metaphysical demon
stration of the Gospel of Pardon.
The lectures by the Summer School of
Theology have been considered the finest
ever delivered in the Grove, and the at.
tendance has been large considering the
excessive heat -
DIR. Stokes said on Sunday morning
that the collections thus far had not been
near sufficient to pay tho expenses incur
red thus far this summer in paying speak,
ers and others who have given their scr.
vices, IN other words there is no other
resort where so much is given for nothing
as at Ocean Grove.
the retired bishops preached very inter
csting and Instructive sermon OH Sunday
mG-n!ns to = lArgg c9ncourso of people,
The three 6ra'jres luke place IN the
Auditorium on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings, for which the tickets
have been pretty much all sold Single
concerts cost one dollar for admittancc,
reserved scat included, while the three
concerts cost 50,
Prof. Walter Damosch is now here put
ting on the finishing touches to the large
OF which are highly cultivated while
others are only Of thcmediocre order.
The sight of the chorus will alone be
worth the price Of admission, the ladies
being dressed in white
Mr Harry BuCLcr. the Market street
photographer, rcgistcpd ut the hotel
Arlington to-day.
Miss Lambson, daughter of cx-Sherlff
Giles LambsDn, Is also stopping at the
Arlington.
Elmer Benson, son of N. r.. Benson,
ESQ, is visiting here.
Mr.. Thomas Benson, wife and daughter
were seen rro,ncnading on the boardwalk
saturday night
Mr.. G. w. Leith, of the Board of Educa.
ton, was also seen on the boardwalk Sat.
urday evening
Mrs. lcston and her daughters are SUN.
You can't go in bathing in the Grove
on Sundays. But you can take dip at
ASbury Park mp to 10 O'Clock in the
morning.
Bicyclists are not allowed to be riding
Inrough The Grove on Sunday but the |
rider can dlsmOunt and push their bikes |
thronlh by hand
ClIrG, lie hret! II ans hand, number.
ing 7.Vy' emplny"cs held their st.Imcr
outing ia the Park Oh SATURDAY. They
are an Intelligent and well dressed set Of
people and wtll behaved hes!les
The annual BABY parade will take place
on saturday in the PARK and several
handsome presents viii he given 10 the
lu'ky ones by Founder Bradley.
Dr. SlmIns' White Pulmon!c I}alsam, thu
famous throat and lung specific cuyss
hoarsehess, sore throat. Group etc. For
consumption it is splendid, preventing
and caring oven hopeless oa5s5. For .Als
at COG King st.