New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
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FARMERS AT THE SHORE.
,NERAL OBSERVANCE OF SALT
WATER DAY"

,.,o,s,vns OF AGR1cuLrURIsTs FOLLOW AN OLD
c,.sro,, AND TAKE A DIP IN THE SURF
rAkiRs 20 A THRIVING BUSINESS
Caring Lake. Aug S (SpeciaD-With Inc ther-
mometcr flirting with the century mar ~ So
Changers and their families Hooked 10 "'.'H sa,,
inst below this place to-day. and ceieora'eu "a''
w.t. nav" a custom observed by the farmers Tor
the last nifty years .,or 80
The tillers Of the soil came from INC "'eiio "a
Monmouth Ocean and Burlington counties. Ihey
haran 10 come in al sunrise and by noon 'hc ias'
stragglcr had arrived. The farmers drove o'ec's
90 the beach where they "staled out their claims
and nrepared 10 enjoy themselves The coming oi
tho countrvmen attracted hundreds OF fakirs 10 the
beach and by noon the shore front resempieo os
county fair The vendors of rubber necKs' saio-
witches pink lemonade. ice cream, clam cho"uei
and milk shakes were legion Most of them ala
business in tents but not few went TO the trouoe
20 eract sheds The crooks were also out in iuil
force and "thimble riggers" three-card monte men
and owners of sweat boards rakcd In money
hand over fist from the innocent Changers. by
noon the cottasers and hotel guests from Long
Branch Asbury Park Ocean Grove. Belmar spring
Lake. Manasquan and Sea Grit began TO pour In and
Mt O'Clock there were fully 10000 people on the
strand.
The farmers spent the morning in gossip, talking
politics and crops and lounging on the beach. Az
noon the dinner bells were runS and horns were
blown and they ate their dinner. Most Of them
spread their viands on the sand They had an aound-
ance OF food and the strangers were invited 10 sit
down and have bite"
Dinner disposed or the annual bat In the sea was
INDUCED in Some Of the ceebrants had provided
themselves with modern bath robes, but majority
nj them wore their ordinary working clothes. There
are no bathing houses the beach. ana the farn,
wagons were used instead. blankets hiding the bath
ers from view while they ROBBED and dsrooed Al one
time the bathers numbered fully two thousand
After the bath the OF the afternoon was spent
in trading horses, taking in the side shows ana
drinking cider and appejack. Nearly every FARMER
had tug of the latter stmulant in his wagon There
were a few fights Of course. but the day. as whoe'
was success Just before dusk the traps were
gathered I'D the women folks and children were
hurried into wagons and the hardy tlers OF the land
started for home.
Nanasouan Aug S.-This is Salt Water Day, a
day that is looked forward 10 by the farmers Win
The farmers on arriving here put their wagons IN
the groves and then start out TO ENJOY thchseNes'
The annual dip in the took place In the AFTER
noon and the rest Of the day was spent III games
There were disturbances. , 49,.
South Amboy. Aug S-The farmers around neIe
made extensive preparations for the celebration OF
salt Water Day" All the factories. shops anu a.,
coaldocks stopped work. and the place put on its
best holiday garb. IT, ..,,,,, A~,r
The people congregated in the groves ana picnic picnic
grounds where they ate their luncneon dLu sie eli
spent a short time in amusements. AFTER Wnlch an
took plunge in the surf in honor OF the occasioi'