Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
At OCEAN CITY.
Cottage Life Along the Wavc-Wnsh"d
Shores of Mnryland-Latest Arrivals.

Special Correspondence OF The rsvenng STAR
OCEAN CITY. Nd. August Is. 1897.
A large percentage of the two and a half
miles of cottages that stretch their length
along the ocean front here belong to Wash
ingtonians. Messrs Seckendorf McLane.
Duane. Fox. John f. Waggaman, Senators
Blackburn and Squires. and Drs. Kerr and
Bugot some of the well-known men
whose names appear on the tax collectors
roll of Oceah City.
One of DIR. Kerr's cottages is occupied
this season by Mr.. Crossman and family of
Washington. DR.. Kerrs family will occupy
his other cottage one of the bungalow type
which fronts on the ocean, in September.
The bungalows, by the way-three in
pumber-are admirably constructed with
view TO minimizing labor and maxmizing
comfort They are all on floor, with
living room in the center, and their porches
are thing of beauty. Judge Clements Of
the interstate commerce commission and
his family ire occupying one of them
Mrs. Bradford. also of Washington, with
her daughter and sonin-law. Mr.. Bowman
Matthews Of the New Orleans Picayune, is
i'll another.
In fact. this place is bristling with news
paper men and DOCTORS of both the active
and temporarily passive varieties ]. NJ
Carter, IT., of the Baltimore News; Alfred
j. Stofer and l.. l.. Washington are at the
Atlantic.
Dr. !. Bermann brought his family down
Saturday. People who are keeping house
mere are SO enthusiastic about the easy
riethods-the markets coming TO their back
oocrS every morning-and the low prices
ueihS SO close TO a magnificent agricul-
tcral district, and with endless varieties of
game and fish directly at hand
here one may purchase the best butter
al twenty cents per pound, eggs at ten
cents Per dozen, cantaloupes at TWENTY-FIVE
cents per dozen, peaches at twenty cons
X. fiN-a
chickens at ten cents pound. Beef is the
oniy Item that keeps up to town prices
selling at eighteen and tva,t, pices,
pound. '' pei
The newest cottage here. and also on.
al the largest, Is Mervue, built last fall Inv
mr.; FIrman of Washington Mr.. GoodaIi
III Tunes. MI and Mrs. Harry X. Simp,
son. Capt Mitchell and wife and Mr. CT,
Mitchell, all of Washington are puastS a,
Mervue this summer ee'" at
"a "A psrty OF four who went out fishing a
Nv T p; aso-Judse Clements. DIR. Bagot,
TOOK an unpremeditated dip in old ocean
tnrcush the capsiZing of their boat Eor
tuEately, the accident occurred in shallow
through the breakers
The concert at the Atlantic pavilion last
tuesday night drew crowded house
i unere were violin solos by the Misses Cow
ing and lseman, piano solo by Miss Elsa
Ulke. cello solo by Miss Anna like cor
net solo by Miss Bissell of Providence. r.
l., and vocal solos by Mr.. F.. w Clements
MISS Daisy Doane and Miss Isabelle Du
bolS' all, with one exception, of Washing
ton.
AT the progressive euchre party last We'd
hesday the ladies' first prize. a cut glass
and silver cold cream jar was won nv Miss
Harriet Richardson of Washington
The Plimhimmon gives a german next
Saturday night, at which the favors will
be unusually handsome.
The Misses Brown of Washington are
the guests of the Misses Seckendorf at
their cottage here, and have been enter
tanned at several moonlight sails during
the past week. Miss Seckendorf is one of
the best lady bowlers here.
Rev. c. M. Bart of st. Matthews Church
Washington. is spending his vacation here
Miss Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
DR.. and Mrs. Crossin of Washington are
at Sutton Lodge.
Fifty invitations are out to the young
folks of Ocean City, bidding them to the
celebration of the first anniversary of the
birthday of Master Thomas Durant jr,
which will take place at Sutton Lodge
Miss Bates of Washington was the guest
last week of Mrs. Robert J. Smith of Phil
adelphia, who has one of the most artistic
cottages on the beach.
The permanent residents and cottage
owners held a meeting Saturday night at
the office of the Ocean City News, for the
purpose Of organizing a citizens associa-
ton, with view of advancing the in
terests of Ocean City.
| man, Miss Lynette H. Tolman, Henry L.
Gosling. John D. Morgan and wife, Miss
Blanche Trumbo, Miss Kate ID. Ronsaville,
Mrs. L. F. Catlin and Mr.. VIM. r. Sharpe
and wife are the Westinghouse who are
at the Mount Pleasant.
Thomas Edwards, jr., DR.. ]. W. Burweil.
A. B. Proctor. jr.. H. s. Selden and wife,
Percy S. Foster, wife and children; ID. A.
Edwards and Lydia A. Edwards of WASH
ington are at the Colonial.
At the Plimhimmon A. F. HELEN, Nor
man T. Elliott, Bishop c. Perkins, WASH
ington Church, w. H. Pearce. Mrs. Francis
Miller, Miss Alice Miller. Mrs. Bishop w.
Perkins, H. L. Hodgkins. wife and two
children and Miss Hodgkins are registered.
The following Washingtonians are also
stopping at the Atlantic: DR.. L. Fleet
Luckett. Mrs w. F. Luckett. Miss May
Johnson. A. ]. Fischer. DIR. /. Bermann,
wife and children; DIR. c. NJ. Hammett, G.
w. Cooper. E. L. Chapman. Mrs. Z. P.
Gregg. Julius like. jr.. Aug. Scheurich,
NJ c. Mitchell, F. r. Wallace, F. v. Rob-
inson VIM. c. Edmunds, Mrs. M. r. Ed
munds Master c. r. Edmunds, VIM. A.
De Caindry, August Hoester, W. A. Knapp,
c. Marshall, Mrs. ]. II. Magee. the Misses
Magee. Mrs. Maggie Nicely and N. Stein.
AT BELMAR.