The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-01
The Big Boarding Houses and Hotels
Preparing for a Big Rush Of
VISITORS TO THE SEASHORE.
The Accommodations Ample for Pleas.
ure Seekers. A Wet Week and
a Few Arrivals. The Quiet.
est Spot on the Attain
tic Coast.
NO SPANIARDS IN SIGHT.

Feeling tired out from drinking the
muddy water of the celebrated Brandy
wine and wanting few days rest, yonr
correspondent thought sojourn at Ocean
Grove, New Jersey, would recuperate that
tired feeling. With grip packed and over
coat and fishing rod in hand the soothing
sound OF Old Ocean was invaded and the
much wished for spot was reached, The
day we arrived the rain was descend.
ing in torrents and everything
was wet and damp This was on
Monday ;on Tuesday 1t rained little hard
or and on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day tho skies had not spilled their last drop
judging from the way it de- cended at
times In tact it raned for one solid week.
1t let up once In awhile and the sun strug-
gled hard to show Itself, but was u dismal
failure until Monday OF this week
Tho workmen have been busy In getting
erything In apple pic order along the
beach and board walk. Now planks have
been put iu wherever needed, tho old seats
renailed and dirt hauled and dumped
where required to repair the damage
wrought by the ocean waves during the
winter as they dashed upon the shore
The painters have had harvest and
have been kept busy for the past two
months repainting tho cottages, boarding
houses and halls of which the latter ap-
pear to be as numerous as the peoplo now
at hand.
Tho boards which cover the openings in
the Auditorium, which has capacity for
seating over eight thousand persons and
which stands as a monument TO the Rev.
DIR. Edward II. Stokes, the deceased Pres
ident of thu Association, have Deen taken
down.
The buildings being gotten ready for
services which will be held in it this
month This building cost fifty thousand
dollars and Is one Of the sights Of this
wonderful Methodist resort OF The world.
Its acoustic powers are ali a public speak
or could wish for.
Tallie Morgan has superseded Mr..
Sweeney as leader OF the singing in the
Grove, this year and other changes have
been made with an eye to economy.
The Grove is managed by a Board of
Directors, composed of the members of
Ocean Grove Association.
The sanitary arrangements are equal to
those Of Wilmington and especial at
tention has been given to see that they arc
made when ordered by the Association.
Lilligoris pavalion has been put in apple
pie order and will be opened this week, the
buildings being given now coat Of paint.
This is the home Of great many supor-
animated preachers and theirfaInilies, who
appear to thrive and enjoy the good things
Of this world as only preachers can and
deserve to, for the good they have done in
the world. The Rev. James Wilson and
wife, well known to the Methodists es-
pecially of Wilmington and vicinity. are
keeping boarding house here. Thoy arc
both showing their age, and appear to be
enjoying good health for their years. They
had charge of the old Wesleyan Female
College on French above Sixth street,
where the Central hotel is now located,
the building having been turned into
hotel while the school hall Is occupied by
the German Saengerbund Society.
The beach is all that one could wish for,
and the place ons of the most reitful to be
found. Just the ideal spot to seek rest.
Numerous cottages that were built over
25 years ago here are yet to be seen in diff
forent sections of the grove, Tents fur.
nished by the Association from SO to
800 for the season, occupy a prominent
POSITION near the Auditorium and Fletch-
or Lake and are all occupied, when the
season commences, with families from all
sections Of the country.
Fishing has been one of tho chief
amusements but has not panned out very
prolific this season thus far, although an
eleven pound King fish was caught on the
Ocean Grove pier on Saturday last.
The fish that have been hooked this sea-
son comprised King fish, founders, and
lings Black or blue fish have not yet
commenced to run, SO we're informed by
the wise ones who fish day aftcr day often
without getting as much as strike as
bite is called ;minows are called gilles and
are used as bait by tho fishermen who Will
take the trouble to catch them in the Lakes
of which there are several Of them In the
Grove. Mr. Bradley expects fairly good
season in Asbury Park and has had the
boardwalk along the ocean front put in or
dor and warned bicyclists to keep off now
that the season has opened. and visitors
arc coming to the shore. He has had old
time bicyc!ists placed at different places
at different points along the board walk
with painted signs tied on them. They are
certainly curiosity (tnat is tho bikes),
Houses and hotels in the Park still have |
that familiar sign tackled upon them For
Rent"
The season begins on Wednesday and
the influx of visitors and boarders will |
Nave to bo something big, TO make the |
hearts of those glad who depend upon the |
receipts of their houses making both ends
meet But nowhere can more hopeful
people be found than those who keep |
hotels or boarding houses at the seashoro.
Have you noticed, ii you have ever been
q visitor to Ocean Grove, that two thirds
of the hotels aud boarding houses arc run
by wolnenp Such is fact. Tho women
appear to bo the bread winners, while the
men attend meeting. notwithstanding
the rain good lime was had,
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