New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
ALONG THE JERSEY COAST.
BUILDING BOOM IMPENDING AT LONG
BRANCH-PROsPECTSO OF THE
HORSE SHOW

Long Branch. y. j.. July q CSpeciaD. Mayor
Chandler has raised sufficient money to erect the
first public pavilion. The site has been selected at
the foot of Chelsea-a ave. and work will be started
at once There is n possibility Of several more
pavilions being built shortly the cottagers ana
other summer visitors having taken hold OF the
new enterprise.
1t is now thought that President and Mrs NC
Kiney will not the Horse Show, entries Tor
which closed this week The President has ar
ranged for trip 10 Lake Champlain with Mrs
Mckinley prior to visiting Vice President Hobart
at Normanhurst. which may not take place until
August
The entry list OF the sixth annual exhibition OF
the Monmouth County open Air Horse Show is the
largest In the history OF the exhibition. New eN-
hibtors by the dozens have ben added the totai
number Of individual horse owners being about
one hundred and twenty-five
The managers are now hoping for good weather
all that is lacking make the Horse Show OF lSss
a huge
Thus far the hotels have done exceptionally we'll
The rush continues. and the outlook is bright ior
one OF the best in many years. The west
End. the largest hotel along the North New-Jersey
coast. has averaged daily during July two hundred
more guests than for the same period last year
The Hollywood under its management. is wei
filled, while the Elberon and Rowland are each en-
joying their share OF the rush. The Scarboro,
Ocean, United States and Brighton are doing a
good summer trade. and their managers have no
cause TO complain about things being slow.
Miss T. NJ Wilder IS the new contralto at the
Norwood Casino. She was heard for the first time
last Sunday. The impression produced was favor
able.
The summer cottagers will have the privilege Of
listening to two well known ministers Sunday.
At ST. Michael's Church the Right Rev. DR.. j. A.
McFau Bishop OF Trenton. will celebrate the >
O'Clock and deliver a sermon at 10 o'clock At
the Elberon Memorial Church the Rev. Or. Donald
Sage Mackay, of New-York, who has just re-
turned from European trip will preach at Il
o'clock.
The summer cottagers at Elberon are happy.
The blizzard OF last March did good thing,
even II It did a great deal OF harm. 1t removed
the unsightly station, which had been an eyesore
to that section of Long Branch for many years
The handsome stone station. which was thrown
open 10 the public yesterday is a marvel Of beauty
1t is admirably located and commands an unoo-
structed view. 1t is Of the finest stations along
the line of the New-York and Long Branch Rail-
road. 1t cost the railroad company over 5000
coast. Ex-Police Superintendent William Murray
OF New-York will erect two handsome villas, at a
awarded. Charles Steinbach who Is now in Eu-
rope and who recently completed handsome cot
tage in Norwood-ave VIII erect another cotIaEe u.
that popular thoroughfare. \. /: Meyer viii erect
actor. has given the contract for 5000 cottage at
Monmouth Beach Mr.. James recently purchased a
two cottages In Cedar-aye and Mrs ". ;. Green
will erect three new Villas In the same thorough
fare. Third-ave. Is 10 have two new Dulldlnes :
which will cost upward Of $O.O00-the new parochial
building and Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church;
The outlook for building boom 10 surpass that or
last season. the greatest In the history OF the
North Jersey coast, never was brighter.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. S Haight who have been pass
ing the summer at the Moses Taylor cottage. at Ell
beron. went this week to Greenwich, Conn.
Miss NJ c. Dillon. OF New-York has been visiting
Mrs. j. J. O'Donohue. sr. at the Lyddy cottage
Elberon.
Mr.. and Mrs. David seligman, Of HOLLYWOOD are
at Great harrington. Mass. for short stay.
Colonel Clowery has returned to Chicago ILL.,,
after visit with General r. T. Eckert
Colonel NJ. J. OBrien OF New-YOrk, is at Holly
wood
The Rev Dr. and Mrs Charles J. Young. OF Nor
wood Park. spent a portion OF last week In the
Catskills.
Mr.. and Mrs. James f. Lppncott are on two
weeks trip in the noun aims OF Pennsylvania
George VI. Pullman jr., has vacated his cottage
at Oakhurst and taken rooms at the West End
Hotel
The Norwood Comedy Company gave enter
tainment tonight the Norwood Casino for the
benefit OF the Monmouth Memorial Hospital Those
who took part were Miss Munro. Miss Harper. Miss
Smith. Mr.. Billings, Mr.. Ross. Mr. Houston Miss
Gray Mrs. Demorest. Mr.. Demorest and Mr..
Harper.