The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-01
NOTES FROM !
CAPE May.

The annual excursion Of tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to the members of the Press reach.
ed Cape May at $40 o'clock last
Friday afternoon. The $50 visitors
were soon conveyed from the depot
TO the Stockton Hotel, where they
were provided with comfort able
rooms. that mammoth hotel being
adequate to accommodate three
times tn hatnum5er very comfortably.
They were received with strains Of
music by a brass band, as an in
troductory 10 the opening for sum.
mer visitors. There was grand
hop given in the evening, many ot
the young people of he'town COM
ing IN to participate in the fes!ivi.
ties incident 20 the OCCASION. The
representatives Of the press, ass4
rule do not dance. but most OF them
looked on with pleasure while the
young folks trippcd the light fan-.
tastic toe. At a season able hour,
all retired to sleep the sleep OF those
whose consc ience is void OF ofense.
Saturd ay was occupied in bathing,
fishing and trolley rides, the Read
ing Railroad Company haying h
engaged for some time back IN
ting the road ia order 10 acee nes
date visitors, large part of the
line having been unused up to the
present time for some months
back.
The bathing is the safest on the
coast. a drowning accident seldom
occurring. There arc abundant
hotel accommodations for thousands
OF visitors, ard room for ten thou,-
and oathers at one time. Some 20
or 60 tents now line the strand and
others will soon be added to the
number. The Pennsylvanla Rail-
road Company and the Reading
Co mpany run several trains each
day and the steamer Republic
makes daily trips from Philadelphia
while the steamer Virginia plies
tri-weekly from Lewes, furnishing
a through line in connection with
the Queen AIMS Railroad to Balti-
more. Additional facilities will
lead to additional visitors and Cape
May is destined to become as ~
GUS summer resort as al
in the country
There are churches OF the princi-
pal denominations and every facll.
lity for comfort and convenience.
Fish and oysters abound and
every thing the city markets afford
can be secured. The heat is rare
ly oppressive, good breeze gcner-
ally coming from the ocean. Along
the beach is a board walk aud var
lous pavilions are open for the &C.
commodatlon Of visitors. three Of
which are kept open by the city.
Mrs. IIewett, formerly OF Whining
ton. has had charge OF the one d. :
irectly IN front OF the StoGkh
! House lor the past tour yes
is always pleased to see
one from our city. She boar
her sister, Mrs. 1salSn
man, who has resid1I
Ior nunoeT Of years
that there is no place like Cape
May.
Her mother, Mrs. Crary, of this
city. is now visiting her and pro.
! poses to remain with her until Sep
tember. She is 81 years of age and
, remarkably smart for that age.
The entertainment came to an end
this morning, the train leaving at |
O'Clock for Philadelphia, which city
was reached at one o'clock. when
luncheon was served in the Broad
Street depot and by 2.30 our city
! was reached and Washington at five
! O'Clock. The train service OF tho
: Pennsylvania Railroad is the bes in
the world and no other road can sur.
pass the Pensy In our country.
8 The Stockton hotel will continue
g in charge Of Mr.. Cake the coming
year and our old friend Farley will
continue to assist in clerking and
the management will be as e!licie It
as can be found anywhere and the
terms as reasonable.