Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-01
REHOBOTH IS CONSERVATIVE
The Voters So Determined at
Saturdays Election.
MORE TALK OF IMPROVEMENTS
The Need of a New Boardwalk
is Absolute.


Talk of nm Electric Light Plant--ocean
Drive Needs sheiiing-- x-sberin Sim
mons nm Expert Bather-Ifew Mosque
toes-rersonal Notes.
| special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
| Rehoboth, July al. The election on sut-
urday has come and gone, and the conser-
yative administration OF the old Board of
| Commissioners has been viUdcated by the
| people. AT least TINT is what the friends of
the old board say. The opposition takes a
different view OF the matter, and attributes
the victory to the strong influences brought
to bear, and have even hinted at some sort
OF ring rule /" such as we hear If 10 great
| cities. IL would seem, however. that the
friends OF the old hoard have come nearer
to the real truth OF the matter.
| While Saturdays election was COMPARE
lively quiet On the surface, there was a
strong undercutrelt of feeling, and vast
amount of electiUneering WIS done on the
| quiet. As iuost everyone knows, Rehoboth
| is practically temperance resort. The
present Board OF uummi sioners hope 10
keep II so, but there Is large element of
! the opposition In tavor of allowing liquor TO
| be SOLD, and they ale doing everything Dos
sible TO bring IL about This element
| worked hard, saturday. to elsct new com
| inissioners, but tailed, although it was given
out early in the day that they would win at
any cost.
What measures for the Improvement of
4 hehobo'h the new commissioners will take
| up during the coming year remains to be
seen. Many things are talked Of The board
will secuis about $l,5Uu more froip taxes
and other sunrcas Than they ever had before
and this Should be u big help. II is stated
that they are Considering the plan OF 80 ling
| q number OF lots At public auction, and ap-
plying the inurey received from such sale to
| general improvements. This many believe,
would be an excellent plan, ami the board
wonid be cua,Dended for taking such a step.
There are many improvements needed,
The most important ut which ie new
boardwalk. II tho truth were told new
boardwalk is not only needed. but it has
become an absolute necessity. and it is an
assured fact that one will be built before
| next season. The suggestion has been made
thht the commissioners rent spnces to feput-
able concerns along the ocean side OF The
| walk. charging lair price for the same,
and in this way considerable revenue might
be secured. There Is some talk OF installing
| an electric light plant, but that is something
that will probably wait awhile. One i'm
ptoyeinent that should not be neglected
| another season Is the Rheling of the ocean
drive. The cost Tor this would not be large
| and the drive needs attention badly.
Probably the most enthusiastic bnther on
the bench is ex-Sherif William Simmons of
Wilmington. No matter how hot the sun,
| or how rough the surf, or how high the
tide, the massive form oi the ex-sheriif may
be seen every day away out on the extreme
end OF the crowd OF bathers. He is per-
fecily az home in water just up to his neck,
and moves around with the greatest enjoy
| ment. MIR. Simmons is one OF the best
known men among the summer colony.
1 Court sStenographer u. O. Hardesty went
up from Rehoboth, one afternoon last week,
to visit his brother at FELTON,, ana was per-
suGded TO spend the night with him. As
brothers often do, they sat up late and
mo m md ihar rafiF md
continued their conversation until some
thing like 2.30' a. m. About that hour tho
courtssienographe fell into q dose, only to
be awakened by the cry OF burglar, - from
someone Just below his window. The
| brothersHwere out of Ted in au instant, as
| were also hall the residents of the neighbour
hood. There is hardware store directly
across the street aud several people averied
that they had heard noises Of broken glass,
and Furthermore, someone said that three
burglars were hiding on the roof OF the
building at That very minute. The building
was surrounded, a0d an investigation COM
menced. The alHss in a side window had
been broken to smithereens, ana IL was
evident that something was wrong. The
investigation. however, went to show that
the store cat had broken the glass In its
prowlings, and that there were not three
burglars on the roof, or even one, for that
matter. BIZ the time the mystery was cleared
Up. and Court stenographer Hnrdesty and
RAGS OF day in the east were fast developing.
This is the reason Mr.. Hardesty has been
sleeping late these last few mornings.
There is general belief that the season at
Rehoboth Will keep open later this year
than usual. One reason for this is that the
weather WAS too cool early In the summer
for people to come down, and another is
that many people have attended the PAN
American Exposition who will bs at Reho-
both later on. There are more people here
this wall than al 10th ~
and many more are expected down the
latter part OF the week, and especially on
Saturday.
The mosquito plague, which appears to
have struck many ii the towns up the State,
has evidently missed Rehoboth. much to the
delight D. eyeryons here. There have been
very few OF the 'pesky critters" about Of
late. They come Down on the boardwalk
occasionally at nights, but their stay is
limited and the cottsgers have not been
bothered by them at all.
The Y. NJ. O. A. boys of Baltimore, who
have been camping here for some time,
expect TO leave tor home today. They have
had pleasant stay here and made many
friends. @
IL is whispered that Rehoboth is not as
dry as some of the residents here would
have IL believed. In the only paper pub
lished here, the Beacon. the commissioners
have offered reward OF S26 for Information
that will lead to the arrest and conviction of
1
limits. The commissioners are sincere in
their desire to prevent the sale of intoxi-
cants and they mean what they say. But the
fact remains that Rehoboth Is not what one
would exactly term dry" place.
Miss Lulu Elliott, q wel-known Whining
ton young woman, Is stopping at the Hem
lopen. She has delighted the guests OF that
hotel with her singing, and consequently Is
in much demand.
Miss Sadie Rawlins of Georgetown is one
of the young indies who has been much
missed this season. She WINS down weeks
ago, but has been visiting Belnar and At
lantic City Tor some time past. She returned
to Georgetown Saturday. and will shortly
come to Rehoboth for few weeks.
Capt Edmund Mitchell Of Wilmington is
enjoying all his spare time here with his
family, and his visits to the city are as few
as he can make thom. Capt. Mitchell is an
expert bather.
Walter Butler and his wife, with party
OF friends. came down Saturday TO occupy
the Butler cottage, The party has Just re-
turned from delightful trip 10 the Pan
American Epxposition.
Every Evening Is on sale daily at H. e.
Elliott's news stand and at Horns pavilion,
on the boardwalk.
Superintendent Holiday of the Delaware
railroad, with party of trlands. among
whom was Preston Len of Wilmington,
came down Saturday In the special car OF
the superintendent and spent Sunday here.
They returned curly Monday morning.
Miss Name Brady of Baltimore, we'll
known to many Wilmingtonians, Is SPEND
ing the summer here,
The usual "Wednesday night hop will be
given at the Henlopen tonight. On Satlir-
day nights dances are given at both the
| HHuiopau and the nonulass and H. Ia