The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-07
HOPATCoNG LAKE NOTES.
The Annual August Rush to the Lake.
Hotel Patrons Disport Themselves
with Vaudeville and Cakewalks.

annual August rush has commenced.
Two special trains OF fourteen cars
each left IIoboken Saturday noon for
Hopateong station, and they were
crowded with passengers The steam
boat lines had all they could do to ac-
commodate the crowd, and the heavy
baggage was not distributed at the
different landings until the next trips
were made. The waiting room and the
baggage-room at the station were filed
ceiling high with trunks.
The { Ada, of the White Line, was
temporarily laid up tie first part Of
the week, being in the hands of the
sheriff. The boat was libeled by II. Il.
Birch, of the Dover Boiler Works, for
non-payment of bill for repairs over
which there has been some dispute.
The boat is the personal property Of
DR., Alfred Walton, Of New York. the
lessee Of the line, who sublet the boats
last spring to Austin A. King, of Net
cong. The tie-up seriously inconyen-
fenced Mr.. King, as the boat was seized
few moments before the heavy rush
of passenger traffic. Dr. Walton was
notified and he went up Monday even
ing and filed an indemnity bond for
the release Of the boat. Legal proceed
ings are threatened and the case will
probably be ventilated in the courts.
The Harris floating Photographic es-
adjustment is now on the White Line
ways undergoing repairs
A party Of fifteen Easton fishermen
was at the Atno Cottage on Sunday.
The CHRONICLE is on sale at A. r..
Taylor's news stand at IIopatcong sta
ton
The regular Maueh Chunk excursion
ran to Nolan's Point on Sunday There
were fifteen coaches and the number
of excursionists was estimated at $50
Walter Smith, wife and mother, and
William Mckinley, OF Jersey City, and
Charles Muller and wife, of Little
Falls, this county, were at the Espa-
nong on Sunday. Mr.. Smith is con-
nected with the Dramatic Mirror and
Mr.. Mckinley with the Dramatic
News. both New York papers.
Camp Phi Sigma on Saturday had a
visitation ofabout fifty Eastonians, and
Paterson was strongly represented at
Camp Six
Mrs. John l.. Allen Of the Lake Pa
yilion, who has been confined to her
room with nervous prostration for the
past month, is slowly Commissioning
For several years she has been promi-
nent in the efforts to sustain the Lake
Hopatcong NJ e. Church, and her ina
/ bility to do much toward preparing for
the annual fair this year is severely
/ felt by her co-w8fksfs
I Despite the talk OF canal abandon
ment one New York man seems pos
sessed of fun degree Of optimism, as
he recently purchased lot 60xl00 feet
on the west side of the lake, and has
built a cottage l2x24 thereon. 1t is
stated that he paid $50 front foot for
the property last year it was offered
for Sl2 foot.
Hotel life is pretty much the same
all about the lake, the patrons spend
ing the afternoons in fishing bathing
and occasional excursions about the
lake or to Bear Pond, and the evenings
with cards, music and dancing. Every
house was filled on Saturday and Sun
day, and at the Lake View cots in the
parlors, children's playroom and bill
iard-room were utilized by the late
corners.
On the Breslin grounds Saturday
afternoon the Breslin and Denville
baseball teams came together, result
ing in victory for the Denville aggre-
cation, the score standing IA.
! During the game Ben Tilt, while
running bases struck his foot against
a small stone, throwing him headlong
and injuring his left knee-cap, He
was taken home in his automobile.
The same knee was injured last year
while he was playing with the Column
bia College nine.
On Saturday evening the colored
walters at the Breslin held cakewalk
in the assembly room. Some three
hundred people witnessed high art in
ballroom department, such as would
have sent Mr.. Turveydrop into spasms
of delight, and the walters were about
$3.50 to the good on account thereof.
The friends of G. H. Rivers, Jr., mas
/ ter of ceremonies at the Bresin, have
1 taken in hand the matter of testi-
monial to that gentleman, 1t will be
i'm the form Of vaudeville perform
ance to be given in the hotel dining
room this friday evening. Miss Ma
rie Dressler the Beasey Sisters, Miss
Blanche Holman and Miss Virginia
Levich have volunteered their SER
vices, and as there is goodly sprink-
ling Of the theatrical element about
the lake it is probable that Others will
assist. There will be no lack of scenic
effects, as Camp Mitgebracht, at Sper-
RVS Spring, is composed of stage car
penters and decorators, who viii lend
a helping hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Parker John
Parker and Mrs. j. X. Parker, of Nor
ristown, are at the French cottage and
will remain through the month.
Edwin Markham, OF The Man with
the Hoe fame, is visitor at Hudson
Maxim s cottage Brarwood."
Miss Maisie Jaqui, of Camp Look
out, is entertaining Miss Sara A. Shell
ley, of Morristown.
Mrs. Joseph Pierson. Miss Allie
Dietz, Bert Carroll and George Nixon,
of Morristown Miss Louise Hancock,
of Madison; Misses Florence and Eta
Tunbridge, Matte Kulp and Ethel
Lines, and Bert Funbridge, of Irving
ton, and Fred Adams, Herbert Jaco-