The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-21
HoPATCoNG LAKE NOTES.
The Early Campers are Leaving. New
Ones take their Place. Races and
Aquatic Events Tomorrow.

The rush to the lake last Sunday
was heavy and all the hotels were
crowded, the BreSlin being filed to
oyerfiowing, caring for fully 450 people
about 100 more than the house is in
tended to accommodate.
An "old-time minstrel show'' was
given in the Breslin dining-room on
Saturday evening by the Inyincible
Club, of New York, the members of
which spend the summer in and about
the Mount Arlington cottages.
Professor S. w. Stratton, director of
the National Bureau of Standards in
the Department of Commerce, Wash
ington, D. c., has been the guest of
Colonel and Mrs. G. G. Green at "Kil
Kare Castle.
Two protests were entered at the
close of the recent power boat races
One by the Lark" Mrs. g. W. Camp
bell, against the "Estelle,p' Mrs. A.
Tilt; the other by the ''Gertrude, :"
W. T. Lewis, of Morristown, against
the "Alice," w. B. Kellar. Both pro-
tests were disallowed.
The canoe sailing races scheduled for
last Saturday were postponed till to-
morrow for lack of wind. Should the
wind be sufficiently strong the contest
will prove exciting as well as interest
ing. The start is announced for 10
o'clock At 2 p. m. the canoe double
paddle races will be held; the water
athletic sports will be commenced an
hour later. These comprise rowing
matches, swimming matches, tub
races, ETC., and will take place at the
Breslin dock
Last week the Somerset county
board of freeholders, together with
several other county officials, made a
visit to A. p Sutphen, of "The Rocks, I"
above Nolan's Point, also a member OF
that board. They toured the lake and
had general good time,
The fourteenth anniversary OF the
dedication of the Church of Our Lady
of the Lake (R. C.), at Mount Arling-
ton, was held on Sunday. Mass was
celebrated by Rev. Father Mccormick,
rector of the Netcong Catholic church,
and the church was crowded.
Campers are constantly coming and
going. Nearly all who have been
under canvas shelter since the opening
of the season in June will leave on
Monday Some have already gone, but
their places have been promptly filled.
At least a dozen new camps have been
pitched since the last issue of the
Chronicle. The campers of Phi Sigma
went to their Phillipsburg and Easton
homes last week, but their ground was
promptly occupied by another colony
from Easton and Allentown, who are
now sheltered under thirteen tents.
r. Chaplin & Son, .of.Mount Airing.
ton, have added to their stock five.
seated vehicle for large pleasure par
ties. 1t is built after the Piccadilly
London style. On either side there
is a walking-board, and the drivers
seat is at the top. The seats will each
hold four, and are finished in leather
with spring backs. The motive power
will be three horses driven abreast; the
harness is new and costly, and the en-
tire turnout is valued at 81 800.
There are some queer rumorS about
the doings, arrest and discharge OF a
couple of three-card-monte men who
have been scouting about Mt. Airing
ton during the past month.
Among the visitors from far-away
climeS at the lake is Senorita Clemen-
cia Lopez, Of Balayan Bahamas, Isles
Filipinos, sister Of Sixto Lopez, for
merly Aguinaldo's private secretary
She and Miss Angie Kuhl, of Somer-
vile, were the guests on Sunday OF
Mrs. Decker, of TO-ko-ong-o-to Lodge,
Raccoon Island.
The fair annually held by the Ladies
Aid Society of the Hopatcong M. e.
Church was held on the Lake Pavilion
picnic grounds Wednesday evening.
The net receipts have not been stated,
/ but will be announced in the church
on Sunday morning.
A three-section train OF thirteen
coaches to the section conveyed 3,o0C
people from Maueh Chunk, Allentown
and Reading to Nolan's Point on Sun
day.
Inverness, originally the home oi
the Ivanhoe Fishing Club, but for the
past ten years the residence Of George
w. Campbell, has been purchased by
the Enterprise Realty Company. The
property has a frontage Of more than
500 feet on the Styx, and the company
purposes building an inn, casino, show
house and new dock, the work to be
commenced next month and completed
in time for the opening Of next sea
sons business.
"Nelse" Smith, colored, who otfici-
ates as "chef" at Camp Crahford, got
it into his funny head that there was
a 'possum prowling about the camp, sc
he started out to get hold of this
darkey delicacy He succeeded, and
his clothing is buried near Hender.
sons Rock to undergo process Of de,
magnetization. "Nelse" has changed
his opinion regarding posSum.
Edward Baker and Harry DeMeza,
two young men of Plainfield, enjoying
frontier life on Halsey Island, started
in search Of firewood. A favorable
stump was selected and Baker buried
his AK in it up to the haft. The next
moment he and DeAeza were heading
for the lake at full speed, and or
reaching it plunged in, clothes and all
They had invaded a bumblebees' nest,
The medical stores at NolanS Point
were gobbled up as soon as possible.
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