Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-06-27
ALL GOING TO
OCEAN CITY.
Resort Promises To Be More
Popular This Year
Than Ever.

While last season was not a very
auspicious one for Ocean City, this year
promises to be one of the banner years
of the resorts history. The season
opened Saturday, although many guests
have been enjoying the delightful
weather for some weeks Monday the
resort was thronged by members Of the
Maryland State Teachers Association
and by those of the Maryland Pharma-
ceutical Association, which are holding
their annual conventions here.
Several new cottages have been built
during the spring on Baltimore avenue
and will be ready for occupancy this
summer. The number of advanced
booking is ahead of any previous season,
seeming to indicate that many of those
who went to Atlantic City and other of
the more expensive resorts will this
summer, on account of the scarcity of
money, spend their vacations at Ocean
City. where il does not cost one to sit
in the sun or where one has to change
clothes three times day.
This feature of Ocean City is one that
should appear to those anxious to have
vacation of enjoyment and healthy
sport at a reasonable price. Here one
is not so burdened with convention and
and the requirements of fashion and
can spend few weeks sailing and fish
ing and bathing without running TO
death, pursuing all amusements of a
big city.
Thursday last the sturgeon fishermen
off here caught by chance strange
monster of the deep. 1t was giant
sawiish l3 feet inches in length, with
saw more that yard long. For
several days he lay Ga tbs tfiee bench. =
curiosity for the hundreds of visit ors
who went to see him. Later the saw
was cut from the body and will be kept
by Captain Ludlow as a curio.
Albert Baker. Howard and Harry
Skinner, Mount Washington, sailed the
yacht Duane, of the Baltimare Yacht
Club, to Claibourne Friday. where sh,
was loaded on car and shipped to
Ocean City. The Duane is one of the
fastest half-raters around Baltimore
and will be raced this summer against
the fastest skiffs on the Sinepuxent.
The Baltimore, Chesapeake and At
lantic Railway is putting in a new draw
on the bridge across the Sinepuxent
back of Ocean City. The structure,
which is all of steel. and built by the
Phoenix Iron Works, of Phoenixville,
Pa, will be great improvement over
the old draw. and will permit much
greater traffic between the two parts
of the bay.
Mrs. Henry F. Baker and family. of
Mount Washington. have opened their
bungalow, Chincoteague. on the upper
boardwalk. Mr.. Baker spends the
week end here with his family. Miss
Majorie Baker is visiting friends at
Watertown, Conn, and Allenhurst, N.
j., for month.
Mrs. Harry G. Skinner and family, of
Mount Washington, have rented the
cottage formerly occupied by Judge
Wright. They came early and will
stay until the middle of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Talpott, of Pitts
burg. have opened their cottage and
will stay until the middle of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Waggaman and
family. OF Washington, have rented
cottage on Sinepuxent avenue for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Doyle and family,
of Washington. are occupying the same
cottage on the upper boardwalk they
had last year.
Doctor and Mrs. Samuel Theobald
and family opened their cottage on the
boardwalk early this year and have
been enjoying the delightful weather
that Ocean City has been visited with
the last few weeks. The Theobalds
have been coming for number of
seasons and are charmed with the place.
Mrs. Howard Hiss and family, of
Roland Park. arrived here Tuesday
night and opened their cottage on the
upper boardwalk. Mrs. Hiss, who was
formerly Miss Yearley, has been com
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