Evening journal., 1911-06-03
BUSY SEASON
FOR REHOBOTH
Many Inquiries are Made for
Cottages at Sussex
Resort
CITY FOLKS THERE
TO SPEND SUMMER DAYS

lU SrEND SUMKlEn DAIS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHOBOTH, Del, June 3.-Eyery
indication is for a prosperous season
here. Many inquiries for cottages for
the summer are being received and
several cottages are being sold. Great
er attention than ever is being given
to the resort here on the Atlantic. with
its excellent beach, and several new
cottages are TO be built.
The Hotel Henlopen will be under
the efficient management again this
season of Walter Burton. an expert
enced hotel man who had the hotel
last year The Henlopen is the social
center Of Rehoboth, in addition to be-
ing the favorite stopping place Of
hosts OF visitors. Many Wilmington
ians stop there. The popular dances
Will be a feature again this season.
Reservations at the hotel may be made
now.
John T. NAPLES, Jr.. caught a seven
pound trout in the breakers along the
beach last Saturday. Fish of all kinds
have been so plentiful this spring that
the surf has washed many of them on
the beach.
Mrs. s. A. Parsons, Of Wilmington,
has purchased the Bradford cottage,
on Surf avenue, and will occupy It this
season.
w. Herman Riley, Of Wilmington,
who has been the guest Of his brother,
+. b. Riley, for the past week, return
ed home Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. George Mccullough,
OF Wilmington, have opened their
handsome Surf avenue home for the
season.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Tremaine are
stopping at the Hewery cottage for
weeks outing.
Miss Eliza Messick, of seaford. is The
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Riley, at
their home in the pines.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Mooney, Of
Sharptown, Md, have moved in their
Baltimore avenue home for the sea-
son.
Hudson and Joseph have completed
the two-story, eight-room cottage on
Oak avenue for Mrs. II d. Hoffman, Of
Washington. ID. c.
Fred Hudson and Charley West have
started plumbing and pipe fitting at the
Bellhayen House.
Mrs. H. c. Fisher is visiting rela-
tives in Germantown.
Mrs Fred A. Ross is spending the
week end with Wilmington friends
The Rev E. II. J. Anderson and
wife, Of Milford were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. G. s. Horn last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
There will be a regular monthly
meeting of the Board of Commission
ers on Saturday at p. M, at the
Town Hall AT this meeting bids for
the removal of garbage for the sea-
son of 1911 will be opened; also at this
meeting the assessor will hand over
/ to the Board his assessment list for
town taxes for 1911.
Rev George T Anderson, of Newark,
Del, is stopping at his Wilmington
avenue cottage while making some i'm
! provements.
The Rev J. A. Buckson. Of Dover,
has been here the past week looking
over his three cottages and getting
them ready for the coming season.
The NJ. ID. and V. r. r. Co. has is
sued new books describing Rehoboth
Beach.
Mrs. Charles l.. Gordon, Of Harring-
ton, is stopping at her Oak Avenue
cottage
The Rev B. r. Thompson. of Dover,
visited here last Wednesday and ex-
amined the location of some building
lots. Mr.. Thompson will build a cot
tage here this year if he can secure
a desirable location near the surf.
J. B. Latham, who has been work
ing at the electric light plant, left last
Wednesday for Liverton, Maine. where
he will be employed as electrician for
/ the American Fisheries Co.
Major Silmore, of New York city
visited town last Tuesday.
James T. Lank. President of the
Lewes Real Estate Co.. was here on a
business trip last Wednesday.
The NJ, ID. g. V. r. r. is bringing
a great many cottage seekers here
from Baltimore, and from the way
cottages are renting it will pay e
come early and avoid the rush
w. 7. Tappan has finished a cemen
pavement fronting lots on Penn ave
nue., for T. C. Ruddell, Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Arthur Downing and littl,
daughter. Florise are visiting friend
in Baltimore.
Miss Alberta Pyle. of Georgetown
visited her grandmother, Mrs. S. L
Polk. last Sunday
Mrs. Mary Williams Of Milford, il
occupying her cottage.
Miss Lola Ingram OF Mlddletown
is visiting at the Brayton.
Miss Anna Freeman has returned
10 Middletown, after spending som,
time with Mrs. Pennington.
Miss Anna Poole of Wilmington, Il
entertaining friends at the Pool,
Cottage on Surf avenue.
iss Mote gave a card party in honol
Of Miss Eliza Messlck last evening.
S.W Truitt is making extensive
improvements TO his merry -go-round
Robert Hinckley was a Washington