Year: 1877

MDDLEToWN, July 4th, 1877.


Having heard much about Ocean City, to-
day being general holiday, I determined to
avail myself of the advantages of cheap fare
and good company offered by the Railroad
Companys excursion, and go and see how it
was myself


We left Middletown depot about six O. clock
and reached Ocean City at ten. On the way
down we met many old acquaintance and had
jovial time during the whole trip.


When the train reached Middletown it
brought with it but few passengers and many
empty seats. These, however were all filed
from the different stations on the way and by
the time we reached Ocean City we had quite
full train. We had expected to find a great
crowd at the beach and were, consequently
surprised, and not little disappointed to find
the attendance rather slim. Great prepara-
tons had been made for the accommodations
of the excursionists, but finding SO small a
crowd with empty pockets, the proprietors Of
the hotels were doubtless much disguised, and
concluded that it was very dry excursion.


Ocean City is a very nice place to spend one
day, but not any more. 1t is a sandy, dreary-
looking place, and if it was not for an excur-
sion now and then hardly know what the
people now located there would do The only
nice thing about this summer resort is the cool
refreshing breeze from the great Atlantic Ocean
and the splendid beach for bathing.


The Atlantic Hotel is fine building and is
conveniently arranged inside and out II
fronts the Ocean and stands about 200 yards
from the water. Back of this building is the
Bay Side Hotel, very nice building but moth
ing in comparison to the style or size of the
Atlantic. Of to the right of this is the Excur-
sion House. building not quite finished, but
think by the time it is completed, it will be
one of the leading houses on the beach. We
made this house our headquarters, just because
it was a temperance house. We can say to
parties going to Ocean City, if they wish to
stop at this house. they will find everything
they want in the eatable line and the very best
walters at their service.


After dinner we made up our minds to take
a bath, and off we went to the bathing house
to order suits for three, donning which we
struck for the Ocean as if we were going to
turn it upside down. One of our party thought
he had faith enough to do whatever he chose
with the water, and in he went, but didn't
any more than get in before large wave came
and turned him upside down and drove him
high and dry upon the beach. He said this
wasn't Drummond's mill pond must also
mention that some Of our Middletown ladies
had the pleasure of bathing in the great At
lantic.


We rushed around for little while longer
until it was time for our train to return home.
We left the Ocean at 81 O'Clock, and arrived
at Middletown at lO1, after having had one Of
the best times we ever had in our life. On the
cars coming up, everybody appeared to be
well pleased with the trip and was sorry when
they reached Middletown, as they never know
when they will ever have such trip again.
/ Ifthis letter proves satisfactory to the Editor
Of the TRAEscRIPr, we will try and get up d
little better one for the next issue.


One OF THE CRowD.