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he undertook for the good of the church. Short- ly after his coming he brought the Sisters of St. Dominic and placed them in charge of the school. He liquidated the parish debt during his pastorate, which ended with his life, May 3, 1886, when he died, lamented not alone by his own, but all the people, and such was the regard in which he was held, that on the day of the funeral the factories were closed and the people en masse attended the obsequies. While he was in charge of the parish Revs. Donavan, Horn, Cary, Lynch and Murphy were appointed assistants in succession, the last- named acting as pastor at the time of Father Kars' death. The parish numbers seventeen hundred souls.
SCHOOLS .- The log school-house in the woods was used until 1830, when a frame house was built east of the Union Cemetery and served the pur- pose for a number of years. It was then sold, and a brick house, now occupied as a dwelling, was erected near Broadway and Hudson Street. In 1859 the two-story brick school-house on Monmouth Street, near Broadway, was erected at a cost of seven thousand dollars, followed in 1868 by one at Cumberland Street and Ridgway, costing five thousand five hundred dollars ; and in 1869 by the frame school-house on New Jersey Avenue, at Pine Grove. This cost one thousand six hundred dol- lars. In 1871 a second house was built near to and similar to the first one at Ridgway and Cum- berland, and in 1873 a third, each of them of equal cost and capacity. These five buildings, valued at two thousand nine hundred dollars, with seven hundred and fifty seats, sum up' the public school accommodations for the children of Gloucester City, the number of whom, between five and eighteen years of age, is sixteen hundred and thirty six, the number enrolled being ten hundred and forty six, with an average attendance of five hundred and twenty three. The pupils in other schools, including the Roman Catholic Parochial School of St. Mary's, number two hundred and fifty.
When the State established the public-school system the people of Union township, especially those in the western section, entered heartily into educational work and the largest possible facilities were provided. In 1847 this section comprised two school districts-Nos. 1 and 2-with sixty-two and one hundred and seventy-seven pupils respec- tively. The schools were kept open throughout the year and the taxes levied to cover the cost were paid cheerfully. The treasurer of the School Board acted as superintendent. The first so to act was William C. Mulford, M.D., in 1847 and 1848,
as well as in subsequent years. He was succeeded by Joshua P. Browning, William H. Emery, Jere- miah H. Banks and William C. McCallister, the latter serving for a number of years and until 1868, when township gave way to city methods.
Under the city charter the Board of Education is an independent body, not amenable to Common Council for its actions, but providing such educa- tional facilities as in its judgment are required, with power to levy such tax, within the statutory limit, as will suffice to pay the cost. The board consists of six members elected for three years, two being elected annually. The board elects a president, secretary and treasurer from its own members. The school funds are made up of a State, local and poll-tax. The receipts of the treasurer for the fiscal year ending February 1, 1886, were: From the State, $4908.88; local tax (two mills), $3685.37,-total, $8594.25. The ex- penditures were $7877.31, of which $6252.50 was for salaries. The surplus on hand was $4756.97. The salaries range from $400 to $500 for teachers and $1000 for the principal. There are eleven teachers, as follows : Principal, William Dougher- ty; Priscilla H. Redfield, Annie Emery, Mary Whittington, Matilda O. Redfield, Elizabeth W. Hanna, Kate McMurray, Willie Cogill, Emma Mayers, Emma S. Gaunt, Ida F. Luther. In addi- tion to these, Judge John Gaunt, G. W. Michaels, P. H. Redfield and R. Heritage have been employed as teachers of night schools, which are open for several months in the year and are well attended. Judge Gaunt and Miss Redfield are veteran teach- ers, the latter having taught in the schools of Gloucester for more than thirty consecutive years.
The members of the Board of Education are George M. Dixon, William C. Turkington (secre- tary), Russell Willard (treasurer), Samuel Barwis, Charles C. Collings (president). Duncan W. Blake, M.D.
The following have been officers of the board since 1868 :
PRESIDENTS.
1868. William C Mulford.
1879-80. John C. Stinson.
1869. Samuel Raby. : 1881-82. Henry M. Harley.
1870-71. Thomas Hallam.
1883. Henry F. Weet.
1872-75. Samuel T. Murphy.
1884. John H. McMurray.
1876. George Bougliman.
1885. George M. Dixon.
1877. Samuel T. Murphy.
1886. Charles C. Collings.
1878. William H. Banke.
SECRETARIES.
1868-71. John C. Stiueon. 1877-82. Andrew J. Greene.
1872-73 William H. Banks. 1883-85. George P. J. Poole.
1874-76. Samuel Finney. 1886 William C. Turkington.
TREASURERS.
1868-73. George W. Dickensheets. 1877-78. Thomas Hallam. 1874. William H. Banks. 1879-85. Lewis G. Mayers.
1875-76. Samuel T. Murphy. 1886. Russell Millard.
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CEMETERIES .- The Cedar Grove Cemetery Com- pany was incorporated in 1851, the names of William C. Mulford, Jacob Morrill and Stephen Crocker appearing in the charter. The company was or- ganized and eight acres of land purchased on Mar- ket Street, east of the West Jersey Railroad. This was laid out and improved, and this cemetery has long been the favorite resting-place of Glouces- ter's dead. The present directors are James L. Hines, president and treasurer ; Wm. Van Meter, secretary ; William C. Birch, James E. Truax and Levi North.
The Union Cemetery is located between Broad- way and the West Jersey Railroad, south of Mar- ket Street. The association was incorporated in 1860, Abraham Powell, Arthur Powell and Joseph B. Ellis being named in the act. The ground originally measured three acres, but the railroad cut off one-third, leaving but two acres. The di- rectors are : Alexander A. Powell, president; Lewis G. Mayers, treasurer ; Daniel Carroll, secretary.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS .- The first building association was incorporated in April, 1849, as the Gloucester Saving Fund and Building Association, with Moses G. Boston, Westcott Lowell, Stephen Crocker, William S. Doughten, George Nichols, Charles S. Barnard, William C. Mulford, Jeremiah H. Banks, William H. Emery and Joseph Cramer as. incorporators. The association did well for about seven years, but difficulties and losses occur- red and its affairs were wound up when the stock was worth about ninety dollars per share.
August 17, 1866, a meeting was held in Union Hall and the United Mutual Loan and Building Association was formed by the election of William W. Fernald as secretary, and the following-named rectors : William S. McCallister, Hugh J. Gor- man, James L. Hines, James Nield, Samuel Raby, Peter McAdams, William Ames, Philip Ritner and Joseph R. Smith. Samuel Raby was chosen pres- ident and Albert J. Greene treasurer. These were among the most careful and trusted men of the city, and the success of the enterprise was assured. Stock was subscribed for, and the association began its long career of usefulness. The first year the receipts were $8957, and the amount loaned on bond and mortgage was $8600. Eighteen series of stock have been issued, eight of which have matured, leaving two thousand three hundred and six shares still running. The total amount loaned on bond and mortgage since the start is over $350,000, in sums varying from $200 to $2000, and averaging less than $1000 to each person. These have been persons of limited means, and it is esti- mated that nearly three hundred persons have
thereby been aided in securing homes; and this accounts, in part, for the unusually large propor- tion of house-owners in Gloucester-over one in three of the ratables. Samuel Raby was president two years; Henry Black, ten; Archibald M. Gra- ham, one; James L. Hines, nearly six years, when, resigning, Henry Black was again elected, serving until March, 1886, when he resigned to take the secretaryship, made vacant by the resignation of Hugh J. Gorman, after nearly eighteen years con- secutive service. Albert J. Greene, who was also city treasurer, was elected in 1866 and, excepting 1884, when Lewis G. Mayers was elected for one year, he has been the only treasurer. The last annual report gives the receipts at $18,459.52, and the average premium for loans twenty per cent. The present officers are: President, Joseph Rut- land; Secretary, Henry Black; Treasurer, A. J. Greene; Directors: Peter McAdams, Thos. Black, John McIlmoyl, Joseph O'Kane, Alonzo D. Husted, William C. Turkington, Harrison Eger, Frank Rafferty.
SOCIETIES.
CLOUD LODGE, No. 101, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, was formed in 1869, largely through the endeavors of Benjamin Cloud, of Woodbury, and by his efforts a meeting was held in Washington Hall September 27th, when Richard C. Horner, Philip H. Fowler, William Mulford, William C. Burch, Joseph Tucker, John P. Booth, William Willian, William W. Garrett and William Ames applied to the Grand Lodge of New Jersey for a dispensation to form a lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, with the following officers : R. C. Horner, W. M .; P. H. Fowler, S. W .; William C. Mulford, J.W .; William C. Burch, Treasurer; William Ames, Secretary.
The warrant constituting Cloud Lodge was re- ceived January 31, 1870, and the officers were P. H. Fowler, W. M .; William C. Mulford, S. W .; William C. Burch, J. W .; John C. Stinson, Trea- surer ; William Ames, Secretary.
The following have served the lodge as Worthy Masters :
1870-71 .- Philip H. Fowler. 1879 .-- Frank M. Hoffman.
1872 .- Edward Mills. 1880 .- G. William Barnard.
1873. - John P. Booth. 1881 .- Wm. C. Burch.
1874 .- Edwin Tomlinson.
1882 .- Thomas J. Finney.
1875 .- John Gourley.
1883 .- Henry M. Harley.
1876 .- William W. Garrett.
1884 .- Wm. H. Bowker.
1877 .- Thomas J. Finney.
1885 .- John W. Warner.
1878. - George A. Dobbins.
The lodge now has twenty-five members.
MOUNT ARARAT LODGE, NO. 8, MASONIC LADIES, which meets in Powell's Hall, is one of the most prosperous societies of Gloucester, and was
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organized October 8, 1867, in Union Hall, with the following charter members :
Sarah A. Conover.
Eliza Rambo.
Elizabeth Grove. Sne Hendrickson.
Mary A. Higham.
Sarah Connor.
Jennis Warburton.
Jane Colwell.
Sarah Parker.
Caroline Bastian.
Elizabeth Alaways.
Louisa J. Daisey.
Mary Richmond.
Sarah J. Elberson.
Annie M. West.
Abigail Marsh.
Patience O'Harah.
Mary A. Miller.
Elizabeth Rodgers.
Emma Neill.
Julia Smallwood.
Ellen Turner.
Rosanna Horner.
Mary Wynn.
Anna F. Conover.
Sarah Solomon.
Hannah Tatem.
Ellen F. Carney.
Lizzie Herron.
Emeline Pew.
Priscilla Lewis.
Emma Daisey.
Hannah Donghty.
Mary Farras. Mary E. Irvin.
Sarah Stillings.
Milicent Lafferty.
Margaret Thomas.
Rebecca Marple.
Sarah Matlack.
Frances Taylor.
Elizabeth Starr.
Deborah Wilkins.
Martha Tomlinson.
Parmelia Yeager.
Eliza J. Herron.
Georgiana Frazer.
Lizzie Horner.
The officers for 1886 are Past I. H. P., Amanda Cheeseman ; I. H. P., Laura Beckett ; H. P., Ella Pursglove ; S. of C., Lou Richardson ; S. I., Emma Lanagan ; J. I., Stella Parker ; Tiler, Emma Ross ; Treasurer, Amanda Adams ; R. S., Hannah Tatem ; F. S., Anna D. Norton.
Arwames Lodge, No. 37, I. O. O. F., was insti- tuted February 5, 1846, hy Samuel T. Reed, Grand Master of New Jersey, assisted hy D. D. G. M. Samuel Lilly, G. W. Joseph Notts, G. C. Joseph Narine, G. G. A. P. Darast and Grand Marshal James P. Taylor. The charter members were Dr. William C. Mulford, Reuben M. Dimock, Henry Wiggins and John Howarth. The lodge prospered for several years, but the Civil War depleted its membership and it ceased working until May 7, 1871, when it was reorganized with these members :
Thomas M. White.
Wesley Anderson.
Alexander A. Powell.
Joseph A. Leeds.
David P. Morgan. Edmund Hoffman.
Jamies L. Hines. George W. Dickensheets.
Henry Van Posseu.
William H. Banks.
James Neild.
John E. Miller.
Joseph B. Ellis.
Joseph R. Smith.
Sanmel T. Murphy.
The meetings were held in Greene's Hall and a strong organization was effected. Its present membership is thirty-four, with these officers : N. G., Albert Munn ; V. G., Joseph C. Berry ; R. S., Joseph C. Penn; W., David P. Morgan ; C., Henry P. Hill; I. G., Henry Wiltse. Among the Noble Grands previous to the suspension were
William C. Mulford, Wesley Anderson, Samuel T. Murphy, Edmund Hoffman and Frank Mul- ford. The following have been the Noble Grands since the reorganization :
Thomas A. White.
George Mclaughlin.
Alexander A. Powell.
Lewis C. Harris.
John E. Miller.
George A. Dobbins.
Robert Verdin.
William R. Gardiner.
Albert Munn.
Joseph Cooper.
James Neild.
Samuel Pettit.
Charles Mason.
Joseph C. Penn.
George Oatley.
John P. Bootb.
Squire Brooks.
Wesley Anderson.
James E. Parker.
Hugh O'Neil.
Henry P. Hill.
William Buckley.
ANCIENT CASTLE, No. 2, A. O. K. M. C .- The Ancient Order of the Knights of the Mystic Chain was founded in Reading, Pa., February 2, 1871, by J. O. Mathers and J. M. Brown. It now numbers one hundred and fifty castles in that State and ten in New Jersey, the latter recently formed through the zeal of members of the Glou- cester Castle.
Ancient Castle, No. 2, was founded chiefly through the efforts of William L. and Harry S. Simpkins, George and Samnel B. Lee, who called a meeting at the house of James Carr, on Hudson Street, and securing twenty-four names, resolved to apply for a charter, and March 15, 1878, this castle was instituted, with the following-named charter members :
William L. Simkins.
Harry S. Simkius.
George Les.
Samnel B. Lee.
J. H. Brown. Thomas Conover.
James M. Chapman.
Lewis S. Juna.
Samnel Beaston.
George W. Lake.
Benjamin S. Cbaeseman.
Isaiah Mageo.
Henry B. Wiltse.
William Daisey.
W. N. Fenie.
Joseph Greone.
William Greena.
William Kent.
Joseph L. Hebbard.
Thomas Lake.
George Morrison.
Abraham McLeod.
Jesse Perkins.
Samuel Burrows.
The castle has prospered and gathered within its fold many of the best and most influential citi- zens, among them these, who have been active in spreading the order in this part of the State : Past Supreme Commanders Lewis G. Mayers, James A. Wamsley, M. D., Walter W. Larkins and George W. Cheeseman.
STANDING ELK TRIBE, No. 22, Improved O. of R. M., was instituted February 25, 1871, by Great Prophet Charles H. Gordon, of Camden, with these charter members,- . William W. Taylor.
John McEllmoyl.
Charles B. Musgrovo. James Paul.
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Frederick Fahirnon.
Joseph Test.
Anna D. Morton.
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John A. Baker.
James Kane. Joseph A. Test.
William Keys.
Samuel T. Murphy.
George W. Mclaughlin.
Robert M. Watson. Joseph Wigglesworth.
Isaac Burrough.
David Fassner.
Jacob Stetser.
Wright Burgess.
Wesley Anderson. Samuel B. Lee.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS .- Franklin Lodge, No. 26, K. of P., was instituted in Washington Hall, August 18, 1869, by Acting G. C., Stephen D. Young; G. V. C., Thomas G. Rowand; G. P., Samuel Williams ; G. K. of R., William B. French; G. M. of F., C. Mahew; G. M. of E., James H. Pierson ; G. M. A., A. Frank Holt; G. I. G., William P. Repsher; G. O. G., Samuel Braddock, all of Camden, except J. H. Pierson, of Woodbury. These were the charter members initiated at the institution of the lodge: Peter V. Brown, Charles F. Mayers, Thomas J. Finney, John O. Hines. Samuel Finney, George Leaming, Lewis G. May- ers, John C. Jordan, Levi Sharp, John D. Harley, Edgar Roby, Robert Booth, Robert Heaton, Wil- liam R. Britton, Albert Munn, James Paul, George Whipple, William S. Chew, William B. Simon, Ambrose Strong, George W. Powell, Henry Harley, Mark L. Lacey, Alvin Berry, Thomas Conover, Joseph Tucker, Leroy Starkweather, Edward Noble.
These were the officers installed August 18, 1869: P. C., James Magee; C. C., Peter V. Brown ; V. C., Samuel Finney; K. of R. and S., Charles F. Mayers; M. of F., Thomas J. Finney ; M. of C, Samuel Beaston ; M. of A., John D. Harley ; I. G., John O. Hines ; O. G., Edgar Roby.
The Past Chancellors of the lodge are Peter V. Brown, Samuel Finney, A. E. Tallman, John D. Harley, William Brown, John Moffatt, How- arth Law, Henry Law, Edgar Roby, Henry Black, Robert Heaton, Griffith J. Cassels, William Cald- well, Daniel Forrest, Joseph Wigglesworth, James Radcliffe, George Angleman, John B. Morrell, John P. Booth, William R. Britton, Robert Booth, Joseph Berry, Elwood Fisher, Douglass J. Rob- inson, Thomas F. Middleton, Asa V. Locke, Frank M. Neild, Jehu A. Locke, John S. White- field, Samuel T. Murphy, William Feeney.
The officers for 1886 are : P. C., William Feeney ; C. C., Arthur G. Clark ; V. C., Hugh Sterling ; P., John Moffatt ; K. of R. and S., Robert Heaton ; M. of F., Benjamin F. Upham ; M. of E., Henry Black ; M. A. A., Elijah R. Locke; O. G., Thomas Steen.
The lodge has fifty-nine members, and meets in McBride's Hall every Tuesday evening.
THE YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB was formed iu July, 1880, as a campaign club, with James Finley
as captain and William Hewlings, lieutenant, but in October following it was reorganized as a permanent body, for social purposes, with new officers : President, Henry F. West; Vice-Presi- dent, John H. McMurray; Secretary, Robert Brannan ; Treasurer, Charles F. Reeves. A room · was secured at the northeast corner of King and Hudson Streets, and furnished with all the neces- sities for social and mental enjoyment. Christmas, New Year's and the Fourth of July are days of special observance, but other seasons furnish occasions for banquets or less gastronomic pleas- ures. The membership numbers sixty, and the officers are: President, Henry F. West; Vice- Presidents, William H. Banks and John H. Mc- Murray ; Secretary, Harry Reeves; Treasurer, G. William Barnard. No liquors are tolerated about the club-room.
THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION meets in the building long known as the Wash- ington Hotel, at the corner of Hudson and Willow Streets. It was formed May 10, 1882, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, largely through the efforts of Mrs. Fannie H. Carr, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, No. 1, of Camden. The following were the original officers : President, Mrs. Rev. H. M. Brown; Vice-Presi- dents, Mrs. Edna Taylor and Mrs. Rev. J. R. Milligan; Secretary, Mrs. Theresa Anderson ; Treasurer, Mrs. Mary R. Michaels.
Fitting up the rooms on Hudson Street, the Union began an active career of usefulness and benevo- lence. Soup is distributed to the worthy poor during the winter season ; and a library well stocked with carefully selected books provides good reading matter, in comfortable quarters, to all who choose to avail themselves of the privileges. The officers of the library are : President, Richard Hoffner, Jr .; Secretary, D. Roscoe Harris; Treas- urer, Emma Collings; Librarians, Emma Collings and Sarah J. Lippincott. The present officers of the Union, which now numbers eighty-four mem- bers, are: President, Mrs. Edna Taylor; Vice- President, Mrs. Rev. D. B. Harris; Treasurer, Mrs. A. M. Lippincott ; Secretary, Sarah J. Lippin- cott ; Superintendent of Literature, Mrs. M. R. Michaels.
THE CATHOLICSOCIAL CLUB for mental improve- ment was formed in 1883, and contains some of the brightest minds among the young men of the Catholic faith in Gloucester. The officers selected were,-President, James McLaughlin; Secretary, Herman Eger; Treasurer, Peter McAdams; Li- brarian, Daniel F. Lane.
The club occupies rooms on King Street, above
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Hudson, which are handsomely furnished, and the library is well filled with carefully selected books, to which the late Father Kars liberally contributed. The membership numbers twenty-five and the first officers are still retained.
THE YOUNG MEN'S CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL SOCI- ETY was organized in 1873, with thirty charter mem- bers and the following officers : President, John J. Lafferty ; Secretary, Michael M. Mullins; Treas- urer, Daniel Kenny. It is No. 314, and is char- tered by the Irish Catholic Beneficial Union. It has prospered and now has a membership of one hundred and thirty.
GLOUCESTER POINT AS A PLEASURE RESORT .- Hermaomissing was the Indian name for Glou- cester Point. The eastern shore of the Dela- ware River, from Trenton to the sea, presents no more attractive resort for the lovers of combined rural and aquatic diversions than Gloucester Point. At the head of the Horseshoe Bend, where the Jersey shore trends to the east and the Pennsyl- vania shore to the west, the river expands to bay- like proportions, and opens to the eye a river-view many miles in extent, and from the surface, cooled by contact with the water, southwestwardly breezes, the prevailing winds of the summer-time, come with refreshing vigor during the heated term. Joined to this, the six thousand feet of gravelly river-shore, affording ready facilities for beaching small craft, with excellent fishing in the river and creeks around, the fact that the Point has been from the earliest times a favorite pleasure resort, needs no explanation. Three miles from Market Street, Philadelphia, it is an easy row or sail, and hun- dreds did and thousands do make it their Mecca, on pleasure bent.
The Philadelphia Fox-Hunting Club made it a place of rendezvous during its existence from 1766 to 1818, with the headquarters at William Hugg's Ferry-house, while the kennel was located on the site of William J. Thompson's hotel. In excavat- ing for the foundations of this building, a few years ago, a quantity of bones, the remains of canine feasts, were unearthed. Following the Fox-Hunt- ing Club, in 1828, came the Fish-House Company, now the Prospect Hill Association. There is a dispute as to the date, some fixing it as late as 1838.
George P. Little, of Philadelphia writes : "That originally the Fish-House Company was organized by some old Waltonians, who, during the summer months, met semi-weekly under the large sycamore trees that once lined the shore of the Delaware, from Newton Creek to Timber Creek. Chief among those veterans in handling the rod and fry- ing-pan was Jesse Williamson, and in organizing
a club in 1838, it was called the Williamson Fish- ing Club, and, at his request, on the erection of the present house, the name was changed to the Pros- pect Hill Association.
The claim is made, however, on good authority, that when the Fox-Hunting Club disbanded a fishing club was formed, and that a house was built in 1828 on Prospect Hill, a high blutt overlooking the mouth of Timber Creek to the south, and that it was replaced, in 1838, by the present spacious two-story club-house, where, twice a month, from May to October, the members, under penalty for absence, gather and feast on viands of their own preparing-not fish alone, but anything that lures the appetite-not water alone, but aqua pura di- luted to a weakness assuring to weak · nerves. Among well-known names on the list of past and present members are these,-President and Cap- tain, E. J. Hinchen, of the Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch, who, for thirty-two years, did not miss an opening-day; James B. Stevenson, Charles W. Bender, William F. Hughes, Benjamin Franklin, Peter Glasgow, George W. Wharton, William Richardson, Peleg B. Savery, Peter Lyle, Chapman Freeman, George J. Weaver, Louis Pelouze, Mah- lon Williamson, Jacob Faunce, B. J. Williams, George Bockius, Thomas F. Bradley, Joseph B. Lyndall, S. Gross Fry, Benjamin Allen, John Kri- der, George P. Little, Peter Lane, Samuel Collins, William Patterson, J. W. Swain, Samuel Simes, Jesse Williamson (one of the originators), and others. The membership is limited to thirty, and, as they are long-lived, the entire roll of members during the fifty-eight years of its existence con- tains but few over one hundred names.
Be-ides the Prospect Hill Association, other clubs and individuals have built houses along the shore, where, during the summer months, they bring their families aud friends for a day's outing, spend- ing the hours in fishing, and retiring to the houses when hungry. In a cluster, north of Hitchner's Surf House, are nearly a hundred boat-houses, belonging to Philadelphians, who visit Gloucester Point for fishing and sailing, engaging frequently in regattas, a favorite course for which is around the Block House and repeat, making a sail of six- teen miles, during the whole of which the fleet is in full view from the Point. Several large hotels line the shore for the accommodation of visitors- notably the Buena Vista and Thompson's, famous for planked shad, the Surf House, Fath's, Hagger- ty's, McGlade's and Costello's. These form a dis- tinct portion of the city, and, although comprising a part of the municipality, with patrons and pur- poses entirely different.
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