Thursday, October 5, 2017

1912 OAK ORCHARD INDIAN RIVER HOUSE


OAK ORCHARD
1911 – 1912


July 7, 1912, the season regualarly opened and it's most prosperous summer is being

predicted. Many improvements over the past months will allow Oak Orchard to better take care

of it's visitors for a week or month. New cement works along the beach prevent the river from

reaching in and cutting the beach during every heavy storm.

The Indian River House, already noted as a hostelry , is open and already doing business

under direction of Charlie Phillips and his bride, Miss Lawrence, of Wilmington. Last year,

Miss Anna Cooper of Millsboro , had charge.

Miss Myrtle Wilson, Margaret Lynch, of Georgetown , Blanch McNear of Wilksbarre,

Pennsylvania, Elizabeth McLernon of Camden, New Jersey, George Messick, Bill Short, Jr.,
Payton Banning and George Walls all of Georgetown, enjoyed a coaching trip to this place

recently. Dr. Messick of Milford and his family are at the Messick cottage , Dr. Chapman of

Georgetown is at the Ioka cottage, the R. P. Davis family are spant a few days at the Crapmore

cottage. Captain Vessey has bought the boyce cottage house and Fred Blizzers family, the Willins

of Georgetown are there. Charles Cullin and Albert Worth were the weekenders at the Crow;s

Nest. Mary Houston of the Houston cottage entertained friends from Milton , Lewes, and New

York. The G. C. Calhoun's and Mrs Manners will spend the month at the Ioka cottage.

Last Sunday all but three of the cottages were occupied.





Wilmington Evening Journal, Monday July 8, 1912

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