. The street railway review . SPI<\I)IN(; .WD TVPICAI. HOLSK. the troupes being furnished by the Gorman Amusement .■\gency,of Boston. A charge of 10 cents is made for the vaudeville enter-tainments and for dancing parties a charge of 35 cents is madefor tickets, which admit a gentleman and lady, .■\djoining thecasino is a large pavilion divided into dressing rooms for the casino and on the edge of the extensive salt marsh,is a fine base ball ground, and when match games are being playeda charge of 5 cents is made for those who wish to watch thegame from the pia
. The street railway review . SPI<\I)IN(; .WD TVPICAI. HOLSK. the troupes being furnished by the Gorman Amusement .■\gency,of Boston. A charge of 10 cents is made for the vaudeville enter-tainments and for dancing parties a charge of 35 cents is madefor tickets, which admit a gentleman and lady, .■\djoining thecasino is a large pavilion divided into dressing rooms for the casino and on the edge of the extensive salt marsh,is a fine base ball ground, and when match games are being playeda charge of 5 cents is made for those who wish to watch thegame from the piazza of the casino. On Sundays grand concertsare given. On pleasant days the cars carry about people tothe beach, and on special occasions, as many as 15,000 peoplehave been counted on the beach at one time. Special rates offare are offered by the railway company to excursion parties fromneighboring cities and parties frequently come in on the steam. CAR cars to Exeter or .^meshury and then go by the electrics to thebeach. It is quite the fashion for some of the large stores and fac-tories at .\mesbury to close for a day and give the employes afree excursion to the beach. Merchants associations and otherorganized bodies frequently make excursions to the beach and areentertained at the casino. During one week in August, the Rock-ingham County Musical Association gave public concerts at thehall, the singers being entertained at the hotel. From this it willbe seen that the street railway lines caters to a very large patron-age, and that its officers are fully awake to the future possibilitiesof Hampton Beach. One of the most conspicuous objects of Hampton Beach is 632 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. X, No. n. Great Boars Head. It is a moraine or mound of glacial drift1,300 ft. long and about 50 ft. high, thrust out into the ocean fromthe coast line. All about the base of the Head and for quite adistance on each side the shore li
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