. Sea Bright, Rumson Road, Oceanic, Monmouth Beach, Atlantic Highlands, Leonardville Road, Navesink, Water Witch Club : concerning summer homes along the shores of Monmouth County, New Jersey . and tennis clubs. The Atlantic Highlands casinois one of the best managed on the Jersey coast. The business facilities of Atlantic Highlands are up torequirements in nearly every branch. Its fine stone and gravelroads tend to make it easily accessible from outlying villagesless well equipped with stores. Its fire department is one ofthe best. Few towns are so well provided with churches. It has twostron
. Sea Bright, Rumson Road, Oceanic, Monmouth Beach, Atlantic Highlands, Leonardville Road, Navesink, Water Witch Club : concerning summer homes along the shores of Monmouth County, New Jersey . and tennis clubs. The Atlantic Highlands casinois one of the best managed on the Jersey coast. The business facilities of Atlantic Highlands are up torequirements in nearly every branch. Its fine stone and gravelroads tend to make it easily accessible from outlying villagesless well equipped with stores. Its fire department is one ofthe best. Few towns are so well provided with churches. It has twostrong Baptist Churches and a colored Baptist Church, whichwas recently organized; a Methodist and a colored MethodistChurch, a Presbyterians Church, and a Roman CatholicChurch. All are in a fairlv flourishing condition. The Atlantic Highlands Improvement Society, composedof ladies of the town, devoted to making Atlantic Highlands aneven better place to live in, has stimulated the people in theline of general iiuprovemcnt noticeably. It has done muchpractical work. Its corporate capacity and impersonal action 83 SUMMER RESIDENCE OF MR. WILLIAM S. FRONT, ATLANTIC cnaljles the accoinplishiiKnt of things whicli would otherwisebe impossible. While its lari;e membership awakens interestin front and back yards, streets, sidewalks—everything to beim])roved or beautified. Atlantic Highlands, nearl\- ever\- one prophesies, will havea great future. Rducationallv, the town stands high, mainlain-ing a graded and high school of the hrst rank. Some of the mort recenth built residences on the waterfront are the cottages of Ca|)tain Joseph , Mr. William \uchincloss, Mr. Jose])!] and .Mrs. Ida I). Ieck, whosesuccessful eflorts to l)eautif\ the shore front may well be enni-lated b\ all who wish to follow good examples with excellentresults. The heights east of .\tlantic Highlands, inside boroughhunts, are crowned with man\- handsome cottages. In the l
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