The New York herald., 1869-04-18
wAf..s.1a PLACE NOTES.

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Great activity begins TO prevail everywhere to
prepare for the ensuing season, great crowds being
the present hope Of hotel and boarding house
keepers
In order the better to accommodate sojourners
new horse railroad Is projected nom New Haven to
Fair Haven, to cross the bridge now in course OF
erection to Grapevine Point.
An association is to be formed In Norwich for
planting shade trees and otherwise improving the
Streets sidewalks and other public grounds In the
town.
In view OF the celebrity with which French fashions
are adoptedi this country the proprietor OF GER
tain springs, In Central Virginia proposes to post
in his halls and saloons similar notice to that found
in Partisan concert cafes:-"Lades are requested
not TO smoke in this room.n
Tie Northera Neck OF Virginia, nearly surrounded
by Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac and Rappahannock
rivers, penetrated by their numerous tributaries,
abounding the best OF fish, oysters and wild fowls
and fountains OF pure water, is being largely I'm
proved by enterprisng citizens from New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. Milden Hall, one mile below Union
wharf, has been improved and splendid wharf was
built In the direction OF the oyster beds In the Rap
People living in towns along the railroads in
Kansas aud further west, expect heavy rush OF
summer travellers, for pleasure as well as business
Work on the Rockaway branch OF the South Side
Railroad, Long Island Is progressing rapidly Some
15O men are engaged upon it,
Cape May IS preparing for the summer. All the
hotels are introducing improvements and large
renovated, with view to rent them to families for
the summer.
Cozzens Hotel at West Point, thar delightful spot
on the Hudson, SO closely connected with historic
events Is being entirely overhauled and rentted for
the season.
man on duty through the day and prohibits veloct
pedes from the sidewalks. This win change the
present intention OF many New Workers to make
New Britain their place OF temporary sojourn next
summer.
on the New York and New Haven Railroad Com
pany for Increased railroad facilities during the
ana .e eoanS PaS ena 70 TWO
Catskl expects company" this season and the
village Fathers are urged to bestlr themselves, in
order that everything aud everybody be arrayed
in their best bib and tucker"
Bedford Springs, in Southwestern Pennsylvania,
the annual summer retreat of the late James Blu
chanan is also beginning to put on its festive ap-
parel the town authorities having issued stringent
orders for the cleaning OF all the streets alleys and
| byways and the hotels preparing for large influx
the people Of Fisnkill propose to build horse
railroad and OF their reasons for doing so IL the
belief that 1t would afford greater attraction to city
folks to locate there during the summer.
more Of the Wealthy spend
mer months in rural anusements and the gay festiv-
tiles OF fashionable spa iie Is TO be largely improved
upon this year, and the several hotels are making
great exertions to entertain larger number Of
guests than ever.
From present appearances the summer season at
Saratoga promises to be splendid one for all whose
bank accounts can afford to 'ruscate 1t there for
a month or two daring the cheated term" The
hotels are being put In order, the halls and ball
made ready for gay assemblies; private houses
and cottages fitted up for occupation by private fam
lilies; the drives and parks carefully overhauled anu
the 'course prepared for the fast trotters and rum
ners already training or entered for competition 0I
speed during the racing season.
Camden Is one of the most beautiful villages In
Maine. II is situated on the western shore OF the
Penobscot Bay, with fine harbor and splendid
water power, and Is one OF the most romantic and
picturesquey located places to be found. The
scenery cannot be exceled. The village Is nestled at
the very foot OF Mount Batty, rising over 1000
feet into the Clouds while the Megunticook
and other peaks stretch away to the north, with
beautiful chain Of lakes at their feet upon one side
and the bay on the other The rural beauties OF the
place are becoming well known to pleasure seekers
and more are visiting 1t yearly. 1t Is destined to
become one OF the leading places OF summer resort
In that State.
The 6rst signs Of spring and indications OF the
tinuance OF pleasant and mild weather are already
well improved all along the shores Of Long Island,
Staten Island and Jersey. and even inland, to COM
plete all the usual arrangements to re-
ceiye the migratory thousands who seek to escape
the dust and turmoil OF the city by a summer
residence amid the green fields OF the country and
to enjoy the invigorating breezes waited over the
"briny deep"
II Is said that a great number OF farm houses In
the counties along the Hudson river are being
turned into boarding houses by the thrifty house.
wives, who propose to let their pleasant country
homesr for the summer, TO such as cannot very well
stand the expense OF hotel life at the springs or on
he seashore.