The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-05
NEWPORT.

OPENING OF THE SEASON AT THE rhode ISLAND
WATERING pIAcE-PRoMrNENr ARRIVALS
THE PROSPECTS FOR THE sUMMER-NAMEs OF
VISITORS WHO WILL PASS THE SEASON HERE.
NEWPORT, Juno 2, 1876.
The present warm weather will doubtless be a bless
ing this we'll known watering place and be the
Of inducing tho cottagers to put IN appearance at
once Up to this date largo number OF families have
arrived and taken possession OF their houses among
the number being L. J. Lorillard Miss Emily 0. and
Miss Sarah Gibbcs, L. b. Brant II. A. Wright, Hon. l.
p. Morton, Douglass Robinson, Frederic W. Stevens
Mrs. G. Cram. G. Francis Bates, r. NJ Hunt, John
Carey, Jr.; Henry G. Marquand, Daniel Parish, J.
+. Pierson, J. s. Bryce, from New York;
Joseph J. Cooke, Professor William Gammel
from Providence; Miss Annie Porter, from
New Orleans; Dr. 8. G. Power New Haven; Mrs.
Gardner Brewer, Mrs. Richard Baker, Jr. Mrs D. ".
Holm,s J. S. Barstow, General Casper Brownnsheld
and sidney Brooks, Boston; Hon. George Bancroft
Washington; Lieutenant Commander Clarke, United
States Navy; Lieutenant c. B. Buckingham, United
States Navy; G. j. Peterson, r. l. Willing and W. H.
Ashhurs,, Philadelphia; Professor j. p Huntington,
Hartford, and others.
THE SEASON
opens we'll and q fair number OF cottages hayo been
rented at this date and there considerable number
unrented but which will undoubtedly DO occupied be-
fore long. OF late the real men who have
charge OF the houses have had ncarly all their leisure
time taken up in showing up' their, houses
the best possible advantage to those who were in
search of Newport cottage
The villas which have been in Of erection
for the present completed. The ono which
being built William G. Rives or Boston, will not
be ready for occupancy before next season. When
completed It will be OF the finest houses in the
also will not be ready for occupancy this season. Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Sherman, Of New York, have taken
possession OF their new and costly villa Victoria
avenue. Already Bellevue avenue begins to show
Signs OF c and several snowy teams are to be found
there every day Just the city having 1t covered
with nne gravel This should have been done earlier
the season, for with the absence OF it will take
long time for 1t to become sufficiently packed make
pleasant road. In the meantime driving there will
not be appreciated much it will be few weeks
later.
Mr. william p. Douglass, OF New York, once the
OF the famous yacht Sappho, rented yesterday
the modest Deacon cottage Bellevue avenue which
recently has boon put order and ovcrhauled by tho
carpenters Mr. Frank Work, New York banker,
also rented yesterday the wiiiingstone villa on Web
ster street.
HOTELS.
The Ocean House opens the goth, and expects to
be full all the season. but yet the proprietor states
he has let but two three rooms for the season.
Tho Aquidneck, Perry aud Hartmann's have been
opened for time and have been doing consider
able transient business Tho two small hotels on tho
cliffs will not be opened before the latter part OF the
present MONTH II is singular fact that the cottages
connected with the latter hotels have not been taken
as rapidly they last season, and but four OF
them are rented at this date
The grounds OF the Narragansctt Gun Club are being
put In order for the season. and the annual election
occurs in few days few fault finding individuals
endcavorcd 10 create prejudice against pigeon shoot
ing and went TO the Legislature hoping to bring about
it's SUPPRESSION but that body wisely tabled The BILL
and many OF them informed tho writer that 10 action
would he taken TO interfere with sport OF the club
which they knew was composed of many OF the promi-
nent people who spend their summers here. In fact,
they did not believe that the Legislature could inter-
fcrc with the private rights Of citizens
The Count and Countess DC roone OF Paris, have
taken rooms at the Ocean House The Countess rs a
daughter of Hon Augustus l. Brown, late OF the law
hrm OF Oakley Hall Co., OF New York.
Colonel 4 G. Thorpe Jr. Of New York, rented his
silla on Wellington avenue few days ago to s. Whit
ney Phoenix, OF New YORK.
THE BOARDING
are not receiving many applications for board, and the
subject ~ attracting considerable attention of
the small number who have signled their intention OF
spending the summer here Many OF them have not
received single application and their owners begin to
think as far as they are concerned the season will be
very dull.
RESIDENTS FOR rnr SEASON
The following are the names OF few OF the promi-
nent citizens who will spend the summer here Mr..
Julia Ward Howe susan coodss.u Colonel a 7. "
Hieglnson, l. J.. Lorillard. Mrs W. r. B,odgctt John
Jacob Aston, Judge BIachiord James r. Kernochan,
J. +. Kernochan II. NJ Hunt tho architcctl r. NJ.
Saigs, W. $. Richards and John Lafarge, three we'll
known artists; Lewis b. Rutherford, John J. Town
send, John Winthrop Chanlcr John Carey, Jr
Professor Alexander Agassz, Professor W. b.
Rogers, Professor Fairman Rogers, W. r. Trav-
ers, Daniel Torrance, C. H. RUSSELL Royal
Phelps, Mrs George II. Pcndlcton Daniel Parish,
II. q. Marquand, Theo +. Havcmeycr, Hugo o.
Augustus L. Brown, Edward Cooper Colonel G. T. NJ
Davis. Judge n. 7. Dckey, John Auchincloss,
August Belmont Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, coun;
and Countess 3anucos Lolita, tho actress; Mrs. Henry
Oelrchs, Mrs Thomas s Globes, Mrs De Lansey Kane.
Allen Thorndyke Rice, H. g. Rcmson, W. G. and r. w.
Rhinclander. Henry and George X. Fearing Clarence
Rnthbonc, NJ. H. Sandford, George r. Jones, Mahlon
Sands, II. A.. Stout, =. W. Stevens, r. H. Scherper.
horn, George Tiffany, Meredith Rowland, Mrs Colonel
A. Van Buren,, General J. H. Van Allen. j. J. Van Alien.
Ross X. and Thomas winans, q. y. Wetmorc, Miss C.
I. Wolfe and Mrs. A. l.. Whiting.