New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
THE SUMMER ZONES Ar NEWPORT
BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.

| ARRIVALS NUMEROUS AND FREQUENT--yAYs on
| THE HAcKMAN AND THE snoPKEEPER-THg Dis
AGREEABLE JUNE.
| IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBuNp
NEWPORT, X. l., June 14.-The Fashionable
thoroughfares begin TO wear a very active APPEAR
ance and the number OF elegant equipages Is daily m
creasing The chops Belevue-aye, which cater 10
the Summer trani exclusively, have been open week
or two and brilliant display Is Of Chinese ana
Japanese ware spa goods etc, arranged in the most
tempting manner. How 50 many shopKeepers OF this
kind make any money question, but they pay their
bills and TO appear every year. In the hope
better success All of the buildings are occupied
which is remarkable fact when the dnlness Of trade
is taken into consideration. Among those who have
leased stores In that fashionable part OF the city are
Turks who dress In Turkish costume, and please Im
mensey the children who flock 10 their place OF bus
moss for other purpose than to see their peculiar
garb. The majority OF the notion stores located
in large block which was built few years ago for
Mr. william r. Travers Of New-York who Is siiIl the
owner It has proved very fortunate investment
visit 10 the cars and steamboats, will also convince
stranger that Summer business under way. The ava
ricous hackmen always on hand, and upon the ar
val Of the passengers indulge in active sapede
TO secure the aud keeping Of the visitors and their
baggage The servants usually arrive few days ahead,
and thoy are beset all sides by the enterpsng
ners from the grocery shops meat markets, etc. ETC..
the help IN order TO the seasons trade The
ness cards Of the various firms thrust into the
OF the newcomers and all kinds OF arguments adj
vanoed TO convince them that t IL their interest
trade with certain firms The visitors rush TO their car
rages hoping to get rid Of tho unweeOme ATTENDANTS
and they at once give the drivers notice proceed 70
their cottages with little delay possible thinking
that they will thus the last Of those who welcomed
them upon their arrival But they mistaken. for
they reach their destination they ind the same
familiar faces at their front door, eager 70 secure their
trade Some 90 50 far 10 enter the kitchen door for
the purpose Of inducing the servants 70 give them an
order goods believing that by such coup D. etat OF
enterprise they viii the seasons trade Others
remain OF the visitors premises with their hOrses
and wagons and pay their respects 10 the family after
indscreet have taken their departure With
rowfu faces. Charges made that tbe servants
bbed OF this fact there is doubt but the servant
equally blame with the business men for this state
OF things, and 1t is established fact that many OF the
cooks and head servants go the stores upon their ar
val and sell their masters trade to the highest bidder
Tie business men forced many times TO pay them
their prices but the practice is working tps evil 70
all concerned. AS already stated. the scenes at tho
depots getting TO be animated and forciby remind
the lookers-on that the season OF 1878 at kand
city ordinance regulates the prices to be charged by
haemen and any infringement Of the rules II reported
Is n0uired into and the guilty party promptly punished
and his license taken nom him. Newport mas suffered
Of haokmen but the livery stable keepers within tne
past years have kept an eve upon their employees
and only few complaints OF eXorDant charges have been
made and those who are in position to know state that
q great reform has been inaugurdted-
June, so far, has been very dsagreeable month for
Newport Rain has fallen almost every day. Il has
also been unusually COOL which has been serious In
Jury TO the place. Nothing like IL has been experienced
by the oldest Inhabitant" for years The copiOus
rains VIII be the means however Of filing up the eist
ems and the ootagers will not be likely TO be called
upon to paw exOrbitant prices for water during the
Summer as they have been in the past. The cottages
those who are 10 have their own, never
known arrive earlier than they have been doing tns
cottagers have ALREADY arrived. The number OF elegant
equipages which may be seen on the fashionable streets
aud avenues every pleas nj aItefEoOh lhdeales I'M
the season is well at hand.
In the death OF the late Thomas WDans OF Baltimore,
Newport good, substantial friend The family
VIII vaoate their Summer residence Brentons Reef
on Monday next, aud viii proceed to Baltimore. The
only son OF the deceased inventor Mr. Ross r. Winans
will start for Europe at look after the immense
property belonging to his father in England and also in
Russia Mr. Winanss yacht the Arrow, will be taken 70
GreenpOrt Long Island and laid up The deceased
but his Summer residence ut this place about six years
ago It built solely for comfort ana not Tor ap-
pearance HIS arrangement for bass-ilshing was very
ingeniOus He had a number OF inventions IN his
premises and during the entire season kept humber OF
Workshop His stables filed with many OF the best
horses in the country and he had less than twenty
which was raised by Mr.. WnanS died here last week u
having taken cold while on Its way from Balu-
more.
The Hon. George Bancroft, the eminent historian has
arrived ut ms villa Bellevueaye. and the Cfs.--..-
Professor Shields OF Princeton College, has taken Colo
mel L. Warlng. jrs, cottage Catharine-St, for the
sumner The Rev. Dr. Murray. also OF Princeton. n.
has engaged apartments at farmhouse on the island
Of Conancut, near this place. for himself aud family.
Mr. william X. Vanderbilt and family, OF New
York have arrived at the villa near Bley's Beach,
which h owned by Mrs George Francis Train, OF New
York General W. II. Emory, U. = A, Lieutenant
Emory u B. n. Mrs G. j. Hosack, Mr. George Jones'
Mr. James Z. KernOcban, Mr. II. ". Brush, Mr. j. 8.
Brown son. Mrs. Il. NJ BlntchfOrd and Airs. n T. Gray,
from Ncw-YOrk; Mr. Henry j. Smith, from Providence;
Mrs. George TicknOr and SIR. W. W. Tucker, from Bos-
recently arrived at their cottages The Rev. DIT
Wright OF New-YOrk will spend portion OF the season
with the Rev w. f. Morgan, Of hoW-lork, at the Red
mond Cottage, on Kay-st
The grounds OF the Westchester Polo Club at the lower
end OF Thamesst are being put order for the season
of 1873 and it Is expected that this interesting sport
VIII be revived the 4th OF July. The grounds
are pleasantly situated aud 1t is doubtful egi
BILE site could have selected In the whole city. The
lot contains about eight and is nearly level as
table The turf is rich and generally smooth The lot Is
enclosed by high and closely boarded fence. it Il ex-
peced that IN addition polo there wall be several inter
esng meetings OF various athletic clubs from Newfork
and elsewhere. the prizes being offered BY the summer
residents and members OF the club. large and very
OF athletes was held here lat
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