The New York herald., 1879-10-22
NEWPORT.
PRACTICAL CLOSE OF PROLONGED SEASON
PERSONAL INTELI4GENcE AND CURRENT Cos

PRACTICAL CLOSE OF A PROLONGED SEASON
PERSONAL INTELI1GENcE AND CURRENT Gos-
SIP.
NEWPORT. r. l.. Oct. 20. 1879.
The long spell of delightful midsummer weather
has been broken at last. strong northwest vind'
followed by needed rain. having put an end to is
yesterday. 1t is expected that the sudden change
will be the Of closing many of the cottagess
but the townspeople will not complain. for they,
have enjoyed an unusually long and successful sea-
son. The Hotel Aquidneck closed to-day. The
small hotels the cliffs also closed. Some
tensive improvements to be made to the hotel
the cliffs which is owned by the Cliff Cottage Asso
citation.
Mr. j. Il. Keene. it is understood. has received .
handsome offer for his fine estate at this place
known the Matthews" villa.
Captain John Pitman, OF the Ordnance Depart
ment, has reported for temporary duty in
ton with the chemical work of the division of mining
geology of the United States Geological Survey. the
headquarters of which are in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac T.. Taylor, nee Kortright. OF
Philadelphia have just arrived at the Muenchinger
cottage on Bellevue avenue.
Among the recent departures of cottagers are the
following:-Mr August Belmont, MIR. j. j. Masons
Mr. Abel French. Mrs sigourney, Mr. G; F; Lyman.
Mr. Fred. Lyman Mr.. George Nugent, A. II. Woolsey,
Mrs. Theodore A. Havemeyer, Mrs. L. f. Chickerings
Mr. Robert Lenox
old Knickcrbocker families OF New York. proposes
to be candidate for Mayor at the approaching
municipal election. He elected to that Office
three in succession and voluntarily retired to
private life vt the close of his third term. which
pired last June. Mr. Bedlow is we'll and favorably
known to the majority of the summer residents.
WINTER CoTTAGERs.
The following are the names OF some OF the SCOT
tagers" who propose remaining hero during the
wlpter:-
Mrs. Gilbert l.. Beekman. Mrs. E. N. Howard DR..
G. NJ. Olel, Mr.. George Tiffany. Colonel George Il.
Fearing Mrs. e. r. Rhett Mr.. f. J. Anderson, Mr.. t.
q. Appleton, Mr.. Il. H. Brinley MIR. III. j. Smith, Mr..
Il. d. Bolt, Mrs. John W. Bgelow, Mrs. Charles Me-
kim, Mr.. Z. f. Bates. Mr. T. c. Cushinan; Captain q.
G. Churchill. United States Army; Mrs. g. @. Cram.
Mr.. j. II. Keene Miss L. S. Calender, DR.. Il. L. Cum
ningham, Mr.. George II. Calvert, Mrs. M. b. Crosby.
Mrs. L.. NJ. Sargent, Colonel Jonathan Amory; Rear
Admiral Case, United States Navy; Rear Admiral
Worden. United States Navy: Lieutenant Commander
Steadman. United States Navy; Mr.. Daniel Parish.
Mrs. L. S. Cymer. Mr.. George Collins, Miss Ida
Deacon Mrs. j. A. DeBlois. Mr.. William Edgar Mr..
Wilson Eyre. Mr.. Russell Forsyth Mrs. E. M. Neil.
Mr.. Stuyvesant LeRoy. Mr.. II. NJ Hunt Mrs. A. NJ.
King, Mr.. John La Faye Mr.. Il. NJ. Staigg. Mr.. Ed
ward Mayer. MIR. L. p. Norris. Mrs. II. w. Ogstin.
Mr.. W. G. Rives; Mr.. W. g. Rves. Jr. Dr. Samuel G.
Powell Mrs. NJ. A. Robb, Dr. B. c. Riggs. Mrs. J.
Armistead. Mr.. William Redmond. DR.. IL. Il. Storer,
Mr.. Edmund Tweedy, Mr.. E. W. Willard. Mrs. w. X.
Ormstead. Mr.. Andrew Blair and Professor Pump
pelly.