Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-10

and his money" the first part of which he
couldn't remember; and a New York swell
drives Tally-ho " stagecoach, loaded with
ladies, and blows his own horn through the
streets. The worst wish we wish him is
that he had to drive stage for living these
hot days. Wouldn't he groan, though
SARATOGA, September 8.
The closing days of last week introduced
the chilly nights and cooler days of Septem.
Der, whereupon the receding wave of summer
visitors set in. The thermometer itself is no
more sensitive to a change in the atmosphere
than are the pleasure-seekers in Saratoga.
Nevertheless crowd yet remains, and will for
some days, and probably weeks. The States
and the Union each have five or six hundred
guests remaining, and the other hotels and
boarding-houses like proportion. But the
general character OF the visitors has changed
more than the number. As rule, the
mere pleasure-seekers- butterflies have
flown, and only those remain who sought to
be benefited by their visit. There are two
reasons for this. One is that the prices of
board are materially reduced after August,
and the other arises from the belief, which
is gaining ground, that more beneficial use
can be made of the waters during the modi-
fled weather OF September and October than
during the oppressive heat Of summer. And
fba,, tba ,,,ult,tuIae af ,pArnta;, en;,
give Saratoga flying call on the way to
their city homes.
During my sojourn here | have gathered
up some statistics concerning the leading
features of the place which may not be un-
interesting to the readers of the WATCH
MAN.
At the Hathorn Spring, which has now
become far the most popular among the ca
thartic waters of Saratoga, up to the close of
last week, one hundred and six thousand
tickets, at five cents each, had been sold to
visitors during the present season. This
does not include the very large number of
weekly, monthly and complimentary tickets
which have been disposed Of Each visitor
is presumed, on an average, to drink a pint
of water. When it is added that large
proportion of the visitors carry away pint
or quart bottle of water, to be drank at their
rooms, some idea can be formed, in imagin-
alton at least, of the amount required for
home consumption. Iu addition to this, fif-
teen thousand cases of bottled water have
been sold and shipped this season--each
case containing two dozen quarts or four
dozen pints. Then, when it is remembered
that Congress Spring in good degree re-
tains its old time popularity, and that the
score or more of others, notably the Wash
ington, Columbian and Hamilton, have had
q much larger patronage the present year
than ever before by reason of the Hathorn
having instituted a fee for admission to its
fountains, a Yankee guess can be formed of
the vast demand now made upon the min
eral waters of Saratoga.
Then take look at the leading hotels.
Congress Hall, which was for so many years
synonym of vastness and perfection in its
line, but which is now eclipsed by its two
noted neighbors, Is nevertheless an immense
institution. 1t has main frontage of four
hundred and twenty-five feet, with three
hundred feet OF wings, with six hundred
lodging rooms, the dining hall seats six
hundred aud fifty, and its servants number
four hundred. The house has a capacity of
eleven hundred guests, and its arrivals dur
ing the present season number about thirty
thousand.
The United States has seven hundred and
sixty-eight sleeping rooms, besides sixty
hve suites, each parlor OF which has from
one 10 seven bedrooms connecting. The
parlor is eighty-six by fifty feet; dining
room two hundred and twelve by fifty
two. There are 200 feet OF broad piazza
The structure encoses beautifully laid-out
and ornamented lawn OF four acres. The
house has acapacity OF 1000 guests, and has
had about 10000 arrivals this season. Its ser
wants number five hundred
Inc Grand Union has street frontage oil
l'4oo ieet' with an interior piazza eighteen
feet wide, three stories high, and 1850 fee
long. Inc parior Is hity by one hundred
ana MY ieet' ana the dining hali hity-hV'
by Two hundred and eighty-six, capable O
seating one thousand persons Inc ground
enclosed within the building contain lou
acres tasteiuiiy iaid out IN walks, with ioun
tains' snade trees ana tropical ioiage oil ex
quisite beauty Inc house furnishes room
accommodations ior zooo guests ana WIZ
It's auxiiiaries' can entertain oooo' i's aver
age NUMBER lrom'u'y @o.h 10 september Is
was ABOUT ,foo' III asing'e Gay IL regiS'ere
SIX hundred ana hity arrivals more Una