Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-26
The Martha.s Vineyard Excursion.

Very Enjoyable Time-Vfsits to Rocky Point, Nantucket, Newport and Other Places Of fInterest-JOttingsb by the Way.
 Especial correspondence of the JOURNAL AND coURIER OAK BLUFFS, MATTHIAS VINEYARD, }
 July 22.
 The good steamer Elm City is at present at her dock in front of the Sea View House, H. M Brownen proprietor. Theweather has been
 unfavorable and tonight it is raining hard, but the company are having jolly time. They have been riding about, looking at the different beautiful cottages and enjoying the fine drives, as the roads all concreted. In stro1ling about we noticed the Island House, kept by Mr. Hayden, who is the father of Rev. H. H. Hayden, of Rockland fame, and were informed that one of the jurors in the famous case is stopping at the hotel. The air is very bracing and invigorating here, and every one seems to enjoy it. All eat well and are not troubled with mosquitoes. Many of our New Haven people are stopping on shore, while others sleer the boat and get their meals there, and are well looked out for by Steward Hinman. Martha's Vineyard is & favorite stopping place for many SAAO ~NS'' York Yacht Club and others make their an- nual cruise to the eastward one after another of the swift coursers of the sea drop anchor in this beautiful haven, and those on board enjoy the hospitality of the residents on the shore, and in return they happily re- ceive and entertain many guests. large 1 number of New Haven people were thus en- I tertained to-day on the fine yacht Estelle, | commanded by Mir. Smith, of the New York Yacht Club Some of our number, too, had a pleasant visit to the quaint old town of Nan tucket, twenty-eight miles distant, on the good old sea boat Island Home, Capt. V. H. Manter Jared Norton clerk. Through the sea-green water and over the old ocean swell in good weather it is delightful excursion to Nantucket, the old town that shows so many
 relics of departed glory, where so many houses still have the substantial balcony built around the large old chimney, where the wives and daughters of the captains of the whalers used to watch for the vessels as
 has saved the life of many a whale, and also much interfered with the business enterprise of old Nantucket. Nan tucket is also the place for pies, (good ones), old fashioned apple pies with plenty of cin- namon and for pickles One of the favorites are p1cRl6Q lines II you WduG GO D0 SICK edL three or four. Some of the streets have cu- rious names and signs, such as Quince street,
 Plum Lane, etc. In riding about we mo- ticed many quaint old houses, some with a
 weather vane in the shape of & whale-and
 shingles on the top and sides. The oldest
 house we saw was dated 1886. We also took
 a look at the old mill with it's wind sails
 built in 1746; also at the soldiers monument
 erected in memory of about 75 of Nantucket's s
 brave men. Also visiting Nantucket and
 highly entertained were purser Miles
 l.. Peck, MT. James R. Ruickoldt
 agent of the excursion, of New Haven, and
 MT. Tracy Warren and MT. E. Durham of
 Bridgeport, F. Quintard, New Haven; also
 MT. George Beach of New Haven who re-
 marked ''there is nothing like the high seas, D
 on the strength of which he took a cup of
 coffee. MT. Beach says he was one of those
 who had the pleasure of being on the trial
 trip of the favorite boat Elm City, about 25
 years ago, and gives pleasant recollections of
 that event. Though he and Mir. J. D.
 Bradley are good sailors, they left the boat at
 Newport not venturing to go around Point
 Judith again, and came home by rail from
 Providence. We meant to have mentioned
 above the cottage at Martha's Vineyard of
 Mir. Horace c. Wilcox, of the Meriden Britan-
 mia Co.,, one of the finest on the island. This
 evening hop was given at the Sea View
 House. which was enjoyed by the excursion
 ists and guests of the house. Thomas orches- tra furnished the music. New Milford was well represented on the excursion by Dr. Bacon and wife, c. B. Botsford and wife, T. T. Marsh and wife and Mrs. Julia H. Board man, who take home, with all the rest of the party, most pleasant recollections. Members of the excursion party cannot speak too high ly of the hospitality and courtesy of Gov. Cary of the Island, and Mir. Sturges M. More house, lawyer of New York city, who was 8 guest at the Sea View House.