Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-20
Gazing Upon the Sea.

Increase Of shore Cottages at short
 Brach-Arranging for the Season.
 A number of new improvements are in progress at Short Beach, East Haven. It Is secluded and romantic spot, reached by roads of devious windings which pass through pret- ty pieces of woodland and patches of under brush. Various sequestered spots arise in view at the latter end of the drive as the vi- cinity of the shore is approached. The first part of the road most In use passes near some of the finest and most arabic pasture lands in East Haven, and brings to view some pretty glimpses of farm life. A little this side of Short Beach the passenger crosses East Haven river over plank bridge, from which point above and below romantic views are afforded. MT. David Cowell, of this city, has cottage in the immediate neighborhood, and there are several other places of summer habitation in this locality. A few moments more and your team has reached Short Beach and 1.-the sea, the sea-" appears to view, its waters dash ing and glintiug in the sun. Short Beach is a wide, circular sweep of sandy beach, at the head of spacious cove which is always covered by the waters of the Sound, which broad body of water lies, perhaps, placid as a mill pond, or-rumpled and tossed by the winds, in full view for many miles each way. On the left arm of the cove is wooded ridge-beyond which is the Double Beach House-and this long wooded ridge has, so occupants of the cove cottages learn, become the property of MT. Henry Killam, and vague rumors are in circulation of iu- tended Improvements by the new owner. The Short Beach settlement of cottages lies main ly near the glistening sand beach, though quite a number are from two to five minutes walk inland. They seem to have been built with no reference to rigid street lines and more as fancy dictates. The appearance is therefore more picturesque, especially as the country thereabout rises in a pretty, broken, uneven slope toward a wooded region which forms the background to the Beach. The cottages are cosy little affairs. They are owned by residents of Meriden New Britain and other inland towns, and by New Haven parties. There is @ pretty new cottage now being erected by MT. D. M. Welch, the well known grocer on Congress avenue. Back in the dis tance is the home of MT. 0. F. Hotchkiss, formerly auctioneer and real estate dealer in this city, and leading man in the old South church for a number of years. Here MT. Hotchkiss has resided for 8 number of years, and he has great pleasure now and then on piscatorial excursions. ''The Cow and the Calf' and Bran ford Beacon are in rowing distance from the beach also, and other spots where the blackfsh love to congregate. Good strings are fre- quently brought home In the blaokfish season by dwellers at the cove. MT. David Corey, of this city, lately retired from the well known firm of Graham & Corey, brass found CTS in this city, has one of the most prettily situated cottages at Short Beach. It stands upon the bluff to the right, about four min utes' walk up hill and by devious path from the main cluster of cottages on the level land. It is half embowered amid oaks old and young and small evergreen trees, and commands a very picturesque view of the cove and Sound and the inland region rounda- bout. On the right, half minutes walk down the path amid the boulders, is creek, and near by is a small inlet with sandy beach. Steep sided rocks on either side look down upon this romantic little bathing spot. MT. Corey has pleasant spot for summer recrea- tion. Just beyond, up the path amid 8 fine copse of trees, stands quite commanding looking summer cottage or residence, large enough for dozen. This place is owned by MT. Reynolds, the bolt manufacturer, of this city, doing business on East street. He has every accommodation, and the situation is still very romantic here, though spreading out into toIerably even space. On beyond is very comfortable appearing cottage, and the carpenters and painters are fur nishing a very pretty addition to it. This Is the summer residence of Rev. Dr. Horton, of the Cheshire Academy, and he has already been dweller there number of times this season, experimenting the archi- tectural development of his pretty home by the sea. Out in front is a broad, bare, un- even plaza of boulders, the whole almost en, tireIy of natures own arrangement, and she ought to have patent on it, 1t is 50 novel and attractive. Beyond is the shore of the Sound itself. Directly back to the left, standing up- on slight eminence fringed with setting of sturdy boulders, is very pretty little chapel, which Dr. Horton built at his private ex- pense for the public benefit. It is charming chapel in a charming spot. Near by to the left is the COtIdS0 O4 OAc5ulEo pAyS1S1hu 4u6 chapel is going to have bell, as Dr. Horton has decided that the chapel shall not be des- titute in that respect and as the idea is ap, proved by the cottagers, and they are con- tributinR, no doubt the chapel bell will be heard on these shores, which until within a few years past were as unimproved as when Lo, the poor Indian, fshed off the rocks and padded his canoe in the vicinity. Of among the Meriden and other cottages some one is erecting grocery store, and two or three of the cottage owners are building barns. The conversion of the slope aud the adjacent rocky heights into cottage plots was quite an unexpected bonanza for the former owners of the land, piece for cottage plot bringing more than whele acres were previously sold for.
 The Democratic State Convention.
 T. G. Adams, George D. Loveland, Horace Robbins and Stephen Morgan are the Weth- ersdeld delegates to the Democratic State Con- vention.
 Winchester sends Harvey B. Steele, Angus tus H. Fenn, Charles A. Bristol and Edward Finn.
 Simsbury sends Jeffrey o. Phelps, jr., Wat son Rolcomb, Daniel O. Reid and Lyman O. Higley.
 An Inccndiary Fire.
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