Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-24

Prospect Grove, Shelter Island-The
 Change Of Nnme-Other Changes-Dr.
 Dennen's Cottage-VisItors From New
 Haven-ReaI Estate-The Camp Meet
 ing.
 PROSPECT GROVE, July 21. To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER:
 The past year has been one of changes and decided Improvements at Prospect, Shelter Island. In the first place, the name has gone through an added stage of development, and Prospect is now Prospect Grove. Some say that the change was made in difference to the old custom of adding cognomen to tell the recipients claim to fame, and that it was thus intended that, at the sound of the name, the image of a dense and grateful grove should rise before the imagination, as we'll as the picture of a wide and pleasing prospect. Others, more prosaic say that the change was made simply that a separate post office might be established here, there being already one Prospect in the State. Each one is at liberty to choose his own hypothesis, but certain it is that we are very soon to have postoffice of our own.
 More important are the changes about the hotel and grounds. A large addition has been made to the hotel, containing parlor of generous proportions and some forty large and airy rooms, all of which has increased 
 in small degree. number of new cot tages have been built, one of which, Dr. Dennen's, has been noticed in your columns. It has introduced @ new style of cottage build ing, and will do great deal toward breaking up the uniformity of design that was begin ming to be noticed. General Greeley, Dr. Dennen, Presiding Elder Hill, Messrs. J. E. Searles and c. P Armstrong here with their families for the season.
 The direct communication opened by the J. H. Starin is bringing more New Haven people yearly, and soon the accusation that because person passes the summer here he must forsooth be Brooklynite will no long CT be made.
 Another step in advance is the establish ment of real estate office by Mir. w. B. Hill, of New Haven who aims to meet the growing demand for cottages and building lots. He offers to send to any address complete re1tory of all the routes of travel to Prospect Grove. It has long been mat ter of surprise to the writer that people with money to invest do not put it here It is no uncommon thing for an owner of a cottage to realize fifteen per cent on capital invested, and to net eleven or twelve per cent. requires but very little ingenuity For several years back every available cottage has been rented long before the opening of the season, and this year good authorities say hundred more cottages could have been rented to parties anxious to pay almost any price.
 The opening of the annual camp meeting is fixed for August 18th Messrs. Pentecost and Stebbins are to conduct it. Their ser vices last season remembered with pleas ure and their coming is anticipated with eagerness, although the reverend gentlemen, coming in that intense week of last season, did, in a moment of heat, propose to change the islands name from Shelter to 'Swelter." " There is large proportion of young peo- pie here and there is plenty of life. A ball nine has been organized, and athletic games and regattas will soon be in order. When they come you may (if so desireD hear from R, R.