National Republican., 1881-07-22
WATERING-PLACE NOTES.
J. c. Robbins Is 81 Mnnchesler W.

h c. Robbins is ut Manchester, VT
Mrs. J!W. Easily Is at Asbury Park, New Jersey.
"A. p. Dunlopis at Governors Island, New York
j. J. Connell Is at the Hotel Aquldncck, New
port
Whales are seen Mt Block Island daily, and in
unusually large schools
-synnepuxent Bay, between Ocean City and the
mainland, is rich in water fowl and FISH.
Mrs. NJ f. Carter and son are sojourning at
River Springs with her brother, Mr.. NJ, S. Combs.
There will not be much bathing this summer
at Newport. Charles Francis Adams will spend
several months there.
-MOckerel fishing Is the chief amusement of
swNmpscott Mass) summer visitors The fish are
being taken In large numbers
Rev. DR.. John r. Paxton, pastor OF the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Is summering
with his family at Block Island.
Mrs. NJ. p. Rice and children the family of the
well-known artistic photographer, have gone to
Colton's, Maryland, for the season.
-E. J. Dallas, chief of the Dead. Letter Division,
POST Office Department, left yesterday morning for
Cambridge, N. Y, for n short visit,
Count Beust has arrived at Newport from
Washington, and is the guest of Count Lippe Wles.
enfield, charge d'a0aircs of the Austrian legation
Mrs. d. f. Knapp and Mrs William y. Peck, of
this city, with their children, are temporarily So
journlng near Berryyllle, Clark County, Virginia.
--"Sunsct" Cox is summering IN Norway What
q serious time he must have in trying to make the
Norwcgians laugh at his antedluvian minstrel
Jokes.
Mr. T. c. Stedman the poet enjoys spending
his summers IN New England lie was on the
north shore Of Massachusetts, last year He Is a
great favorltc in Boston.
When General Garfield visited Atlantic City in
1878 he was greatly pleased with the place, and
some of the prominent residents, since his Illness
have been discussing the project Of presenting to
him cottage, to cost $4,000.
AT Lake George the turn outs are more numer-
Gus than ever before. Bass fishing will soon begin
The Indian chief Louis Watso, aged one hundred
and six years has recently received his yearly pen.
sion from Canada. There are thirteen steam yachts
on the lake The meeting of the American Canoe
Association, which Ia to take place next month
promises to be very large one.
-HGrvey's Lake. near wilkes. Barre, Pa, Is as.
suming the appearance ofa popular summer re.
sort. There arc ten private cottages three private
boarding houses, and u hotel, besides several
farm houses There are, moreover quite mum,
bcr of tcnting parties on the ground, some from
| wilkes Barre, Others from Philadelphia and else
where Nine or ten lots have been secured by
those who propose erecting cottages thereon mex
year.
One of the prettlest and most attractive rail
| road guides ever published In the United States f0
free distribution Is that Of the Central Railroad
New Jersey, a copy ofwhch has been mailed u
| by II, =, Baldwin, the general passenger agent o.
the company. II describes the pleasure resort
along the line Of the road and illustrates each
place with unique but appropriate original wood
cut The covers are handsome specimens OF hnC
steel engraving.
Tho cottage of General Grant Is the only one a
Long Branch which has shrubbery on the lawns
and the grounds attract much attention. For year
one Of the sayings Of the people OF Long Brancl
was: A" DO not waste your time in planting tree
near the ocean, as they will not grow" sevora
efforts were made by Cottagers TO beRutify the
lawns with trees, but they were unsuccessful, GEN
eral Grant solved the problem by planting trees II
clumps, and not from ten to thirty feet apart,
-Marhas Vineyard is located of the southeas
coast of Massachusetts,, seventy miles from Bostor
aud one hundred aud sixty miles from Hartford
The island is twenty miles in length and probabl!
seven miles in breadth The western portion 4
uneven and hilly the highest hill reaching Obou
one hundred and sixty feet above the sea- Tn
eastern and most populated section Is compare
lively level and sandy, Throughout the entir
| island are fine groves Of oak and pine. The formo
gave TO this place its old.time name, Oak Bluffs
The western part Of the Vineyard is principal.
made up Of rich and well. cultivated farms Tn
vegetables, for lne growth and excellent flavor
are unsurpassed. The native people are chief.
farmers aud are proyerbial for their inherie,
Puritan element and for their general intelligence
honesty, and iIugality,