Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-17
The seashore.

The SeashOres
Building summer Cottages and Resi-
| dences at Short Beech-Many New Sum-
| mer COtta&es-Extensive Changes at
| Payne's POint-Nevv Haven Cottage
| OwDers-The Union Chapel.
Building is lively at Short Beach, which
! summer resort, six miles from this city and
two from Branford, has grown SO rapidly
within a few years. On all sides new sum-
mer cottages are to be seen in process of
erection, and much lumber is now being
carted from this city to the beach. Passin 3
| the little bridge over East Haven river where
the current though narrow is deep-a favor
tie spot for catching the little bluefsh in
| their season-you come upon q new houss
which is being erected by Mr.. Charles Bun
nell, the joiner, who is a resident of the
Beach, and will occupy the new house the
year round. Near by is new barn erected
by Mr.. DoolittIe, who resides in Southipgton.
His cottage is near by. On the beach is a
new cottage erected by Mr.. Hobson, of Wal
lingford, for his summer residence. Mr..
Watson Stone, VINO resides in Clinton, is
erecting new cottage just off the new Dyke
road for his regular residence. Mr.. E. B.
Knowles, the Short Beach storekeeper, has
bought lot just opposite his place and is
building new store which he will occupy
for grocery, fish market and with a part
partitioned off for an ice cream saloon. Back
of the residence of Mrs. G. F. Hotchkiss,
Philo Hart, the joiner, is erecting a new
house for his occupation throughout
the year. Near by is the pretty sum-
mer cottage of Mr.. Jesse WEIGH, son of D.
NJ WEIGH, the grocer of this city. Mr.
WEIGH is building nice addition to it. Mr.
David s. Corey has much improved his sum-
mer cottage on Rockland Park in the last
two years by charging it, adding hand
some ornamental turret, building new fences
and large water tank and change in the
location of his barn and its enlargement.
His cottage stands on the edge of a steep
bluff, the base of which is washed by the sea
waves. The next lot on the south is sold to
Rev. Dr.. Goodsell, pastor of the First III. E.
church in this city. It has also a fine sea
view and an eminent location. The next lot
has been sold by Mr.. Corey to Mr.. Blunt
who resides in Wallingford and does bushes
in New York city as agent for the Seal of
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and Mr.. Blunt will probably erect cottages this
summer Mr.. Corey has thinned out the un-
derbrush on the grounds adjacent to his cot
tage. In this locality men are at work i'm
proving building which has been store
and has been moved to its present location
by the storekeeper, Mr.. Jacobs It is on the
DAD to Payne's Point. On the same road
men are working erecting summer cottage
for Mr. Edgar A. Curtis. The raising took
place on Tuesday. The land was purchased
of Mr.. Jacobs. nearly on the hill. Another
new summer cottage has just been
erected by a Hartford lady, Miss
Lois B. Carter. A little further on
is the residence of Mr.. Theodore Payne,
formerly the owner and proprietor of Payne's
new hotel, Cheshire. He is a son of Col
Payne, of Milford, and within the past two
years has erected the residence, good barn,
a woodshed, large float stage at the foot
of the rocks and plank landing leading to
the same. He is the proprietor of Payne's
Point and owns about twenty acres of land
at the Point and its immediate vicinity
His house overlooks the Sound and is neae
the edge of a steep rocky bluff which is
about forty feet, and rises directly from the
water. He has had force of men at work all
winter clearing away the underbrush which
was very thick at the Point, which now looks
like new locality altogether. The Point
adioins Rockland Park and is on the side of
the Short Beach Cove nearest the city. On
bluff separated by small inlet from Mr.
Paynes is the summer cottage of Mr.. Aaron
A. w. Williams, who purchased it of his
brother, DIR. Williams Mr.. W, generally
spends his winters in the South. This year
he has remained in Hartford on business.
He has spent much time in Europe, where he
was successfully engaged in business At
the base of his bluff he has stylish bath
house tower with apparatus for provid- |
ing warm salt water bath, a |
cd IL.
In this locality is the neat summer |
cottage of Rev. DIR. Horton, of Cheshire, and |
the Episcopal chapel built by the reverend |
gentleman who is SO well known far and |
near as the head of the Episcopal academy in |
Cheshire now near its Tooth anniversary |
The handsome summer residence of Mr.. |
REYNOLDS the bols manufacturer of this city, |
Is also in this Rockland Park, and attrac- |
lively situated
Across the sheet of water which the cove |
sand fronts is the wooded tract in which are |
the summer residences owned by Mr.. Henry /
KiIlan, the carriage manufacturer of this /
CITY. Mr.. KiIlam is having separate build |
inc erected in which he will have billiard /
tables and bowling alley for private pur-
poses.
Also on Cook avenue, Short Beach. Mr..
Oliver Cook, an old resident of Short Beach, |
has erected q new residence near the road to
Pavne's Point. Mrs. Harrison, of New Brit
ain ia building an addition. Also, on the |
PAYNE road, Mr.. Harrison Bristol has the
Foundation laid for new house; and next
adjoining, Mr. David Hitchcock, of Cheshire,
has bought and will probably build on it this
season Also on the same road Maria N.
Vennor, of East Windsor. has purchased q
lot near Mr. Payne's residence and will erect
a house this spring.
The new union chapel is being improved
bv the addition of new blinds purchased from
funds remaining after paying for the cost of
the edifice which cost in cash between $500
and $780, exclusive of donations of material,
labor. etc. Rev. Mr.. Horton gave the Epis-
copal chapel bell to the new place of worship,
and meetings will be held in the chapel as
soon as the summer visitors begin to arrive in
sufficient numbers.
The summer cottage of D. M. WEIGH and
that of ex-Selectman Crawford, of Fair
Haven, are good additions to the Beach. Mr..
T. B. Wilcox, of New Britain, is about to
improve his nice cottage. Mr.. Oushman,
whose cottage is next to Mr.. Welch's, viii
keep the Bristol Hotel this season. Mrs. @.
f.. Hotchkiss' son has bought the Gum
house. formerly owned and occupied by
George Gum, and viii make alterations and
improvements on it this spring. Mr.. J.
Sumner Smith, of Yale, who has sold the
two cottages purchased by him Of MIR. David
Corey, viii build another on the same tract
this summer.
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