New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-11
A BACKWARD SkASON AT NETPORE

NEWPORT, July 10.-Thc weather of late has
not been favorable for the hotels, boatmen or livery
stablekcepers. Rains have been numerous, and OF
cloudy, damp, foggy days there have been many. Inc
at best Is backward and what needed moro than
anything else is hot weather which, IL Is Thought Will
bring many guests and induce them to remain BLOCK
STAND and Narragansett Pier serious drawback to
the Newport hotels but as is well known. they do not
affect the cottage colony any extent Not one OF the
hotels has been full yet, but he landlords are ny no
means discouraged. crush Is expected next week.
The outlook is anything but dlscouraging
The tempered story in The Herald today about THE
SUNDAY TRIBUNE causes great amusement here where
the facts familiar. The truth 49, rs everybody mere
knows that The H,rald has been regularly beaten into
Newport by THE TRIBUNE every day, Sundays included,
this season, well last Not day passes IN whlcn
THE TRIBUNE is not distributed throughout the cottage
region In Newport hour and a-haf before The Herald
reaches the town The same thing happened as year. III
precisely the way in hch THE TRIBUNE was regtl-
larry all last year. and far this year beating The Her
nh into Saratoga A. for last Sunday, The Hed reached
Ne port snd SALE with better or later news,
Just twenty-fo hours AFTER HE TRIBUNE THE I2IEUNE
is selling better Newport than It ever did before This
Is probably due merely To the fact that beals ne
Herald in enterprise but also to the growing demand In
this respectable aud refined community for better paper
than The HcTdid
An elegant luncheon party was given today by Mrs.
Hugh I. Dlckey, of New-York at her villa on haidoh
Hill
+. C. Lawrence IT, Of New-York, who Il occupying one
OF the II. I. Livingston cottages lost valuable hors
Beevue-ave $500
is understood that George Peabody Wctmore Will be
selected president OF the Blaine ard Logan cub.
f. d. CaTley. OF Lodisvile. gave dinner party to-day
Iohn W. Winthrop and q. VI. Browne, OF Boston; WaTd
McAscr IT,, Stanley Mortimer, Edwin Parsons ana j.
c. PrOudHt, of NewlOIk are registered at the no
Edgar T. Wees and family. OF Hartford, have arrived
at the Riggs cottage, III tHthernf-st.
J. Mem Hardy. OF Yrg mia @. A. Gooch Of Cam
bridge; A. Murray aud wife, OF McuIrea!; Mrs C. H.
sherman. OF Washington j. :. Kellogg, Of Providence
W. A. Iigbee, j. d. Sweden and Miss Hurst, OF New
York; +. H. Walker T. ". Morrel. the Misses jerks
A. 4. smith and g. H. Pickering OF Boston, nave arrived
n tkc Aquidncck. .
Mrs HAYNES, of Boston r. r. Brown and Mrs. A. H.
Brown, OF Louis; william II. Cromwell OF Brooklyn
aud James Turk. Miss :. X. COX, H. T. Sl'c ard J.. e.
Wells OF New York. have arrived 1t the Ocean House
The hop at the casino tonight was well attended;
many Of the prominent cOttagers were present Ihe In
the price OF admit. had TIE desired effect OF
Keeping away many Of the towns peOpc. who some
cJin take up tic room intended for the Casino sub
scTibers .
August 10 Is the date set for the collection in the
churches for the hospital The summer residents give
literally for this object
There a fine display OF fireworks in the town park
tonight.
r. Gray Gr1swold, OF New-York, and George +. Leigh
tom OF q. Louis have arrived here, the latter having
taken the l4eOcr cottage. >,
BENJAMIN Briefly the Lancashire poet is III town. It
will be rendered a reception Friday evening at the farA
House
Frederick W. Vanderbilt and wife, Of New York. who
have the OF Mr. and Mrs william Post nave
taken cotttge for tue summer.
ward McAliScr recently appo!nted Oblted StSte
Judge OF the District OF Alaska, Is in Town.
Eear-Admiral Selfrdse is at the Torpedo station.