Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-22
WEST HAVEN.
Harvard. Columbis

Matters at the Shore-The Season Starting Up-Many Guests Arriving Jolly Little Bathers-NIatters in the Borough.
 West Haven was visited by the largest number of people Saturday seen at the shore this season. The cars ran we'll filled in the afternoon and many private teams came la den with visitors, including some from Cen terville, North Haven and Woodbridge. The interest in oller skating is growing as the season advances and will soon DO doubt re- gain it's old proportions. Howes' rink pre- sented 6 lively scene in the afternoon. Among the skaters were the two fairylike little ladies who have delighted scores of au- diences in all parts, Miss Nettie Perkins and Miss Lillie Sellew; also Miss Sadie Converse, the wee little skater daughter of MT. Con verse of the Austin House, this city. Also among the noticeably fine skaters at the rink this season are Miss Lillie Emory of West Haven, Miss Freeman of West Haven, George Gill, Miss Clark, sister of Porter Clark Fred and Cliff Perkins, New Haven; Doc. Bishop and George Futile, West Haven; Fred Adams New Haven, and Charles Card, manager of the coaster and exmanager of this rink. One young gentleman from this city, an anna teur executed some noticeably good fancy skating Saturday. The tier of beams over head at the rink is laid with Florida palms and over the desk is fine cactus in bloom. The West Haven band never played better than this season. MT. Howes for Wednes- day evening of this week has Dodds' comb nation, composed of Johnny Dodds, Fred Adams and Jenny Barber. The rink rules are posted up conspicuously. They will be enforced to the end of making the rink al I,Jao fo, and To men.
 | At the Rock business is closed and MT. ! Skeeles has taken down his roller skating ! rink, but gives his attention this season to \ his bathing houses. The abandoning the ! Rock business is because the horse cars do | not run down there. The absence of Kel- sey's pier alters much the landscape on the ! Sound looking outward. It was not oIna- mental, but it was exceedingly useful both ! for the boatmen, the bluefshing, and as a ! promenade.
 The water was quite lively with bathers on Saturday. From near the Dr. Pierpont cot tage a fine company of young folks under the charge of lady friends, Miss Atwater and l others, frolicked in the water and had glo- ! rious time to their hearts content
 The special passenger train containing the students of the Concord (Vermon) college on ! their way home Friday noon for their vaea- | tion, as the train was passing by West Haven
  men standing on the platform of the cars. One of them threw soda water bottle and | hit Tom Hyde's son, James c. Hyde, who | was standing in the roadway near the buckle | shop, and hurt him very badly.
 The members of the G. A. R. of West Haven are to have social gathering by in vitation of w. H. Putnam at his restaurant | in Railroad Grove on Tuesday evening Commander Sharpe of Admiral Foete post and several from this city are to be present. | A cordial invitation is extended to all ex- soldiers Other G. A. R. boys in the bor- l ough are thinking strongly of forming vet ! eran soldiers association.
 | The ladies of Christ church are to have an l ice cream and strawberry festival at the resi- | dence of E. H. Howarth on the corner of ! Campbell avenue and Morris street. on Tues | day and Wednesday evenings.
 Thereswas large number of arrivals at | the Hotel Sea View and the Beach | House on Saturday; twenty at the former and fifteen at the latter Saturday was the | opening day of the Hotel Sea View. Land 1 lord Freeman feels highly elated and hopes | that this new departure will be a success Constable Clinton of West Haven, lost a very fine heifer, one year and a half old, of the Holstein breed last week. It was bit | ten in the throat number of months ago by | a vicious dog, since which time it gradually | failed
 The house of MT. Clarence Thompson, which has been newly painted, presents a neat and attractive appearance. The work was done by MT. John T. Clark and is spoken | of in words of praise.