New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
NARRAGANSETT PIER.

| WILLIE spRAGUE's MAREIAGE-socIAL AND PER-
| soNAL NEWS.
| rppoy THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE.
| NARRAGANsRTT PIER, r. l., Aug. 1.-The
| sudden and entirely unexpected marriage OF WING
spraguc Is still nine days wonder here The specai
dispatch" to The Nec York World speaking OF 1t as
runaway match and all ndng to Willie as youth who
had be n neglected and allowed grow up without the
care and attention he should receive does all parties an
Injustice When Willie sprague was born twenty years
age on the OF month"; the sprasues were worth
their millionz and $4,000 settled upon the nfant
in his own right and neither the principal nor the inter
est can be touched until he is twentyone Therefore he
will come into a neat property OF about 100000 next
July; so If he wanted marry he could afford TO- ana IL
ia hard TO see how anybody business The bride Is
undoubtedly q little older than the groom, bus not
enough older to much comment She Is handsome
and accomplished and had she been any one else than
Willie, stepmothers sister 1t would have been consid-
cred a good match SO far from its being a runaway
match Governor Sprague and his wife accompan-
led the young couple to New-Yors. witnessed the
ceremony returned here with them ana the young peo
ple are now residing at Canonchet. and apparently
hugely enjoying the honeymoon.
The hotels are gradually filing, and the majority Of
the landlords are satisfied at the outlook. But the
are not they say that outside OF the
Casino guests not disposed to spend much money.
The deterioration Of the bass fishing is much lancned
and reason is given that the menhaden fishers ply their
tIrdc 90 indusriousy that the bony sh are kept away
and therefore the bass do not come.
Miss L. g. Harris. OF Woonsocket, gave luncheon
party at the Casino Wednesday to Mrs. Moses Brown
Ives Goddard, OF Providence. VINO is the guest AT
Willow Cottage. OF Mrs. NJ b. Lockwood, OF Newly rk.
sister OF Secretary Bayad. Fifteen covers were laid
aud a very pleasant lunch was enjoyed. on the fame
day Mrs Edward Austen OF Glen Cove. Nd, Mrs j..
Asplnwal Hodge OF Hartford, and Mrs. samuel Colgate
of Orange " j. who occupy three cottages below the
ciamlake In the
surfside Cape Point Judith. Tveaty-one persons sat at
table The bake" the first OF the season, but more
Judge IT, b. Brown, of the United States Court. at
Detroit, with his wife, is at the Nj. Hope.
General A. b. Netteton. ef Minneapolis was al the
Joha Goa and large family of New-York, are at the
L. D. Dozier Of the great Dozerweyl Cracker Com
pany, ST. Louis. has been at the MI. Hope.
Wallace +. Kirk and vile, OF Sew-iork, are registered
A savannah cotton broker, ]. b. Duckworth. with his
family enjoying the hospitality Of Landlord Caswel
AT the Mt Hope are Mr. and, aud Mr., j. ' Clawson' d.
Miss Kddel, OF South Carolina. Is the guest or Ar
and Mrs II. A. Tyler who are staying at the Mt Hope
There arrived at the Mt. Hope on Wednesday party
OF thirteen under the leadership OF Mrs " W. Condict
Mr. and Mrs John D. Davis of st. Louis and Mr. ".
A. Thomas and mother OF Chicago, are registered at the
The Mathewson is doing rushing business. but like
an omnibus 1t Ia never quite full"
Griswod Lorard son Of Pierre and valet arc az the
T. w. Lille wel-known railroad man here, is staying
]. Thomas Lynch and wife, of Ncw-York, are at the
MaihewsOn House.
Mr. and Mrs William Thomson and family, of Bryn
Mawr, Penn are at the Mathew for some time.
W. A. Watson tied with A. X. Cory for the high
est score at the Saratoga bowling alley. Frank Ininan
has scored 27S and J. +. Perry 276.
There has been some moonlight surf-bahng THE week
and the young people have enjoyed several STRAW
rides"
The family of DR.. Loring Of Washington, are at the
Deavan.
Mrs L. j. Denning and family Of NcwYork are at the
MathewsOn.
Mr. ii. n. Hyneman, the New-York artist, is at the
MathewsOn. and Is doing some sketching.
Major Luck, OF the British Army, who recently married
daughter Of the late Thomas r. GrinDcl OF YorK,
summerng at the Continental with his wife and Mrs
Grnnel.
The Army and Navy officers here, IN conjunction with
the local Grand Army post. will hold Grant memorial
services at one Of the churches here next Saturday
There forty children at the Metatoxet House
The Wednesday evening hop and that of this evening
at the Casino proved very successful, the gentlemen
having arrived in full numbers this week.