New-York tribune., 1886-07-25
on THE ST. La WRENCE.
SOCIAL PLEASURES AMONG THE THOUSAND
ISLES

THE EEL FLY-COTTAGEs OCCUPIED-EXCURSIONS-
PERSONAL.
FRoM An OcCAsIOSAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUN-l J
ROUND ISLAND HOUSE, July 24.-The past
week has been a very lively one The people nave
really begun 10 pour In and the season on the ST Law
renee has ret in in The weather has been un-
usually tine and there nothing TO mar the tour
m pleasure except annual visit Of the festive eel
av This fl is An Institution OF the and seems 70
be known nowhere else II Is long, thin Insect with
SLIM writing body something ike an eel. II comes
once year a. about this this time ana remains exactly
one week when 1t disappears as quickly as 1t came
Last Saturday they made their appearance
and heavy thunder and wind storm Nednes-
day night fastened their departure since then
the weather las perfect. except for the fisher
man who wants II cloudy and shOwery There has been
good deal Of fishing and fair success Mr Baker stop
u az the Round Island House, came m last week Win
string OF bass weighing IN the aggregate forty pounds
Mr. Clark and Mt Ransom. stopping at the same hotel
brought In an eighpound pckercl and fourp ound bass
Oh Wednesday night But since this beautiful clear
weather mas set il fishing has bee under ban.
Jaeob uavess new cottage one OF the features OF
Pouud Island this season, being finished on elaDoratey
ins,ce and out C. A. Johnson also has an elegant new
cottage Mr. sawyer. the merchant OF the island. has
rented his cottage DIR. Bright. OF The ETaminer
T. IT. Taylor has just rented his newly
erected cottage. The cottages are all filed
with the exception three four There are in all over
sev-ny-hve cottages on me island ar; -',eHqis' i is AZ
artist IN pasts. IS stopping Al Tue houd lsAnu
There is fine orchestra at the hotel MI A. NJ LEWIS
oau,her and SON. and T. j. -h&ttucK. Volinl-t, Orlht
s,n,ng inc oerforiners. There one hundred
u oule now At tho Round Island House ana many con-
Sranflv coming. The hotel Will soon DC lu4l-
me iThousaud Island PARK has a falr shOwing Last
veer the hand arrived from Waterfowl. and there IS
uov pIeutv of music, though no danclug IA allowed
Camu-meetug began this week and quite number are
renting Mamie Island very pretty little Isle not Tar
/ ,ron, Rouud Irand. There Is quite "A camping party
here low Professors IurnDul apG sisson, o! colgate
| Academy ana Dr. clifford are ID the party 49,
asf sunday preaching service was held here IN the
sff.rnoon the Rev. f. A. Potter oinclaupg.
s.f vyeek there was Raymond excursion from
Do,ton on Monday there was an excursion from sack,
tts U,rbor OF the 10Th Regiment Iley Chartered the
steamer Magic iOr three days ON tuesday the Itlcs
CttI1rn Corps an excursion Of over i've hundred on
6norc ,hc steamer ct. Lawrence stopped an hour AT
Round Island and visited the hotel and many beau
| tlfu cottages ,, -. t,...-...,o. ca,.rai
was here This week T. Clarke Jr., general relSAI
| ,csnt New-York Central Railroad, ls also here. .
ON Tfursday an excursion came here, the bon L.
E1ower's excursion children OF New lurk city Inc
children were under the managemeht OF Alss Oafouno
/ COnkey A.. .n,r. rrdar .ha
same management past seasons There are ABOUT
G.v nersons stopping there. George Dean OF syracuse
trueiyey aud added 10 Ms a foEu' Euisof u
| m, Irsh World came there yesterday
Amomy the principal arrivals this week are; ~,
| ThonSand Island HOHse-Mrs. = r. Ely ana fanny
| CbarIes alcott A. Hyatt and Miss johnston New
YORK. r. s.uo,. and VITA david NcCor-
| ,osog NruYork: Dr W. II. White and VIE. boston :
T. j Crnige. L. Army '" l. huse. use, Wy r,caa nu u's
Ia,'nd j.irnd IOufe-J. Van Week. = ID styles ana
=, no"r ~ N : Iiesnman Mrs H. Bsbaugh, Newborn
j. u Ransom Mlss A. HumbertJ, Brooklyn