Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-02
THEGREAr summEnREsoRT.
Preparations for Entertaining MAN
Thousands at Saratoga.

THE GREAT SUMMER RESORT.
Preparations for Entertaining Many
Thousands AT Saratoga.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, May %, 1888.
Tothe Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
The rain and warm atmosphere during the
past two weeks has made nature most beau
tiful in Saratoga. The great abundance OF
tall shade trees whose outspreading branches
SO majestically overtop the many fine streets
are thickly studded with living green. The
many well kept lawns and beds of early
flowers seem to vie with each other in their
grand preparations to contribute their share
of pleasure which will soon be dispensed to
the many thousands who will arrive in Sara
toga. the Garden of Eden to the weary of
mind or body. The numerous mineral
springs are as spouty as political stump
speaker prescribing in their watery evolu-
tions panacea for almost every evil our
mortal flesh is heir to.
The Congress Park company has changed
hands Messrs. Schuyler & Sheehan, who
| are quite favorably known to many of your
citizens who visit Saratoga every summer,
have ceased management, and Paul C..
Greening, mine host of the Kensington Ho-
| tel, is the new president of the Congress
| Spring company and under his supervision
many new and very desirable improvements
are being made. A new spring has recently
been discovered on the park, called the
''New Congress- and is said to be far SUI
perior to the old Congress Spring water,
which has been SO popular all
over the country for years past. Prepa-
rations will be made in due season for
series of fine concerts on the park. The
l very best talent will be secured for both Sec
ular and sacred. A celebrated brass band
| will discourse popular music on the park
morning, afternoon and evening each day
during the season. Fireworks, balloon as
tensions, nursery parties, etc., will assist as
usual in making this famous park a favorite
resort for promenades, rest and refreshments.
The Hathorn Springs are making many
improvements and streams of health giving
waters, clear as crystal, are continually
shooting high in the air, making mellow the
atmosphere with it's spray. No more popu-
lar medicated and palatable water was ever
brought to the sui face than the Hathorn, or
was q spring ever more extensively patron
lied either on this or the other side of the At
lantic, or were more wonderful cures ever
consummated than have been known since
this spring was first discovered.
Saratoga the wonderful place of springs,
has recently rewarded Mr.. Seymour Aims
worth for his patience and perseverance in
boring to great depth through solid rocky
surface by sending forth waters and shooting
to great height in the air tincture said by
careful analysis to be much different in its
composition from any other water in Sara
toga. This spring cures "'em alp and is To-
Gated directly opposite the Congress Park,
where nica brick building has been erected
inclosing the new spouting spring and will
be open to visitors early in the season. The
Columbian has changed hands again and DR..
Hamilton is now the proprietor. The new
manager of the Clarendon Hotel will be this
tel fame and the ALTERNATE Hotel has been
sold to Edward Rawson, who has greatly
improved it, and is to be used for an Cover
| flow" for the Everett House. The Cont
mental Hotel has been thoroughly renovated,
/ its sanitary condition particularly cared for,
| and now looks as slick and clean as q new
l frock. It will open the first of June and be
under the same popular managers as hereto
| fore, Messrs. NJ. E. & g. r. Knapp. An un-
| usual number of applicants have thus far
been received for accommodations at this ho-
| tel. Next week $50 of the Congregationalists
| who attend the convention in Saratoga have
1 engaged accommodations. We were informed
| that the New Haven Office for making en-
gagements at the Continental for this season
| will be as usual at Beers photo parlors
| 1852 Chapel street, and that several New
Haven people have already applied at thii
Office for few days sojourn at the Cont
mental, commencing July 4th. The pros.
| poets are very bright for q big season at mos
| of the hotels and boarding houses at Ssrato
L ga, and every exertion is being made by thost
| having the matter in hand to make sucl
| liberal arrangements that their guests will b.
most pleasantly and satisfactorily accommo
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