Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-13
DorNes AT WEST HAVEN SHORE

The Weather Somewhat Cooler-The
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen
 e-The Sts Lawrence Fair on she
 2Oth-Shore Items, Etc.
 The weather for the past few days has been
 unfavorable for shore visitors and not as
 many as usual from the city were down
 there. Wednesday evening the tide was par
 ticularly high and the wind blew quite gale
 during the night. The water afforded rare sight to the many cottagers, who sat up late to witness the big waves. Several boats be- longing along the shore broke away from their fastenings and drifted out. One yacht, owned by West Haven man, was swamped on the beach in front of the Hinman House during the evening.
 Mrs. Howes, wife of MT. Orrin Hoves, the | well known restaurateur formerly of Sayin ! Rock, made a short stay at the shore last week. Mrs. Howes will visit friends in the North during the summer where she will shortly be joined by her husband. The lady resides at St. Augustine, Fla, during the winter, where MT. HoWes has been building quite extensively.
 The Chosen Friends held their State picnic, elsewhere spoken of, at the shore yesterday. Miss Bailey, of the Sea View, was the re- R406CAAS one of the guests in appreciation of her kind ness and hospitality. The gift consists of 8 fancy jewelry receiver and miniature satchel. Mir: William Bower and family, of New Britain, have taken 8 cottage in Oriental Park where they will spend the heated sea- son.
 A party from Waterbury were entertained for few days last week at MT. Donohue's shore cottage on Beach street, l, MT. A. B. Treat and family of this city are now domiciled at their cottage on Thomas street.
 On July IS big day at the Rock is an- ticipated when the Brotherhood Locomotive Bremen of Connecticut will hold their an- nual reunion. A fine banquet will be served at Miller's shore pavilion which will be finely decorated for the occasion. Diebel will cater.
 Commencing on the 20th of this month will occur the ten days fair of the St.Lawrence church of West Haven. The affair will take place at Miller's pavilion, and with favorable weather it's financial success is insured, Later cars than usual will probably be used from the shore
 Quite large number of people were dined at Putnam's restaurant yesterday. The place seems to be increasing in popularity, and is deserving of patronage. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Graybill, of Leaven- worth, Kansas, are guests at the Sea View. Landlord SkeelesS tables at his popular restaurant were filled with visitors partaking of shore dinners.
 Col. B. E. Austin, of Georgia, was enter tained as guest of Mine Host Twitchell of the Massasoit last Sunday.
 Mir. B. Reiner, the Grove restaurateur, has made arrangements for number of picnics to take place during the latter part of this month and the first of August. The Connecticut Weekly Press association,
 which holds it's reunion every year, will on July 16 convene at the Sea View parlorz
 where banquet will be served at 1:3O
 o'clock. Brief speeches will be made, and
 there will also be vocal and instrumental
 music. Representatives from all the princi-
 pal weekly newspapers in the State will be
 present, making about seventy five persons.
 The committee of arrangements consists of
 T. s. Pratt, E. s. Ella and J. H. Whiting.
 A man named William Purdy, of this city,
 was taken sick on the horse cars yesterday
 afternoon, but was restored without medical
 aid.
 Mrs. c. D. Mower of Colorado is sojourn-
 ing with friends on Beach street for the sum-
 mer.
 The Grove cottage opened the 1st of this
 month, and number of guests from the
 West are domiciled there at present.
 There are to be several tennis courts made
 at the shore this summer. A very large one
 will soon be begun near Oriental Park.