Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-04
sAyrU HOOK ITEMS.


 The Hotels Becoming Filled-HePs
 ana Festivals Necessary at savfn
 Rock-Mer1den Parties Picnie-Blue.
 AahHRg at Its Hefght-TwO Carriages
 Collide. Ktc.
 The warm weather of the past week has taken effect upon the city people and many have awakened to realization of the fact that the hot August days have come, and In consequence the hotels are receiving numer- ous guests. As compared with other resorts near the city, the west shore is receiving decidedly fair share of attention from city visitors. The shore would receive even bet- ter patronage if the hotel proprietors would only hold hops and receptions frequently at their houses and cottagers would be enter prising enough to start illuminations and lantern festivals. It is understood that a lantern festival is spoken of and . date for the celebration will shortly be fixed. The necessity of providing more amuse- ment in the grove has for long time been manifest, as but little attraction is st pres ent offered. A novelty and variety company l has been engaged by RestauYateur Reiner to give performances every afternoon and eyen- I ing in the grove. The company is from | l troup consists of William Ruge, celebrated
 contortionist, H. s. Daly, Albert Nash and | several comedians.
 The flying horse arrangement, presided | over by MT. Lempert, is receiving deserved | liberal patronage. The machine is operated \ by Q chestnut colored horse which was re- | gently purchased from the horse railroad | company of West Haven. The flying horses \ opened this season under MT. l.. 's manage \ ment and are doing finely.
 The Methodist Episcopal Aid society, con sisting of about thirty Hamden people, wert dined at Putnam's last Wednesday. Some short toasts were responded to.
 About two hundred Meriden visitors spent
 the day pleasantly by the sea Thursday Meriden bookings for Savin Rock for thii month are quite numerous.
 Dr. Nettleton and family of Beach stree
 left the shore for a short trip last Friday They will be gone for few days only and
 will visit Brighton.
 MT. Harlan P. Hubbard has in his possss-
 sion night blooming cereus of rare beauty I which will probably bloom tomorrow even | ing. The plant is seven feet in height, if ! seven years old and contains 165 buds. 4 ! large party of cottagers were present Thurs
 day evening at Mrs. J. Oppenheimer's Beach street cottage to witness handsome nlght
 blooming cereus in bloom. The flower pre- scented an attractive appearance. To-day the employees of the United States Envelope works of Hartford have gathering at MiIler's pavilion. A lengthy programme if | provided for the day.
 The industrious oystermen continue theil \ pursuit for the oyster seed near the rock, and continue to average nearly twenty Y-fyt bushels of the seed every day. The bed wai | discovered short time ago and is three and one-half miles long by one and one-hali wide..
 Blue6shing along the west shore is at iti \ height, and all the amateur anglers are tax ing advantage of the opportunity for enjoy | ing the sport pro6tably. Captain Brown | of West Haven, caught large mess Thurs. day e=ening.
 Two teams containing young men of hila- rious nature came into collision on one of the side roads near the shore last Thursday evening. One team, driven by a man who gave his name as Edward Fitzsimons or this city, was badly used up so as 10 require quite little repairing. Several of the party were more or less inebriated.
 There seems to be 8 universal desire fo1 more electric lights along the shore, as many accidents are barely averted because of the utter darkness in which some parts of the road are left.
 MT. s. s. Strong, who has been sojourning at the GoodaIe cottage, will leave next Mon day for short visit to Saratoga Springs.