Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-09
DOWN AT MFR WINS POINT.

The Place Fast Growtng-many COt-
 tages by the Sea ShOre-ChangeS I'm
 Ownership-Neyv Haven We'll Repre-
 sented-The WoOdmOnG Chapel
 The season at the various summer resorts along the shore is just now beginning to boom The owners of cottages are preparing to leave the city and take up their abode by the seaside. The summer hotels are making ar- rangements to accommodate the visitors and excursionists who flock to the shore along the Sound, which is noted for it's many pleasant
 places for the pleasureseeking public. Mer
 wins Point, which nature h@ endowed so liberaIly with her charms, is fast growing in
 favor with the public as. a summer resort.
 The season at the Point has indeed opened.
 Quite number of the eottagers have already arrived and the pretty little village of shore homes is taking on an air of activity and life. The roads and bridges to the shore are being put in frst-class condition and drive from this city will be more pleasant than hereto fore.
 At the Merwin Point House the season opened June 1st, under the management of F. s. Hitchcock. The hotel will undoubt- ed1y keep up its well earned reputation as 8 ! frst-class summer house.
 The Hotel Pembroke will open June 20th l under the management of MT. J. T. Reed. The work on J. R. Johnson's new house is \ fast being carried forward. There will be 8 | livery stable connected with the house, 8 need that has been felt <at the place for a | long time. There will be line of busses run regularly between Woodmont station, ] Oyster river and Merwin's Point. There has been quite a change in the | ownership of cottages and several new | ones are to be erected. MT. Thomas s. Birdseye, of Birmingham, will build an ad- dition to his cottage and otherwise improve | it. MT. N. T. Clark, of Milford, has recent- | ly completed 8 handsome 5000 house, which will be occupied by MT. F. J. Brown of Waterbury.
 Mir. H. F. Warming, of Birmingham, re- ! centlya his cottage to Charles Smith of l this city, who lives on Ashmun street. He l is travelling salesman for Messrs. Auger & Futile. He has just completed it's removal | to his lot, not far distant. It is Mr. Wan \ ning's purpose to erect a much handsomer l and more compact house in it's stead. Those who own cottages at the Point are: Seaman Smith, West Haven; Dana Barthoio~ ' new, Ansonia; F. O. Cannon, New Haven; S. Y. Beach, Seymour; John McEnerney, Birmingham; H. F. Wanning, Birmingham; ! Mrs. David Somers, Ansonia; Henry Semers, Birmingham; N. s. Clark, Milford; Mrs. William Bowman, Birmingham; John Brews- 1 ter, Birmingham; Thomas s. Birdseye, Bir- mingham; J. Naramore, Ansonia;t David Daniels, Waterbury; Charles Smith, New Haven; Col. W. B. Wooster, Birmingham; William H. Downes, Boston; Charles E. At water, Birmingham; Mrs. Willis Hotchkiss, Ansonia; Fred Baldwin, New Haven; Ed- ward Swift, New Haven; Mrs. George Hine, Derby; Mrs. Thomas, Pennsylvania; Dwight ham; B. I. Lindley, Ansonia; D. B. Hoyt, Birminoham
 Among those already there for the season are:- MT. and Mrs. Horace Hurlburt, New Haven; MT. and Mrs. Whitcomb, Derby; MT. William H, pownes and family, Boston; MT. and Mrs. Ben I. Lindley, Ansonia; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin, New Haven. Adjoining the main collection of cottages at the Point are several little groups of houses which make up little colony of themselves
 Next to the Merwin Point settlement is what
 is known as "Woodmont colony" At pres
 ent it consists of eight pretty cottages. owned respectively as follows: Mr. Hoyt, of Lee & Hoyt; Mir. Butricks, Horace Hurlburt E. A. Beckley, Messrs. Brown, Bronson and Smith, and MT. Harmand. All of the gentle men named live in New Haven save MT. Har-
 nand, who halls from Wallingford.
 At Oyster river, adjoining the Woodmont colony, several new cottages are to be erected soon. There will be a restaurant building erected. Among the pretty cottages located at the Point are those of Mrs. Fox of this city, Rev. Dr. Anderson. of Waterbury, and Superintendent Howe of the State Reform school.
 Building lots along the shore, which ten years ago could have been bought for song, to-day are valued at from $500 to $1, GOO. Woodmont is the station on the Consolidated road at which visitors leave the cars; at the pretty little chapel located there the people from the Point attend divine service. The trustees of the church have recently com pleted arrangements for having the organ
 formerly in the Humphrey street church
 placed in their chapel.
 The new hotel which was started last year.
 by Mir. Rood is being fast carried on to com pletion. He was married recently to Mrs.
 Jillson of Olive street, who for number of years kept boarding house in this city. MT. Cannon of this city, who owns one of the
 finest cottages on the shore, is making quite extensive Improvements.
 A. K. Reed. of Broadbrook, is putting up large barn for Olin Clark to cost $2, ,600
 MT. Neal and family of Southington will occupy the Bowman cottage the coming sea- son.
 Mrs. Abbey Merwin is to have her cottage raised another story. F. W. Beers is to do the work.
 MT. Hayden and family of Waterbury, firm of Holmes, Booth & Hayden, are to occupy the Colonel Wooster cottage this season.