Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-07-17
sAvIN ROCK NOTES.
Buslness at the Hotels-New Visitors
Coming Picnics-The Water Again.

Business at the Motels-New visitors-
Coming Picnics-The Water Again.
The hotels are quite well patronizsd at
present, quite number of guests having ar
rived during the past few days. The hotel
but show a large number from New York
and small towns in this State. A prom
inent hotel proprietor said the other day that
New Haveners usually waited until August
or the latter part of this month before COM
ing to the shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meigs of New Haven left yes
terday for the Adirondack, to be gone one
week. They have stopped at the Sea View
House, Savin Rock, for many seasons past,
and upon their return from the mountains
will again take up abode at their summer re-
sort.
Texas seldom fails to have representatives
at the Rock. At present they are Mrs.
Sanger and family, who are at the Human
House.
Tomorrow (Thursday) there is to be an
auction of property in West Haven. Several
cottages near the shore will be disposed of.
On July 80 the Knights of st. Patrick
from New Britain will visit the shore and be
dined by Landlord O'Connell. Some three
or four hundred are expected.
About twenty-f Danbury ladies and
gentlemen spent the day Wednesday at the
shore.
The st. Boniface society are booked for the
Rock on the 22d.
Miss @. B. Wharton, of st. Paul, is visit
ing relatives on Beach street. The lady will
remain for several weeks.
The fret hop of the season at Msrwin's
Point came off very pleasantly at the Penn
broke hotel Saturday evening. A number of
cottagers from the Rock attended. The
Milford band furnished music.
Thursday, Aug. 8, promises to be one of
the biggest days of the season at the west
shore, when the reunion and prize picnic of
the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's and Sons
associations will be held at the Rock. There
will be contests for prizes. Among the sports
will be bicycle, carriage, foot and Wheel
barrow races. Bowling and other contests
will be on the long listed programme. Among
the prizes will be $25 in gold, gold lined
silver trumpet, silver water pitcher and
goblets. $40 in gold, lady's gold ring, etc.
All the Volunteer departments in the State
have been invited to attend. The secretary
of the arrangement committee Is g. w. Stod-
dsrd of this city. All the visiting COM
panies will be In uniform.
THE WATER AGITATION.
A matter that is agitating the minds of
the public at the shore and In the village at
present is the poor, discolored condition of
the drinking water. The cause of several
cases of illness lately has been attributed to
the water. In speaking of the matter recently
West Haven physician declared that he
would permit the water to be used By his
family only when 1t had been thoroughly
boiled, but for that matter many people will
not drink any water II they can help 1t, I'M
less 1t Is boiled.
II will be remembered that last season
there was the same complaint against the
condition Of the water aud the pipes to the
shore were connected with the New Haven
Water company's. This year, however, the
same plan as of old has been adopted and
petition Is at present being circulated signed
by West Havensrs requesting change.
ID. Cote Phipps, the president of the West
Haven Water company, was seen last night
7 and refused to say anything about the condi-
ton of the water. He says the water is the
Same that West Haven people have been
using and that he don't believe 1t has been
the cause of single case of sickness.