Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
DOWN AT SAvIN ROCK

Il Activity Now Prevailing Al All Psints-The Summers Rush or vis- itOrs meReing-Jottings of In- Serest All Along Shore. Ssvin Rock has thrown off its winter garb l in earnest and is beginning to assume it's | regular summer appearance. The various
 business enterprises await the great Fourth | of July next in expectanoe of a general boom.
 There have been a few changes in business enterprises at the Rock. The old Hinnan Honse, which was last winter consumed by fire, has fodnd 6 successor. The new hotel
 Is under the management of Preston Hinman. The formal opening of the house was given Thursday evening last and was largely att tended. A large orchestra furnished music | for dancing. About two hundred people re- sponded to the neat invitations sent out Louis Mosgling has moved to the Beach House, which will be under his management this year. The house has been refurnished. The Sea View will continue, as heretofore, under Landlord E. Freeman. The fence, which caused such a deal of trouble last season, still remains in front of E. F. Rallies bowling alleys. However, by special arrangement an entrance, has been made through the fence.
 A new hotel has just been completed this season at the base of the Rock. The house was built by Mir. O'Connell and will be known as the O'Conneli Shore House. The l hotel contains forty rooms. l Real estate in West Haven has taken boom. There are about fifty houses being | erected at present Several pieces of land were sold at auction Thursday. The west shore seems to be 8 capital spot for bicyclists, as every Sunday has seen number of wheelmen enjoying the cool hrae thara A rfx rf tnva ;,y. Bridgeport and New Haven were dined at the Pembroke hotel, Merwin's Point, recently. Mrs. Wilson Waddingham and family of West Haven leave fer the Adirondacks in few weeks.
 The Homestead" has been tho scene of much mirth during the past week. Yalesians have visited it on almost every evening" Next Fourth of July will be celebrated by the Oriental Park residents in their usual manner by building bonfire in the evening at low tide far out on the sand bars. An immense quantity of celluloid which is very infammable will be used to feed the flames The cigar manufacturer, w. W. Hardy, is located for the season in one of the Shoninger cottages, which he has pur- chased.
 Mr. A. Greruspecht of New York city is domiciled at the Johnson cottage. Mir John son will this year spend the heated term in the Catskils. MT. F. L Manwaring and family of New Haven have moved to their summer home at Merwin's Point
 dining saloon has been opened on Grove street, Savin Rock, by Fred Perrin George A. Tyler, who was justics of West Haven last summer, will act in that capacity again this season.
 Blackfsh are reported very abundant at Merwin's Point now.
 The Grove cottage will this year be under the management of Mrs. Brainerd, daughter of the proprietor, Mrs. H. A. Converse. Mrs. Converse, owing to i'll health, will spend moas of the summer in the noun. tains.
 Charles Clark has rented the Sea View
 sample rooms for the season. He succeeds
 Mir. McCabe, who has kept the place for number of years.
 The road on Railroad avenue, which has been in such poor condition lately owing to the attempted improvements on it by the
 borough is beginning to look little better as
 the work is nearing completion. The horse
 car tracks having been disturbed the cars
 have been delayed frequently of late. Conductor Woodruff's car while on its way
 to the city one evening jumped the track
 near switch in West Haven. The wheels
 stuck fast in the soft, loose earth, and only
 after aid had been sent from the barn was
 the car sent safely toward the city.
 MT. A. W. Atwater of Kansas city~is stop-
 ping with relatives on Beach street.
 A waiting room has been built at the Horse
 railroad terminus by Mir. Israel Kelsey, son
 of the late G. R. Kelsey ot West Haven.
 The Blakeslee Brothers of New Haven are
 building large cottage at the upper end of ] Beach straet, which they will occupy this 1 season.
 O. A. Moeller of New Haven has purchased | the Sonpenberg residence on Beach street, | and will nave it refitted for occupancy.
 Skeeles' popular restaurant ct Savin Rock |