Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-01
AT MORRIS COVE.

I Nearly All she Cottages Occupied-who
 the Summer at This Pretty Resort-E
 The Yacht Mariota in Danger.
 The little village of summer cottages at eastern shore of the harbor,is gay with happy | throngs of people who are idling away the \ summer there or resting for @ brief space | from their round of daily toll. Morris Cove is composed of two settlements, one to the eastward of the old Cove House, which might be called the older settlement, and the other to the west, composed of cottages which have for the most part been built in recent years. Some fifteen or twenty years ago the older portion was settled. The cottages were erected along the shore, or on the bank, as it is sometimes called. The sites were quickly taken and for years this was nearly all of Morris Cove that was in possession of the summer people. The western settlement stands on property which was cut up into building lots few years since when the old Parker property was sold. The road here passes between the cottages and the beach.
 The old Thompson house which, for years stood by the roadside while the tide rose and fell again and again throughout the long years, tapping the shore only a few feet dis- ing now as cottage. It stood alone these many years but now 1t stands in the midst ofa TOW of cottages, all occupied this sum- mer by people who think the winding stretch of beach at the Cove the prettiest place in this vicinity. The Ellerton family, of Nau- recently erected large addition. The Thompson families live here the year through and several people board with them: Mir. 0. A. Clark, agent of the American Building and Loan association of Minneapolis, with his wife, and William A. Harris, manager of the Western Union Telegraph company in this city and his wife are stopping with them now. Charles G. Kim-
 berly, George E. Thompson and George R.
 their cottages. The old Parker mansion has
 been fitted up nicely and is occupied by its
 owner, MT. Beecher of Westville, of the
 Diamond Match company. Major Walter
 Wsllman and family are at the Mcclure cot
 tsge. this year and doing very we'll. He has a dozen or more guests now and expects
 double the number next month. Among the
 guests are Nr. and Mrs. James L. Johnson of
 Springfield and MT. William Richards and
 mother of the same city.
 The cottages which compose the older set
 clement with one exception have all the
 Cronan, the paper box maker, is living in the
 Gallagher cottage, one of the most attractive
 at the Cove. The Ives cottage next door is
 occupied by Filley, the photographer, while
 Mir. Mansfield is again enjoying the comforts of his own cottage. Colonel Simeon J. Fox Is at the Sears cottage, while H. D. Clark,
 the builder, is passing the summer months in his own cottage. Next to MT. Clark is the only unoccupiel cottage, the Lundberg cot tsge. Mrs. William Atwater, John 0. Brad- ley and Gilbert Rogers of Rogers Brothers, Meriden, with their families, are in their cottages and have for neighbor in the Dew ell cottage Alderman Frank 0. Bushnell. The genial alderman and MT. Chidsey, who has cottage on the west shore, salute each other quite frequently of an evening by burning red fire in answer to each other across the harbor.
 The Sutton cottage is occupied by Edward
 B. Munson, of the firm of Munson S Go. MT. Martin and family, of Wallingford, oo- cupied their cottage during July, but will surrender it for the present month to Wal lace Fl. Bradley, treasurer of the wire goods company, who will entertain his wife's par ents from Brooklyn. The Forbes House is apparently doing good business and is the objective point for many of the numerous pleasure drivers who direct their course this way. And the drive to the Cove should be popular this year fer Forbes avenue is in
 better condition than 1t has been In years before.
 Commodore Harris yacht "Mariota" is at
 the Cove. She is owned by the commodore and MT. George R. Chamberlin, one of the oottagers, and will make the Cove her head quarters for the summer. The Mariota had quite an experience in the recent storm. Her skipper had brought her up to the dock with the intention of doing some painting. The
 storm came on and administered a severe
 pounding to the natty craft. She caught her nose under the dock and things looked serious for her for while, but the danger was averted without any serious damage. The cottagers. enjoy frequent parties at each others' quarters. Tuesday even- ing Mrs. George G. Thompson gave a very pleasant party of which those who greatly enjoyed the dancing and liberal entertainment provided speak in warm terms. Alderman Bushnell receives his friends tomorrow evening. A new ice cream parlor, which has been established, has considerable magnetic influence on the Cove residents and is fully appreciated. The mosquitoes, which made life miserable last
 summer, have made themselves noticed but NttleAs yet. Only on one or two occasions have they been an annoyance. The Cove will sustain it's reputation for years to oome AsHope Chapel.
 The res ilar quarterly meeting of the Wo- mans Baptist Home Mission union of Con- neoticut was held yesterday afternoon at Hope chapel. Despite the rainy weather quite a number were present. Mrs. 0. E. Becker of Columbia, s. O., delivered a very | instructive and interesting address on "Mis. sionary Work at the South"