Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-12
sAvIN BOOK JorTINGs.

sAvIN ROCK J0TTINGS. \ Successor to Che mosquite-What the Oriental Park Colony is Doing Bicyclists at tho Rock-AmonE the Costagers-BaDje Clubs Formed, Etc. | Somebody seems to have discovered the presence of an insect which must have made | its appearance at the shore only recently, for | not a few of the residents claim to have been | annoyed by the insect. It Is described as something similar in appearance to the ordi- nary mosquito, though somewhat larger. The new and unwelcome visitor is making his stay rather disagreeable by performing antics upon the human family not unlike our in- eisive friend the mosquito. Just whether the supposed newcomer is any other than the popular tormenter which he 50 closely resembles or not is a question not easily de- termined without the close examination which no one Is desirous of making. How ever, if the present "What-is-it" doesn't get any more familiar and desire more extend- ed acquaintance among the eottsgsrs, the se- lected few already favored will soon get ac- customed to him.
 Happily Savin Rock has suffered but very little from mosquitoes, and 1t is to be hoped that their absence thus far at the east shore will not be accounted for by their presence at Savin Rock.
 The cottages in Oriental park are becoming rapidly occupied and the chances that many will be vacant during August are very small. There are now about forty members of the Oriental Park association, which will hold an annual meeting next month. The purpose of this association is to effect unity and or ganization among the residents and to con- virrrT, fhn interests are concerned. MT. s. J. Hoggson has large property interest in the park and Is one of the most energetic Ia effecting im- provements. At the beginning of the season the walks were all repaired and the pier enlarged The park is pleasantly situated near the east end of the shore. and comprises four blocks of @ square. The houses all cluster about a cen- ter, through which driveway has recently been made. The residents this of little colony find plenty of summer diversion to make their summer life at the shore a happy one. The health and pleasure of bicycle sport is becoming participated in by lady residents of the shore, and their presence in numbers | is fast becoming familiar.
 MT. George E. Spare and family are at the shore.
 MT. Jacob Johnson, who owns @ pretty cot tage on Beach street, has rented his summer home, and with his family will travel about visiting the different resorts They are at present sojouning among the Litehfeld Hills. l This is the first year in fourteen that Mr. Johnson has not occupied his Savin Rock | cottage.
 | On the 18th large Southington party will visit the shore. The Methodist and Baptist | churches, together with the Merchants club, | will be the excursionists.
 | Another exhibition will be given July 15 by Donovan, the aeronaut, who so success fully made @ fearful leap from @ balloon at the Rock some time ago.
 | Bicyclists are making Savin Rock their mecca of late, and pleasant days and moon light evenings see them in large numbers riding toward the shore. To part of these | sportsmen there can be no objection, but against that element not disposed to keep within the requirements of the law there is constant complaint. The village regulations require all machines to be furnished with lanterns in the evening, and all riders to be supplied with whistles for the has been that no small DOT tion of the wheelmen pay no more attention to these laws than if they had never been made, and not until recently have steps been taken for their enforcement. After a num- | Der of people were frightened about out o1 officers have taken a decided step and ordered all violations of the bicycle laws to be sum
 marily dealt with.
 In spite of the fact that there were nc | means of electric or steam conveyance to tht shore the mass of people from this city wal
 carried to the Rock on the Fourth and with
 out a single mishap.
 Charlie Clinton, whose body was found of
 the beach last Wednesday, was a familiar
 figure at the Rock for many seasons. He wal
 one of the oldest clam diggers in the vicinity
 and was considered @ reliable weather bu
 reau.
 Several Banjo clubs are being formed
 among the cottagers, and the quiet of sum
 mer evenings will soon be broken by thu
 melodious strains of the sweet-toned instru
 ments so popular at summer resorts. On'
 club of six, already formed, is composed O young ladies, some of whom reside in thu
 city. They are Misses Fanny and Theres'
 Metzger, Flora Adler, Ida Kahn, Della zun
 der, Ida Rogo wski, Jennie Veil and Fam! Folk.
 Bluefshing has not yet taken It's seasol
 MT. Fred Adler has laid out fine tenni
 court for a club of players this summer.
 Daily some chronic kicker boards Savil
 Rock car and pours his lamentations an,
 complaints about poor accommodations, etc.
 that the public is obliged to put up with Although there may not be as speedy ant connections conveyance to the Rock a
 Wouiu oo ucslrnoie to every oouy, II tuo Eeku lar fault-fnder would have watched th transportation by the West Haven horse rail
 road of the mass of people to and from th
 shore on the Fourth he might have fel satisfied with the manner in whic that road is at present conducted
 Of the 12, 900 or IA. 600 carried over the road
 not one was injured. This Is not tn record of one year only but the past ev denoed equal care and caution by the com
 pany. Superintendent Ward had oarefull
 prepared a schedule and plans for facilitat
 ing transportation and successfully take every care to prevent dtsoommidity ant disaster. Until the use of steam or electric l ity on this road becomes certain in its re . suits no better than the present plan can h suggested.
 Miss A. 0. Patten of New Britain is guest of shore relatives.