Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-18
CoTrAGERs OF SHORT BEACH,

How the Summer Idlers Fass
 Away the Time at This Picturesque
 Resort on the East Shore-Some or
 the New Haven People Who own
 Cottages There-The Many Im-
 provements i'm the Place.
 By long odds the liveliest season which the happy little settlement of seasiders at Short Beach has yet known is the present one-at least this is what the cottagers themselves say. There is more life, smore amusement and more genuine pleasuref to be found at this picturesque spot onsathe fore. All of the pretty little cottages are brim full of summer pleasure seekers, and the two hotels, the Cushman Cottage and the Bristol House, are also taxed to their utmost capacity. A visitor to this pleasant resort cannot but join in the enthusiastic praises which are heard upon every hand in honor of the beauties, both natural and artificial, which form the great attraction of the place.
 The approach to the beach by water is one of the most beautiful upon the coast. The settlement itself is far inland, at the head of peaceful little bay. Upon the left are high rocky bluffs upon whose cracked and moss-coverd sides the waters of the sound have dashed their restless waves for hundreds of years. High above is cluster of picturesque cottages. Noticeable among these is that of Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell. This green, tree covered promitory is know as Rocklapd park It is spot of impressive beauty. Across the bay long neck of tree covered land stretches far out into the sound. Back among the trees rise the tops of several cottages. This is Killam's Point, and one of the most elaborate cot tages in this section is that of the carriage manufacturer of that name, whose house is on Wooster street, in this city. At the head of the bay runs short strip of soft sandy beach, and before this stand several rows of light fancy cottages, all alive with their hosts of gay seasiders. This white stretch of beach affords most admirable opportunities for bathers
 The approach to the Beach by land is almost as pleasant, though the country scenery lacks that impressive picturesque ness which first strikes the visitor as he sails into the little bay. The road from Morris Cove and that from East Haven are both travelled by visitors. The present year is the first that travel to Short Beach has been by way of East Haven to any ex- tent. Formerly passengers and baggage were transferred to New Haven by bus Now the Shore Line train may be taken to East Haven, and the visitor finds an easy bus awaiting him. A ride of twenty minutes, during which four small hills are encompassed by the road which twists into all sorts of curves, brings the visitor to the Beach. These small hills are known as the Snake and Serpentine hills.
 No one can doubt the life and activity of the settlement who visits the place after an absence of one or two years. Improve ments of all descriptions are seen on every hand The little wharf which runs from the beach to deep water was built last summer by the united efforts of the cot tagers Each took as many shares as they could and sum of money was raised which was amply sufficient to build the 500 foot pier, so that boat of any size may run up to the beach in safety
 A new plan is now being pushed ener- getically by the cottagers They intend to fill in the swamp land which extends over about 200 feet of the stretch between Rock land park and the beach itself near Knowles and turn this into pretty park. About $500 is needed for this, and the amount is being rapidly raised by sub scription.
 The little chapel at the Beach is another spot where the public spirit of the cottagers manifests itself. Bishop Goodsell occupies the pulpit here. It has been fitted up with carpets, chairs, pulpit and piano at a cost of several hundred dollars. A week ago last Sunday $260 of the cost was raised at the morning service after an eloquent ap peal by Bishop Goodsell. An entertain ment was given by the young people on Saturday and was most successful. This next Saturday, August 8, another musical and literary entertainment will be given fol l the benefit of the church. A promenade | will also be given in the hall, to which the | cottagers and their friends will be admit l ted by invitation.
 l For the past few weeks party of si1 l young ladies have made things very lively 1 at one of the cottages; where they ar' l keeping house. Not far from them an other cottage is occupied by eight young I men from Winsted, who keep a sort oi | bachelors hall, cook their own meals and | the like, and vigorously exclude all of the fair sex from their domicile except on spe cial occasions.
 Another source of merriment has been l the jolly parties which have been camping out in the woods about Rockland park. For the past two weeks the liveliest oi 1 these groups of campers has been party | of six young boys from Fair Haven and | New Haven who are living in two tent. near MT. Crawford's.
 | The harbor off the beach is an admirable place for boating parties. It is as calm | and as gloss almost as a mill pond. Near | ly all of the cottagers own boats and they l can be seen at all times of the day skip l ping ever the surface of the glistening wa ters. A yachting party left the beach las week and returned on Saturday after , | Tbau coi1a1 in tha fin. yacht owned by Jessie D. Welch, one O the prominent cottagers. In the part, were Curtis. Welch and George Bettcher I brother of Louis A. Bettcher, son-in-law t, D. M. Welch, the large grocerman, both O ] whom own fine cottages at the beach They started Monday, sailed to Saybrool
 and from there made the run across tn
 sound to Grenport, l.. l., in four hours,
 remarkably quick passage.
 Captain William A. Lockwood of Hart ford, is the owner of another fine yach
 and also pretty naptha launch. Youn
 MT. Lockwood is one of the most skillfu
 cottage, ''Idlewild, is handsome struct
 ure.
 In all there are 115 cottages at Shor
 beach. Most of these are light fanc
 buildings which add much to the pictur
 esque beauty of the beach. The Killan
 cottage at Killam's point is somewhat re
 moved from the main body of the set clement but it is among tn
 handsomest and most elaborate structure on the shore. President Chamberlain o 1 the Home National bank, Meriden, ha rented the handsome cottage of D. M
 Welch of this city for the season, and en
 tertains host of friends from the Silve
 city and other places. MT. Welch is spend
 ing the summer in California. Opposit
 this cottage is that of MT. Welch's son-ir
 law, Louis A. Boettcher, who spends muc
 of the time with his family at this pleasan
 resort Near by is also the cottage of Jess ID. Welch. Next to this is the col
 tage in which Frank Hall, the Churc
 street grocery merchant, and his famil
 are spending most enjoyable summer
 John w. Lowe, the Park street druggist
 Edwin Russell, the State street butter mel
 chant, Edward Oakley, George Hazel an
 the Crawfords occupy cosy cottages nea
 by with their families and summer guests
 Up on Rockland park is another group
 New Haveners. There is Dr. J. P. c. Fo
 ter's pretty cottage, neighboring which
 that of David Corey. Bishop Goodsell
 cottage, with it's little wharf running o, : into the water below is prominent anon
 these. Henry A. Blunt of Howard avenr
 and family and MT. and Mrs. Larkin
 with friends, occupy cottages in this pi
 turesque groupe. Mrs. Caroline G. Crat and family are among the other New H
 ven cottagers at the beach, Meriden, New Britain and Hartford g have large representations at this pleasal
 resort. Near Captain Lockwood's sight 'Idlewild" is the 9tManor Lodge'' of A
 torney Clarke, who is also Hartford ma
 The cottages of Mr. Fiske, another Capit : city man, and of Mrs. Hamilton, also Hartford, at Cosy Beach are hospi able places for anyone to wander f @ few hours entertainment. The "Tw Cottages" on the sound front, in the ce