Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
THE SEASON CLOSING.

Cottasers at Savfn Rock and Wood. mont Return to the City-Improve-
 ments-Facts Regarding the Horse
 Railroad, Etc.-The Biggest Sum-
 mer Travel on KecOrd-LOw Fares
 a Success-Over Two Hundred
 Thousand Carried in the Busy
 Season.
 By the first of next month nearly all the cottages at Savin Rock and Woodmont will be vacated and the hotel proprietors like wise expect but little patronage after that time. Already the majority of summer residents at the shore have removed to their city homes and warm fresides, pre- pared for the winter, and only very few will remain to face the cold of winter at the seaside. It is surprising to many why any of the cottagers leave for home before the first of October. Take yesterday, for instance No finer day for stay at the shore could be desired than that of yester- day. It was ''just lovely" as lady visitors at the shore testified. The sun was bright, it's rays not too warm, the clouds were feecy, the golden rod was in bloom in the many fields, the bosom of old Long Island AAAOAo SA~N' still wear their summer verdure (though up at Saratoga autumnal colors are show ine), and the air was bracing and not ener- vating as it often is on hot days even at the shore. And yet the shore was almost deserted-nobody in Railroad grove in the afternoon except now and then some one happened there accidentally. The flying horse machine was mnffled up in it's canvas covering, the stalls and pavil- ions looked about as lonely as Rocky mountain canyon in winter, and the horse cars looked thinly occupied. But old stand by cottagers at the west shore say that September and October are the most de- lightful months for a stay at the shore, and Cottager John 0. Bradley of the east shore says the same emphatically of the east shore. And the weather in winter at the east and west shores is milder than it is in this city.
 The Pembroke hotel, which opened un- der new management, that of MT. Law renee, this season. closed it's doors on the fifth of this month. The proprietorship of this hotel will be in different hands next year. On the whole the season al this hotel has been a financial success. All of the hotels at Savin Rock will con tinue into November and a few throughout the winter.
 At Savin Rock and in the village there has been decided boom in real estate and more buildings have been constructed than during any previous summer. Many houses in the village are now in process of construction.
 President Kelsey of the West Have1 horse railroad company will place six new residences this fall, two of whicl have already been begun. Mir. Kelsey | will build on New street, Albert street anc Court street.
 Another improvement now in progress l is the laying of concrete walks through out the borough. An ordinance recently | adopted requires that these walks be com pleted by October 1. Some property own | yet begun to show compliance with thu | edict. It is understood that immediately upon the expiration of the time allotted by law the warden of the borough will talk steps to enforce the execution of the or | dinance.
 The West Haven Horse Railroad com pany has had by far the busiest season il | the history of the road. Between June | and September 10, 1891, over 200, 900 pas eengers have been conveyed to the shore | The management has initiated many i'm l portant Improvements during the pas few months, and nearly $400, 900 have beel expended. The road bed is now anon the best in the country.
 Stoves will be placed in all the cars thi winter and regular ten minute time will b continued throughout the entire year. Tn trips to the Rock after November will b made to accommodate the travel. Presi dent Kelsey and Superintendent Ward ar both heartily in favor of electricity as substitute for horse power, and the over head system is assured for next summe provided that legislative consent can b obtained. The excellent care taken of tn live stock is manifested by the fact ths only five horses were lost during the entir summer
 The Sylvan avenue line has been in proved and the addition of new cars hs made it possible to adopt ten minut
 schedule which will henceforth be ot
 served.
 K. of F.
 George H. Robinson of this city starte
 yesterday for Lowell, Mass, where he is
 act as marshal at a parade to-day of tt
 uniformed rank of Knights of Pythias.
 Were in Massachusetts.
 William Nicely and Edward Malley a
 tended the races yesterday in Massach1
 setts, where the trotter Hazel Rock, 2:31
 owned by the latter, was entered in u
 2:29 class.