Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-05
A GREAT WATERING PLACE.

A GREAT WATERING PLACE. Hlinapses of. Saratoga at Present. MAny Notable Improvements, In- cluding . $lOO,OOO Hath House Many Coming Convent ons of Note Saratoga in General.
 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., May S5, '91. Mature is busy putting on it's beautiful garb, as is seen in the beautiful lawns with verdure and the trees with refreshing foli- age. The hosts of hotel and boarding house proprietors are also filled with anx- iety to outdo all former efforts in prepar- ing for their anticipated rush of guests. The large hotels will not commence to re- ceive until the middle of June A num- Der of boarding houses have already thrown open their doors and quite good ly number are there being entertained. Very soon excursion trains will commence running to accommodate the many people who attend the various conventions of early dates. Among the numerous conventions and associations which will gather at this town of springs during the summer are the American Home Missionary society, Saratoga Gun club tournament, Royal Templars of Temperance, Non-Partisan Women's Christian union, Saratoga Racing association, National Lawn Tennis associa- ton, Grand Commandery of Knights Tenn plar, National Unitarian association, Amer ican Paper Makers association, Sunday school and teachers associations, National Bar association and 8 number of others of more or less importance to those severally interested.
 Woodlawn park with it's 1 300 acres and we'll kept roadways and lawns, is just now receiving much attention. A host of men are at work making various improvements and alterations. Judge Hilton and his family have arrived and will reside on the park until next fall. He has had attached to his new and elegant stable fire alarm bell much larger than is used in many towns to cali out the fire department. Many of the cottages are now opened for the season and populated by some of the most noted families of the metropolis: Among those who will occupy these cot tages or summer at the big hotels will be Ward McAllister, .ex-Senator Eugene F.. O'Connor and family, Dewitt J. Sel1gman and family, Police Justice Henry Murray of New York, Dr. T. A. Crawford of New York, Spencer Trask and family, George Bliss and family, Judge Russell and fam ily. Dr. J. c, Minor and family, Lamar Foos and family, Fred Nathan and family.
 A $1O0,OO0 BATH HOUSE
 is being built in Philadelphia street, on the Putnam Spring grounds, and will be one of the leading improvements here. It is constructed of blue limestone marble, terra cotta and enamelled brick. Every Is E L 1I boa E~0 %IHn regular sponge bath to Turkish or Rus sian It will be great accession to Sara toga and will be very largely patronized.
 GENERAL NOTES.
 The Grand Union Hotel will have as proprietor Col. Woolworth, who is very popular, and is making many needed i'm. provements therein. Ladies' waiting and reading rooms have been newly added tc the Grand Union and most comfortably fitted up. An unusual number have al ready booked themselves for choice suites which looks we'll for a seasons boom at this hotel.
 Congress park is receiving great atten tion The beautiful lawns, Towering mounds, tropical plants and spacious walks are being put in a most attractive condition.
 The famous Congress spring has beer lately newly retubed and to much greater depth than formerly and the water now spouts up in all it's crystal beauty, and at clear and healthful as it is in natures power to make it. Colonel w. R. John son, so long period connected with this spring, has returned after several years absence and resumed the management and will be at the Congress park every day te welcome his numerous hosts of friends and patrons. Colonel Johnson is ar | ranging for noted array of talent in voca and instrumental concerts in the park al l through the season. One of the mos popular New York state brass and string bands will give morning, afternoon ant | evening concerts in the park, which vii be most enjoyable as one drinks the Con | gress water in the spacious pavilion O. l promenades under the cool and refreshing shade of the myriads of trees on the hill
 side or around the park lake.
 l SOME FINE HORSES
 l Have been selected for the races, and tn
 track is being put in the best possible con dition by Allen & Spencer of the Saratog club house. The turf season begins in tn
 Middle of July. It is presumed that Spen cer Trask. proprietor of the Saratog | Union, will, as usual, light the gambling houses for their utter punishment iron Saratoga, and wage the war hotter an,
 hotter against them as the season ''glide
 swiftly by." And as the time arrives fo
 the departure of the army of guests, it i
 surprising how many of the staid ant
 honest residents-boarding house keeper just begin to awaken to the fact, that s' much gambling has been going on througl the season and hold up their hands il
 holy horror that something stringent wa
 not done for it's suppression. And stil the missionary work goes on. And th
 hands of the gambler shakes while the in mates are informed that they are in dan ger, for the strict and righteous laws o state of New York must be obeyed ant shall be enforced. In my next letter vii give the names of many of our New Have1 citizens who in the few years just pas have visited Saratoga and many of whom will be as usual among the welcome guest of the leading hotels during this season New Haveners generally arrive abou August and bring with them their pos masters, lawyers, doctors, tax gathers photographers and such like.