Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-14
AT THE WEST SHORE.
Hotels Filled-Better Drinking Water -The Village Fire Department-At Oriental Park-Among the Cottagers
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uo W05G olkoAO, hhO hAA oblAOA AOoSAe eo1 | feels the influence of the hot spell in send ing visitors to the seaside. The season at the Rock and at Woodmont is at it's height | and the pages of the hotel registers bristle | with signatures. Very nearly all of the | large houses on the shore are filled and the l utmost capacity of each was tested last Saturday evening by visitors desirous of spending Sunday away from the city. The rain and cool weather of July were not conducive to the enlargement of the hotel proprietors' purses and the hot days of the past week came none too soon.
 There has been but little illness among shore cottagers this year. The water sup piled for cooking and drinking has not been characterized by the impure appear ance and sickening odor of previous sea- sons. The West Haven Water company opened new supply at the begin ming of the summer, and the. re- suit has been quite satisfactory. Even now, however. the liquid is not equal to that found in the city, but is far superior and manifestly less injurious than before. The New Haven Water company is now considering a proposition made by the village company some time ago, to fur nish city water to the shore and village. It is not unlikely that by next season con nections will have been made SO that the reservoirs of this city will supply the will lage and shore. The expense of connec- tions would exceed twenty-four thousand dollars, and would be borne fsaeaas s4eants 1Y sae aaS phppsp S9mp"Pss beh fox,o fha ond fha thusiastic over it. According to the scheme proposed, mains would be laid through Howard and Kimberly avenues and continued by the West Haven con- pany through the main streets of the borough to the Rock. The only objection to the plan is the necessity of tearing up the recently repaired and improved roads, work not favorably looked upon by the authorities. However, the ultimate result would undoubtedly justify the temporary inconvenience.
 As the water supply isquite aconsidera- tion in determining the sanitary condition of the shore the physicians are in favor of the purest liquid to be obtained. Many of the residents use well water, and the cot tages in some parts of the Rock have wells on the premises. The Oriental Park prop erty, covering square of four blocks, is supplied with the buckets and pu1leys. There are notices posted along the sdore stating to what telephone messages can be sent in case of fire. The West Haven Fire department under Chief w. J. Will son has been increasing in efficiency, and is ready at any time for service. The Rock has been singularly fortunate within the past several season in it's freedom from conhagration. About the only incident worthy of mention was the burning of the rear of Robert Loveday's oak cottage, near Railroad grove last month. MT. Loveday extinguished the flames himself after hard l work. It is appalling to think what the result might be were conf1agration to get fairly under way in any of the populous spots on the shore. It might belong be- fore any alarm could be sent out and re- sponded to by the fire laddies of the will shore. It is to be hoped that their alacrity will not have to be tested
 The festival given by the St. Lawrence R. 0. church at Sohn's hall in West Haven, August 12, 13 and IA, was success in every particular. The fair will be con- | tinued this and tomorrow evenings. Also J on Monday evening.
 Mrs. Coventry of Savin Rock, who has l been quite ill, is now convalescing Dr.. Wilson is attending her.
 Last Sunday evening Sunday concert was given by the residents of Oriental park on their beach pier. The music was both vocal and instrumental. These con- certs are given weekly, and all the cot l tagers on the shore are invited to attend l them.
 The residents of Oriental park are mak- | ing merry at their summer homes and l each evening sees some new entertainment | introduced. Last evening watermelon party, to which were invited many from | the city, was given on the park pier. | After eight melons had been disposed o1 and other refreshments partaken of, g musical program, followed by dancing To- day the cottagers and friends sail tc Pawson park. Sharpies have been char 1 tered and with good tide at 8 8. m. tho | sail begins.
 l James Eustace, the well-known ight weight pugilist, is at Oak cottage witt Robert Loveday.
 Frank McGinn has erected spacious 1 shed near his sample rooms.
 l The last car to the city from Railroad grove Sundays now leave at $50 p. m. l The Knights of Columbus from Wind.
 sor Locks picnic at the Rock August 19
 The Foresters from this city will be al
 Miller's pavilion on the 24th.
 1 Obituary Notes.
 MT. H. F. Richards of the City Cat
 company, this city, received the sad intel
 ligence yesterday of the death of hii
 mother, Mrs. Eunice M Richards, who
 died at her home in North Dana, Mass, af
 ter albrief1illness, aged sixty-fve.She leave'
 was the wife of Captain D. L. Richards
 hotel proprietor in North Dana. Sh,
 two sons, H. L., of this city, and Edward l of North Dana. She was much esteemed
 by many friends and was member of tn.
 Methodist church.
 Thomas Waugh died at his home on Put
 nam street yesterday afternoon at
 o'clock, after an illness of about thre'
 weeks. He leaves wife and eight or min,
 children. His age was about forty-eight
 He had been proprietor of saloon or
 Putnam street for several years. He wal
 a member of the Sacred Heart church
 His family deeply mourn his loss, and h'
 leaves also many friends.
 Keegan's Ice House on Fire.
 A fire in an ice house was the strange
 phenomenon that summoned the fire de
 partment yesterday forenoon at 11:3(
 o'clock The house in conjunction witt
 which there is barn is located in the real
 of 81 Carlisle street. It is believed tha
 spontaneous combustion of the sawdus
 and hay in the structure caused the con fagration. The fremen were unable tt
 save the structure, and devoted most o:
 their attention to the side of the structure
 where the ice was stored. There was com
 paratively little ice in the building, as MT
 Keegan's main stock skept elsewhere. Al