New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
IN FRANCONIA NOTCH.
THE PROFILE HOUSE AND IT'S HISTORY

Profile House White Mts.. y, H.. July 30 (Special.-
This is the fortieth season Profile House having
been opened IN 1853 with 100 sleeping rooms. II now
accommodate. 500 patrons and ESQ shelters 200 servants
Tha Iva, ho,so buit on this sDwaS IN 1880.
was called the IAfsyen House. Ire rronIe House prop
erty was originally owned by stock company but
Richard Taft gradually bought up the other ockholcers
until in 1863 he became the sole owner MI Isft oh
eighteen years ago. leaving the property TO his widow who
4. still In possession The include the Profile
House, the f1ume House, The Prohle fann
and 1000 acres of woodland extending fr
min, miles through Notch. The
old firm name Grecneaf Is Still retained, al
though duties Of proprietor fail entirely upon
the shoulders OF Colonel &. H. Greeneat. also OF the
Hotel Veniome. Boston. Tho colonel Il probably ue
Oldest hotel mountains, In length OF service,
having been here for thrty.two lie began in
subordinate capacity IN the Crawford Fouse where he 70
manned years. Then he filled a similar position ut
House for the length OF time and became
the proprlctors twentycight years ago lie Il
still Young man In health spirits and TAFT
Grccneaf also proprietors Of tho Fume House but
the active Mcssrs Elliott Bros. The tlume
House accommodates 100 ruesn and Is reached from the
Profile by BEAUTIFUL nye mile drive through the
woods. Six OF principal peaks OF the Franconia
range are from It's piazza while directly IN 'front.' Of
tho hotel is the great landsldos OF June
20 1885, wrought such maryelou. changes In tho
hume.
The season in the White Mountain. Is weeks later
than IL was decade OF years and september is now
as popular July Tho Profile House has OF late
ycars comfortably filled up 10 October l. while Tho
Fumc House remains open until October 70 Apfopo- OF
the great popularity may be mentioned
that no less fifteen persons hero who have
passrd their here for thirty successive years while
there are twenty guests who have been hero twenty
consecutive seasons. ana HiV VINO nave hoe msscu "
summer fifteen years
The nve private cottage connected with the Profile
House ore occupied this olows: Frft cottage
Mr. and Mrs W +. Bridge. Miss NJ L. Lane ana MISS
X r Ward Of New-York and Miss Greeneai, OF Lcnox
second cottage Mr. and Mrs W. f. Henderson. Miss
Henderson W s. Henderson Miss l.. D. johnson. OF
Chicago third cottage, Mr.. and Mrs d. T. klmba' MIS-
Kimlan David Kimbal, OF Boston fouIth cottase'
the Rev. Henry NJ. san>ers and wife, and Mrs. T. NJ
Butler Of New-York NTH cottage, Mr.. and Mrs Brayton
Ives Ives. Miss +. II. INcS and sherwood
b. Ives NewYork All OF these cottageis have their
own horses and carriages.
The faVorite anusemcnts in and near ;hc hotel are
tennis baseball bowling fishing, billiards, rowing and
dancing. anc orchestra OF eight pieces led by Mr.
Human Theodore Thomss's Chicago orchestra plays
afternoons and evenings.
Among this seasons Ncw-York visitors are Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph J. O'Donohue IT,. Mrs. John NJ Dodd H..
Howard NJ. DOdd Mrs. a. Ercvoort Bristol, Miss ;.
Elizabeth McComb, Mrs. +. NJ. Barr, Brevoort Bristol
Borr, Mrs. J. Duncan. Mrs. w. L. IamD"cr, Wiism
Laimbeer, Mrs. g. II. Mceker. Mr.. and Mrs Ezra r.
Mills Mr. and Mrs. H. Boynton. Dr. and Mrs. Charles
T. Naunack Mrs. David Palmer, Miss Louise 5. Palmer.
Miss Carrie Fessenden Thomas +. Main, Benjamin q.
Amend Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin i. Edsal, Mr. and Mrs.
W. II. Crous. Nv. and Mrs David Adre. MIR. and Mrs.
J. r.. Merrhew Miss Bruner, l.. T.. Brner n. O'Donog
hue Mr. and Mrs De witt Stafford Mr. ana Mrs. James
Secor Miss Anne 4. Sccor, J. a. Parker. DR.. r.
Mitchell Pruddcn, DIR. and Mrs. G.. ~ ROBERTS, George
L. wheclock William Hull MacCarthy, James H. Jones.
George j. Seq bury, II. " Hunt Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
Hoffman,, Mr. and Mrs. John Clay, Louis stat August
ston Mr.. and Mrs. A. Major. r. w. Fink Arthur II.
Elliott. Miss Norwood. Miss Il. Norwood, Lewis NJ.
Norwood. DR.. and Mrs. A. rshepp. Mr. and Mrs. /. S.
Martin. l. 5. Martin. IT, Miss Andcrs Miss Ora Royce,
Henry w Merrill Mr. and Mrs walter J. McIndce,
Mr. aud Mrs. william II. S. Wood.