Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-14
wOODMONT GOSSIP.

wOODMONT GOSSIP. MT. Granville w. GoodselI,s gIam- Bake-A Lively Party Of Bridgeport and Meriden Young People - A Yachting Party on MT. Freyler's Yacht "Minerva',-A veranda Party Given by A. B. Norcross-SocIal Life at the Pembroke - Other Jottings | and Personal Items.
 WooDMoNT-oN-THE-So SOUND, Aug. 13, 1893. | The month of August at this usually | quiet little village has so far been season of considerable mirth and festivlty. The cottagers are as a rule content with enjoying the beauties of their surround ings aud of laying aside for time the worry, cares and vexations of the outside world and settling down here for a period of much needed rest. For the majority of the people who, in the summer, people this little green shore, which slopes up so beau tifully from the waters of the sound are men and women who are seeking actual re- taxation, rather than the fashionable crowd who only transfer the whirl and hustle of fashionable winter festivity from the city to Saratoga or the White noun tains.
 But there are some among us whose spirits are not dried up even by these hot summer days, and whose hospitality is always as uncsasing as the murmur of the mountain cataract. Such @ one is MT. Granville W. Goodsell, the popular in- surance man of Bridgeport. MT. Goodsell ia as we'll known all over the state ss he is | in his home town, and his name is almost a synonym of open-heartedness and good ! fellowship. MT. Goodsell and MT. 0. P. Merwin of New Britain, the noted brick manufacturer at Berlin, occupy cottages beside each other on what has always been 1 known as Merwin's Point. Mir. Merwin's | hospitality and geniality of nature is about | as well known as MT. Goodselrs, and be- tween them they keep things pretty lively l for their friends and acausintances. The l musical which was given fortnight ago l at their cottages Is one of the most pleas | antly remembered events of the season at this village. But MT. Goodsell's clam bake last week, Thursday, was the crown ing event.
 1 Full accounts of this event have appear ed in many newspapers in the state, but 1t may not be amiss to pay some little tribute now. The bake was prepared on Sand Beach" in front of the cottages, and served to over one hundred guests. Many of the leading men of the state were present, in- l cluding prominent politicians and business men. For at MT. Goodselrs annual clam bakes party prejudice is laid aside and democrat elbows republican with the ut most indifference and good fellowship. But the central figure, the parsonage among all that distinguished gathering who sal down to eat clans "by the sad sea waves,
 was MT. Goodsell himself. He certainly
 was in his element. He was in the tri
 umphant moment of his hospitality. He
 was entertaining about as many people and people of prominence, too-as 1t if
 the good fortune of the average mortal te
 be able to. His round, genial face fairly
 glowed with his good feeling toward al
 his fellow men, and he kept this same
 spirit toward all until the last guest hac
 left. He does not favor us with his com
 pany all the time, but he spends as mucl
 of his time here as he can. His house i
 always full of guests, however; at presen
 there are stopping with him, Miss Jessi
 Wheeler, Miss Hattie Hawley. the Misse
 Kate and Lillie Wheeler, Mrs. Z4lmo,
 Goodsell, MT. William Hotohkiss of Bridge
 port.
 Those who are at present stopping a
 Chamberlain, the daughter of the lat
 Judge Chamberlain of New Britain, th
 Misses Williams, Miss Jessie Ray, one o
 Hsrtford's leading sopranos and who als
 aings in the choir of the South church a
 New Britain, MT. Bert Rogers and MI Wilcox.
 Another lively party of young people stopping in cotsage opposite A. B. Nol
 cross' drug store They are for the mos
 part from Bridgeport, but there are severs , with them from Meriden and other towns
 The first words which greeted the query .
 the correspondent was, eve can give yo I anything but money. We're all of U
 broke" But in spite of the lack of none
 which they so voluntarily imputed t
 then1selves they appeared to be njoyin
 that degree of happiness and contentmer
 They are happy crowd and for the tim
 being are posing quite as Bohemisns. Last Monday evening yachting part ,, was given to those who are stopping 1 " this cottage on board MT. Edward Frey
 ler's steam yacht "Minerva," which Is { T Woodmont for the summer. The evenin d wsa clear and beautiful. The boat was i n luminated with Japanese lanterns and re
 fire. The little launch steamed up an
 down the waters which wash the bach
 Woodmont until late in the evening, whi @ many of those on board, among whol
 were several musicians of note, amuse
 the party with musical selections. Mi g Byington rendered several selections 0
 his mandolin admirably, while MT. Ia. s lor's guitar playing was highly appreciate
 by those who heard it.
 MT. Alfred Burlington of Meriden, wh ' is prominent baritone was also on board
 and his singing was most highly spoken O. l. Mr. A. B. Norcross of Bridgeport, wh
 keeps the drug store here, also gave th
 same party of young people veranda an don oiy rfx los A = elegant collation. was served to all presen r and music and dancing was the order (
 the evening. The hospitality which goe
 forth from the Norcross cottage Is we F known and has been enjoyed by many CO !. tsgers. The members of the party ar,
 Miss Agnes Selbie, one of Bridgeport 8 leading sopranos; the Misses Kittie Stsndel
 Adella Burton, Hattie Hitchcock and Edit 8 Holroyd of Bridgeport, Ellen and Jessi Hayes of Meriden, and Messrs. F. D. Wa lace, F. Selbie, Ben Byington, Al Stewsr t Bridgeport, Walter Furniss and J. W
 Hayes of Meriden, and Robert Taylor C , Oakland, Cal.
 I The Pembroke hotel is also the center C
 considerable festivity. The Saturday ever :, ing hops are most largely looked forwar to by all the young people of the place an
 are very enjoyable affairs. The five fo l lowing ladies were at lunch party give at the Pembroke recently: Mrs. Shirgers
 Miss Whitlock, Miss Lillian Whitlock, ,Mie Allis, all of Birmingham, and Miss Mar Grady of Orange, N. J.
 MT. R. E. Beadsley of Hartford spen
 Sunday at this hotel.
 Mics Ayers of Ansonis arrived yesterda , for few weeks sojourn.
 The cottage owned by Colonel Wiilisr 3 Webb of Waterbury is occupied this ses season by B. L. Coe and family of Water
 bury. Miss Lillian G. Futile, late 0 Stockton, Cal, is their guest.
 Daniel Daniels, Harry Daniels and fam fly, all of Waterbury, occupy MT. Johl Ways cottage.
 At the Hines cottage is MT. Frank " . Beers. Mrs. E. A. Creavy and Mrs. Rober Nichols, all of Bridgeport.
 Fred Brown of Waterbury, the chair
 man of the state democratic committee occupies charming cottage here. F. 0. Cannon and MT. Phipps of Ne,
 Haven are occupying their cottages her for the season.
 Mr. Alfred Burlington of Meriden, tn we'll known baritone, is stopping with hi family at the Waning cottage.
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