New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
aHE B1ocK ISLAND SEASON At hind
6rIIP cHANNEI~-NEw PAPER-NoTEs OF THE no.
TTLs-swORD FISHING.

1IIIP cHANNEI-NEw PAPER-NoTEs OF THE no.
TrIs-swoRD FISHING.
Block Island r. l., June i6 (SpeclaD-The season
at Block Island Is always short one IL cahho'
be said to open until after the Fourth. ana the
larger houses rarely do a paying business until the
middle July. Six weeks of good business are ali
that can be expected in favorable season
The older citizens here arc ultra-conservative IN
their ideas and averse to any improvements that
cost them anything. The younger generation are
more energetic and wideawake. and the two classes
occasionally clash The State a. the january seq
sion made a conditional! appropriation OF YOU" Tor
the purpose OF opening q ship channei into the
Great Salt Pond or lake. which nearly cuts the
island In two near the middle. The condition at
tached to the appropriation was thai the town
should appropriate a Ike amour. for the same
purpose. This the town voted 70 do al specla'
town meeting. Recently the opponents OF the plan
secured from the Supreme Court an injunction
against the action OF the town. but the court has
refused TO make the injunction permanent
One of the attractions OF the present season Is a
new paper, 1.-THE Block Island Surf" Charles L.
Perry a newspaper of long experience and
thoroughly conversant with the field. Is the editor.
The new journal is printed super .celerdered pa
per- illustrated with half-tone cuts OF island scenery
pictures OF prominent visitors. etc. II is to be de-
voted principally hotel gossip. yachting ana FISH,
ing items, and local news. go
Many visitors will this summer miss the familia'
face OF Captain Orswen, OF me steamer NJ lioPe
Block Island route. any officer Of any OF the three
lines running here and well known 10 thou
sands OF visitors. lie died at his home in Fab River
in May. - ,.
NJ NJ. Day. formerly of Connecticut and proprie
tor of the Connecticut House IN Connectl d'-aVe.
here died suddenly last OCTOBER or heart disease
The Neptune Hotel which has been closed since
the death OF IT'S former proprietor four years ago.
has been leased 10 r. ". Salisbury, weknOwl
hotel man OF Daniesonville and Putnam Conn
Warren Leland, who has leased the ocean House
In Newport came over here Saturday and remained
until Monday morning
The Narragansett Hotel property mere mas been
leased to John l. Macomber
Sword fishing has just begun, and for the next
month Il will be the leading business on the part OF
fishermen. and the leading sport on the part OF VS.
II does not seem probable that whitehall" or
the Mansion" as II Is more commonly called, Will
be occupied this year It's owner. Mr. Searles, Is In
Europe.
Mrs Charles T. Salisbury Of Providence. is occu-
pying her cottage Signal Hill.
Red Cottage, at Main-st. and Connecticut-ave., Is
Gin commission" 10 speak, its owners having
ARRIVED here several days ago.
p ID Barlow, OF New-York City will be here In n
few days. and his beautiful house on Mohegan
bluffs will then be open for the
THE family Of y. J. Conley manager of the Woon-
socket Rubber Works. who was killed in NewYork
last winter by electric car will not be here this
season.