New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04

HOW TIE fLAcE GOT ITS NAME HETrRN OF THE
IIFE-SAyIXc CREW -iMrRovEMENTs M"H-
vAis rPoM GREATER NETWORK
AND ELSEWHERE.

watch Jul y l. Aug ? ,spcciaD The season AT
bs uicuresquc summer resort is no" 81 iis zenith
Hundreds arrive every lay. and captain Kipey -
,uzziea 10 find room on his little steamer Nht'h
inn for III, large amount Of baggage that comes
aionr with the influx. 1t was thought 10y many
,,,l, thai tn. tro Icy railroad would XII the husi-
moss established by captain Ripley ana his niue
steamboat However. such Is not the case a ~
uer cent o. the summer guests come ana 80 10y inc
watch Nil TIE summer people ar" also hher''
patrons Of the trolley road, making frequent "'pS
IA Westerly on shopping excursions or for the out
,, ,c- a., no,,r ar two as the case may be.
Few. ucrsons are aware whence the name Watch
III ORIGINATED. The promontoTy on tho Larkin
House grounds was the point where me Narra1
,rs.ft indians formerly watched !Or their IA inra
encn.i,s the Moniauks who frequently attac ked
them from the adjacent Islands. therefore hls-
| quamicut. the Indian Tor Watch Hill Is historic
The fc-sayinE station was manned by It's , crew
to August l. Captain Walter H. Davis Is 'heh aio'c
in charge. .,
HOLSTERS have been somewhat scarce foF scvera'
weeks. but $ $ Pend.eton yeieran nsn ss ma ~
.ays per, w be psny Gi , mem rT, ~
The steam yacht Seneca, owned by Charles
Edwin Vi. Dodd. OF Providence. and Edward Min"i'
OF Moosup. Conn. AL prominent IA woo"cn manu-
featuring crc.es. arrived at Watch HI the other
E. =. Shaw. state Treasurer Of the Common
guest at the Larkn House during the last week
Mr shaw is the 4 1rs s9ekhoder In the Westerly
'' The %ew-York. New-fIiven and Hartford Rail-
road n ha 9 o nsa' doe kuciFf iG5 s t"
points can be secured at this Office and baggage
checked through TO destination. thus avoiding 'Ae
Among the most publcsprIted summer residents
e TSa'G and Nv wi:'iam = Anderson. the cncnnaii
mIionaire. They to be found In every move.
Of the mi. Mr Hastings's cottage is located on
Chapei.ave. He has given quite number o. feet
the !, is probable that others on the avenue
Will follow his example. and. In short time. the
roadway will be graded TO the wharf.
civil engineer Is msting diagram OF me n rs,
the Misquamicut Golf club
Lookup is being erected here. 1t Is to be called
| very fine tennis has been laid out on
the grounds Of the Dunes cottage. owned by Mr.
The channg dish Club recently met with Miss
The The Rev Robert Hudson. an Episcopallsn minis
OF yraguse Y occTedR s the puB n f
Mrs. George S; Robinson; Of Troy: y. y, has
Among the prominent. arrivals for the week at the
Iark!n House are the following Nathan 4. Taylor
S Young us' samuei T. Van Dusen Phadephin George
=. Savage Msrden Conn; 8 g LaPha%, Syracuse
ton Liverpool. England; Mrs. r. II: Lanbcer, jr,
Mr.. ard Mrs. F P Abbott, MIS- Kate L. =, Abboti
Miss Turnbu. Baltimore, Nd William j. Crawford
, Nj s M4s Mrs smith Il Tfs w Ni
lam H. nelson. N. p. New Rochelle; Mr.: and Mrs.
| X l.. Wilde. DobDs Ferry. Cassmir j. Vran, MsS
walter Mr. and Mrs John Laimbecr Frank +.
| I.aimhcer. J. " Kelly. Miss Tarrant. Mr.. and Mrs
| Van Dyke Piper. Mr.. and Mrs. Van Dunston. II. b.
Van Dunston. New-fork.
| Watch Hill House-W. g. Robinson, +. w. Park,
Mrs Moore. child and nurse; J. II. Pierce, Mr. and
Mrs stephen c. Lynes. Mrs. Coburn Whitehead.
Mrs. F. l. Palmer. Miss Palmer Mrs. Charles n.
Russell: G. p. wiliams. c; W Park, Mr. and Mrs'
J. b. Frieze j. Van Newhart, william strong r.
Ncw-York.
PIympton House. Miss c. ". conk;lns. Percy r.
Gray. Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. william F. Fox,
Charles G. Fox. Albany. y. Y: Joseph Young.
| New-York.
Atlantic House-James w. Conkling. William Pol.
| lard New-York; James v. Lawrence. yonkers;
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. +. Elder Miss Elder. Albany.
Ocean House--Thomas b: Van Buren,. Charles
Enl%es Henry stIrsss Mi,s Annie Al sturAe eii
( Walt. r.. New-York.