New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04
AMONG THE CATSKILLS.
TOO LOW FOR THE LAND
LORDS.
FIREs-vIsIToRs AT THE MOUNTAIN HOTELS


satisfactory the jewellers in the CatskiIs
Extra blankets have to be kept on the beds ana the
wraps worn the pazzas. The mountain LANDLORDS
get tired Of reading about all this continued comfort
in the cities. 1t ought to be hot and sutry there IN
July and August. and of course they have right
TO feel aggrieved over the situation But they are
compacent genial lot of men after ALL full OF nos
ptable resources. and they keep the hres Diazihs
brightly promising their guests nightly flne weather
on the morrow. Just now they are praying TOT
warm August This is enough to account for the
vacant rooms yet be found at most OF the notes.
Manager Leggett of the Antlers. that honest
truthful landlord. sent this laconic message on
Thursday:
Awful cold. must be down to 40 Have roaring
fires In all public rooms Business sun Doofnhs'
letters and kilograms pour In upon US
Clerk Jenkins. Of Churchill Hall, Stamford. send
the following:
We have been filling up rapidly this week .ss and and
shall begin August with house count mat co'"-
pares very favorably with last season
Here the Grand similar report is gwen de-
spite the fac, of its cool altitude and nobody VIII
deny the extreme comfort Of fall overcoat out on
these broad and breezy piazzas tonight. There is'
Of course the usual grand hop in the parior TO-
night which seems highly enjoyed by even some OF
the older guests Of the house share OF credit FOR
this pleasure is always due here to Louis j. Cornu
and his band Another attractive feature on tlis
mountain terrace is the hotel cooking.
Hotel Kaaterskill Is just now approaching the
height of It's season. Wnlcn Dns IAN I" PiN'N
worthy successor TO last year Large daily arrivals
have been the rule this week. and many prominent
people are there The systematic management or
this great resort continues to elicit well-merted
praise Mr. Harding, the proprietor, seems IN great
~ improved health this season
T,x-rreasurer George X. Gray or the state Vi
Ncv..Iersev is spending the second season with
Mrs Gray at Churchill Hall. or az much OF the
time as his legal engagements VIII permit MI
Gray Is A great admlrer OF ex-President HARRISON
though opposed to him In politics.
The Earl u Dunraven Is among the guests ex-
pcced ut Churchill Hall soon on visit to triend
who is summerng there. Professor a. c. Cameron
n Yale College. Is there with his mother Tor the
season.
Iobr " Wlnser secretary and assistant treas
urer Of the Museum Of Natural History. New-York.
was a recent visitor at the ola senate House
Kingston Caryl Coleman. the artist was recent
guest OF Judge Clearwater there. Mrs Cornelius
" Zoe ana SON Miss A. Harris. Deputy Commits
sioncr Of Public Works Maurice Holahan Of New
York. Mrs Louise Kaufman Mrs T. Frohlich
Julia l. vending. the Misses Wilson and Miss
Corning OF Brooklyn, are guests In that pleasant
summer city.
Tho delegation from the German Chess club OF
New-York which has been enjoying the wilds OF
shokan Tor some days left there for home to-day.
Theodore r. Mcrseles. railroad man OF New
York recently arrived at his summer cottage In
Hunter.
The Rev Or Van slyke and family. OF Kingston
are At Miles rarker's. in the charming Big Indian
VALLEY
United States Commissioner + : Fowler. Of Alex
andria Va. is visiting friends in the suburbs OF
Kingston
The Bell Air Observatory was the scene Of a de-
lrhtful plcnc party on Wednes lay. made up Of
Pine Iiill guests \ new flag WAS unfurled amid
many speeches and other literary feats.
Charles y Hanes. The weilkno~n proprietor OF
It.f, h..snf 1t hat afpa
died suddenly ON Friday. Thousands 81 visitors In
that popuiar Greene County section Will recall his
familiar figure down AZ his little sawmill. just
above the famous falls whore he always had a
CHEEKY word for the mountain rambler as long as
there was sufficient water 20 turn his big wheel
The sudden breaking " road bridge near Broad
heads on Tuesday preclpltating load OF hay with
some city boarders top into the bed Of the
stream caused painful Injuries TO two OF the party
lanes Burns and wife Kate Briefly and Miss
Laura Cook Of Newark are arong the sojourners
AT Kairnc
Mrs. Jacob Snyder Of New-York: J. w Sullivan.
G.. v Geary. + J. Butzel. II. Butzel j. l.. Burger
and William Myer. OF Brooklyn. among the
visitors.
II IS proposed to construct new driving park
near Catsk village for athletic sports and exhibit
tons In the near future. company having Just
been Incorporated for that purpose win capital
OF 500
Mrs l. g. l.. Rosgc Miss r. Pullman. Mr. Nor
ris. Mrs Pullman Miss NJ Pullman and Mrs. An
dcrson all OF Gotham are at Heath-on-the- Hudson
Mrs j. y Symes. OF New-York. AMI Charles
Copey and wife. Of 81 Paul are at Delhi
John Burroughs and family have recently been
visiting the old homestead at Roxbury.
Mrs b. Millcn and son. OF Newburg. and Mrs.
Robert Gordon. OF Far Rockaway. are visiting
stone Ridge.
Among Brooklyniies in the range are these: Mrs.
W H. McNauty and family. at the st. Charles.
Hunter: Mr. and Mrs Louis Clarence Bennett.
o'harlcs DOYLE and family Mrs Ballard and daugh-
ter. at Panther Mountain House; Mrs. Frederick
A Ballard. Noun, Pleasant, the Misses Annie ana
Edith Kerr. At Twilight Park, WilIam Heiss an; ana
family 9nl Ms p f2pod o. az ro eHf ore the
Itcv " Ferguson and family; o. "hiteso1ro, ana
the Rev Dr. Thomas Thompson OF Lancaster
John {. Adams president OF ne Newonrg Gas t
COMPANY is summcrng AT Churchii nan Win MS
family MIR Adams IS director OF the New-fork
and New-Jorsey Bridge company ana ne SPEAKS
prise He SAYS 1t has taken piles OF money TO &c,
II where II is. and there are ample funds to build
IIs Expects n[1"S a" 10 sec the work begin this fall
colonel f. shelton Cornell. OF New-Havsn, pres
IS again at Churchill Hall with his family for the
summer after "A brief ,rial OF me sullivan region.
is again occupying the old Pratt homestead al
which he owns United states com,
some dime with his family at Churchill Hall as
usual lie is AN ardent wheeman p.,o,,,, ,,,,,a.
in Uarper- stanford has been taken by Town
send Mccoun. Of New-York. who IL now there with
his family. .. ... -
stnmford-ave Judge Happen OF Tammany Hall. is
a guest of Charles f.. Becker, at Craig -gowen
H. McCoun' Of New-York is the champion
h,wler in stamford thus far having made the best
scor. vet recorded in the village alley
The Rutgers College quartet Will sing at Churchill
Hall week. 49,
The feature at the New Grant Wednesday evening
was a Jolly salmagundi card party In which the
guests OF the Madison participated
william II. Hurst. president Of the Stock Quota
ton Telegraph Company: John J. Walsh secretary
10 ex Police Inspector McAvoy; John J. Wheelan
cx-Tax Commissioner. and George Hurst OF New
York recently enjoyed "A coaching trip through the
and Schoharie valleys.
Among late arrivals are these:
Churchill Hall-Mrs. NJ. Leigh. Miss X Staey.
rolone. and Mrs L. L. Deming. Miss J.. w. Bas-
sett Mrs X Merz, Mrs. X. T. Dyckman, Miss
py ckmnn ". ". TAYLOR. II. L. Wlnche.l. Mrs.