New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-22

summer season The Sylvester homestead descended
port who came 10 Dwell In the home OF his fathers
MS first business was TO Dul.l d new rouse (WHICH
stead bI1t nv Yathanel Sylvester in 1928 This
house built in ll3,. 1t is now known as me
r. Manor AZ, anu late Professor c. n Horsford
of Cambridge. the lineal descendants OF Na,hinie'
and Gr!ssei sylvester, who occupy X as th@r cou'-
in the summer Of 1871 the Rev John E. searies,
NJ ,h Scn "' was returning from camp
meeting heii at Marthas Vineyard by way OF the
soma the thought suggested itself 10 him that
somewhere the eastern end of OF t 5n1SrG Island
meetings that would be easier Of access to Brooklyn
than Marthas Vineyard. o,.,. 49,,
In the fall Of that year he visited shelter isiand
and selected a site for that purpose. An association
known a The Shelter Island Grove ana amp neet.
ing Association was formed. "hch purchases ABOUT
go acres Of and in tho most pcturesaae par; , OF
the island. The Motel known as me frosp,cc H ,,,
was built during the winter, ana so were mum
chanel Was erected In the grove near the hotel
and seats were placed In the grove ana for mum,
nrr o. yris ,tenaI In ISx the name Of the
eT@ on2 y}s cheneed to the Shelter Island HEIGHTS
Associaton The affairs OF the association are cJn-
iroleI nv seven trustees. as follows r A. Hc aI,
urr@w. s@creary; + NJ Arsu m q. Iea i sareT;
ham all q whom are from Brooklyn; , $500,
The place has had steady. heAthy growtn, ana ma
now Their ar" Two hotels on me pHher o.; hoard
ng-hcuses. an amusement hall. yacht club house.
livery stable ard number OF sIoseS 81 ~ water
works ard compet" system OF se"eragee, III,
Ter the Efficient supervision OF Wes.,y rs mo
r'aco has UNDERGONE a wonderful transportation.
~ s,j MI. r5veroi with bushe, and brlers. have
gIven place to beautiful green lawns. ana the carr
paths have been made into beautiful drlVesi "n1d d
Iocieis 4 large ferryboat runs between shelter
Island and Grecnport In the summer, so tnat PEG
Die Wishing TO drive the mainland can no 80
inconvenience
the.r carriages
COTTAGES AND COTTAGERS.
l. NJ Bon former partner OF ex-Mayor schroe-
Cor. is having a beautiful cottage erected on the
bluff overlooking Long Island Sound.
Tho Nanhanset House and a number or cottages
are owned 10y tho Shelter Park Asso .ation Inc
hotel was bIi.t one year after me Prospet' -
II IS 81 the finest hotels on me coast anu me
t,yenfv cottages in Close proximity the hotel one
q the latest Of thesf Is ne cottage o, , nnoP pa
the Colonial style. The M1nlanset House Is run
hy corporation. Of which Thomas H. Wooa )
Motley treasurer, H. d. " I1wson OF me Murrsy
I oei manafsr 3R R bo,r ba. been recently
doubled in capacity, and has most MODERN equip
Aaong the cot,ageowners on the island are Mrs.
Alice ADAMS. New-York city; George H. Ayres.
Rrookiyn: George b. Abbott surrogate ot Kings
roqn% sai .ac i;si Wam BssoF BROOK
Ign: NJ r. Be,den. brooklyn; Mrs r. g. Bee3e,
Nr. Wrs " 4. Butler brooklyn; Miss J. A Booth.
Hr5,i,lyr: p : brown Greenport Henry Beik-
nap g. Anga.,nc. Ea W,.am a. bT W Il H RpS
g. brooklyn. Mrs j. f. cook. BROOKLYN; John
cassidy BRO klyn; T. y. Conk.n, Shelter lS!and
EdwlrI g. Zoe NeW-I0rk. C. II. Corwin, She.ter
Island Heights. e. l.. ClrW.n Gfeenport; MIS- u. =,
culver. Yoakc,s; j. T. b"ne.. New nopHi ms
T. E1aoa. Ncw-lork; J. . )ettmer' brooK'E I'LL, tHe
R~y 4. g. Esg.estor. NeN-Iork John EFe nn
Tr6ok'yn: john Francis brooklyn; Mrs y II. Gro
..r I!rlok.vu. : y Glriuer BROOKLYN Francis r
Mn brooklyn; Mrs Arnold iaiIett, BrGoklyn; Asa
I'M New York. the Re-. j. w. iluooeu 4ansneld'
ono: j. o. Horton Il. BROOKLYN Robert HENDERSON,
iiarrrty BROOKLYN. IT, n Isham. BROOKLYN + W
Jenkins Rrook,yn: : y Jones; Brook.yn; - y. IA IA
i... Hrro<iyn. Dr. j. Lester Keep BROOKLYN; MISS
T. j. Kom.n!sk. Hr9oolyn II. L<ocK"22odf, ~ ori
,.rolkl,u. jacob LAWSON. Brook.rni Mrs = = Har-
a..- bro lklvu. John MUmfOrI. Brooklyn; Mrs. r. +.
Nevius Itroo&An ;ae Kry X vr. " - Partrl9gs
Putnam. conn. Alfred II. Porter BnG0KIy,n, .h'I
r. b Powers. Brooklyn; ; T. Petit hfo2KS!yn' a.
b. Rhoi~s Brooklyn; Austin stevens, Bro0kyni a.
;: sEie,t.r RroDkya. T. \ Schroeder Brooklyn
W.sev smith shelter Islam HeiSnt-. tnerirS
small brooklyn, the Rev pr X > ot9! I "I ooT-
spall.ng Ensenoel George W. street bT2Sk'yn'
= sumner Worcester. Mass: y. J.. Str0ut'
E-,lklen. Mrs : J.. Thorne. Hamilton. ONO; o. &
In, In. Iir / WinscI New-l ok; Mrs Mary Wray,
Workers. william Wsstiake. Brooklyn Wesley
f'rerrb Brooklyn. George \. stanton. {rooklyni l.
on P.c5rc Ray - tract O: land known as West
N..k owned us John J. Nostrant. Of Brooklyn.
ami "a 8, ar. hnlf dozen cottagts John StearhS.
- Nsw-York CITY owns q similar tract known as
go-.- Point on IN" north side ~ the Island, on
Nl..h thcrc ar" number of rottages 49,,
I'll. r~,i state interests OF Shelter Island are
& s,fI % .oita GnS'u AMI furnishes photo
gr1rhs ana laforma. on u all kinds on application