The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-11

DELIGn TFUL Trips



How many persons are there In New
Haven that have visited all the pretty
picnic places and gazed upon all the
| beautiful scenes within few miles OF
| the city hall, the center from which the
distances in all directions are meas
ured? OF the 10000 people in the city
and immediate vicinity it Is safe to say
| that 100000 do not know, by actual ex-
perience, about all the lovely spots that
are so near and so accessible, and at
least $4,000 would be astonshed by the
beauties that are brought directly be-
| fore them during trip over the lines
of the New Haven Street Railway COM
pany.
The route out TO the eastward runs
| through delightful country. Starting
| from the central green, the open cars
run out through the city to tine foot of
East Rock on State street, giving
| good view of that queer, natural form
alton that many strangers believe to be
| artificial, then turn at an acute angle
and pass through the residence section
! Of Fair Haven and on to the Four Cor
ners, whence a pretty view of Long ISL
and sound can be obtained. There the
| line divides one branch going to Light
house Point and the other to Lake Sal
| tonstall.
The Lake Saltonstall ride is very in
teresting, taking the passenger over the
| Fair Haven hills and through rich
| farming country to the picturesque old
| town Of East Haven, that has taken on
new life since the trolley cars came,
and on to the foot of one of the pretti-
| est lakes in New England. The clear,
4 deep body of water is four and a half
miles long, surrounded by towering, Yer
| dure-clad hills that rise abruptly from
the waters edge, offering widespread
ing views Of land and water to those
that like to climb steep paths. A
steamer takes the passengers to a cool,
we'll equipped picnic ground at the
head of the lake.
The Lighthouse Point road, passing
through Fort Wooster park and along
the waters edge at Morris Cove, is the
more popular of the two, because the
Point is more like the typical summer
resort Joseph E. Taylor, the new pro-
prietor Of the hotel and grove at the
old lighthouse, has made many i'm
provements in the property this season,
/ ana ItlOSt llldl DuNc Iiol yCt e5OliS I'iSi Y
on the cars, which now run down to the
hotel, will be surprised at the changes
that have taken place.
Among the improvements are eighty
new bath houses. with big stock of
suits, giving facilities for bathing for
men, women and children on beach
that can be used at any stage of the
tide. Then there are swings, bowling
alleys and various games, seats and
benches for those that wish to rest,
good fishing the best of shade, and a
dancing pavilion. Mr.. Taylor has al
ready made q name for himself by his
excellent shore dinners that can be or
dered by telephone (274-12) and will be
ready on arrival or are ready to be
served on a very short notice.
| Another and popular route on the
New Haven Street Railway company's
lines is that to Centerville.
Starting from the central green, it
runs out through Whitney avenue, one
of the prettiest in the city, directly to
Lake Whitney, passing close to the
foot of East Rock on the way and only
a few feet from where the two artificial
lakes will probably soon change the
appearance of the upper part of the
Mill river After going up the hill at
the end of Whitney avenue it curves
| around the lower end of the lake and
follows the connected bodies of water
that go to make up that beautifully los
Gated reservoir. every inch of this part
of the route being picturesque and de-
IiehtfuI. the verdure-clad hills rising
maiestically just far enough away to
| riva a lovely DerSDectiVe,
On, on the line runs, going farther
and farther into the country. until, af
ter a ride of about six miles, the pas
senger arrives in the pretty little ham,
let of Centerville, which is a pretty lit
tie place. and the people are delighted
with the new rapid transit service that
the company has provided for them
They are now able to reach the center
of the city in very quick time and they
gladly welcome the visitors that here
tofore have been unable to get any
where near them.
Cars on these two lines will leave the
green every ten minutes and pleas
anter method by which to spend a few
hours and to obtain an outing can
scarcely be imagined.