The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-08
MORRIS COVE CHAPELS
THE NEW CONGREGATIONAL IND
 PEOPLES' CH1PELS

Morris Park-General News of the East
 Shore.
 The Congregationalists and the Meth odists have both started in to keep the east shore a quiet and orderly summer retreat. Not only have they built a great number of the cottages between the Four Corners and the grove at Lighthouse Point, but two chapels are erected and now being completed. The chapel of the Congregationalists is close to the Pequot house. It is frame building with a brick basement, which has a cement floor. The build ing when completed will be neat and substantial edifice. A great share of the work upon it has been donated, The carting has been done by one mem Der of the church society, the excavat- ing by another, and MT. J. w. Lewis drew the plans and superintended the construction. It is estimated that the building will be worth nearly S4,OOO when ready for dedication. That event has not been definitely determined yet, but will probably take place on the 18th of this month or the Sunday fol- lowing that date. The Rev. MT. Dent, Rev. Mir. Clark of East Haven and sev- eral other Congregational pastors will aid In the dedication.
 The boys of the neighborhood were the first to ring the new church bell. Early on the morning of the 9th sev- eral of them climbed up to the belfry i-.. oya ~lo oloo n>I with the din of the bell.
 The peoples chapel (MethodisD is being built further down the shore. It will cost in the neighborhood of S1,00O. The work was delayed for some time owing to difficulty in the collection of funds, but is again we'll under way. Although the building is still uncom- pleted, the first services were held in 1t last Sunday The formal dedication will take place in about a week. The trolley company is repairing the roadbed of it's railroad. A gang of men l has been at work for some time along the line grading, filling in and repair ing the track.
 A valuable horse belonging to MT. F. E Bristol formerly proprietor of the l Yale stables. created some excitiment yesterday. He was tied to post in l front of the Bristol cottage. Becoming | frightened at something he broke loose | and started for Lighthouse Point. Half | dozen men were sent off along differ ent streets to find the animal. After a hunt of several hours he was found standing In a shed near the lighthouse. l Hotel and boarding house keepers complain that the season is very late this year. While most of the cottages are taken and occupied, the hotels are i not full.
 l Among those at the Morris Cove ho- tel are Peter Mccormick of Brooklyn, ] Edward McGinnis of Brooklyn, F. l Brown of Brooklyn, Frank Maloney and wife of Buffalo. John Noble of Northampton. c. Bailey and wife of Hartford, James Wilson of Torrington, Richard Lynch of Wallingford, J. T. l Cook of Wallingford, Edward Becker of Wallingford and Charles Allen of l Wallingford.
 Fort Hale park has been improved greatly the past spring, particularly along the water front The roads have been graded and filings made wherever needed. A great number of young | tlSS9 ildNG oSSu oGI ut anu dl0O SOlllt l shrubs.
 The lots in Morris park are being rap- idly sold by MT. Edward M. Clark, the owner. About thirty lots have beer sold this year, five or six new cottages have been built and one or two more are now being put up.
 MT. J. w. Lewis of Morris Cove has been the contractor under whose super vision three very neat cottages have gone up this season. One Is owned by
 MT. Clifford Street. of s. H. Street & Co, this city. It is frame cottage
 costing about sl,1O0. Another is that
 of MT Stephen A. Howe of Howe & Stetson.
 MT. Steinerts house has also been re-
 modelled by the same contractor. Mrs. Amelia Forbes and MT. Fred Van Sickles have also erected tasty
 summer homes at the Cove.
 The Pequot house was a. popular ren-
 dezvous' on the Fifth. Besides the 12E
 regular guests about 150 extra people
 spent Monday there, and helped tt
 make the celebration of Independence
 day of great interest.
 Among those spending the season al
 the Pequot are: Mir and Mrs. c. K
 Coan, George A. Maycock and family
 Farnham Fox, Mir. and Mrs. s. H
 Dawson, F. F. Brooks and family, MT
 and Mrs. John A. Hauff, l.. $. Osborn
 E. s. Fox, W R. Demorest and wife
 E o. Brown and wife, Hobart l.. Hotoh
 kiss and wife, all of this city; George
 Reynolds and wife of Binghamton, N
 Y.; Robert E. Hofer and Charles Clarl
 Adams of Boston, Mrs. Emma Hall O
 this city, Myron R. Durham, wife ant
 daughter of this city, W. L. Allen ant
 wife of this city, John s. Lane, sol and wife of Springfield. Mass; John H
 Shaw and wife of this city, MT ant
 Mrs. E. H. Hausel of Hartford, Jame
 F. Todd. James D. Todd, MT. and Mrs
 Armstrong, two daughters and son
 Colonel Simeon J. Fox wife and son
 F. H. Benton, wife and two children R. S. Woodruff and wife, John N : Champion and wife, all of this city
 W. w. Crosby, wife and family of Ny
 aek, N. Y.; w M. Wellman and wife
 Mrs. w. L. Loomis, Mrs w. r. Futile
 Frank H Mason, all of this city; MI
 and Mrs. F. F. Hill, MT. and Mrs.
 H. Little and son of Hartford, MT. an'
 Mrs. H. M Kochersperger and family