The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-17
SHORT BEACH EVENTS.
M4NY CHlNGES AND IMPROVE
MENTS and MORE COMING.

Various New Cottages Erected 9th ers
Enlarged and ImprOyed-Nsw Haven
Mans Purchase of IA Tract of Land
Other New Haveners-Peopie From
Other Places Personal Jottinps,
Short Beach, June 15.--This renowned
seaside shore resort is being filled up and
by the first Of July will be in full blast
A number Of new cottages have been
built and others are building. Addi-
tons and Improvements have been made
to number Of old ones. w. j. Knowles
who bought the old Buckley restaurant,
has raised the roof several feet and
built on large addition to the end and
rear, and now has seven nice, large
sleeping rooms on the second floor. on
the first floor a large dining room to ac-
commodate large parties to nice dinners
| or boarders. He keeps ice cream, cakes,
pies, candy, cigars, &c. Mr.. Knowles
keeps fish market where all kinds Of
sea food can be found.
Mr.. George o. Foster has opened a
grocery store in the cottage owned by
Mrs. Clapp, corner of Main and Bristol
street, with fresh stock Of fine grocer
les and is doing quite a good business.
E. B. KnoWls keeps full line of good
groceries and provisions.
Mr. Dighbert, of New Haven, has
bought tract of land on the cliff back
Of the old Bristol place, which has a
good view of the water and river He
has built cottage for himself and fam
lily and has sold lot to Mr.. Bussman, Of
New Haven who has built cottage for
himself and family who will occupy it
for the summer. Mr.. Dighbert has a
number of lots for sale at a reasonable
rate.
F. B. Prindle, of New Haven, has built
a fine cottage near the Bristol house on
high ground, which has a good view of
the Sound
The Beckett cottage on the beach has
been raised some three feet and the ve+
randa enlarged, new floors laid, the cot
tage painted and other improvements
made, which makes the cottage look like
a new one.
NJ w Perkins. of New Haven, has
made quite an addition to his veranda
which has improved to the looks very
much.
Mrs. r. Baldwin, of Meriden, has built
on quite an addition and made other i'm
provements to her cottage on the beach.
DR.. Bacon of New Haven, has rented
the Russell or Edge Water Cottage
for the summer
Mr. Buckley, of Springfield, has rented
the Boulder Cottage" for the summer.
e. E. Isbell, of New Haven, has taken
the "Warbeck Cottage" on the beach for
the summer.
Mrs. Condor, of Springfield, has rent
ed Mr.. Crawford's two cottages and will
keep a large boarding house. The twin
cottages will be occupied for several
weeks by party of young ladies from
Mount Hoyoke seminary, South Had
ley, Mass.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox has rented
one of her cottages to Mr. Charles
Morse, of Meriden, for July and August.
Mr.. Hiram Booth and family, of New
Britain, will occupy the Overton cottage
for July and August
F A. North, Of Brooklyn, has rented
the Kelsey cottage for the season.
H. B. Shares of North Haven, has
drawn back the Clinton cottage some
distance and built on in front and side a |
large addition and remodeled the cot
tage.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Churchill and daughter are
occupying their fine cottage on the !.
beach.
Bishop Goodsell and family are at his |
Edge Cliff cottage.
w. H HAZEL and family are at their
cottage for the summer.
w. c. Doolttle and wife, who spent
the winter in Florida, are at their cot
tage for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs J. r. Palmer, of Chesh-
ire, are spending a few weeks as the
guests Of Mrs Churchill.
Persons coming to New Haven on the
steam cars will find w. B. Meekers
stage at the railroad station at a. M
and D. M for Short Beach, or one can
AXE the troll y cars at the green marked
Through Car for East Haven and
Mansfield" and stop at Short Beach sta
ion, where stages will be ready to car
" any one to Short Beach.
e. r. Knowles has public telephone |
n his store.
Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox has built a
very pretty cottage near her bungalow,
which she will use as an annex. 1t is
)eing furnished with all the latest mod
,rn improvements. with furnace or
3team heat, hot and cold water, electric
lights and bath rooms The cottage will
rave dining-rooms, kitchen, pantry,
leeping rooms, servants rooms, sc.
Irs. Wilcox has had this built so that
he can stay very late in the fall and 1
ONE very early in the spring.
A number of the cottages are lighted
" electricity; also the Union chapel and
y B. Knowls' store, and in short time
is expected the streets and avenues
will be lighted.
KNEW OF A USEFUL STAR.