New-York tribune., 1900-07-08
IDEAL CATSKILL WEATHER.
VAST CROWDS OF VISITORS GO TO THE
MOUNTAINS s-NOTEs OF HOTELS
AND COTTAGES.

AND COTTAGES.
Stamford. ~ Y. July (SpeciaD.-There has
been some ideal mountain weather this week and
vast crowds of visitors pouring in to enjoy it.
At many points the number of guests Is some
what larger than in previous years for the first
week in July. This is of this charming village
UP here in the western rim OF the range, where
every house is already in the midst of good business
The Epworth League Convention during the early
part of the week brought many delegates and
friends though less in number than had been eX-
pected or provided for Most of these have now re-
turned to their homes, but their places have been
doubly filled by and more permanent guests
and tonight the usually quiet streets are resound-
ing with summer gayety and life. Train after
train has been pulling up at the little station all
day with hundreds of eager visitors. and there has
been a grand hustle TO get the immense piles or
baggage distributed in time for the evening din
and hops.
Judging by the number of trunks people bring
here would that large proportion or
them mean to stay all summer. And this IS
marked feature of the Stamford resorts. Perma-
nent guests rather than transient, is the order
which certainly speaks well for the place and its
hotels. People DO not come here to see Niagara
Falls nor any other wonderful thing, natural or
artificial. but just to enjoy the summer months
in rest among the many pleasant conditions which
prevail. It can hardly be that many excel
lent people are mistaken about these things year
after year Surely their hosts never stop TO argue
this point with them.
The sessions of the Epworth convention were in
teresting and largely attended. The new Assem-
bly, Hall Is voted a great success, though some
think it should have been larger.
The new Grant House is presided over by Judge
John P. Grant of Delaware County, who is the
owner Mr.. Grant and family have returned to
Stamford for the summer. Many well known peo-
pie have already arrived at this select resort
Churchill Hall is still the great popular hotel
here while the Rexmere caters more especially TO
those who do not object to the higher rates
Among those at the Westhom are Mrs. Holland
c Anthony and daughter. Waldo R Blackwell and
Mrs G. l.. Marshall all Of Brooklyn.
A D. Middleton and family Of NewYOrk, are in
stalled in their Granthurst Park cottage.
Miss NJ. r. Treadwen. of Brooklyn, is summer
ing at Churchill Hall, usual, laboring zealousy
In the interest of Grace Chapel always.
A special survey of Mount Utsayantha has just
been made by a corps of engineers from the United
States Geological Survey.
Professor c II. Snow. OF the University of New
York is occupying Kirkside, the mountain
residence of Miss Helen NJ. Gould, at Roxbury,
who however, is expected to spend part of the
summer there later in the season. c. o-
home on Birch Creek pine Hill The Rev. DR.. Mac
viii occupy the Methodist pulpit there during his
stay: Dr.. F. E. Sehley OF New & 9rk, IS, Is again gan
f0n'lfo WIN Hunt S ana Wife IN Of HewYork are at
the Belmont cottage asa r. smith t6 ot BqTokyr ere yr
The Weingart Institute, at Htghmount has nearly
The Palace Hotel at shandaEen, has been leased
Cor term of years by William Q. hrOpe, who has
renamed it the Rip Van Wrinkle Inn, at the risk OF
confusion confounded than ever among the
many houses named after Rip now in existence
here.
highest crag of the Catskis, and the newly opened
5E up h 0P vii The be old dfea ea 6Bgme
years ago by Jim butcher the famous guide,
had grown over almost completely, and to get
lost that wild crag was easy enough, with
rather disastrous consequences In store
S. Duncan, is an attractive feature in that popu-
lar summer region.
after be known as the Wellington.
Walton Van Loan, the guide and map maker. has
rented his cottage in Catskill and will spend the
summer with his wife among the various noun
tain resorts.
The Mountain Athletic Club of FTeischmanns is
scheduled bats with the Star Athletics, of
Judge Leventritt, of New-York, a recent
guest at Hunter Miss z. F. PeI, New-Yorl1
summer. Mrs. Timmens and family, of New-York.
also have pleasant cottage near that quaint old
village the Schoharie.
The extension of the Ulster and Delaware from
BlOOmville TO OneOnta is about twenty miles in
length, and preparations are being made TO run
trains there in a week ten days. This will
about forty miles IN distance between New
York and COoperstOwn.
Henry /. Pratt. Of Brooklyn has taken the Bar
Charles 5. Mills is a guest OF DR.. Bristol at his
Miss Ella /. Barr are also there.
golf club has been organized at STAN
ford, with A. D. Middleton president 10 he
known as the Utsayantha Golf Club. A
course has been laid out by A. H. Fem.
Many of the EpwOrth League delegates visited
Hotel Kaaterskill and the old Catskill House after
the convention closed at Stamford and much
nitude and beauty Of the great resort the noun
tain top. Manager Eder is having q auspi-
cious opening there The first hop in the great ball
room is going on there tonight