The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-19
NEWSY WOODMONT NOTES
THOSE WHO HAVE ARRIVED THIS
SEASON

And Those Who Are soon 10 Arrive AS
Far as Heard From SVoodmont's
Wonderful and Rapid Growth.
Woodmont- by-the-Sea so called by
some of the summer residents is gradu-
ally aWaking from it's sprlnglike apathy
and a couple of weeks hence Will snow
the usual hustle and preparation incl
dent to an influx of summer cottagers
and guests at the hotels and boarding
houses.
Woodmont is one Of the largest and
most popular shore resorts along the
coast and is constantly growing in size
and extending it's borders. Until cou-
pie of years or more ago Woodmont
proper was confined principally to
houses built on land sold by the heirs
of the late Charles MerWin of MerWin's
Point, Stephen Usher and Others. The
"Merwins Point" which was the prop
erty of the late Mark MerWin, brother
of Charles MerWin, and which juts out
into the water and is a charming spot.
remained intact until the death of Mrs.
Abby Merwin, widow of Mark MerWin.
Her heirs have now sold most of the
shore front and many beautiful cot
tages have been built thereon, and to
many it seems the gem of Woodmont.
AS one kindly woman from Philadel-
pha, a resident of one Of the cottages.
expressed it, I'VE are simply delighted
with the location, for when we grow
tired of the water view from the front
of the house we retire to the rear, where
we have a beautiful country scene, and
as the land in that section commands a
good price, only people of substantial
means are able to buy there.
A new road has been laid out, which
forms a sort of belt line, which extends
from the railroad at the Point at the
rear of the cottages and connects with
the railroad midway between Chapel
street and the shore This encloses a
tract of land which will be laid out in
building lots. A new railroad station
has been built and fine sanded walk
has been made, and altogether the old
familiar "MerWinS Point has under
gone a complete metamorphoSiS. Some
of the houses along the shore front from
the Point and those who are occupying
them, or will come later. are Ira Ben
nett and family of Philadelphia, who
came last week; ]. r. Doolittle and
family of Philadelphia, who came May
T. H Leach of Waterbury, who has
Just built fine cottage, and George
Stark of Ansonia come July l.
Mr.. Fox of Bridgeport is building a
nice cottage.
Mrs. Charles P. Merwin of New Brit
ain arrived Thursday.
Next the Fox cottage is the residence
of Mr. Smith, a manufacturer of sew
ing machine needles in New Haven, who
came last week. His cottage was built
last year.
Mr.. Walker of Hartford is next. He
came last week. Edward p. Merwin,
the banker, of New York city, formerly
of New Haven came April Is. Next is
Mr. Goodsell of Bridgeport, who has
lived at Woodmont through the winter.
Next to Mr.. GoodselPs is the fine resi-
dence which is being built for Mr.. AL
ling of Birmingham and which, it is ex-
pected, will be ready for occupancy
about July A. This will be one of the
finest houses along the shore.
There have been goodly number of
new cottages erected in the older Wood |
mont section. Andrew Beach of Sey-
mour has had beautiful cottage built |
and his two brothers have beautifed
and improved their cottages by adding |
verandas, etc.
Worth Howe of Southington, who is
officially connected with the Meriden
state reform school, has built house
for permanent residence.
New Haven woman is erecting a
house of good size near the Bonsilene |
for a boarding house.
The cold and backward season has |
deferred many from going to the shore. |
The Bonslene has not yet opened its |
doors, but expects to be ready about |
June 81 DIN II. Clark is the proprie-
tor
The Hotel Pembroke will be run by |
Mr. Crofut, as last year. and has been |
open for some time and already has a |
goodly number of boarders. Mr.. Crofut |
has hired the house Of Mrs. John r. |
Johnson of Woodmont-Which has been |
run as a boarding house by Frederick |
Hitchcock-for an overflow house for |
the Pembroke, as he lacked sufficient |
accommodations last year.
with the Colonial Inn of West Haven,
has leased the Sanford house and begun
last week to put it in order for the
coming of summer guests.
The family of General Hawley are
domiciled in their cottage. while the
general is in Washington.
Mr.. Greenwood, the shoe dealer, of
this city, went down with his family
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grifing and family Of
Clark street have been in their cottage
several weeks,
Merwin's Point has been visited by
many trolley parties this spring, and
hardly a day or evening passes without
the footing Of the horns, which an
their coming, is heard.
VETERAN MASONS TO MEET.
Thirtieth Annual Meeting in Norwich
June %