New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
WATCH HILL is LIVELY.
HOTELS AND COTTAGES FILLING UP
THE NEW GOLF COURSE OPENED
MANY VISITORS FROM NEw-YORK.

Watch Hill. R. L. July CspecaD.-This week Of
piping hot weather has seen IL remarkably cool
here, especially the shaded hotel and cottage
piazzas, where the ocean breeZes have had free
sway. The week has the opening OF all the
hotels while many a cottage whose piazzas have
been deserted is populated at all times OF the
day. From now until September Watch Hm
will TEEN with merry throng.
The proposed Watch Hill fire district is dead.
having been strangled in its birth 1t wasn't IN
cause they have not changed their legal residence
to the State that contains their summer homes
AS result they were to be taxed. but were not
TO be allowed to They couldn't vote at the
meeting called accept reject the act OF in
corporation. but they did do tall arguing and
advising, with the result that of the twenty-one
votes cast by the natives and few cottage voters
all were against the act The battle was waged by
numerous cottagers. among them being President
MacAlister of DrexeI Institute Philadelphia; Sher
". Knevals and Thomas Thacher. of New
York, and DR.. Guthrie Mcconnell. Of BROOKLYN
The Rev s. u. Mcconnell rector of Trinity
Church. letter of protest against the pass
ing of the act. Now the eottagers will try again
to cooperate for the purpose OF advancing the in
terests of the HILL the first meeting TO be held to-
morrow.
The season at the house of the Misquamicut Golf
Club was opened Wednesday. when President |
S. W. KnevaIs gave his annual opening dance 1t
was an enjoyable affair, the membership OF the
club being largely represented. On the afternoon
of the Fourth the new course was opened IL met
with universal favor. although its length. 5.525
yards seems excessive, especially for the women
The boge score has been fixed at so for the course
In the mixed handicap foursomes the opening
day Miss Elizabeth Congdon and j. B. BUrnet had
the best score. 104-S-1O1. Miss Burnet and Fritz
Byers. coxswain of the recent victorious freshman
crew. were second 1O2-O-1O2, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Wesson's score was 117-3-114. Mrs. Thomas !
Thacher and Thomas D. Thacher made as good a.
score but were disqualified. Visitors at the club
house have been H. D. Bushnell. ". c. Webster,
G. p. Butler. W. H Butler. of New-York; j. D.
Laying. jr.. PIainheld; ]. T. Emott. Morristown.t
n. J.; F. Fl. Buley. Brooklyn
The Ocean House is taking its usual summers
activity. The orchestra has arrived. and nishtlyi
discourses music 70 piazzas full of guests. Prof
prietor Champlin, in anticipation of future needs.
has annexed SeasheIs. the cottage of William A.
Langworthy. This is only minutes walk from
the hotel. and in the cottage section New-YorSi
guests the last week have been L. W. Morrison.
Mrs Andrew shiIand, Miss Hedges. Mr. and Mrs.
r. F. Munroe, Master William H Munroe. E E.
Brown Mr.. and Mrs. s L. Schoonmaker- F. L.
Schoonmaker. Mrs. E. Kemp. jr.. Mrs. A NJ. De-,
mott. NJ E. Kemp. Sd; NJ. Van Horne Kemp. Miss
sara Forsberg Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Eddy. Missl
Eddy Alma Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs Albert Terisi
Kelley Miss Kelley. Andrew Shiland- Dow Nor
rson Kelley. George B. Hedges, Miss Frances
6uey MSS ~ -+ 4, 2. NJ Stevens az IL Nrr
De Guiscard Miss G. W Flint, Miss J. E Eaton.
Miss s w Wray. Mrs ". S. Fearing, Miss Vass.
SIs5e T Fmotf a1o B Dnvcki5cE Mr. and
Mrs. LedyaTd Thompson, children and maid. Plain
feld-Mr and Mrs L. G. simpson Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Drayton Mr. and Mrs s A CHINA Miss E F.
CHINA. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. CHINA. Miss c ". Gin
ma. Paterson. y. J.-Mrs. ]. R Beam. ". b Beam.
E. 3. Beam. ]. D Nicol. Newark. and ". B.
Piunkett. Adams. Mass. are guests at the house
The Larkin House is taking on the lively appear
once that made it popular last season The Vienna
Elite Orchestra. made up of Victor Herbert's men.
will furnish the music this season Mr. Cunning
ham. the day clerk. has settled down business
after a snort trip TO Boston New-York arrivals
| John b Ireland Miss A A. Ireland and maid DR.
| nam MIS- g a Stedman. A Johnston, Miss John
sJon. Miss Nav Belle Johnston. F. W Johnston
Nichols Mrs. a. A Judd, Mr.. and Mrs A Gar
| diner. Mrs. NJ P. Butler. William H Butler Mrs
| Gum Brooklyn-1Irs. A E Cazine. Mrs A G
| Lowe Montclair-W- B. Smith. Miss Smith. Mrs
The Watch Hin House IS unusually lively for
thus early in July due TO the presence of party OF
guests are also coming in iiyeIv Those from SsJ
| York are Mr.. and Mrs Emerson Howe. SON.
9auSnter ana maid; l. ". Fairchild. c c.. Jenkins.
Mrs joseph Black Mr. gnd Mrs T GS1TnS
Mr and Mrs \ " Eyer. Miss Angelica Eyer
| and maid Norristown-Mr- and Mrs W. H Pitney.
Miss Nernan Charles B. Bradley. NeWark-SIr
| and Mrs. Robert F. Ballantine and John B Pitney
| The Plmpton House with its hne Office its
entertained soody number the last week. even II
pove5 This g15G bo nIoSg @ go o. M0FR6ae1 Sun EN-.
| one hundred for the first two weeks in the month
| New York arrivals have been j. Cumbert Edward
| treeland Mrs Donald Mclean, Mrs c H Stod-
dard. Miss Nj. Greenwood C. e. DOremus. jr., ana
| Mr.. and Mrs r. J. Moses
At the Atlantic have been registered w H
| Turner. Mrs. A. NJ. DOremus and Cfeorge NJ Dor
rance. jr,; of New-York and F. A Archer and Miss
| L Archer, of Brooklyn- The Columbia has had r
| Sarlt4n Mrs Fl, Johnson and W W Bohn. OF
] New-Nor and 5 l. Wray. OF BROOKLYN. AT the
/ Misquamicut Inn Mrs T ". Scarborough
| daughter and maid: Mrs. Anderson and maid Mr.
| and Mrs William b Anderson. two children and
| maid, Miss r W. Nesbit, Miss E Nesbit and Miss
| J. L. Nesbir, Newly Ork; Mrs. John simmons Miss
| NJ A Simmons, Miss Edith NJ simmons. Joseph r
| simmons. Frank H Simmons and Mrs. William,
| MacNaughtOn
! Miss Knevals, OF Intermere. is a guest in R F.
/ Ballantine's yacht TUscarora for the Newpore
| races
| Miss GenouX Of New-YOrk. is the guest Of d l.
| Lyon and family al Edge Cove
/ Arthur Young, Ashbel Greene and Miss GalIaudet,
/ all Of New-YOrk were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
knevalS az Intermere for the Fourth
| Mrs. Malcolm c. Anderson. of New-York and
Mrs Sanford and daughter OF New-ROchelle have
/ been guests az Seven Gables
/ The watch Hill Improvement Society. conducted
by the women has contracted 10 have the street :
kept clean. and has also hired policeman to patrol
the east beach nights.