The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-31
WO0DMONT. .BY-THE.SEA.
DECORATION DAY FINDS MANY
 OF THE COTTAGERS.
Some of Those at the shore or Soon Due There-A Number of Interesting Events-Othor Notes.

Events-Other Notes.
 woodmont- by the Sea is stirring with
 life and activity, and the season for
 summer residents has begun fully a
 month in advance this year. Many
 more of the cottages are occupied this
 year before Decoration day than in
 other years, and the cottages are rent
 ing more rapidly and commanding bet
 ter prices.
 The summer colony are highly pleas
 ed at the promised introduction of gas
 although there is some disappointment
 at the delay as the circuit will propa-
 bly not be completed before the middle
 of June, two weeks or more later than
 was promised The main and pipes are laid through Woodmont and as far as oyster River. From this city the pipes are laid as far as Rocky Beach, which leaves a distance of about mile still to cover
 The hotels are beginning to register guests and everything promises well for the season, There have not been as many new houses built as in former years.
 Mrs Sarah Blinn has her new house completed and is occupying it tempor- arily and four others have been built on Merwin's Beach, two on Burwelrs Beach and two at Oyster River.
 Some of those now at the shore and country are;
 MT. and Mrs. William H. Merwin, of 45S Elm street, Miss Jennie Merwin, Mrs. Walter Davis and Miss Evelyn Davis spent yesterday at their cottage, Sea Breeze They will occupy it for the summer next week.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Tinkey have taken a cottage near Oyster River for the summer. They were there yester- day making preparations for occupancy in couple of weeks.
 MT. and Mrs John Denning go to their cottage as soon as school closes.
 Frank Smith, of the New Haven Window Shade company on Orange street. and family have been occupying their cottage Bon Air, since the first of May
 Andrew Smith and family will come to the same cottage in a short time.
 Frederick Carleton, the plumber who has the contract for the introduction of gas into the village, Is living with his family in his cottage. His son, Fred erick Carleton, and family have been occupying the Parmelee cottage since May 1.
 Mir Carleton has charge of the work | at the Woodmont end of the route and | has store near the postoffice for the | sale of gas stoves and accessories.
 F. F. Hoadley and family, of Anso- mia, have rented the Lum cottage on | the bluff and were there yesterday for | the first time.
 MT Markle, the grocer of this city, | and family have rented one of the Clark f cottages and will go there to occupy it | June 1,
 F, c. Merwin, the banker of Colum- bus avenue, and Mrs. Merwin, were to their cottage Monday,
 Lewis Tyrrel and family, of Derby came Monday and are in the Schneider cottage MT Tyrrels brother, Altuon Tyrrel, has rented Colonel Woosters cottage and will be there shortly.
 Frank Bartlett, of the Trust compa- nv. and family are occupying another of Colonel Wooster's cottage.
 Levi Gilbert the coal dealer on Church street and family are living in their fine cottage in the New Haven colony
 Colonel Toles and family, of New Jersey are occupying their cottage for the season. { Robert T. Benham and family have just returned from the south and are in their cottage.
 Herman Smith, the real estate dealer residing on George street, and his fam z ilyl have been in their cottage for two weeks. 7 Senator Hawley and family will oc- cunv their cottage the last of June, Mrs Hawley and daughter are now in Europe, but are expected back at that time. T Frederick Stevens of Bridgeport, one ! of the propretors of the Bridgeport Standard. came with his family to his cottage on Merwin's Point Tuesday. Dwight Baldwin, the carriage manu- . facturer on Park street, and his fam z Ilv have been in their cottage for two weeks.
 Professor Woodford and family were In their cottage last week. l.. F. Ansihutz, of Ansona, will occu- ~ DIV their cottage on the shore front in a T few days.
 William H. Downs, the author of Bos- :, owned by his father William E. Downs " 1f Whitney avenue, at the close of the school sessions.
 Dr Ferguson. of College street. and ,amly will occupy Harry Merwins cot F .age June 1,
 Mr. Bennett and family, of Philadel- lhia. were at their handsome cottage tt m Merwins Point Wednesday making tl for their occupancy for the " ummer. jC MT Tol1es and family, of Nauga tuck. h. ire getting their house in order for Q, heir residence shortly. Their house is ot lext to the Bennett house. al Mrs Edith Johnson, of New Britain, Ii, rill take possession of the old Merwin's 'oint house, for hotel and boarding S ouse for the season. to-day. She will eside there through the winter. Leroy Haskell, of Derby, has rented nj he Sanford house and will open June R 6 MT Haskell formerly had the Bon he ilene for two years several seasons ago nd is a popular and genial host A The Bradley house on the bluff has ci