The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-22
HoPATCONG LAKE NOTES.

If indications hold good, Lake Ho-
patcong, from Landing to Woodport
and HendersOn'S Cove; from Mount
Arlington to the Styx bridge, and
from Nolan's Point to Sperrys Spring
will experience the busiest season ever
known in its fitful life. 1t may be,
however, that indications furnish a
false face and that the mercurial sum-
mer population may gather elsewhere.
Last season marked change in
habit of the summer birds of pass
age" Instead Of taking up. summer
quarters at one or another Watering
place and there passing the heated
term, humming- bird like they roamed
from place to place, tasting the sweets
of life, if society fiutter can be so
called, at each. So it comes to pass
that the seashore ''has the cali" till
the first part of July, and then the in
land resorts have their turn.
Nearly all of the contingent of cot
tage-owners in Mount Arlington will
have arrived by the middle of June.
The exceptions are Miss Lolita Crab
tree, whose villa was leased on Friday
last to Major Asa Bird Gardiner, form
erly district attorney of New York
county, at a rental of 5000 for the sea-
son; George Beatty and John Downey,
whose cottages front the boulevard
near Hotel BreSlin. These cottages
are furnished throughout, ready for
occupancy, and can be leased for the
season at 5000 each.
The only cottage property that APP
pears in the market for sale is ten
room cottage situated short distance
from the Breslin. It's original cost
was $500; but the price is now slated
at $500, the owner desiring to close
his ownership in the borough.
Hotel Breslin is now in the hands of
the painters and paper hangers, H. S.
Apgar, of Clinton, having the con-
tract. This is the thirteenth year he
has had charge of the annual rejuven-
alton, having first taken the contract
in Mr.. Breslin's time.
Marshal Edward Lee will attend to
the police requirements in the borough
limits, as last year.
Fishing parties were numerous last
Sunday, and the demand for boats at
the Mount Arlington dock was large.
A party of MorriStown gentlemen took
goOdly meSseS to their respective
homes. Sam Leonard, of Morristown,
and James Leayie, of Paterson, caught
fifteen pickerel averaging pound and
a half each. Jacob Mick and Mr..
Lenox, of Paterson, caught tifty-two
pickerel and perch.
Herman and Louis Decker, the
young sons of the late George Decker,
and nephews of "Anse' Decker the
game and fish warden, are becoming
rapidly popular as guides. The Decker
family, from old Morris Decker down,
has furnished guides for Hopatcong
for the past sixty years.
Automobiling parties are nearly
everyday occurrences. Three ma
chimes from Elizabeth were at the
Hotel Villa on Saturday, the guiding
spirits being Messrs. Leavey, Kellogg
and johnson, of that city.
The cottage of Edward Mcguire, of
New York, situated above The Laurel
on the west side of the lake, was burned
on Wednesday night of last week
The cottage was built year ago this
spring and occupied by the owner and
| family last season. This year they
came up earlier than usual and had
got nicely settled when the flames
ousted them. The fire is supposed to
have originated from an oil store. Loss
estimated at $500. Material for a
new cottage is already on the ground.
Among the longtime summer resi-
dents about the lake is Mr.. George
Balm, of As Pine street, New York,
and family. This will be their eigh-
teenth season at their pretty little
cottage ''Luani," (LOu and / } on The
River Styx. Mr.. Balm was formerly
on the editorial staff of the Tobacco
Leaf, the recognized journal of the
tobacco trade. This newspaper prop
erty has been in the Balm family for
thirty-fye years and Balm still
edits it.
Some of the Point Pleasant cottagers
arrived last week and the flag was
mastheaded on Sunday.
The Atno fishing grounds a short
distance above Landing were covered
with fleet of boats on Sunday.
The steamboat passenger facilities
will be up to the standard this season.
Thus far the two competing lines have
each had boat running, the "Mystic
Shrine" of the Black Line and the
"Ada" of the White Line, these being
able to accommodate the present
travel Nearly all the boats will be
in commission by Decoration Day. A
new boat is to be added to the Black
Line, increasing the number to four.
Two of the longtime fayorite captains
OH this line, John and Thomas Cor
don, will be on duty this season: the
other two have not yet been selected.
The White Line this year will be
under the management of Austin
King, of Netcong, he having leased it
from DR.. Alfred Walton. His staff of
boat captains has not yet been an
nounced. Captain John Todd will
handle the two-decker "Hopatcong"
| this season.