The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
JAMESTOWN.

Jamestown. R. l.. Aug IA wall extend
ing an along the Rhode Island coast has
| fifteen years jamestown is suffering. in
common with other resorts and what
promised early in the spring to be a good
season has turned out 10 be dismal fail
| and now it is the stock market and in
comes n1,e have been greatly reduced Numerous
sents at the hotels are leaving for The
scene of action at home.
jamestown has had its full share of bad
luck. number of parties have arrived
seemingly forgetting they were in rural
village. No sooner had they arrived and
would ask Where is the bar??' I'VE have
room roc then, Cant Do that either, might
must be u member I'VE gee can't m ' ssand for
this sort of slow business. We want some
thing to drink" Then the newcomers leave
for Newport or Narragansett Pier. where
there is something doing and almost going
across lots to get to. the next boat. James
town is decidedly puritanical and the old
settlers believe temperance laws which they
have maintained SINCE the place first saw
the the light Of King James are their salvation.
Ihey believe that where prohibition dis
pleases one 1t pleases hundreds.
state Attorney Edgar Allen Poe of Mary
iand has arrived at the Gardner House.
registered at the Gardner House.
c, Ihe NTH serial race of Conanicut Yacht
t G,un IN which many St Louis people are
IN WHOLESALE southwesterly wind. with
thirteen starters in the different classes
providins interesting racing for all The 2l-
foot knockabouts were sent away first, the
Amanita leading. with the Skraeling, and
- close behind. The first two legs Of the
Co Sc We're sailed in the same order The
when she had to drop out of the race on
account of trouble with her side stays. The
g.. won. beating the skraeling by little
sailed with the 21-footers. as there were no
other ls-footers on hand. She finished only
TWO minutes behind the SkraeIins.
IN the seccnd-claSS cats the Wanda car
rled away her main sheet block on the
11rr ira giving the Cad Fly walk over
me, me third and fourth class cats started
peating all her competitors, also having the
shortest elapsed time of any catboat in the
in the me ,brd won vhn oyer the Carolina
class the Shadow outsailed the tn 'R %a t,d1h
winning by about three minutes
day at the John Price Wetherell cottage for
IN the % benefit OF St Matthews Church, proved
'terest was taken in the event. and the con-
tfibutions were numerous. The various ia
oles and booths were handsomely decorated.
to Mrs. E. C. Lakeland Of st. Louis Thorn
dixie cottage No. 2. of which Judge Thayer
n mas lease Sc Judge Thayer was obliged to
been coming for fifteen years, on account Of
the Illness Of Mrs: Thayer.
y. lionberger Davis won the first prize
beating his opponent one up. The prize is
q silver cup. and is suitably inscribed with
MS name upon 1t. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Ellerbe of St. Louis
arrived Monday. to pass the remainder of
the the sumner Eln with the Joseph Dicksons at
sne Francis iran s,, cottage Miss Ellen Filley Of
spend next week with Miss Rebecca Boyd.
Miss Mss. Brum a of OIL City. Pa. comes for
vans Me- Meek on the 81 a also Mr. R
tennis week, as will Mr.. Joseph Dickson.
Sr; from st. Louis.
the cottage filled until September Is, when
they close 1t and return to st. Louis. Mrs.
Dickson gave a small dinner on Friday
Maude Niedrnghaus of St Louis and Mr.
Pitsipie of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erhard r. Gunther, San An
and Mrs. E. B. King. sandusSy. O.: Mr.. and
Mrs. Jeremiah Quinn. milwaukee,. are at
the Aquidneek. and Fl. B. Robinson of Pitts
AT the Thorndike-Mr. and Mrs Charles
Y. Payne. Chattanooga. Tenn; Charles A.
Tauss1g. Cambridge. and Louis F. Taussig.
At the Gardner House-H. r. De Funick
Louisville; Henry E; Won Wedelstadt. st.
Mr coln Sey dS l eolns MF Ed IND
Ceilings and maid. and Mrs. Fourier Of
Cincinnati. =
cousin of the President, arrived Wedne sday
to visit Miss Maud Niedringhans for a
week. Miss Emily Lawrence of Saratoga
Lucille Niedringhaus for tennis at New
port. Miss Niedringhaus will return with
Miss. Lawrence to Saratoga on the 18th for
ST. Louis the last Of this week to remain.
Joseph Walter Libby gave a luncheon for
sfwenty-fou last week with Miss Lucille
Niedringhaus among his guests. 49,
The annual celebration Of jamestown Day
will be held this year as usual under the
auspices Of the jamestown Improvement
Society No definite date has been dxed