The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-20

tings.
 Woodmont- by the-Sea presented a very summery aspect yesterday. A sui- try haze lay over the landscape, but the cool breeze from the water was a grate- ful relief from the heat of the city. The summer colony is daily numbering new faces among its residents, although the compliment will not be filled until the closing of the public schools. The double tracking of the Woodmant line is being hurried to completion when time schedule Of twelve minutes during the summer season is expected. and the season promises to be prosperous and successful. Among those who are in their cottages are:, MT. and Mrs. Griffing of this city are at their cottage. They have just returned from four months stay in California.
 William H. Merwin of 45S Elm street with Mrs. Merwin and Mrs. Huxford will come to their cottage Sea Breeze on Friday for the summer.
 William F, Clark. the former post master of Woodmont, purchased lot on Monday on Cherry street, of John W. Merwin of Woodmant and will erect cottage there in the near future.
 The fish market will open in Wood- mont June 1. MT. Clark will have charge as last year and Ephriam Chap man will be with him.
 MT. Nesbit, the grocer, will open his store May 90.
 Charles Smith of Ashmun street and Mrs. Smith came to their cottage last Thursday. MT. Smith will continue the sale of Woodmont spring water.
 Mrs Lum of Ansonia has opened her cottage for the season. She has spent the winter with the family of J. I. Doo- little at Woodmont.
 Mrs. Hickerson of Derby came yester- day to prepare her cottage for renting. Her cottage stands next to the Lum cottage on the Bluff.
 Walter P. Hatch Of Stamford has rented his cottage on the Bluff to Dr. Ferris of this city and he with his fam fly located there for the summer.
 Charles Little has with him his daughter and three children from Springfield. They will remain week or so. .t ,>
 Miss Kate Smith, formerly of Ansonia, came last week Tuesday to her cottage for the summer and her sister. who is teacher at Wellesley college, will join her$after commencement.
 Mrs. Robert Merwin and Miss Edith Merwin and Albert Mattoon and family are in the large Merwin cottage.
 Mrs. Towne of Hartford will not oc- cupy her cottage on the Bluff this sum- mer, but will rent it.
 Loren Stannard and family of this city have been at Woodmont since May i.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Bartlett of this city came May 1.
 Mrs. Hotchkiss and family are occu- pying the Lakin cottage as last year.
 William Cassidy of Hartford and family have rented Mrs. Johnsons small cottage and they are there for the sum- ller.
 Robert T. Benham and MT. and Mrs. Greenwood and their daughter who have been sojoining in Florida since last fall. are expected to arrive in . Woodmont this week.
 Frank Benham and family of George street and his son-in-law, Herman Smith and family, are coming this week to their'cottage on Bath avenue.
 Henry M Beecher and Mrs. Beecher from Plantsville, formerly of this city, were in Woodnont last Friday. They came in search Of some house which they can eventually purchase for a per- manent home.
 Homer Merwin's cottage is rented to Mir, Small of this city, who occupied it with his family Hast year.
 Mrs. Schlect. the proprietress of the iY1s TKyiE n11fn tain the Ladies' Aid society of the Woodmont chapel next Wednesday af- ternoon and evening. The ladies will plan for the next supper at the chapel, which will occur about the middle of June and will be sort of strawberry supper in addition to the usual delica- cies. A supper will be served at Mrs. Schlects for her guests on Wednesday, and there will be sociable for the young people in the evening.
 MT. and Mrs. William Hall and fam fly of Elm street and MT. and Mrs. Woolson and family are in their cot tage.
 Fred Cannon and family are occupy ing their cottage.
 Mrs. Charles H. Merwin of 52 Bishop street and Mrs. Walter Davis of 45S Elm street. spent the day yesterday with Mrs Caroline Merwin Johnson at the old Merwin homestead.
 One of the old landmarks of Wood mont has changed hands. The old Lam bert residence, has been purchased by Theodore Beach of Woodmont.
 The house owned by Henry Batcheller has been sold to MT. Kilbourne of New Britain and Mrs. Kilbourne will spend the summer in Woodmont.
 Roy Gillespie will soon build a house for permanent residence for himself on the road to the railroad station.
 Mrs. Razee, who was very i'll through the winter at the residence Of her daughter in this city. has returned to woodnont, and is much improved in health.
 Nathan Platt of Pond Point is build ing 9 nice house on the west shore near Burwell's Beach. which he will occupy for permanent residence.
 Andrew F. Smith. the needle manu- facturer. and family will come to their house on the Merwin's Point next week. MT and Mrs. Edward Burwell of Bur wells Beach are rejoicing in the pos session of daughter, their first female child. t-,. :"