The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-04
WOODMONT- -THE-SEA.
SUMMER RESORT BE-
 COMING LIVELY AGAIN.

Cotaagers Arriving or Preparing for
 Their Summers stay-Many Im-
 prOvements in Progress-DecOration
 D'ay Opening-Woodmont Chapel
 Annual Election-PersonaI Items.
 oodmont- y-the-sea is beginning to put on its summer attire, and the streets of the little village are begin ming; to hustle with the improvements and preparations of the cottage owners for the coming season. A large num- Der of people are now in the cottages and new people are arriving every day, but the general opening will be on Dec oration day. There are a large number of ho uses for rent, but not more than other years, and every day brings vis- itors to inspect and make terms. But few new houses have been built, owing to the cos of building material, but more people have gone to the shore be- fore May owing to the scarcity and high price of rents in the city.
 The Hotel Pembroke presents a striking appearance in it's new dress of bright yellow paint, with white trim mings, and the interior has also been newly painted and decorated thorough fly. Landlord Phillips has force of men at work and will open the house on May 30. He has already booked a large number of visitors.
 Mr. and Mrs Edward G. Merwin, of Columbus avenue, and Miss Daisy Bur well, of New York, came to their large and handsome cottage on the Merwin'S Point on Friday MT. and Mrs. Merwin will stay until July, after which it will be occIlpied by R. B. Parker and fam fly, of Hartford. They have taken the cottage for the months of July and Au- gust.
 Mrs. Merwin has rented her fine cot tage ne ar the Pembroke hotel to Mrs. R, G. lMcNally and family, of Water bury. 1rhey came Monday and will stay through the season. Mrs. McNally has twenty years.
 Mrs. Sarah Blinn came to her cottage a week ago for the summer
 Ex-Ma5or Peck, of this city, is stay ing at his cottage at Oyster river.
 M. F. Russell and wife of Meriden, have come for the summer to their cot tage at Oyster river.
 The B)nsilene hotel will be run this season by parties from Waterbury.
 Architect Jackson, of New York, has bought the Bartholomew lot and he is building 8. nice cottage, which he will occupy with his family.
 MT. HQtchkiss, connected with Par kers paper mill in this city, has taken the Lakin cottage again this year and will come about June 1.
 MT. and Mrs Upson, of Kensngton have built a cottage in the grove near the Merwi ms Point house and will be there soon.
 pr. FerrAs, of this city, was at Wood- mont Monday arranging for cottage for the sun lmer. He occupied the Hatch cottage last year.
 MT. and Mrs Norman Warren. of Kensington,i spent Sunday with Mrs. Warren's grandmother, Mrs Homer Futile. '
 Mrs. Maay Hickerson and family, of Derby, andik Mrs. Frances Lum, of An sonia, are at their cottages arranging for renting them for the coming sea- son.
 MT. and Mrs Truman Barnes, of Shelton, are making preliminary stay at their dttage and entertained a house party tlf ten persons over Sunday from Derby Snd Shelton.
 MT. and Nj rs. Carl Schlect, of the Merwin Point hotel, will give an invita- ton sociable for the Woodmont people tomorrow evening. The hotel is now open for visitors and has been greatly improved.
 MT. McCauley, of the Western Union Telegraph coiripany in this city, and family came Hast week to occupy the Bowers cottase for the summer
 Frank Dayton, son of the late Fred erick Dayton, of this city, has bought the Alvord cottage which he will occu- py this summer with his family.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Ayres, of Bridgeport, spe nt Sunday with Nathan E. Smith, of w oodmont.
 Frederic H. Sstevens, business mana ger of the Brl dgeport Standard, and family came tiyo weeks ago to their cottage on the Merwin's Point for the summer.
 Mrs. J. T. Doollittle, of Merwin't Point, and Mrs. Nathan Merwin, of Milford, spent last week ih New York
 The Woodmont f1remen gave a ball two weeks ago. and a sociable and dance last Thursday night. The gentle men furnished tile music and the ladies refreshments. There was a large at tendance.
 A meeting of he Ecclesiastical soci- ety of the Wood mont chapel was held