The Somerset reporter., 1905-05-11
Lakewood Notes
LAKEWOOD ISS.

cottage owned by the Somerset Traction
Co. and situated near the P4rkman liff
have recently been leased by Mr. ana
Mrs Fred Conant Of this town. M
Conant needs no introduction To 1t
people Of THE part Of the state. Far
eight years he managed the Qlnuebas-
set, located in quaint old Norrldgc~0ck
Every summer the hotel Vas cros del
with people, and by his careful attention
/ 70 their wants and by his courteous trest-
ment Of G1ests he won for himself d hott
OF friends. The table at Lakewood I'm
will be excellent aud the vegetables
cream and eggs will be supplied fresh
daily from the Lakewood farm. Tn
service will be complete IN every detail
A special feature Mill be the catering 10
societies, lodges, organization and club
of all kinda. No party will be too larRe
or too small to receive careful attention
ard satisfaction is guaranteed. Spfci j
attention will be gwen To sunday din-
ners, and theatre parties are invited 10
take supper ut the Inn.
There will be many improvements
lhhdt at NbC bOLtl VIE rBi INK dhu IL Will
be put in frat class repair aud condition
The hotel is being newly paioted, extet-
sive repairs are being made on the piszzs
arrangements are being made for ueW
plumbing Including hot and cold water !;
a new bathroom will be added, and NV
seats have been provided for the piszza.
LAKEWOOD GROVE.
The patrons OF Lakewood will b.
pleased 10 learn that the so-called
Steamboat Cottage which was To-.
Gated near the hotel and which WAS SO
dilapidated that it detracted much from
the natural beauty OF the place, has been
purchased by the company and has re-
Gently been torn down. When the LOT Is
graded it will greatly improve the ap-
pearance OF the grove, Since last sum
mer the work Of filling and grading has
been continued. The low land back OF
the hotel is now nearly leveled off and
drains have been put in which will pre-
vent the water from standing in thi.
place. A special effort will be made to
keep the grove neat and attractive at all
times. Swings will be put in for the
children and new settees provided.
STEAMER
The Steamer Margaret B." is being
repaired and painted and will be launch
ed in few weeks. Mr.. George Young,
the popular captain OF last season, will
again be at the helm and competent ell
gineer has been engaged. II lie likely
that another trip will be added to the
steamer schedule to improve the after
| npFyno upd IN
wishing to attend the matinees at the
theater.
BOATING.
The company has decided TO improve
the facilities for boating at Lakewood
and large and substantial boat clip will
be built for this purpose. Several new
steel boats have been purchased, which
will be a great improvement over the
wooden boats. The steel boats are fast
coming into general use and they will be
appreciated, as they are stauRch, water
tight, non-sinkable, indestructible, and
the most perfect pleasure and fishing
boat ever devised. They have been ad
, opted at many pleasure parks, where n
safe boat Is demanded for the use Of pee =
Al
as each boat is fitted With tight com.
partments, they are non-sinkshle. The
boats will be constantly cared for and al
Increase In the boating at Lakewood is
J anticipated
| DANCES.
The regular Friday night dances
at the theatre, which were largely at
tended last year, will he continued.
AMUSEMENT HALL
new feature at Lakewood will be
the rebuilding of the old bowling alley,
: which will be converted into an amuse.
: ment hall. The alleys will be removed,
new floor laid aud the building remod-
/ eled. At one end will be large monkey
cage with many varieties OF monkeys
and balloons, which will doubtless prove
to be never failing source OF interest to
both old and young, Along the sides OF
the building will be placed coin-opera-
ting machines, such as monographs, pie
ture machines, fortune tellers, grip, lift.
ing and lung-testers, machines for weigh
ing, bag punching, and a variety of
athletic, amusement, skill and vending
machines.