New-York tribune., 1905-06-11
WATCH HILL FEATURES.
What Has Been Done at This Rhode
Island Resort.

Watch Hill. R. L. June 10 (SpeoiaD.-The in
dtcations decidedly auspicous for a good
season at this Atlantic Coast resort Nearly all
the cottages that were advertised for rental have
been taken and the hotel proprietors are more
than pleased with their early engagements. In
quiries for choice suites are much more numer-
Gus than last year at this time and people show
disposition to come earlier.
These busy days at the Hill workmen
are actively painting, gardening and doing car
penter work, about the hotels and cottages,
schooners are unloading coal and big drays are
drawing supplies over the roads from Westerly
Among the notable improvements sure to be
hailed with delight by visitors who come by the
Doat from Stonington is spacious shed cover
ing the greater part of the Watch Hill wharf
where the little ferry steamer Watch Hill lands
A similar shelter has been erected over the
wharf in Stonington. The Watch Hill, owned
and operated on the Stonington and Watch Hill
ferry for many seasons by Captain James Rip
ley, has been purchased by Herbert H Babcock
Of Westerly, and the new proprietor is to be
thanked for the improvement to the landings
and general overhauling Of the trim little
vessel. Captain Babcock has announced better
service on the ferry this season than was main
tanned under the Ripley ownership. He will add
several extra trips to the schedule.
Several cottagers are already on hand with
their families and servants busy preparing
for arrivals in the summer abodes of others.
Miss e, w. Burnap of Baltimore one OF the
first to seek her Watch Hill retreat is COM
fortably situated at the Louisiana. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob S. Burnet, of New-York, at
Beach Meadows. Mr. and Mrs. Alanson T. Emo,
Of Philadelphia. have taken sowannu for the
season. Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Kennard, of Brook
lyn, are at the Moorage George A Pope and
fAnlllv- q Ralfirnnrp-
Daniel ]. Sully and the Misses Bessie and Gladys
Sully. of New-York, are at Kenneth Ridge. Park
Painter. of Pittsburg, is at Croydon. Mrs, Frank
b. Wesson, Of New-York, always an early ar
rival, is at Intermere, and Mr. and Mrs. Dudley
Phelps Of NewYork, and their pretty little
daughter, at Meadholme. Others are ex-
pected daily. Mr.. Painter has been at Croydon
since the middle OF May with no one but the
servants but he Will be Joined shortly by Mrs
Painter and the Misses Gladys and Eleanor
Painter. There are several cottage owners who
absented themselves from the Hill last sumrner
but will rejoin the colony this season.
The cottages connected with the Ocean House
are, with two exceptions, already leased for the
season, and the management expects to rens
these two IN the next fortnight These cottages
were built
DR.. John Champlins large cottage the White
House, which was not rented last year. will be
occupied by the family of R. NJ. BsselI vice
president of the Hartford Fire Insurance Com
pany.
large garage has been constructed in Bay
St for the accommodation and of auto
mobiles Three young men from Providence
have put up the building, and. aside from caring
for automobiles. they viii have several machines
to rent by the hour day.
Percy F. Cavill, the swimming master and in
structor Of the Watch Hill Swimming Club, ar
rived in the latter part of May. and has been
,busily engaged in constructing a new and much
larger raft than the one used last season. It
VIII be eight feet longer and have two spring
boards instead of one
j. F. Champlin. the pioneer proprietor Of the
Ocean House, viii continue to the Watch
Hill House. which he took under his wing last
spring. as well as the Ocean House. but the
other two big hotels will have a change Of man
asement. William H. Marshall, formerly of the
Ocean View. Block Island, has taken q lease of
the Larkin. and A. W. Dieter, OF New-Yo has
leased the Plimpton. Mr.. Marshall arrived last
Monday. and is having the old Larkin thor
oughly overhauled TO make IL comfortable n
possible for his guests. He has q long lease and
hopes to bring the house back into It's oldtine
popularity. The Ocean House viii open on
June IS.
The town of Westerly, which controls the civic
affairs OF Watch Hill. has instituted new elec-
tric lighting system for the streets at the Hill,
much needed Improvement