Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09
NARRAGANsETT PIER. R. I

Special Correspondence OF The Star
NHRRAGANSETTP PIER, RI. July & 1903
Narrangansetts Fourth of July was OF
the regulation order The cottagers focked
to the Point Judith Country Club to see a
base ball game between mines one of which
was led by an athletic clergyman. who mas
for years been favorite here. The natives
were pitted against the summer colony.
and the latter won by the narrowest mar
gin possible. which means that the struggle
VIII be renewed at the earliest possible op-
portunity. Several small dinners and
dances rounded out the day at the Villas.
The excursionists. while much in evidence,
were not unpleasantly numerous, partly
because there is no direct boat here from
Providence, Newport and Block Island.
Now that the ocean pier steamers have
been discontinued, there has been tall, OF
the millionaire Hazard family resumIng its
old boat connection with Newport There
is, however, small chance OF such a con-
summation. The Hazards own the finely
equipped Narragansett Pier railroad run
ming to Kingston, which paid no dividends
for a dozen years after it was started vet
the family refused to sell it to big systems
at generous advance over cost The trolley
changes and improvements, which are eX-
ira plentiful this season are making IL
more and more difficult for water trans
rortation competition, especially as wind
and wave even in the summer coca sionally
make It impossible for boats to land two or
three days at a time Through cars and
shorter cuts just going into effect make
travelling here this year the best by far in
the history of the resort. Drawbridgcs and
the Introduction of freight facilities by the
trolley operators cause the old timers TO
wonder how they managed to exist a dozen
years ago.
The new Casino is approaching compile
ton. 1t was scheduled to open this after
noon, but it will probably be the middle Of
next week before II Is in full swing Many
of the furnishings arrived this week
There have been more changes in the
management Of hotels here this season than
for years. but no important shifts in policy
are yet apparent. The establishment of The
Casino, however. will soon do away win
NEST of the concert and amusement
schemes that have been attempted at the
larger houses since the big social clearing
house was burned.
The automobile madness has begun
promptly and to general disgust The re-
cent hearings at the town council have
brought out a great deal of bitterness
against the machines from all classes OF
summer residents and offenders may ex-
pect to feel the full weight Of the law.
Late hotel arrivals from Washington in
clude Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur,
H. s. Eustis, Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Southgats,
w. g. Perkins Miss Millicent Perkins, ii.
r. Phillips Wilson Phillips. d. c. Heming-
way, Arthur Hemingway, Isaac Starks and
Aubrey Barbour.
Mrs, Avice Wheaton of Washington has
left Canonchet, the home of her sister for
the Philippines, expecting TO return next
June. She is due TO sail from San Fran
cisco today saturday. July 81.
Miss Marguerite Prescott of Washington
was noted at the dinner dance given this
week by Mrs Samuel Welsh of Philadel-
phia for her granddaughter, Miss Dorothy
Edward A. Mitchell OF Washington cap
tanned one Of the ball teams on the Fourth
of July