^^ -'Tf,^:^* 0^ % *'^^ « o , 'o -n^-o^ ^ ^' .>.4^;;o \ /?; v-^^ if ^^9- .^^ -^^ ^. <". W -f ?>^'^<^. N O ' ^■^ .*'■ . i'-\ • '^ rvV- . . . . ,•10, ♦ ci^^x^,^'' O f the Head and Hair in a Good. Healthy Condition. Prepared and For Sale by J. STOTT, No. 75 Westminster Street, AND BY Wm. B. Blandlng, 68 & 70 No. Main, and 54 & 58 Weybosset Sts. GEO. L. CLAFLIN & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IDI^TJC3-(3-I ST S , 56 to 66 South Main Street, Providence, R. I. A FULL LINE OF DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, DRUGGISTS' FANCY GOODS, PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS ALWAYS ON HAND. JAMES McINTIRE, Sale I Exchange RearffiHighSt.Pfovidence.llJ, JAMES SCHANCK, Jr.. Salesman. Hor.«es on Hand at all Seasons of the Year, and for Sale at Prices to Correspond with fhe Times. 9 HILL'S FRUIT STORE 78 Weybosset Street, Providence, R. I. CHOICE SELECTED FRUITS. WHITMAN'S PHILADELPHIA CANDY. The very Finest Fresh Fruits the ^^arket affords. Baskets made up and Delivered. ORDERS FROM NEWPORT SOLTCITKO. Agents for the Excelsior Fire Works. Ocean Oottage^. Season of 1878. ^* /^ T/iis ivell known Summer Hesort will he opened for the season J^utie loth, under neiv auspices, and will be kept open for the reception of its friends, utitil October 1st, or later if desired. Situated on the eastern shore of Warragansett Bay, within a half liours* sail or ride from l^rovidence, Ocean Cottage offers attractions that cannot be equalled. The Joining Hall will he managed by experienced parties, and the managers are confident their patrons can get as good a Shore Dinner as at any jglace on the Bay. Attached to the grounds will be found a Tea Boom, where those not desiring a shore dinner can get a good Lunch, Tea, Coffee, Ice Cream \a/nd Cake. I DINNERS j Served daily, from 12 to o o"* clock, JP. M., at 1 50 Cents each. ; Good accommodations for Horses arid Car- hiHages. JParties desiring further information, please Address, OCEAIT COTTAGE CO., ioM 740. Providence, B. I. ADOLPIIUS V. WELCOME, 51, 55 A: 57 Smith St., PROVIDENCE, R.I. Of all kinds both Old and Now, ('onstantl\- on Hand and For Sal' All kinds of Wood Work, Blacl smithing, Carriage Painting and Trimmine. EDWARD riNSON, PICTURE FRAME MAKER, 159 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO REPAIRING AND KF GILDING OLD FRAMES. Mrs. B. K. Ames, No. -194 Westminster street, PROVIDENCE, R. I. E. WINSOR & CO., DEALERS IN dki'rikge >RikeiV^' vSiipplie>s Wheels, Spokes, Rims, Springs, Axles, Bolts, IRON AND STEELJ 1, 8 and 5 Fdd.v Street, Providence, H. I. Opened June 1, 1878 -THE- Pv r\ UJJ i ST DINING HjlLL ON THE BAY. Hiram D. Maxfield, Proprietor. D. D. SWEET & CO., Manufacturers and Dealers in ffiiflows, Doors, Bliflis, Glass, &c., II, 13 and 15 Eddy, cor. Worcester St., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Marble ^iiiMarbleized Slate Mantels. A liirtt'i' und splendid ussortmeut of the aliove naiiied Mantels nia.\' lie seen at s 7 s xxxGrXz srcfCEiiBri?. Tlie subscriber liavinjj' enlarg-ed his Salesroom to more than doiil)le its former capacity, will now be able to exhibit a larji-er and better assortment than ever before ottered in tliis city, which he will sell on the most ta\orable terms; also. Monuments, Grave Stones, Tablets, Cemetery Curbing, Underpinning, Buttresses, Steps and Granite Work of all kinds, for sale low at C. p. LOBDELL S MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, i\o. 3 75 High ^Ircrl, Pioyidriice, R. I. Vnii lli'xijcrtfidhi. C. P. LOIWELL. BARBER'S h i Q 2, I* a pli i e S f ii d i © , A Few Doors above Music Hall, same side, NO. 286 WESTMINSTER STREET, i»h.c>"VI3I»e:3Vc:e:, i=l. i. no stairs to climb. L. A. TILLINGHAST, Ccitefei', Cor^fectioi^ef LADIES' AND GENTS' ICE CREAM SALOON, 231 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. CEDAR GROA'^E HOUSE, BIVERSIDE, li. I. The iSTaples of Narragansett Bay. SHORE DINNERS EVERY DAY. Beautifiil Cottages to let on the Bluff. Splendid Bathing, Toe Cream and Confectionery. Soda drawn from Tufts' Arctic Fountain. Pure Fruit Syrups. GEO. W. PATON, Ppoprietop. Elliott House^ Pleasant Bluffs - - Acfjoininf/ Cedar Grove, BOARDERS and PARTIES ACCOMMODATED Oil ibe most Reaciouable Terms. Clam Bake Every Day, from 12 to 3 o'clock. .4. ^. ELLIOTT, (Proprietor. Providence Hotel, J\0. 163 NOBTH 31AIN STHEBT, PROVIDENCE, R. L J^. a. BA-II^E Y, 1^1 oprietor. THE MOST DESIRABLE FAMILY HOTEL IN THE CITY. DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE STATE HOUSE PARK. TRANSENT RATES 2.00 AND 2.50 PER DAY. GEO. F. YOUNG & BRO., MANl'FACTUKEKS AND DEAI^ERS IN Cigars, Tobaccos, Pipes and Snuffs. Proprietors of the Celebrated Brand BHOnB ISLAND WAJYTOBACfO. No. 9 Westminster Street, Providence, R. l. CARBIAGE DEPOSITORY, 6 Worcester St., Providence, R. I. Tin, Miiiuti:'! Wnlh fnnii tin l),,,i,l. Carriages and Harnesses, THE BEST MADE. Robes of all kinds, Blankets, Mats, Whips, &c. Second-hand Carriagx-s always on hand. All tor Prices lower than the ssiine work can be bought for elsewhere. AIX OUK WOKK WARRANTED. E. F. PRENTISS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, SMOKERS' ARTICLES, ETC, 189 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. The Best 5 & ioct. Cigar in the City. THE CELEBRATED ORIENTAL BEER ON DRAUGHT. A. STRICTL^^e- TE]VCI3ER.A.]SrCE BBVBRA.OB. SUDDARD & BRUCE, 'iikiiiyiiii'iaiiii 'ii. 249 1-2 Westminster St., Providence, R. I. CARD PHOTOGRAPHS, CABINET $2.00 Per Doz. 4.00 Globe First-Class Dye Hoiise^ Oflfice and Works, 2()(> Kroad St., Providence, R. I. DYEING AND CLEANSING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. Kid C(lovcj^ kiid I^hdic^' C{ki'iiieiit>s a .^pedhlty. Orders by Mail or Expre.ss proini>tly attended to. WM. H.GORTON, PROPRIETOR. Branch Office in Newport, 66 Spring Street. Narragansett Herald, Published Saturdays at Narragausett Pier. TheLargestandBestFamily Journal in Southern Rhode Island, t^#"Whei-e its circulation exceeds that of all other papers combined. $:i.50 a year, in advance. Consolidated with the Gazette of Hopkinton and the Courier of North King-stown in 1876. Dr. IRVING WATSON, Editor-in-Chief, FRANK WATSON, Managing Editor, LEWIS N. HALL, Local Editor. EDITORIAL ROOMS, opp. Massasoit Hotel, Narragansett Pier, R. I. BUSINESS OFFICE, opp. Post office, Wal'k. Narragansett Pier as a Fashionable Watering Place, and how to see Newport, is a Guide Book of 13G pages, issued annually Irora the Herald Office. 25 cents a copy. TflWPR Mill UnilQF ^ J A. WOOD, Proprietor, lUfVCn niLL nUUOC,] Nan-agansett A ve. . Narraganse tt Pier. Will be opened for the season on TUESDAY, June 25tli, by J.A.WOOD, late of the Rossraore, and formerly of the Astor Hou.'e. New York. Its elevated po-'iiion gives it a fine view of the Atlantic, City of Newport, Point Judith and surrounding country, and ren- ders it a healthy resort for families .and children. Every attention will be given to make it a first-class Hotel in every respect. A steam pump supplies an abundance of pure spring water on every floor. The house is lighted with gas throughout. Ample stable .accommo- dations for parties bringing their own carriages, and a good livery stable in charge of J. E. CON6DON, well known to all visitors at the Pier. NEW ENGLAND LINE BETWEEN PR()Y[DE^"CE AXD liOSTON. Single Tickets, $1,00, Eound Trip Tickets, limited' $1.50. Tiaiiis kave BOSTON for I'liOVlUEXCE, depot foot of Suiiim.-r Stieet. 9 A. M., Kxp.. 1«.1.5 P. M., 3.30 P. M., C P. M. Kxpres.-'. Leave Providence. 8.15 A. M., 11. 30 A. M., 4.30 P. M., 6.30 P. AI Societies. Sunday Schools and Hrm: parties « ill lind at Hinill^AIVD LiAKE le for a day in tin; countrv. For ciniilar and information, apply to, f/. W. PAI.ITIEK Aeciil. Offices, 18 Westminster Street, Providence, and 205 Washington St., Boston Depot, foot of Summer Street, Boston. CHARLES P. CLARK, A. C. KENDALL, (iciicral MaiKifiL-i-. Gou. ^a.s^. Aji'eiit NUPACTUREH AXD .lOBBER OF Fine Cigars, PROPRIETOR OF THE Dijiinn m LUXURY, JUSTICE I ROYA L GHM | ^ mumo ^ 491 HIGH ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I, Broadway, Opp. Jackson St., Providence, R. I. The most elegant place for a Summer Evening Resort ever opened in this City. BY THE FULL NATIONAL BAND. W. E. WHITE, Leader and Conductor. rpiHESE delightful gromicls have been most tastefully laid out and embellished with JL Fountains, Rustic Pavilions, suiieT-b jjailcrres of Flowei>, Shady Walks, &c., &c. A MAGNIFICENT Hall for Dancing and Conckrts, 30x100 feet in dimensions, has been erected for the pleasure of its patrons, with SHOOTiNf; (Sallkry, and many other attractifins which will receive cousfant additinns as the season advances. Ice Cream and Refreshments of all kinds will be for sale on the grounds; tliis department will be in charge of Mr G M. Ardoeue, the celebrated Caterer of Providence, which is suiWcicnt guarantee of its excellence. Ice Cold Sopa and other cool drinks from Arctic Fountains, with the Choicest Fkuits and Cigars. These grounds, from their superior location, being directly in the centre of the city, yet completely retired from its noise and bustle, pre-ent attractions wliich are not equaled for beauty and attractiveness, and the management feel assured that they will be appreciated by the public No etlbrt will be spared to make the "■ Garden" a pleasant resort for our citizens. The eminent success of the Temperance Carnival of last summer will be a sutti- cii;nt guarantee of the character of the pre^^eiit enterprise. A series of varied entertain- ments will be presented during the season. The prices of admission will be as follows: Single Tickets, 15 cts Two Tickets for 25 cts., or Ten Coupon Tickets for $1.00, to be punched at the Ticket Office at the entrance. W. E. \A/HITE, Manager. Camp^WhiteT The best and most extensive Camp Groitnds on the Bay. Tents and camp equipage to let, also, about forty Furnished Cottages to let at prices to suit the times. Located within two minutes' walk of Bullock's Point wharf. Address, A. A. WHITE, Cedar Grove. Narragansett House. POPULAR SUMMER RESORT, j^t the Sect-Side, WclIcIl Hill, R. 1, N. E. NASH, Proprietor. This house has been established over twenty years, has accommodation for sixty guests, is pleasantl.y located, and within fl\e minutes walk of bathing- beach. Steamers connecting- with all N Y. Shore Line trains at Stoning-ton. laud foot of hotel premises. Watch Hill has mag-nilicent bathing grounds, excelled by none on this coast. Little Narragansett Ba>-, separating Watch Hill and Stonington, is a beauti- ful sheet of water, three miles in extent, on which may be seen everyday large numbers 6lxtflhlis§rapnt pinpinn - - Is one of the most complete in all depa? tmenfs ; having the largest pnsses^ largest fotits and variety of type in Rhode Island^ to which every new and desirable style is added as soon as produced by the foundries. No, 56 WEYBOSSET STREET. PROVIDENCE. R. I. J. A. & R. A. REID'S hlpc Railroad time tables %(xr(^y^ (Reference (^oofi^ FOR RHODE ISLAND CITIES AND TOWNS, cox r.-l /.V/\0 COMPL E TE Time Tables of all the Railroad, Steamboat, Street Car and Stage Routes. together with Street Directories and Fire Alarm Lists for Providence, Newport, Pawtucket and Woons-^cket ; Freight and Express Time Tables ; Court Calendars ; Postal, Telegraphic and Census Information, and other matters of Handy Every-day Reference. Issued Four Times per Year from the Printing and Publishing House of J. A. & R. A. Reid, Providence. PEIt \ KAIt 75 ( I<:NTS. SFNOT.K COPIES 25 CEXTS. 1878. 1878. RIVERSIDE HOTELlPlEa NARRACiANSETT BAY, '"Cedar Grove," :ne^r providence, r. i. Under Entirely New Management. Thoroughly Renovated and Refitted. First Class in Every Respect. TERMS MOnjEUA.TM Special Aceoimnodations for Excursions and Yachting Parties. Finest Pier and Excursion Pavilion in Rhode Island. J. G. BliEEN, Pro2*rietor, REYNOLDS & ANTHONY. \vhoi,h;sai-k and iiktaii. deai-kks in f^oi^eigi) ki\d Domestic Cig^t^^, PLUG AND CUT TOBACCOS, .ITll AN ASSORT.MKNT OK Pi/tes (nnl SiHohrrs' Articles Oeiieraflf/, 14 WEYBOSSET STREET, JS^Ai^Sr- PROVIDENCE, R. I. SH ELDON'S ANTISEPTIC SURE CUBE. {^^ Warranted a Never-Falling Remedy. ^3 For Chronic, Acute, ami n-iiu iiDirrfonn of Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Bowel iiiid SMniiner Complaint, wlu-n tiikcii i>roin])tlv. aroording- to (iircctions, or mo)ieji rcfiiiidciL It eurcfj Headache, IVausea, Cholera .^lorbiiN, Cramps atid Spasms ot the Stomach and Bowels, Painless, Watery and Scanty, Slimy, Bloody, Shreddy. Oripin;;, Painful, Bilious and Fetid Evacu- ations, Black Stools, Putrid Kriiclalions, Distress after Knting, Loss 4tt Appetite, Sickness of the Sioniach, and the Dyspeptical Ailments, caused bv Enfeebled and DilHcult mse»tioii, inniiii^itlii niiiiiriiiij tln^ iiriniarii mmc, without Sickening, Irritalin;^, Debilitating, or Constipating the system, or any other Dnngcroiis or Disagreeable Consequences. it^^Safe for all of any Age, Sex or Condition. .^grU Its action \n>i»\Jhv xfislcni IS Decided, Agreeable, r(///ii>.s7 Immediateaad Permanent, Curing Even Obstinate Cases, irliai all iitlicr nmnlict fi(.x t-nnmlittirr (■(iiis<i\ cs tone to the whole organic system, and as a Tonic I have not foinid its ('(jual. In my family it is the one indis|ieiisable ri nti'ihj nmutuj mi'tlirinrs."—\\'illi...,.ts c-ntain,..! in tl... wl...k' wh<"at, and t ■ i .■ <■ akin- a lifilitcr aii.l 1.1...I. nicer br(;aht and inissenucrs. Leng'th, 85 feet ; width, 35 feet ; depth, TJ^feet. Will be tittcn)\ idenee. K. I., April 27, 1878. Mr. Kkynoli).s : Dear Sir— 1 lind the IJay.side Mills Graham Flour superior to any I ever used. 1 think it is safe to say that it is fur superior to any ever offered for sale in this market. Yours truly. L). .\. KNIGHT. I hereby certify that ha vinjf sold and used the iJayside Mills Graham Floui', I find it the best that I ever used, entirely free from the bitter of ordinarj Graham and a jiorfeetmeal. L. K. JOSLIN, 22!) Br.iad St., Providence, R I. April nth, 1878. I have s.dd all kin'U of (ir.ihtim Flour fi.r twentv ve irs. and this is the best of all. K. X. JUXIJV &C0. April 15, 1X78. 2tJ5 Richmond, Cor PoiDt St., Providence, K. 1. IS^fOU S.\LE AT THK .'iUOCKRV .STOHKS. "^ .Machinery and'To:.! Foryin.';, Iron Doors and Shutters, Holts. Kods and Straps, and all kinds of IJiiildiu'i- Wo- '<. .\ spi'(ialt\ inaile of .lewelcrs" anods, polit(> attention no inipoituning to buy. ( all and see for youi-seh es. E LMWOOD H OUSE. Narragansett Pier, R. 1. This large and coiiiniodious house is situated in a grove within two minutes' walk of the Beach, entirely surrounded with nice shade trees, whicii no other house at the Pier can oast of. Terms will accord with the times, at the lowest prices, iccording to locatioii, &c. For information, Address, J. Briggs, J^7\, Proprietor, ^arragaiisett Pier, H. T. WM. B. THOMPSON, STOVES, FURNACES I RANGES, KITCllPJX irRNITURE. PLlJMBJJSa A SPBCIALTY. Jobbiii<> of all kinds promptly attended to. 388 Migk Street, JProvidence. AGENTS FOR Geo. Ebret's Celebrated New York Lager Beer, Bottled lor Hotel and Family Use. as also on Draught. BearNos. 10S (tiifl 7 JO North 31a in Street, KiitnuuIEI)ALLIONS, lUSTS, \t., FOR CEMETERIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GROUNDS.^ Theonly iiioniinieiit in the world (except IJronze), that will not ehaiifre their eolor and lose their beauty, ahsorli the t>ieen from the trees, turn dark and dinify li.\ exposure, heeoine iiioss-fiiowii. disiiitefjrrate and fit) to ruin. These inoniiinents ire lully wiirnmted to do neither. Cast from pure New •Jersey /ine, tlie iM-st in tlie world, and tlie most iiidestriietible of all known mat<'ri!ils formoiiuiiieiital i)urposes, aiid heiii^^ 1)\- nature as fine a.s silver, as reailily r"eeivesthe populiir iitid well known Krosted or Satin Fini.sh. Ueauti- liilly eiysiiili/.ed and oxydized. wliieli iii\ es tli<-ni a s|>arkliiiji- and firanite-like appearance, and yiiaranteeil to iciiiaiii as iiiichan^ieatile as nold. B. H. GLADDING, Nos. 30 and 88 North Main St., (( heapside,) PROVIDENCE, R. I., Dealer in nearly every description of Foreion and Domestic. DRY GOODS, Consisting in part of Ladies' Dress Goods, of the newest and best styles. Black and Fancy Silk Goods. Thibet :Merinoes and Cassimeres, import- ed to order. Rich Cashmere. Fine Scotch Woolen and other Shawls. Ladies', Gents' and Children's Hosiery of best manufacture. Perinot Kid Gloves. Ribbons, Parasols, Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas. French and Scotch Embroidei-ies and Lace Goods, one of the largest stocks in the City. Hoiise Furnishing Diy Goods, a very complete as.sort- ment. Irish Linens, and other Imported White Goods. Broadcloths, Cassimeres, Welch Unshrinking Flannels, &c., &c. CLOAKS and MANTILLAS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO In French and English Bombazines and other Dress Goods. SHAWLS, VEILS, (RAPE ( OLLARS AND SLEEVES, GLOVES, (RAPES, A:c., cVc. All of which he offers for sale at the LOWEST MARKET PRICES. BENJAMIN H, GLADDING. ANTHONY ^ COWELL, I, icitt:! ill till' Ificimimil ISiiildiiiy. JSos. ^>J(i ti- 21 S BvofHl St., Proriffrurr, Ji. I. Will iciii|i(isite Kiehiinmil street, mi Uroiid. Sl'KCIAI. INUrcK.MRNTS will he made duiiiifi- the iii'.xt two iiioiiths to all liiiyers ol Carpets, Parlor Suits, diainber Sets, Stoves, (rockery* (J lass Ware, Cutlery, Plated Ware, and till' \ arioiis kinds of fidods used in lioiiseU( I'pint!'. 'I lie sto<'l< will be ottt'l'ey. Iluiiyadl. I'ullim. Scll/rr, Kriedrioluihill. by ihp tloun or cmt. CASWKI.L. .MASSKV ,V (().. 167 Thames. Cor. Mill St . Newport. R. I. SPRING HOUSE. / Block Island. (New Shoreham. I R. I. I^HE BEST KNOWN AND LONGEST EST.-X BLtSHED HOTEL ON THE ISLAND. «id .. ,|. r„,l.,l , Ini. .,1 l,n ,K«„ . .prinn ..f .Mineral Wal^r hlKhly coS! mMiIr'.If -l... rrlm'^''"" ""'" ""■'"•""■'^ ''^«''- Pr<,<« li »i » .„>>.,. . , r°~- mlnm-oirn.in imrll. nn.l p«i,wiaran.| ..irj. a„J l,..l.^„i „^,.„ .^| '^ •Im. «iuI ilolrablp. ■• » ■ ^"4. ..I (mi TERMS, MODERA're: •innmiiiibi In lh<> new portLui i.f tl UiluK groatcr tU^n In tlir i>Iil. Annaus. B. B. MITCHELL, JR . PROPRIETOR. ' Iiaitfw for A)MirtmftiU In iho iipw iw.rttoii of tli** liotur. howover UiiuK groatcr tU^u In tbr oM. * W oRi ^l^^LW^Vr?.'! ^ I TICKET OFFICE , " 0. I Providence and Worce-ter Depot. E. G. WINDSOR, Agt. Established in 1836. Oldest Bathing Clothier in America. WALTER SHERMAN DEALER IN FANCY I STAPLE DRY GOODS, LADIES', "GENTS' and childrens[ "suits; HATS, CAPS, SHOES, BELTS, HOSE, TIGHTS, TOWELS. &c. ORDERED SUITS A SPECIALTY. Orders by mail xoliritcd imd siitis/acHon (/KurdiilceO. 1^ " Domestic " Paper Fnsliiims ami Sewiiis; Machiiiets. 76 THAMES STREET. NEWPORT. R. I. VOLNEY W. MASON & CO. FRICTION PULLEYS, <- JIoistiiii> 3Ia(hiiH'r.v and Elevators, .ana©' s'>''^<^. iVicii^'Sv^'^"''"^ STREET, - - - PROVIDENCE. R. !. )n Tick> ( V^^-'^^PP' MRRAGANSETT BAY: MBWPOBT5 NARRAGANSETT PIER, BLOCK ISLAND, WATCH HILL, ROCKY POINT, SILVER SPRING, And all the Famous Resorts Along Shore, ^k0tc^ D^ ti^0 iiii; of yromtianto. A NEW MAP OF NARRAGANSETT BAY. Providence: J. A. & R. A. REID, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS, No. r)6 Weybosset Street, 1878. Rumford Chemical Works, MANUFACTURE Horsford's Cream Tartar, Rumford Yeast Powder, Horsford's Bread Preparation. Tlie above articles are unsurpassed for making Light and Nutritious Bread, Biscuit, Cakes and Pastry. They add vahiable nutritive ingredients to the bread, &c., wliich no other bread-raising does. Baron Libbig of Germany wrote to Prof. Horsford : Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, / Munich, July, 1868. \ " I have, throu.uh a urent series of expcriiiicnts. satisfied myself (if the purity and cvcellcncc of your Broad I'ri'iiaiation. Tlie bread has no acid, is easily dificstcd. and of the bfst taste. Aside from the conveniences this invahialilc idea of yours has jirovidcd, I consider this invention as one of tlic most useful jiifts which science has iiade to mankind ! It is certain that the initriti\e AMlueof Hour will be incr<'ascd ten per cent, by your phosphatic Bread Picparation, and the result is ]irccisely the same as if the fertility of our wheat fields had been increased by that amount. AVhat a wonderful result is this I" HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE, (Medicinal,) for Dyspepsia, Headache, Nervous Disorders, &c. HORSFORD'S ANTI-CHLORINE, For Papek Makers. Wilson's Fertilizers, Soap, &c. OMce, 59 South WcLter Street, TM{()Vn)KN( E, R. T. Geo. F. Wilson, Pres. N. D. Arnold, Treas. ITHIN a few years past. several small books have been issued descriptive of Newport and Nai-ragansett Pier, and one or two of these with brief notices of some other points of interest On Xarragansett Bay, and these publications have been confess- edly of a meritorious character. The present work, however, differs essentially from them, in that it claims to present, for the information of travellers and summer excursionists, a satisfactory account of every place of sum- mer resort on this famous Bay, with somewhat elaborate sketches, historical and descriptive, of the several larger and most noted cities and resoi-ts — the numerous articles being more or less extended, according to the importance of the respective places named. It has been the constant aim of the editor and publishers of this book to make it truthful, accurate and reliable, and to present it in good style. It is hoped that it will be acceptable and useful. A.. J". K.oBiisrsoisr, STERLING SILVERWARE. WATCHES. FRENCH CLOCKS AND DIAMONDS. Particular attention given to line Watch Repiunng. Also, Jewelry of any kind made to order in the best style, and all kinds of i-epairiug- done promptly. The Store Is No. 223 Westminster Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I. EDWARD R. CROWELL, AT THE OLD STAND, HOUSE /\ND SIGN PAINTING, QlasiBigt Qt&imirtg sad Pgipering, Also, Filling the Grain and Polishing Hard Wood partioulai'lj- attended to. No. 61 SOUTH Main Street, PROVIDEIVCE, B. I. ESTA-BLiISHEID I3Sr 18&7- J. If. Livingston & Son, —No. 45 NORTH MAIN STREET — PROVIDENCE, R. I. CUSTOM BOOT MAKERS, And dealers in Fine Ready-Made Goods. PRICES R,EIDXJCE3D TO SXTIT THE TI3VCES. 99 Cent Store 99 Immense Assortment of Fancy Goods, Jewelry, Housekeeping Goods, Hats, Bosom Shirts, &/C., No. 69 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. We have constantly in stock a fine lussortnient of Ladies' Underwear and Pillow Shams, For 99 Cents. ^nttodrnfoi^. -^^- jARRAGANSETT BAY is, without doubt, one of the most charmingly picturesque of all old Ocean's various indentations on our American coasts. Indeed, not a few distinguished travel- ers have x-egarded this famous arm of the sea ^' 1.1 4 — for such, technically speaking, it is — as one among the chief of earth's scenes of tranquil V beauty. When Admiral Wellesley, of the Royal jSTavy, was here, in the Bellerophon, he remarked that this Bay, with its surroundings, was the finest sheet of water he had ever seen. That "Nature's canny hand" formed it in one of her finest and happiest moods is at once admitted when, in passing over its sparkling waters, the observer contemplates not only the various lovely islands and islets with which it is studded, with their inviting farms, farm-houses and summer retreats, but is enchanted, at the same time, with the delightfully varying irregularity of its shore lines; indented by charming little bays and rivers, winding in and out in the most unexpected but cap- tivating way, everywhere presenting scenes of ravishing beauty in the form of verdant lawns, hills, dales, woods, meadows, gray rocks and pebbly strands, and at frequent localities, on either side, displaying some one of those nu- merous highly attractive and popular summer shore-resorts for which Narragansett Bay is so widely noted, not to mention but incidentally here, the great fashionable water _l. ing place on the southern end of the splendid Island of Rhode Island — the largest and richest of its islands, and one having one of the finest and safest harbors on the face of the globe. Narragansett Bay, Avhose great and varied summer attrac- tions have won for it so extexided a celebrity, extends from the Atlantic Ocean northwardly into the State of Rhode Island, between Point Judith on the west and Seaconnet Point on the east, to the length of about twenty-eight miles, and has a breadth varying from three to twelve miles. It receives several considerable rivers, and is divided at its mouth by the islands of Rhode Island and Canonicut. by which three passages up are offered vessels — known as the east, west and middle passages. The Bay has been the scene of various notable historic incidents of the old Revo- lutionary times, and has repeatedly I'eceived the visits of foreign fleets and vessels of war. The first overt act of violence against the British government was committed on the Narragansett waters, by the Newport people, in scut- tling and sinking His Majesty's armed sloop Liberty, in 1769. and l)urning her boats; and the first blood shed in the great Revolutionary struggle was that shed at the capture and de- struction by Providence men, in 1772, of His ^Majesty's schooner Gaspee, of eight guns, when her commander, liieut. Duddingston, was shot, though not fatally. The notable ''Battle of Rhode Island," which took place on the island in 1778, was said by Lafayette to have been "the best fought action of the war." (ujAer -J. Whe §iiff o/ "Siopi'drnte. Providence, the chief city of the state of Rhode Island, and the second city of New Eng- land in point of population and wealth, is situated at the head of navigation on the north- west arm of Narragansett Bay — or what is usually called Providence River. Its latitude is 41° 42' 22"_ north, and longitude 71° 24' 48 west, and it is distant from the ocean about thirty-five miles. It was settled, as is well known, by Roger Williams, in 16;:!t). The general history of this great and admirable man, and famous apostle of " soul liberty," or perfect religious freedom and entire independ- ence both of church and state, is so familiar to the intelli- gent public that it need not be recited here. The precise birth-place of Roger Williams is not cer- tainly known, but it is believed to have been in Wales, Great Britain. He was about thirty-two years of age, when, in 1631, he came to this country, and his death occiirred early in 168o, when he had attained the advanced age of eighty-four. Immediately after his banishment by the Massachusetts General Court, he attempted to settle on the eastern shore of Seekonk River, near what has been known a,^ Cove Mills, but upon the advice of his friend. Gov. Winslow, he removed to this side — our Rhode Island side — of the river. Landing first, as is believed, on Slate Rock, (since so-called) and receiving the friendly greeting of the Indians, "What-cheer, netop"— this latter word signifying "friend" — he came down around the headland Tockwotton. and passing our now India and Fox points, found his way up our river, (then a broad sheet of water lined by forest trees on either side), and finally, meeting with a fine spring of water on the east bank, between what is now Canal and North Main streets, there stopped and began a settlement, to which he gratefully gave the name of Providence. The original settlers, with Williams at their head, were six in number, and the time of tlieir arrival is believed to have been either in the spring or in June of 1636. Other settlers, from different parts, soon began to arrive, and a local government was organized in 1640. In 1643 Roger Williams was selected by the people of the three small colonies, or settlements, m hich then existed in Rhode Island, to proceed to Great Britain for the purpose of obtaining, if possible, from the government, a charter which should incorporate them as one colony and secure their right of self-government. As Massachusetts refused to allow our founder to come there and take passage in one of their ships, he was compelled to go to New York, whence he went to England in a Dutch ship. The civil war was tlien in progress, and the Long Parliament was in session, but Williams' efforts to obtain a charter were successful, and he returned in 1644 with the important document, entitled — '"The Incorpoiation of Providence Plantations in the Nai-ragansett Bay in New England.'' Upon his return, he bore an official letter to the Massachusetts government, and passed quietly through that colony on his way home. When he reached the Seekonk, fourteen canoes crowded with Providence people met and welcomed him, and his arrival here was a really triumphant affair. The colony organized under this Parliamentary patent in 1647. It was superseded by the Royal Charter granted by King Charles II. in 1663. This charter continued to be the fundamental law of the State till the adoption of the Constitution in IM'2. In 1649 Providence was incorporated by the (Tcneral As- sembly as a town, and in 1()76 it was in great part burned by the Indians, in the Avar then raging. For about a cen- tury and a half after its settlement, the increase of its population was slow, and up to 1790 the number of inhabi- tants was less than that of Newport — Providence then having 6,380 and Newport 6,716. In 1810, the population of Providence was 10,071; in 1850, it was 41,513; in 1870, 68,904, and in 1875, owing in part to increase of territory, it was upwards of 100,000. It was incorporated as a city in 1832, having then a population of about 17,000. Providence is unquestionably one of the very healthiest and really one of the most beautifvil cities of the Union. Instead of lying on a level plain, it rises in gentle acclivities in every direction ; is pleasingly diversified by hill and valley : is finely divided by the river on which it was originally settled, and has near its centre a splendid water area known as the Cove Basin, into and from which the tide regularly flows and ebbs, and which is the real head of the north- western arm of the Narragansett Bay. This Cove Basin is of an elliptic form, is about a mile in circumference, and is sui-rounded by a verdant enclosed promenade, eighty feet in width, well studded with shade trees and provided with sjjacious graveled walks. The place, and especially the open area of water, so often renewed from the Bay, is deemed to contribute essentially to the general health of the city. Providence, as has been remarked, rises in grace- ful acclivities, from the river, on either side and at the north of the Cove Basin — which receives two small rivers, the Woonasquatucket from the west and Mooshassuck from the north. The highest elevation of the city on the west side is seventy-eight feet, and on the east, about two hundred and four feet. It is, in truth, a naturally well- drained city, but within a few years a complete sj'stem of sewerage has been adopted and constructed, at great ex- pense, and an abundant supply of very pure, soft water, has been obtained and introduced, also at high cost, from Pawtuxet river. Several fine bridges span the river, one of which and the oldest, in the central part, is handsomely paved and of great width. There are about three hundred and fifty miles in extent, of received streets, and some two hundred and fifty miles more within the city boundaries. The streets are 10 well lighted at night — a considerable portion of them sinml- taneously by electricity. Very many of them, too, are lined with business structures of imposing magnitude and architecture, while on the hills, on either side of the city, and in various retired quarters elsewhere, may be found numerous elegant private mansions and fine grounds. Providence is to a great extent a manufacturing city, and it has various great mechanical and manufacturing estab- lishments, some of which are of extraordinary interest to intelligent travelers, and have been visited and exam- ined, indeed, by not a few distinguished persons both of our own and foreign countries. Yet the city is also a great trading mart, and some of the largest and finest stores in New England, in different lines of trade, may be found here. The educational and charitable institutions of Providence hold a high rank among those of the oldest and largest cities of the Union. Bi-own University, splendidly and conspicuously situated on the summit of the eastern hill, and possessing an extensive and attractive campuH, stands at the head of our educational system. It celebrated the Centennial Anniversary of its founding about fourteen years ago, in September, 1864, and it is well known through- out the nation for the thoroughness and liberality of its educational method and course. The professional chairs are those of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy ; the Latin Language and Literature; Mathematics and Astronomy; the Gi-eek Language and Literature; History and Political Economy; Mathematics and Civil Engineering; Chemistry; Rhetoric, English Literature, and Elocution; Physics; Natural Theology; Agricultural Zoology; Physiology; Modern Languages; Geology. The University has a fine Chemical Laboratory; a valuable Museum of Natural His- tory; a splendid Library, containing almost fifty thousand volumes; excellent astronomical and scientific instruments, and pliilosophical apparatus in general; a Gymnasium Hall hired for the exclusive use of students, and various other first-class appointments requisite or desirable for such an institution. The benefactions to the University, in the way of educational endowments, have been numerous; 11 and there are various forms of aid offered for meritorious, indigent students, including some one hundred scholar- ships, and a fund of upwards of eight thousand dollars, the income of which is applied, as may be required, for the use of deserving young men of small means. Several partial courses of study are also offered to meet the wants and time of such as do not wish to pursue a full University course; and instruction of an eminently practical character is given in various scientific departments in which knowledge is largely needed and sought, — such as in agriculture, the mechanic arts, chemistry as applied to the arts, civil engin- eering, etc. A substantial fire-proof library building — an elegant and most convenient structure — is among the Uni- versity buildings last erected, and a new dormitory is now in course of construction. The present number of students is two hundred and thirty-seven. President, Eev. Ezekiel G. Eobinson, D. D., LL. D. The Librarian, for a long period of years, has been Dr. Reuben A. Guild, a very effi- cient and scholarly gentleman, the author of valuable Avorks. The public free-school system of education in Providence is tlioroughly complete. It is of the highest order, com- paring most favorably with any iml>lic school system in the Union, and may be truthfully said to be on a grand scale. The new High School, just erected to take the place of a former one of too small dimensions, is a very handsome structure, in parallelogram form, about one hundred and fifty feet long by one hundred and twenty-nine feet wide, and three stories, of fifteen feet each, in height. It is built of fine-quality brick, with ornate stone trimmings, and its entire cost, including land, will probably be about $200,000. The Grammar, Intermediate and Primary schools are about eighty in number, and there are upwards of fifty school- houses — the major portion of them being built in the best modern style, and some of them being very large, orna- mental and costly. The number of enrolled pupils is not far from thirteen thousand, and the cost of maintenance of the schools, in 1S77, was upwards of $219,000. Besides the regular public schools, the Roman Catholics have a considerable number of their own, and there are also some very superior private schools and school-buildings 12 not confined to any pai'ticular sect. The Society of Friends, too, have for a long period had a hirge first-class school in a very fine and spacious brick edifice on the eastern hill, somewhat remote from the centre of the city. This is usually known as the Friends' School, and it has for many years enjoyed a high and extended reputation. The Providence AthenaBum and the new Public Library may be very properly classed with the educational institu- tions of the city. The Athenaeum is an old establishment, located in a substantial granite edifice, about midway up " College Hill," so-called, and comprises a veiy extensive library and reading-room, open to all who choose to become stockholders — the price of a share being only fifteen dol- lars, subject to an annual tax of five dollars. The library, which is one of great excellence, contains nearly forty thousand volumes, belonging to every dej^artment of litera- ture, science and art, while the reading-room is furnished with all the leading and noted American and foreign peri- odicals. The privileges of the institution are extended to the families of stockholders and to certain invited strangers. J. Dunham Hedge, Esq., a fine scholar and a most urbane gentleman, has been, for a long period of years, the accom- plished librarian-in-chief of the Athenjeum. The Public Free Library is quite a i-ecent acquisition — occupying spa- cious rooms in the Butler Exchange, in the centre of the city — but it promises to become a great and flourishing institution of inestimable value to the people, who, since it was opened, have visited it in great numbers and oftener tlian was exi:»ected. The beneficent institutions, large and small, of Provi- dence, are very numerous. Tlie 15utler Hospital for the Insane and the Kliode Island Hospital ai"e two especially prominent ones. The edifices of both are grand and im- posing structures, exceedingly well constructed in every respect for the great purposes for which they were designed ; and the management of both, from first to last, has been such as to merit and secure the warm approbation of the most eminent and estimable men of the city and State. The Butler Hospital — so-called after the name of its original munificent benefactor, the late Cyrus Butler — has been in 13 operation for a period of thirty years. It lias four perma- nent funds, amovmting to $81,600, the income of which is devoted in different ways to its maintenance and improve- ment, and it has also a famn, the produce of which, in 1877, amounted in value to upwards of $9,000. Its surrounding grounds are extensive and beautiful, and its situation, in an elevated, retired spot in the northern portion of the city, is most eligible and healthful. The average number of patients under ti-eatment is about one hundred and sixty, and the expenditures last year somewhat exceeded $63,000. Hon. Amos 0. Barstow is President of the institution, and Dr. John W. Sawyer is the Superintendent. The Rhode Island Hospital is another beneficent institu- tion on a grand scale, in every respect, though of more recent date than the one just spoken of. Like that, it owes its origin to a munificent gift from one of our wealthy citizens, the late Robert H. Ives, or perhaps we should say from him and members of the Ives family. This gift amounted to about $75,000, and the sum required in addi- tion to meet the entire cost of the large and magnificent hospital edifice and appointments, which was very consid- erable, was raised by subscriptions from the people of the city and State. The hospital was opened in 1868, and has been of inestimable benefit, both to those with and without means of payment, in the surgical and medical treatment of diseases of all kinds and in great number. The annual number of patients admitted has latterly been between four and five hundred, while the number of out-patients treated was, in 1876. no less than three thousand five hundred and seventy-three. The medical and svirgical professional talent connected with the hospital is of the highest order, and remarkable success has, as a rule, attended the treatment of the diverse diseases and difiiculties presented. About $150,000 had been contributed not long since by wealthy citizens, business firms and societies for the endowment of permanent free beds, and while all desiring the benefits of the institution who could pay for the same have cheerfully done so, yet a very large number of persons without means have freely received those benefits, and the Rhode Island Hospital has been in a large measure a truly charitable 14 institution. The endowments for free beds are gradually increasing, and contributions, small or large, for the benefit of tlie Hospital are needed and cheerfully accepted, as its regular income is not sufficient to completely cover ex- penses. President of the institution, Prof. George I. Chace. Among the other immerous charitable institutions of Providence may be named as prominent and highly valuable, the Children's Friend Society, the Eoman Catholic St. Aloysius Orphan Asylum, the Association for the Benefit of Colored Children, the Home for Aged Women, the Home for Aged Men, the Female Charitable Society, the Nursery, the Irrepressible Society, and the Charitable Fuel Society. But there are numerous other excellent charitable organizations connected with the churches or otherwise. The Young Men's Christian Association and the Union for Christian Work are two beneficent institutions which have been productive of great good. The Dexter Asylum, the great charitable institution of the Municipality of Providence, was the bequest of the late Ebenezer Knight Dexter. By his will, in the year 1824, he bequeathed to the then Town of Providence what is now known as the Asylum Farm, a fine j)iece of land of very nearly forty acres, within the now city boundaries, together with a large amount of other iiroperty, towards the care and support of tho poor. The farm is finely situated on the eastern hill, is very productive, and tlie Asylum building erected upon it is a large, substantial, imposing edifice, finely arranged for the comfortable accommodation of several hundred inmates. The Providence Reform School is, as its name imports, both a penal and an educational institution belonging to the city, and during the twenty-seven years and upwards that it has been in operation it has effected great good in the way of the radical refoimation and useful instruction of vicious children and youth. The Reform School building, a large, well appointed structure, situated on elevated ground in the south-eastern quarter of the city, overlooks the harbor, receives the southern breezes from the bay, and is in all respects most eligibly located. While Providence contains, as has been remarked, many elegant and costly private mansions and grounds, its public 15 buildings, including some strvictures devoted to mercantile or other business puri)oses, are numerous, and in various instances of imposing magnitude and great architectural beauty. The new City Hall, recently erected by the Munici- pal Government, but, at the time of this publication, not yet finished internally, is finely situated at the head of Exchange Place, in the centre of the city, where it covers an entire square, bounded by Dorrance, Eddy, Washington and Fulton streets, and measuring about thirty-two thousand square feet. The edifice is built of finished granite, in a decidedly grand and ornate style of architecture, with a very elegant, majestic facade, rising to an imposing height and surmounted by a gracefully designed dome. This facade faces Exchange Place, a very wide, extended avenue, and the approach to the building is consequently very fine. Xot only well informed citizens, but strangers, whose opijortunities of observation have been extended and abun- dant, have declared that, in their opinion, this new City Hall is one of the finest public buildings, in point of archi- tectural beauty, in any of the States of the Union. Its cost, when entirely finished and furnished will probably some- what exceed one million dollars, not including land pur- chased some twenty years ago. The new County Court House, built by the State and opened for use in December, 1877, with appro^jriate cere- monies, is situated a short distance up the eastern hill, at the southwest corner of College and Benefit streets, directly opposite the Atlienseum, and is a large, lofty edifice of a somewhat irregular but unique and impressive style of archi- tecture, of the modern Gothic order. Several kinds of stone and brick — such as Qviincy granite, Connecticut brown stone, Uanvers face brick, dressed brown stone, polished granite, etc., — have been used with very fine effect in its exterior walls and trimmings, and from the front, on Benefit street, rises a majestic tower, from the upper windows of which an extensive view is obtained of the city and its surroundings, and of the harbor and bay. The edifice is exceedingly well constructed for all the purposes for which it is designed, and great attention has been paid to warm- ing, lighting and ventilation — the latest and best improve- 16 ments having been introduced in the arrangements for these important objects. A first-class clock, said to be one of the finest in the country, lias been placed in the tower at a cost of $1,800; and dials, on which the time is indicated by an electric attachment, are found in all the covirt-rooms and other parts of the building. The edifice was constructed at much less cost than the new City Hall, bvit it is in every re- sjject a most elegant and admirable public building. The new Narragansett Hotel, recently opened, is a struct- ure of great size, seven stories in height, and covering nearly an entire square in the central portion of the city. Although the edifice — built of fine pressed brick, with iron fronts for its first story, occupied in part for stores — is exter- nally quite plain, yet, internally, it is constructed with great architectural elegance, is magnificently finished and fur- nished, and its appointments throughout are all on a grand scale. It ranks, as a hotel, among the very finest in the coun- try. Adjoining it, at the south end, is the very elegant Provi- dence Opera House — the two buildings covering the entire square bounded by Broad, Dorrance, Pine and Eddy streets. The main entrances of the Hotel and the Opera House are on Dorrance street. Tliere are some fifteen other hotels, large and small, in Providence, among Avhich we may name as being prominent the City Hotel, the Aldrich House, the Perrin House, Thayer's Hotel and the Central Hotel. Some of the smaller hotels are very good ones. The Wa.shington Hotel, on the street of that name, is an old, thougli not a very large house, which is much patronized by tlie regular pvo- fessional showmen, minstrel comi^anies and others. Among the chief public halls and places of amusement may be mentioned "Music Hall"— a spacious first-class liall, occupying the greater portion of a substantial, hand- some brick building on Westminster street : " Lowe's Opera House," a large and very conveniently and safely arranged structure fronting on Union street : " Howard Hall," a spacious, handsome liall in Howard lilock on Westminster street; and the "Academy of Music;." The various fine mercantile or general business buildings in Providence have been alluded to, but we would 7nention 17 the "Butler Exchange" as being a particularly imposing edifice, covering a large square extending from Westminster street to Exchange Place, and being constructed in very elaborate style; also, the "Arcade," an old but very svibstan- tial granite building, on Westminster street, directly oppo- site the Butler Exchange, and extending through to Wey- bosset street, with numerous stores on its three floors, arranged on each side of a wide, intersecting avenue, pro- tected and lighted by a glass roof. The Arcade is noted for its two Doric i^orticos. each displaying six massive granite columns, every column being a solid block. The What Cheer. Building, on the east side, facing Market Square, is also a very majestic structure of brown stone. The United States Custom House, Post Office and Circuit Court building, on Weybosset street, although not a strikingly handsome, is, nevertheless, a very solid granite pile, three stories in height, surmounted by a spacious dome. The chui'ch edifices in Providence are about seventy in number, and comprise a number of very large and elegant structures. The "First Baptist Meeting House," so-called, noted for its tall, finely proi^ortioned steeple; the St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church; the First Congregational Church, (Unitarian) ; and the Beneficent Congregational Church, (Orthodox), are the very oldest of all, and are large, handsome buildings. Among the later edifices, Grace Church, the Union Congregational, All Saints, Westminster Congregational, and First Universalist may be named as particularly elegant. The Roman Catholics, who have numerous fine churches, are about to erect a very large Cathedral on the east corner of High and Fenner streets, which is expected to be also a very handsome one. Swan Point Cemetery and the North Burial Cround are two places of great interest and beauty in Providence, and the Hope Reservoir and Pumping Station, (with its famous engines), constituting a portion of the city's public water works, and situated on the eastern hill, are also well worthy of being seen. The " Soldiers and Sailors Monument," erected by the State at much cost, and standing on Exchange Place, a short distance in front of the City Hall, is a work 18 of art of very considerable merit and of very strong interest, and lias been larj^ely visited by the people of the State as well as by strangers. On the sonthern border of the city, only a short drive or horse-car ride frt)ni the centre, lies Roger Williams Park — a tract of land of upwards of one hnndred acres bequeathed to the city by Betsy Williams, Avho died in 1871, and who was a descendant of Koger. This land, of naturally favora- ble formation for the purpose, the city has been gradually laying out, adorning and in divers ways improving as a public park. It already possesses numerous strong attrac- tions as such, and is very largely frequented by the people, especially in the warm season. Its varied beauties, how- ever, will not only be as time progresses greatly heightened, but the best artistic taste and skill will be engaged in tlie laudable work of enhancing the charms of the place by such different, ingenious devices as Avill render its attrac- tions quite irresistible. It may, it is thought, be much en- larged by a fine connection with another delightful locality. Meanwhile, the city has caused a superb monument to lloger Williams to be constructed and erected upon it, which, both in jjoint of design and execution, is deemed by the best connoisseurs to be most admirable, and to take rank auK^ig the very finest works of art in our country. The monument embraces an excellently well conceived and finished bronze statue of the immortal founder of the City of Providence, and a fine female figure as History, writing the inscription. The work having been placed in the best position in the Park which could be selected for it, was publicly unveiled and consecrated last autumn, with appro- priate and most imposing ceremonies, in- the presence of the Municipal Government, the high officers of the State, and thousands of citizens and visitors front all quarters. The artist was Franklin Simmons, of llomc mpn ihe ^m- 'URING the warm season, the City of Providence ■' regularly becomes the resort of thousands and tens of thousands of persons who hasten here, ^^ not only from the towns and villages in tlie northern, western and other parts of the State, but also from numerous places in neighboring and even far distant States with the eager purpose of making excvrrsions in our large and elegant river and Sound steamers to some or all of the many delightful pleasure resorts on each side, or on tl e islands of Narragansett Bay, and of enjoying the exceedingly beautiful and pictures^pie scenery of this widely famed region, and of inhaling at the same time the delicious and invigorating ocean breezes which come up from the broad Atlantic and fan the sparkling watejs and lovely, verdant shores that meet the view on all sides of the admiring spectator. The steamers plying down and up the river and bay are not only very staunch, commodious, well appointed and handsome boats, but they have always been well managed, and they run, from the city wharves, at very short intervals, from an early hour in the morning until late in the afternoon — very frequently making what are termed "moonlight ex- cursions," though upon these occasions the managers do not usually guarantee that no clouds shall hide the face of 20 the Queen of Night. The facilities offered the people for passing down and up Narragausett Bay are in short all tliat need be desired, and excursionists can go and come, to and from the divers leading and most attractive places on its shores, when and as they like. This is the first spot where steamers stop and it is only about ten minutes run from the city, or it may be easily reached by a short carriage drive, on the west side of the river. Tliis point is a small neck of land, or in view of its formation as a whole, it may be styled a small promontory which juts out from the western shore well across the head of the bay proper, leaving room for a good channel to wind around it, while the bay immediately below is about a mile in width. As a shore resort of late years this place is mainly noted fur the excellent " shore dinners " which are served up there, at frequent intervals, during the day, and for the great facility witli which, in a very short space of time, it may be reached — so that business men of the city and others may and do go there in large companies, at mid-day or subse- quently, enjoy there a feast of good tilings, and return if they like, very speedily, to their counting-rooms or stores. The Point in the afternoon is often far cooler than the city, as the sea-breeze comes up from below. It was contem- plated, about eight years ago — and we do not know that tlie idea is yet entirely given up — to have a public park laid out on the tract of land bounded on the noi'th by the old Stonington Railroad way and the harbor; on the east by the liarbor and bay; on the south by the bay and city line, and on the west by Eddy street, or what was known as the Pawtuxet Turnpike. This tract includes all the land be- tween the southern shore of Field's Point and Sassafras Point and Old Maid's Cove, togetlior with various farms 21 and lots rearwardly, and it would have made a park, very picturesque and beautiful in formation, of about three hun- dred and seventy -five acres, a part of whicli is owned by the city. It would be easily practicable to connect this tract by means of a short, well constructed avenue, with the Koger Williams Park, and the union of the two places would give a park of less size than the New York C'entral. Some of the excursion steamers usually pass from Field's Point, across the bay, to the pleasure resorts on the east side, and after touching at the wharves of these — frequently built well out from the shore — recross to Kocky Point and spots on the western shore. Other boats jjroceed direct to Rocky Point and thence to Newport. Others, still, make occasional excursions to Block Island, about sixty miles from Providence. Indeed, the variety of points visited and trips made, from time to time, by the regular or occasional excursion steamers is quite large. We will speak now" of the several summer resorts of note on the east side of the bay. After crossing from Field's Point, on the west side — as we said the boats touching there usually do — Ocean Cottage is the first attractive public place visited; and it is really a very pleasant and popular I'esort, being situated on elevated land, and with the irregular formation of its surrounding- grounds, comprising some twenty acres, well adorned with shade and fruit trees, presenting, on the whole, a pleasingly picturesque aspect. It was first opened some twenty-eight years ago, and is said to have been one of the first places of resort established on the river. Very fine clam or general shore dinners, comprising the seasonable vegetables and fruits, are served up there, and some three hundred can be ac- commodated at table at one time; but dinners are fixrnished, 22 to order, at all projier hours. Prices here are low; and the proprietor has recently erected an additional and a fine building designed for the use of boarders — the house to be conducted in the best style, so as to render it a desirable re- sort for families with children. Ocean Cottage is a pleasant four mile drive, on a good road, from Providence, and the Providence, Warren and Bristol railroad station is near by. On the main road, opposite the entrance to Ocean Cottage, tlic Sisters of Mercy own and occupy a laige building, for scliool purposes. §lc/Hatfftr//i. 0.\ a picturesque, rocky promontory, about opposite Ocean Cottage, on the river side, stands conspicuously visible to all travellers and excursionists up and down the bay, the beautiful houses of the Squantum Association — a private, lirst-class, fashionable club, composed of some of the wealthiest, most intelligent and most influential business men and professional gentlemen of Providence, including not a few in very high positions. The grounds of the club are delightfully situated, apart from the main land, and contain some four or five buildings, including a spacious (lining hall, a billiard room, a carriage house, etc. The club have, in their employ a cook and caterer, and at regular intervals during the warm, pleasant months, tliey have, in their cool, rocky retreat, sumptuous shore banquets and deliglitful social recreations. The yiiuantum grounds and buildings are strictly private. \iJmr- OclfW. 'his is a very noted and favorite public resort only a few rods below Ocean Cottage, but hav- ing a separate landing place. It is but a short walk — though a rather up-hill one — between Silver Spring and the " Cottage." The two places, however, are quite distinct and under the management of different proprietors. The Spring was opened in 18()9 by Mr. Hiram D. Maxfield, who has won a high reputation for the quality of the entertainments in the line of shore dinners, etc., which he has provided for his guests during the "excursion season." His annual opening dinner, indeed, has usually been somewhat in advance of this limited season, and his closing one generally beyond it — /i/.s season being, in fact, from June 1st to September 20th. Mr. Max- field's fine style of serving up shore dinners and the variety and excellent quality of the articles furnished, in connection with the attention paid to cleanliness in all his operations, has rendered Silver Spring a favorite stopping place with a host of good people. He has recently constructed a large bakery on his place, where he will make all his bread and pastry; and he has, here and there, in pleasant situations on his extensive grounds, well covered with thriving trees, nice summer cottages, which he has been in the habit of letting to occupants at prices ranging from $50 to $200, according to 24 size and situation. His public dining-hall, finely located on the high rocky shore overlooking the sparkling water expanse in front and cooled by refreshing breezes from the bay, affords comfortable seating for six liundred people. The jacnlities offered here for bathing, boating and fishing, are excellent: and there are grounds which Mr. Maxfiekl lets for camping purposes — furnishing tents, etc., if desired — on reasonable terms. Silver Spring is easily accessible by land as well as by water — a short carriage drive or railroad ride speedily taking a party there. " Bayden House," so called, is a small building, near the Silver Spring landing, erected on a rock extending a little way from the shore. Ice cream and other refreshments are sold there. lomham These rocks, lying only a short distance from Silver Spring shore, were so called after Pomham, or Pumham, a valiant Xarragansett Indian chief, who was killed in July 1670, in a fight with the English, and who had been the cause of much trouble to the original white settlers. Pom- liam light-house, belonging to the United States, and under the charge of Capt. Charles H. Salisbury, is on these rocks, ('apt. Salisbury, who has his wife and daughter with him. has been an extensive voyager and traveller both by sea and land, and has a large circle of friends among excursionists and others. hdm- ^Miove. This rather famous place is only a few minutes run, in the boats, from Silver Spring, and only about five minutes 25 walk from the station on the Providence, Warren and Bris- tol railroad. It is some five miles from Providence. The place was started about eleven years ago, by Mr. Follet, and it then com- prised abont fifty acres of land, including some fifteen of farming land — Mr. F. holding the whole at that time on a ten years' lease. He erected upon it a spacious dining-hall, in which from five to six hundred persons could be seated at table. The structure was two stories high, the upper part containing over twenty cool lodging rooms. He had also a tea-room, an ice cream saloon, a well stocked grocery store-, a large dance-hall, bowling alleys, a dwelling house and other buildings. Some changes and improvements, however, have been made there since his time. Cedar Grove was then, and indeed has been since, a noted place for camping out in tents, and for summer sojourn in inexpensive but often very pretty wooden cottages, without plastered walls and frequently with cooking conveniences outside. At one time three hundred of these were scattered about the grove, and wei-e put up and occupied by numerous highly respectable citizens of Providence, and other places in and out of the State. The tents and cottages seemed to be, as a rule, very neat, and the interior of many of them, with their snow white couches and counterpanes and tasteful articles of furniture, looked very inviting. Mr. George W. Payton is now the proprietor of Cedar Grove, and, during several seasons past, many Massachusetts and Connecticut people have occupied camping spots there, and not a few of these parties have engaged grounds for the present season. Mr. Payton's '"Cedar Urove House" is a fine hotel situated on the left of the Riverside wharf, and has accommodations for seventy-five to one hundred regular boarders. The house is only about five minutes walk from the railroad station. Shore dinners, comprising all the luxuries of the season, arc provided daily, at Cedar Grove, and as many as six hundred persons can be seated at table. There is an extended view from the hotel, embracing Prudence Island, Kocky Point on the west shore, Warren and Bristol on same side as the Grove, and other attractive points. One of the most spacious dance-halls on the shore of the bay is 26 toiind at Cedar Grove, with music ready at all hours. There is also a fine, gravelly beach, with bath-house, sail and row- boats, and every facility for fishing. Cedar Grove is so called from the great number of Cedar trees on the grounds, and its varied attractions will doubtless continue to long- render it the resort of multitudes of peo^ile from diverse places. Persons going to the Grove by water sliould leave the boat at Riverside wharf. vSoME six or seven years ago an association of gentlemen embraced a favorable opportunity to secure a large area of land in the neighborhood of, and including. Cedar Grove, which they have greatly improved at much cost. The old "Sherman Place," so called, was purchased and platted, under the name of "Pleasant Bluffs," and the Cedar Grove and Riverside estates were also platted. All these lands are situated in the southerly portion of East Providence, upon the .shore of the bay, and they are easily and speedily reached by a drive or by a railroad ride, from the City of Providence, or by the excursion steamers. The new River- side Hotel, built by the association — styled the " Riverside Jjand Company" — cost about $40,000 and is the largest hotel on the eastern shore, proper. It has accommodations for about one hundred and eighty boarders, and may be re- garded as a fine house in every respect Near and in front of the hotel a wharf has been constructed, at great cost, which is thirty-tliree feet in width, and which extends one thousand one hundred and fifty feet from the sliore, so that any steamers navigating the bay can approach it. This wharf is a substantial one, and supersedes of course the old Cedar Grove wharf above. 27 «ublic house at the ferry, where boarders are accommodated. At times, there is considerable sea on this channel, which opens into Mount Hope Bay lying on the east of Bristol. On the western shore of this bay — or, about two miles east of the thickly settled portion of the Town of Bristol, rises "Mount Hope," the ancient seat of the renowned Indian Chief, " King Philip," so called, but known in the famous Forrestian tragedy, as " Metamora, the last of the Wampanoags." From the summit of this consid- erable eminence, about three hundred feet high, the valiant chief could see the signal fires of his allies for a great dis- tance; and a clear, cold spring of pure water below, from which he is said to have drank, as well as a sort of seat in the solid rock, styled " King Philip's chair," has been long shown to curious visitors. He was for many years a formid- able foe of the English settlers, but was finally killed in a swamp fight, in 1676, by a band, largely composed of Indians, under command of t^aptain Benjamin Church, commissioned by Governor Winslow. ^pW?e ^md§e. This little place, a Tiverton village, is on a southerly arm of Mount Hope Bay, separating the north end of Portsmouth (Island of Rhode Island) from the Town of Tiverton on the eastern mainland. There is a good hotel at Stone Bridge, which bridge connects the island with the main land, and it has been a noted place for fishing. '^Meamnmt '!:^;mni. Next south of the Town of Tiverton, comes Little Comp- ton, and at the southern end of Little Compton is Seact)n- 33 net Point — whicli has sometimes been called the "jumping off place " of the State. The point has indeed a grand ovxt- look upon the ocean, and at one time was a place of con- siderable resort in the hot months, having then aconamodi- ous hotel. This, however, was subsequently destroyed by fire, and Seaconnet is not now so often heard from, though there are still boarding-houses there. It is a good place for fishing and fresh breezes, and a few well secured rocks may be found thereabout, upon which free seats can be had. wO'Mmmdh -fSr^m. This very pleasant spot is on the Portsmouth shore, op- liosite the south end of Prudence island. A little island (Dyer's) lies nearly between it and Prudence. Narragansett Bay, we may here remark, is dotted with quite a number of very small islands, not of sufficient importance to require special notice. The Portsmouth Grove was once a much frequented public resort, but some years ago it was taken for a Government hospital place, and it is now one of the " has beens.'' This is the great and most lustrous island gem of the Xarragaiisett waters. The derivation of the name Rhode Island does not seem to have been well settled, though it has been a tjuestion mucli discussed. Arnold, in his elaborate liistory of the State, seems to think that this name originated from the designation given to the island by Adrian Block, the Dutch navigator, from whom Block Island is named, and who styled our Narragansett Island "Roodt Eylandt," (Red Island,) from the abundance of red clay he saw in some portions of its shores — the transition from "Roodt Eylandt" to Rhode Island being easy. Perhaps we may as well accept this explanation, and say no moi'c about it. 34 The original Indian name of tlie island, l)y the way, has given writers more trouble than the English one, owing, no doubt, to the great scarcity of spelling-books and gazet- teers among the old aborigines. Aquidneck, however, is be- lieved to come pretty near it. The island, renowned for its fertility, beauty, and salu- brity, is about fifteen miles long by three and a half in breadth — tliough the breadtli is quite variable. It com- prises two towns, Portsmouth and Middletown, and the City of Newport. Anything like a complete history of this island would occupy much space, and would make, indeed, a considerable book of itself. It will be suiJicient for us to state that previous to its settlement by the English, there was a war for its possession between the Indians, and that the original occupants, who, so far as is known, were the Aquidnecks, were conquered by the Narragansetts. In the year 1638, the island was sold and conveyed by deed, by the Narragansett sachems, (through the joint influence of Roger Williams and Sir Henry Vane) to William Codding- ton and some eighteen or nineteen others ; and the considera- tion paid for the fee, and for certain grass on other islands, is stated to have been forty fathoms of white peage, with ten coats and twenty hoes for the resident Indians for vacating the lands, and five fathoms of wampum to the local sacliem. The present money value of all this in "trade dollars" we are unable to calculate. The northern •part of the island was first built upon and occupied by the English, and subsequently the southern, and for a time there were two distinct governments, which were ultimately united under one organization. During a portion of the Revolutionary war, the then Town of Xewport and the entire island suffered greatly. A strong- British force landed upon and held the island for nearly three years— from December, 177^, to October. 1770. In the course of these years they destroyed forests, farms and gardens; completely annihilated tlie tlien quite exten- sive commerce of Newport; caused many of the most valu- able and useful citizens to leave ; and pillaged and tyran- nized on a grand scale, besides committing numerous and great outrages. In August, 1778, a great and very fierce 35 battle — known as the "Battle of Rhode Island" — was fought thei'e between the British and the American troops, the latter under command of Generals Sullivan and Greene. In this battle, the loss of the Americans, in killed, wounded and missing was 211, while that of the British, with superior numbers and disciplined troops, was 1,023. Of the 5,000 Americans engaged, only 1,500, it is stated, had ever before been in action. General Lafayette is reported to have de- clared, that " it was the best fought action of the war." In the month of July, 1777, a very brave and daring act was performed, on this island, by Lieutenant-Colonel Wil- liam Barton. He, with thirty-four men and six officers whom he had selected, landed in the night, on the Portsmouth shore, about a mile from the quarters of Geiieral Prescott, the British commander, advanced in d liferent divisions, with great stillness, to his house, seized the General in his bed, successfully carried him off to Warwick Neck, and thence to Providence. ^mi^im Ji. moini. 'aVING spoken of the various places of spe- cial interest on the eastern shore of the bay, excepting Newport, liereinafter described, we will now make mention of some of the chief on the western side. The first con- siderable place next below Field's Point (which has already been noticed) is Paw- tuxet. This is not, strictly speaking, a shore-resort, but a pleasant manufacturing village, in the Town of Cranston, lying on Pawtuxet river, by which the village is divided. .Small vessels can go up to this village. Gaspee Point, which puts out a short distance below Pawtuxet, on the Warwick shore, is a spot of historical interest — being noted as the place where the British armed schooner " Gasjjee " was taken and destroyed, about four years previous to the Revolutionary war, by a heroic party of men, in eight long boats, from Providence, subsequently joined by one from Bristol. The attack on the Gaspee (for good cause) was made about 2 o'clock in the morning of the 10th of June, 1772. Lieutenant Duddingston, the commander was shot — though not fatally — and the schooner was boarded, taken and burned. Tliis affair may be said to have really been the beginning of tlie Revolution, and it was on tliis occasion that the first blood was shed in the great contest for fieedom. 37 Several years ago, this was a somewliat noted place of resort, situated a sliort distance below Gaspee Point, on the south of Ootapaspatvixet Cove. A fire, however, de- stroyed the buildings, and the place was, for a time, deserted. Shore dinners were previously served up to the large number of persons who frequented the resort; and we learn that it is this season to be reopened. 1^ ^ t®^ >^i^ This is about ten miles from Providence, and is situated on the Eiver Road (so called) al)out a mile north of Rocky Point. The house will accommodate one hundred boarders, and is an attractive place for families and children. The estate, comprising about twenty acres, is elevated, well shaded land, sloping towards the river. The Warwick Rail- road passes through the grounds. This is nine miles from Providence, on the "River Road," and is located near the river, with a fine beach, affording excellent bathing facilities. The house can receive seventy- five boarders, and is especially intended for families with children. It is quite near Rocky Point. 38 mtmkk Imiuh ^^^uie. This is about eleven miles from Providence, also on the " River Road," and is the property of the Warwick Club, a strictly private association composed of manufacturing jewelers and other business men. They own the grounds, and have a fine building on it, with a dining hall, which will seat about one hundred persons. €r^ e. -c|-f»- HO has not heard of ' ' Rocky Point ?' ' Nay, how many are there of the adult and juve- nile multitudes of our New England States ^ who have not seen and enjoyed, or who do l,* not propose to see and enjoy, for a day, at t'$^°STi?m~5^^^~^ least, this far famed paradisiacal retreat y f^#f4i(rr%^^ among the many charming ones on the ever enchantingly picturesque shores of the Nar- ragansett ? From the east and the west, and the north and the south, summer travellers have come, within the last twenty years, to sit down and feast under the grand old trees of this lovely Eden of our bay, or to roam delighted amid its romantic dales and hills and lawns and groves and rocks and caves. Nature and art seem to have combined to render this place a terrestrial elysium ; and that great multitudes of people, from eveiy direction, should, during the long, pleasant summer days, crowd the spacious and elegant excursion steamers of the regular company — now the Continental — to land upon and wander over its grounds, and enjoy its manifold sources of pleasure, is certainly no marvel. A word or two in reference to its history as a public re- sort. Although Rocky Point had been, for many years previous to its purchase and occupancy by Captain Winslow, a spot on the western Narragansett shore, in the township of Warwick, occasionally visited by parties of Providence 40 citizens, in the summer, for the enjoyment of a tlani-bakc or a fish chowder, yet it was not until he opened it, in 184T, as a public shore resort, that it bcsijan to attract general at- tention as a place iiossessing extraordinary natural charms. It was about fifteen miles distant from Providence, but evei-y successive season the patronage of the place grew larger, until great crowds began to visit it. Captain Wins- low had not the means, nor did he seem to be in all respects well fitted for improving and conducting such a resort ; and after a few years he sold the property to the late Byron Sprague, a gentleman of wealth, who made important im- povements upon it, expending, as is said, some s3()0,000 in this way. In 18(39 it was bought by the American Steam- boat Company, and they, as is understood, spent in still further improvements, during the nine years ensuing, about $200,000 more. Last winter (1878) the Continental Steam- boat Company purchased the place, with the purpose of conducting it in more splendid style, and rendering it more attractive than ever. A conspicuous object, as «ne nears the massive rocks, which line the shore of the Point, is the Kocky Point Hotel, an imposing structure, three stories in height, very com- modious, with a splendid prospect from its windows, and of sufficient capacity to accommodate three hmidred boarders. It is a first-class house, in the style of its con- struction and appointments, and is steadily conducted as such — though prices are decidely moderate. The cuisine is excellent, and connected with the estate is a large, highly cvdtivated farm, from which the hotel obtains a full daily supi)ly of fresh milk, butter, vegetables, pork, poul- try and fruit. There is also a large ice house, where one tliousand tons of the best ice were stored during the last winter. The hotel has recently been painted and thoroughly renovated inside and out. On the ground Hoor. front of the hotel, is a large, handsome dance hall, where music for dancing is furnished throughout the season. There is also, on an elevated portion of the Point, within a private en- closure, a fine mansion built by the late Byron Sprague as a summer residence. It has some twenty-one rooms, large and .airy, and is to be let as a private residence to one or two 41 families, Avho may obtain table board at the hotel, or have cooking- done for themselves at the mansion. From its l)iazza, on the front, an extended view may be enjoyed, comprising the beantiful bay, with Newport, Bristol and Warren in the distance. The visitor to the Point, having ascended the gentle ac- clivity leading np from the wharf, finds on his right, apart from the hotel, the mammoth Dining Hall in which the shore dinners are served up daily, from 12 M. to about 3d P. M. The " shore dinner " comprises clams, cooked in various ways, fish chowder, and fish served in other ways, with vegetables, fruits, etc., and such a dinner, at Eocky Point, is furnished at a very moderate price, and of the best quality. This great public Dining Hall is sufficiently capacious to seat one thousand five hundred persons. Xear by the hall may be seen the place and the arrange- ments for baki]ig the clams, and this pi'ocess should, at some time, be witnessed by the visitor, as it is well worthy of his attention. As many as two hundred and fifty bushels of clams were baked here on the day when President Hayes was entertained at Eocky Point, and the total number of visitors to the place, who came by land or by the boats, was estimated to be about twenty thousand. Gi'eat mul- titudes constantly go to the Point, on pleasant summer days, and the management there seems to be always fully prepared to receive and provide for them. Besides the great Dining Hall of which we have spoken, there is another spacious one where meats, poultry and all the other substantials, delicacies and varieties of a first- class house are furnished to order. Not far distant from these halls is a large structure where all the laundry work of the place is done ; and north of the hotel is an extensive bakery, wliere the bread, crackers, pastry, cake, &c., re- quired on the place, are made. A Ladies' Reception Eoom, built upon the massive rocks, overlooking the water, is an invitingly cool and comfortable resting place, and one affording, at tlie same time, a fine view of the bay. The public fountain, opposite this room, supplies some of the best spring-water to be found in the State. 42 Excellent bathing-houses are provided, having special facilities for ladies and children. The beach is a hard, white, sandy one, and the conveniences offered are daily enjoyed by hundreds of persons. Many parties and pei-sons visiting Rocky Point conie by land, in their own carriages, and there is a spacious, well arranged stable where the best of care is taken of hoi'ses and carriages by experienced and faithful men employed by the Company. Prominent among the numerous attractions at Rocky Point is the grand Observatory. This rises to the height of two hundred and fifty feet above the sea level, has various stories or landing-floors reached by a good stairway, and from its summit a magnificent view is had of an enclianting landscajje extending for many miles in every direction, and exhibiting scenery alike diversified and beautiful. No visitor to the Point should neglect the splendid view af- forded by the Obsei-vatory ; and, by the way, a register kept there shows that thousands have, from first to last, climbed its stairs. At times, the visitor, when he reaches the upper floor, will find an exceedingly lively breeze playing about there, but no fears need be entertained, as the Observatory is thoroughly well secured, and the observer has only to hold on tightly to his hat. " We have been there." When the excursionist has ascended and descended the Observatory, he may find it agreeable to pass over into the nice Cafe, in the grove, where he can be politely served with the choicest ice-cream, cake, lemonade, soda and a variety of other good things. " Prices, here, are always moderate. After refreshing, he may visit, if he likes, the Menagerie, which has, from time to time, contained numerous in- teresting and amusing animals, and which is an entirely free exhibition. He will be greatly pleased, too, in viewing the various diamond shaped flower spots, in which rare and beautiful plants are tastefully arranged. Then, there is the Camera Obscura. That is well worth visiting, and the price of admission is only ten cents. The Flying Horses are noted among other amusements, for the great jileasure they give the little people, and are finely located 43 in the grove. The Bowling Alley, in a shaded, cool spot, is commodious, and is much visited by those fond of the sport which it affords. The fishing at Rocky Point is good ; and even the wharf is frequently, in the morning, a favorite place with fisher- men-boarders from the hotel. The Company have a large number of sail-boats manned by experienced men, and have also row-boats of different kinds. The fishing grounds are decidedly good. A fine Summer Theatre has been added by the Com- pany to the numerous attractions of Rocky Point, and is pleasantly located. That portion of the theatre designed for the lierformers and musicians is about seventy-five by thirty-five feet, and in front is an open place of sufficient size to accommodate five thousand spectators. This structure is intended for concerts, dramatic per- formances, and other entertainments of an attractive and unexceptionably rej)utable character. We have named some of the leading features of this great summer resort, Rocky Point, but much that is in- teresting and beautiful that we have not spoken of, will be seen and enjoyed there by those visiting it. The Company, however, intend to add, from time to time, such new at- tractions as may seem to be fitting and desirable, and to make all such improvements on the grounds as may be needed and practicable. But after all, visitors to tliis most delightful spot on the Narragansett shores will have suf- ficient enjoyment if they enjoy all the varied charms that Nature alone has provided for it. mMund '9^mh. This beautiful place, situated on Cowesett Bay, some twelve miles from Providence, and a short distance south- westerly from Rocky Point, was opened as a public summer 44 resort in 1873. The grounds comprise about one hunched and sixteen acres, Avith numerous shade-trees, and were well laid out, and furnished with a variety of attractions for excursionists. The Hotel, on the giounds, is a commodious three-story building of sufhcient capacity to accommodate one hundred boarders. The place is at the terminus of the Warwick J^ailroad. Oakland Beach has lately been advertised for sale. ON COWESETT (OK (iKEENWICIl) 15 AY, The old James Greene homestead, at the Buttonwoods, is a place of some historic interest. Its present owner, Henry Whitman Greene, Estj., is a descendant of John Greene, one of the original purchasers named in the deed of Miantonomi. The cellar walls of the first dwelling-house built upon the place may still be seen. It was of stone, and about thirty feet long by fifteen wide. The present dwelling, located a few feet from the old one, was erected in 1(587. Within the building are various evidences of its an- tiquity. The mammoth fire-place, the heavy oaken beams and solid stairways have an ancient and substantial look. A few rods from the building stands one of the ancient but- tonwood trees, from which the place receives the familiar appellation of the Buttonwoods. This old tree measures, near the ground, seven feet in diameter. In 1871 the Butronwood Beach Association purchased of this estate and of others adjoining, a large tract for a sea- side summer residence. These grounds arc located on Cow- esett Bay, near its junction with the Narragansett, twelve miles south of Providence. They have been laid out with great care and skill into convenient house lots, with hne avenues and parks. A good hotel and other buildings have 45 been erected for the accommodation of boarders, and forty or more cottages have been built by individuals at an ex- pense of from eight hundred to five thousand dollars each. The soil is remarkably dry, the ground is nearly level, slightly inclining to the shore and open to every breeze. There is more than a mile of beach, affording fine opportu- nities for bathing, unsurpassed by anyplace on the bay. It has excellent facilities for boating and fishing, also for pleasant drives. East Greenwich, which is in full view from the grounds, can be reached in thirty minutes. Rocky Point in the same time, and Oakland Beach in ten minutes by a ferry. The Buttonwoods are specially known for the very agreeable social intercourse among its cottagers and guests. On these grounds, about half a mile west from the hotel, are the "Old Buttonwoods." Here shore dinners have been served for half a century or more. It is probably the oldest shore resort on the bay. Many will remember the great clambake held there during the Harrison campaign, in 1840, when, with the clams, oxen were roasted whole. Mr. Babcock who, for many years has had the management of this place, continues to furnish bakes daily to the satis- faction of his numerous guests. The Buttonwoods is of easy and cheap access from Prov- idence by railroad and steamboat several times each day. The place is known as a Baptist colony, yet all persons of good moral character are cordially welcomed. Religious services are held every Sunday during the season in a neat chapel; also a Sunday school and weekly prayer meet- ing. All who desire a cool, quiet and pleasant resting-place during the hot summer months will be sure to find it here at very moderate expense. Is a fine village, with a population of about eight hun- dred, situated on an arm of the Bay, and being in the Town of North Kingstown. It is twenty miles, in a southwest- 46 ei'ly direction, from ProAidcnce, and has a pretty good harbor. There is a frequent daily steamboat connection (referred to in tlie description of Newport) between this place and Newport. Wickford has two small hotels and several boarding-houses. Numerous highly respectable Providence gentlemen and families have summer residences here, and there is a fine, ten mile drive from the village to Narragansett Pier — charming views of the ocean, Newport and other points being afforded on the road. There is good bathing at Wickford, on what is known as " Cold Spring Beach." wtM'anmd. This is one of the large and beautiful islands of the Bay, lying between the Island of Rhode Island and the towns of South and North Kingstown on the west main land. Ca- nonicut is about nine miles in length and one mile in width, and of a pleasingly irregular form, terminating at the south end in what is called "Beaver Tail Neck," on which is a government light-house, and which looks out upon the broad Atlantic. At the north end of the island has been elegantly laid out " Canonicut Park," which com- prises about five hundred acres, with avenues and drives of the most attractive character, affording beautiful views in every direction, and fanned at frequent intervals by delightfid ocean breezes. The place is designed only for private residences, and not for public excursion parties — quiet, siuiimer homes being the grand object had in viewbj' the proprietors. Canoniciit is easily accessible by the boats from Providence, Newport or Wickford, and is be- coming, every year, more and more sought for as a charm- ing spot for retired and genteel family residences. A liotel is kept, in good style, for summer boarders, and nice cot- tages can also be hired. There is excellent fishing to be had at Canonicut. 47 This is the name of a place on the shove largely visited by the North Kingstown people, i'or the purpose of enjoying clam bakes, and shore dinners, generally. It is some two or three miles south of Wickford, and is opposite Fox Island. ■ |«>liiB *fB.IS famous summer resort — one of the most famous of the many, small and great, on the Narragansett shores — is a portion of the Town of South Kingstown, lying on the southwestern shore, at the mouth of the bay — in fact on the Atlantic itself. It is five miles northeasterly from Point Judith, and is farther south than Newport. It is said to be less subject to fogs than that city. It is about ten miles distant from Newi^ort, and some twenty-six from Provi- dence. Narragansett Pier is noted, among other things, for the great number of its hotels, and has sometimes been styled, indeed, "The City of Hotels."' There are some twenty of these, though possibly a few of them might be more properly styled boarding-houses. Among the largest and leading hotels may be named — though with- out any design to grade or classify them — Mount Hope Hotel; Continental Hotel; Tower Hill House; Atwood House; Atlantic House; Mathewscm House; Delavan House: Kevere House, (Temperance); Massasoit House; Klmwood House; Metatoxet House; Ocean House; Narragansett House; Sea View House. Many of the hotels are finely situated, oonunanding extensive ocean and other views; having spacious piazzas, on several sides, for the better convenience and comfort of guests ; and being kept in first- class style in evei-y respect. There are also very genteel and well foiiducti'd boardiiiti-houses. 49 The splendid "Ocean Avenue" — for such it literally is — which stretches from north to south, for so great a distance, directly in front of the broad Atlantic, and upon which avenue so many of the noble hotels stand, facing the "glad waters of the dark-blue sea" as they roll and sparkle in the golden beams of the sun, or dash upon the shore ixnder "the light of that silver moon," is beyond doubt one of the finest and most enjoyable places of retreat and rest from the heats, dusts and turmoils of city life to be any where found on our American coast, and moreover it is one easily and quickly reached from New York, Boston or Providence. While the prospect from the hotels is a grand and ever wel- come one to the care-worn summer visitor, the pure, cool- ing sea breezes coming in from the vast ocean expanse are alike refreshing, invigorating and delightful. Then there is the beach — a beach which is assuredly one of the finest, in every respect, on the Atlantic shores. Some pronounce it the very finest, considering its extent; its smooth, hard sand surface; its regular, gentle declivity; its freedom from undertow, and its entire safety. There can not be, in all America, a better beach for bathing; and nowhere, it may be confidently asserted is higher delight taken by the bathers. These, at the popular bathing hours, are a host, as many as nine hundred and upwards being sometimes seen in the water at one time. Tower Hill House is situated on what are called Narra- gansett Heights — an elevated tract of some eight hun- dred acres, about a mile and a half distant from the Pier and beach, with which constant daily communication is had by street-cars. This house, opened in 1871, is admir- ably well conducted and liberally patronized — many dis- tinguished persons stoi)ping here every season, as 'indeed, they do at various hotels at the Pier. The Heights are about one hundred and twenty-five feet above the sea level, and it is hardly necessary to say that the view from the House is one alike extensive and grand — embracing New- port, Point Judith, Block Island, the picturesque bay, and the ocean expanse, with a beautiful inner landscape in which hill, dale, lake and pleasant villages meet the de- lighted eyes of the spectator. 60 On these Heights may be found the summer residences of many fine people from all directions, and the number of these is yearly increasing. Here, as is well known, Ex- (Jovernor and Senator .Sprague has a magnificient chateau, erected some years ago at great cost. The air here is very pure, and the ocean and land breezes are alike highly en- joyable and invigorating. There is plenty of good music to be heard, and the social enjoyments of the place are variej it was dedictated with great pomp according to the solemn ritual of the Hebrews, and it was for many years the only place in America where the Hebrews could worship according to the dictates of their own consciences. During the Revolution the congregation were scattered, and for sixty long years the solemn and impressive chant was unheard within the walls of the Synagogue. Among the wor.shippers were many of the most wealthy and in- fluential citizens of the country. Abraham Touro — whose name is lovingly cherished by Jew as well as Gentile — left the sum of !S2(),U()() in charge of the city, the interest of which was to keep the building and grounds and the street leading to the same, in order, and his wishes in regard to this matter have been carried out to the letter. It is ;'nclosed by a neat iron fence with large stone posts, and over the gate is the date of erection and the name of the donor. TiiK Jewish Cemetery. This small but lovely city of the dead is also located on Touro street, near the Synagogue, and within the sacred enclosure lie the remains of Abraham and Judah Touro, the massive granite gateway and iron fence surrounding it being erected in 1843, by order of the last named gentleman, at an expense of $12,00(1, wlio also left a fund for the caring of the grounds and the street leading to it. Ijovely flowers and shrubs nuiy be seen on every hand, and every year the trustees expend a small sum for flowers to be sj)read u])ou tlie graves of this once despised race. The Redwood liinuAUY Is but a few steps from the last mentioned place. The building, a beautiful specimen of the Doric order of ar- chitecture, was comj)leted in 17")0, tlie i)lans being furnished by Joseph Harrison, assistant architect of Blenheim House, England. It is a purely Grecian structure, oi-namented with Doric columns. A few years ago it was extensively improved by the building of a large addition in the rear for the art gallery and which necessitated the outlay of a large amount of money, seriously crippling the institution, and this, with other matters connected with its management, alienated many of its principal supporters. When it was dedicated the King of England contributed a royal gift of eighty -four vokimes, and many of them are now of immense value, owing to their associations. The late Charles B. King donated his large gallery of paintings to the library, and the late Edward King also enriched its teeming walls with a number of pieces of statuary, among which may be seen a life-size statue in marble of the Dying Gladiator. TuiNrrv C'iiukcii, During the summer months especially, is the objective place of resort of the wealthy who congregate there on the yabbath day to do homage to Him who looks not upon the exterior and who is no respecter of persons. It is by no means a handsome building, although too much praise cannot be awarded to the graceful spire which towers heavenward to a distance upwards of two hundred feet. A quaint historian in speaking of the church says it was " handsomely finished on the outside and the inside pewed well, but not beautifid." It was built about one hundred and fifty years ago, and it being the first Episcopal church which had been erected on the island, it received a sub- stantial gift from the mother country, and Queen Anne presented a bell which is in use at the present time, although it has been recast. Eev. James Honneyman was sent to minister to the congregation by the "Society for Propagating tlie Gospel in Foreign Parts," which also sent a valuable library, a portion of which is still in posses- sion of the church. The salary of Mr. Honneyman was £70 per year. He died in 1750, and his remains were in- terred in the church yard. It was during his ministry that the eminent divine and scholar, Dean Bei'keley, visited 58 Newport. This distinguished philosopher was deeply in- terested in the society, and on his return to Dublin, in 173", presented the church with an organ, which is now in use, and the pulpit with its hvige sounding-board is the only one in America ever graced by the occupancy of this eminent gentleman. A few days after the British left Newport, a few hot-headed young men despoiled the altar of its royal emblems, consisting of the King's arms, the Lion and the Unicorn. Tlie interior of the edifice remains unchanged, with the exception of the longitudinal enlarge- ment, the high, square pews being the same as when they were occupied by the powdered, laced and be-ruffled dames of King George's reign, and below the pulpit the clerk's pew and desk remain intact. The hand of " modern im- provement," it is hoped, will be restrained from making any innovations, either internally or externally. A few years ago it was decorated and painted. It is in a very flourishing condition, the rector being the Kev. George L Magill. The State House Fronts Washington Square. It is after a marked style of architecture, and would do credit to many of the build- ings of the present day. It is built of brick, with facings and window caps of freestone. Here the legislature meets at the May session, and in the senate chamber hangs a full length portrait of Washington, painted by the famous artist, Gilbert Stuart, whose maiden daughter resides in a cosy cottage on Mill street, nearly opjiosite the Unitarian Church. The painting was a gift to the town by the artist, and it is one of Newport's many precious treasures, and a few years ago. in order to preserve it, a glass frame was placed in front of it. July 20th, 1776, the Declaration of In- dependence was read to New England's sturdy patriots from the State House steps by Major John Handy, wlio, just fifty years afterwards, with liis hair whitened with the snows of many winters, and bowed with the weight of years, again read the same document from the steps of the time-honored building. At the foot of Washington Square and facing tho- State House, stands tlie 59 City Hall, which in " j'e oklen times," was called "The Granary." It was erected in 1763, and is built after the Ionic style of architecture, and the money to build it, some £24,000, was raised by a lottery. It was built originally for a public mar- ket and granary, the official records stating that " the upper part shall be divided into stores for dry goods, and all rents thereof, together with all profits, be lodged in the town treasury of Newport towards a stock for purchasing grain for supplying a Public Granary forever. The lower part shall be used as a Market House, and for no other use for- ever." These instructions, however, were not obeyed in later years, and for a long time the lower part of the build- ing was used as a Station House for the police department. It is now exclusively used for the various departments of the City Government. The Veenon House stands on the corner of Mary and Clarke streets, and its style of architecture is, perhaps, one of the best specimens of the kind in use in iS"ewport's early days. It is in a re- markable state of preservation. Its original owner was Hon. William Yernon, who was President of the Eastern Navy Yard, located at Boston, and through whose efforts a creditable navy was organized The exact date of the erec- tion of the house is unknown, but it is old enough to have had the honor of entertaining many of the distinguished men of Revolutionary days, and while the English had pos- session of the island it was occupied by the enemy's offi- cers. It was not turned over to its owner until the place was evacuated. Upon the arrival of the French fleet it was used by Count Rochambeau as his headquarters, and it was in this imposing structure that this distinguished French- man entertained the "Father of his Country" by a grand ball, upon the latter's first visit to Newport. On Thames street, standing back a long distance from the sidewalk, is the CsANNiNG House, a fine looking building, surrounded by trees, garden and lawn, which is occupied by Gen. G. K. Warren and other eo officers of the TTnited States Engineer Department. It was erected in 1720 by .Talieel Brenton, and around its festive board many brilliant men and women, including Judge Hal- liburton of Novia Scotia, who was born there, and Wash- ington, have gathered and discussed the important topics of the day. It is said that it was the original intention of the authorities to have Thames street — the principal thorough- fare — extend back on a line with the Channing House, and had this been followed out Newport would have had a very creditable street for business purposes, instead of a narrow and dangerous one. At the corner of Pelham and Spring streets, stands a tine old family mansion, owned by the heirs of the late Joshua Sayer, and which was once occupied by Gen. Prescott. so universally detested by everybody. The house is elabo- rately finished, the panel-work, mouldings, &c., being un- usually fine. In this connection it maybe said that the house where Gen. Prescott was captured on the night of June loth, 1777, by Col. Barton, is still standing in the town of Middletown, and it will be remembered that the centen- nial anniversary of the event was duly celebrated last July, the address being delivered by Prof. Diman, of Brown I'ni- versity. The City of the Dead The tourists will find much that will interest them by taking a quiet stroll in Newport's cemeteries and church- yards, where, with the poet, they can say: " Each in his narrow coll forever laid. The bra\e fort'fathers of the hamlot sleep." Many of those who took active part in colonial times find a resting place in the yard connected with Trinity Church, among the number being that of Nathaniel Kay, collector of the King's custom, who, in his will, handsomely endowed the church; and within the spacious enclosure the remains of Chevalier ])c?'ayelle, aid-de-camp to LaFayette, were interred, and here Bishop Berkeley, before mentioned, re- 61 signed an infant daughter to the earth. Here a monu- ment lias been erected to the memory of Chevalier DeTer- nay, an eminent French officer, and one was recently placed within the chnrch by order of the French Government, throngh its American ambassador. In Touro Park stands a noble tribute to the memory of Commodore M. C. Perry, of the United States Navy, who effected the treaty between this country and China. It is a full size bronze statue, in uniform, standing upon a mammoth granite base, around which are aj^propriate illustrations and inscriptions in bronze. This statue was presented to the city, about twelve years ago, by Mrs. Belmont, wife of the eminent banker and statesman, Hon. August Belmont of New York, and daughter of the deceased hero. In the Island Cemetery, in striking- contrast to the recognition of the memory of Commodore Perry, is a plain, unpretending granite shaft, Avhicli marks the resting place of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, his cousin, who will be remembered as the hero of the battle of Lake Erie. The grave has been neglected, we regret to state, but it is hoped that his memory will be cherished, and that his noble deeds will be handed down to posterity. He died with yellow fever while on his way in the schooner Nonsuch to join the sloop-of-war John Adams, at Trinidad, he being ordered on a mission to Angostura, the seat of the insurgent government on the main. He was buried at Trin- idad with funeral honors due his rank, and in 1826 his remains were brought here and interred, the funeral taking place December 4th, 1826. A visit to the cemeteries, as stated above, will never be forgotten by the visitor, for they are kept in excellent order, and the antiquarian, especially, will find a large field for research, and will be led to say, " Strange medly here, Hei'e the wise, the gen'rous and the true ; The just, the good, the worthless, the profane, The supple statesman and the patriot stern," all lie in one common brotherhood. Nooks and Corneks. The visitor should not fail to visit the Hanging Rocks, sometimes called Berkeley's seat, for it is said that within 62 the shadows of this huge mass of stone, Bishop Berkeley wrote some of his greatest works, among them " Tlie Mi- nute Pliilosopher," a series of dialogues, involving most of the important topics in debate between Christians and Infi- dels. This interesting spot is located near the second beach ; near by is Paradise, a quiet valley, almost pastoral in its character, and further on Paradise Lost is brought to view. Its name is appropriately bestowed, and here the lover of nature in her wildest and most majestic form will find enough to study with profit. Great masses of rocks are piled in chaotic confusion, while trailing vines are to be seen on every hand endeavoring to hide the rude masses with their delicate drapery. The Spouting Rock should not be overlooked. Here you will find huge masses of rocks piled up high above the surg- ing water, while beneath is a cavern, into which the sea rushes with tremendous force, and an opening in the surface gives egress to the ocean, which, during easterly storms, forces spray and waves a great distance in the air. The angry waves, madly sporting on the shore, rush with terrific torce through the opening into the bowels of the rock, and there meeting a wall of adamant, find vent above in huge masses of foam, which spreads its whitened mist in every di- rection. The scene is magnificent, the sky is dark and lower- ing, the earth fairly quivers beneath your feet, the waves give a loud roar and again rush headlong to the shore, bent on rending the rocks that stand in their way. It is only in stormy weather that this grand spectacle can be seen. The Lime Rocks, with the neat white-washed lighthouse, is still the abode of Miss Ida Lewis, the " Grace Darling of America," who is pleased to see her friends in her humble quarters. She has saved no lives of late, for the simple rea- son that she has had no opportunity to man her life-boat — the gift of the City of Newport— for the salvation of drown- ing men or women. She is as ready to-day to risk her life as ever, and in justice to her heroism it should be stated, that thirteen human beings have been dragged from the em- brace of the angry ocean, through the heroism of this slen- der woman. Near the Lime Rocks is Goat Island, where the Government torjwdo station is located, andwliich is dot- 63 terl with neat, cosy cottages, for the use of the oflficers and instructors. The large building in the centre is the quar- ters of the commanding officer. To the northwest across the bay is Rose Island, a pleasant place for picnic parties. So is Brenton's Cove, Fokt Dumpi.ings, Coaster's Hak- BOK, where the poor-house is located, Miantixomi Hiee. where a good view can be had of the city, bay and surround- ing country. Near here is the fine residence of Newport's honored Mayor, Henry Bedlow, who is the proud owner of Malbone Hall, which figures so conspicuously in Newport's early history. EA^erybody should go to Pukgatory — not that undesirable place spoken of in Holy Writ — but the yawning abyss located on the bluffs, near Sachuset Beach. It requires a strong nerve to approach the brink and look down into the opening. It is one hundred and sixty feet in length, and from eight to fourteen feet in width at the top. The depth at the outer edge is fifty feet, and at the bottom it is from two to twenty-four feet in width. Two legends are connected with Purgatory, one being that his Satanic Majesty once rewarded a sinning sqvuiw for her mur- derous deeds by throwing her into the gulf, the foot prints of the Devil being visible (I) in the rock. The other story is of a maiden who put the affections of her lover to test by requiring him to leap across the opening in the rock from the l^oint where the loving pair stood, and declaring that if he did not confirm his vows of love by this daring act she would re- fuse to marry him. The youth, perceiving that she w^as in earnest, boldly sprang across to the opi^osite side, and turn- ing about as soon as he had landed, he bid the fair damsel a final adieu and left her standing on the rocks, speechless from remorse! Modern maidens are not so foolish. Lawton's Vaeeey, the Glen, Portsmottth Grove and Brter's Tea House, are located in the suburbs, the drive to which being through a rich farming district, will take you to the Stone Bridge and other interesting localities in that part of the country. 64 The Drives of Newport are too well known to need anything' more than a passing notice. Ocean avenue or drive is about eight miles long, and the visitor will be alternately charmed and awed by the varying scenery. The ocean is in view on one side, and on the other may be seen the elegant villas of the summer residents. The Bellevxie avenue drive is one of the finest which can be imagined, for it is lined on either side with magnificent houses and trees and is always alive with gay equipages. The other drives are also attractive. TiiK Mkaxs of Transit to and from the city are all that can be desired. The Con tinental Steamboat Comi^any, of which Mr. Jjenjaniin Biiffum, of Providence, is the i)resident and general man- ager, runs a fine line of steanieis between here and Provi- dence, touching at the various excursion resorts on the Buy each way. The boats are well manned and are provided with all the conveniences for comfort as well as for safety, and accidents rarely, if ever, occur. By this line Newport and her summer residents reach Rocky Point. The floating- palaces, Bristol and Providence, owned by the Old Colony Steamboat Company, run between this port and New York, the eastern terminus being Fall Kiver. This line, thanks to the enterprise and executive ability of its agent at this end of the route. Mr. John H. Jordan, is very popular w ith the summer residents, and is extensively pat- ronized by this class of paying i)ations, and this line tran.s- ports all tlie horses and carriages belonging to the visitors, they having the only convenience for such articles. The boats have recently been put in first-class order, the sum of §80,000 being expended upon them in the way of new fur- niture, carpets, iV-c, and in some extensive repairs to the engines and boilers. Each boat is provided with a first-class oiH-hestra which is appreciated by the numerous patrons of the line, who, dui'ing the delightful summer evenings, can sit upon the decks and listen to the bewitcbing strains as they are wafted by the gentle breeze. 65 But one railroad centres here, viz : the Old Colony, which forms the means of transit between this place and Boston, and which is one of the best conducted roads in New England, no accident of a serious nature having oc- curred for years. During the season, the time-tables are materially changed, new drawing room cars are added, and general prosperity to the road is the result of wise manage- ment and a regard for the welfare of the public. The Wickf ord route to New York and Providence is also deservedly popular, its agent, Mr. Theodore Warren, being ever on the alert for tlie welfare of the patrons of this route. The steamer Eolus makes three trips a day between this place and Wickford, connecting at Wickford Junction with the Shore Line Railroad, and thus, all who desire, have an oi>portunity to go or come from New York by land, save the sail from here to Wickford which takes a little over an hour. The principal mails are brouglit by this line, and the public are thus able to have the New York morning papers on the day of their publication. The prices charged on tliese lines are not considered exorbitant, a single trip to New York by the steamers Bristol or Providence, cost- ing only three dollars. TlIK HOTEI>S. The summer hotels comprise tlie Ocean House, owned and managed by John G. Weaver & Sons, and the Hotel Aquid- neck, which is managed by its owner, Mr. Philip Rider. In addition to these there are several small hotels, or rather boarding-houses, which make a specialty of caiing simply for families for the season, and which are located in various sections of the city. The Perry House, the finest appearing hotel in the city, is located near the Old Colony Depot. It is under the management of Mr. L. F. Attleton, who has made it one of the most desirable houses in New- England, and who need have no fears of a decline in his business. The cosy Aquidneck is located on Pelliam street, adjoining the residence of His Excellency Governok Vax Zaxdt, and is patronized by many of the leading families, who make Newport their home during the season. The Ocean House is the only hotel situated on Bellevue ave- 3 66 nue. It is a monstrous establishment, and during the months of July and August does a very large business. A first-class orchestra is in attendance, and altogether it is a creditable institution. Tiie prices this season " will be in accordance with the times" — that is to say, there will be a reduction. Very foolish stories have been circulated rela- tive to the prices charged at the hotels, and of course many have believed them. The truth of the matter is, Newport prices are no higher than they are at other water- ing places, which do not have Newport's attractions, social and otherwise. Who ever heard of a Newport landlord getting rich? That person is yet to be found. Newport is so situated that her markets are stocked with all of the delicacies of the season, and none know this better than the hotel guests, and naturally when they enter the dining room they reasonably expect to find the same on the bill of fare, and they are never disappointed Hence the hotel keepers feel that they are justified in chai-ging the same prices as are charged at shore resorts, where there are no city im- provements, no costly villas, delightful drives, magnificent seabathing, etc., etc. There is no disguising the fact, how- ever, that hotel life in Newport is not popular; not from any fault of the landlords, but simply because everybody wants to be like his or her neighbor, and to hire a cottage if their purse will admit of such extravagance, and this is one of the reasons why cottages are all the rage. Again, many take apartments at private houses, virtually taking pos- session of the same and having the occupants as their trusted servants. They, in many cases, pay dearly for this experiment, but nevertheless they secure the " comforts of a home." An erroneous impression has gone abroad that only the rich can reside at Newport. This is a mis- take. Good board and rooms can be obtained at pi-ices ranging from ten to twenty-five dollars per week, and for permanent guests, the hotel keepers can accommodate a man and his wife for thirty dollars per week. Amusemei^ts. The cottage people do not, as a general thing, care to in- Jlllltf-n in a.mnspnuMif;-s whnr» thi^rP is n pvnTi.i<;r 67 ing. They visit their friends, however, and attend no end of private dinner, tea and garden parties which are growing in popularity and tliey, to some extent, vie witli each otlier, to get up a grand " spread." After dinner they congregate on Bellevue avenue in their elegant turn-outs and pass and repass each other in rapid succession. Here you will see vehicles of every description, from the dainty phfeton di'iven by a fair young damsel, with a friend by her side to see that no harm befalls her and that she docs not cast sly glances at other young men, to the four-in-hand — a la kane — and the display of horse flesh every pleasant afternoon, is some- -thing that will astonish the natives. Here can be seen fash- ion and folly to perfection, but you will notice no shoddy display, the days of shoddy aristocracy having departed. The class of people to be seen are the refined and cultivated residents of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Providence and other cities. The bathing is all done before dinner, and Newport's famous beach between 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock, presents a very gay appearance. The beach is one of the finest in the world, and accidents from drowning are never known, there is no undertow to speak of and the bottom is as hard as flint, there being no pebble stones, seaweed or any- thing else to mar the enjoyment of a bath. The beach is in charge of Mr. Thomas Ci-osby, a gentleman who is personally known to thousands who visit Newport. He takes special pride in having the lionses kept in first-class order, and he keeps a sharp lookout for thieves, but robberies are seldom known. All valuables should be left at the ticket office, where an honest gentleman — Mr. Aylesworth — will jealously guard them until you are ready to return home. The bathing suits are neat and clean, and no possible fault can be found with anything connected with the beach or its appurtenances. Other amusements consist in a visit to the Newport Opera House — a handsome and well-arranged building, where some first-class entertainments are given during the summer. A visit to the polo grounds Avill well repay anybody, for there you will see a fashionable throng, with their elegant equip- ages arranged on all sides, to say nothing of the attractions of the fascinating East India game as played by some of the most prominent and wealthy young men of the country. A 68 ride to Fort Adams to hear the music of the First U. S. Artil- lery Band twice a week, are also among the out-door attrac- tions of the season. Many visit the grounds of the Narragan- sett Gun Club and see the shooting of pigeons. Mr. James Gordon Bennett is the president of the club. There are other minor attractions which will be appreciated by the visitors, to say nothing of a sail in and about the beautiful bay and harbor. Sail-boats and a captain can be hired at a low figure for either a sailing or a fishing excursion, or for the purpose of taking parties to the Dumplings off Fort Adams, to Canonicut, Rose Island or elsewhere, for there are no end of interesting nooks and corners that dot the shores upon every hand. Modern Cottaoes. In striking contrast to the abiding places of the manor- born are the elegant residences of the visitors, which may be seen on almost every hand, who modestly term them " cottages." The majority of this class of houses are val- ued at prices ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, and their style nf architecture adds greatly to the appearance of the cot- tage city, and it is no exaggeration to state that no finer modelled houses can be found in the country. The most expensive and noticeable is the one owned by Mr. George Peabody \Yetmorc, of New Yoi-k, named in honor of the great philanthropist, (Jcorge Peabody, whose chateati-sur- mer on Bellevue avenue is built of granite, and recent "im- provements" alone cost above $200,000. The simple finish on two rooms — the library and dining room — cost $60,000 each; said " finish " being of Italian walnut prepared in Flor- ence, and which consists of solid carved fruits, flowers, busts of noted authors, &c., <&c., extending from the floor to the ceiling, the ceiling of the library being of the same material. The wall of the dining-room is covered with a costly oil-painting, the finish of the room extending to and forming a frame for it. Other noted houses are those owned by Mr. Pierre Lorillard, the great tobacconist and turfman, Mrs. Loring Andrews, Mr. A. A. Low, Mr. F. W. Andrews, Mr. Thomas G. Appleton, Mrs. Gardner Brewer, estate of Sidney Brooks, lion. George Bancroft, (the historian,) Com- 69 modore C. H. Baldwin, U. S. N., Mrs. John A. Brown, R. M. Gushing, T. F. Gushing, heirs of Gharlotte Gushman, Judge Dickey, Col. George R. Fearing, Mrs. Isaac Harts- horn, (of Providence,) Ex-Gov. E.D.Morgan, Mr. Gharles H. Paissell, A. S. Hatch, J. F. Kernochan, J. P. Kernochan, Mrs. Edward King, Henry G. Marquand, Mr. John Paine, Gen. R. B. Potter, Mr. Royal Phelps, Mr. William C. Rives, Mr. Fairman Rogers, Mr. A. D. Jessup, Mr. W. W. Sher- man, Mr. W. R. Travers, Ex-Gov. Swann, (of Maryland,) and many others, the names of whom will be found elsewhere. No watering place in the country can show such an array of cottage people, for it will be observed that they are num- bered among the leading men and women of the day, and Newport will always be the spot where this class of people congregate, and she will continue to be as popular in the fixture as she has been in tlie past. Her growth cannot be imjieded, for somebody, no matter what financial reverses come upon the country, will be sure to occupy these pala- tial residences, that is, provided their present owners are compelled to give them up. It will always be a cottage city, and it is doubtful if the building of any more hotels will be encouraged. It is certain that none are needed, and we should regret to learn of anybody trusting their money in any such enterprise. The hotels which now cater to the summer population have sufficient accommodations for all who desire that style of living. The day is not far distant when Mr. James Gordon Bennett, of the New York Herald, will erect a "cottage " which will reflect credit upon the enterprise of this popular journalist. He paid $45,000 for his lot, which is located on Bellevue avenue, and which ex- tends down to the cliffs. Mention should here be made of Newport's public spir- ited citizen, George H. Norm ax, Esq., who, at his own expense, has provided Newport with a complete system of water, which is now being led into the homes of the rich as well as those in moderate circumstances. The water is se- cured from Easton's Pond, and it has been pronounced by chemists and other experts, as being free from all impurities, and no New England city or town can present a better arti- cle. But for Mr. Norman, Newport would never have been 70 blessed as she is to-day; for tlie introduction of water marks a new era in her prosperity, and by his commenda- ble action she will continue to grow in poiiularity. Some public recognition should be had of IMr. Norman's consid- eration for the welfare of the place, and it is hoped that the citizens will never forget him or his family. No in- stance is on record where one man took such a responsibility upon himself. Mr. Norman is a self-made man, and by his own industry and perseverance is one of the few .so?;cZ men of the day. He is known throughout the country as the great water-works contractor and builder, and he is univer- sally respected. His elegant summer residence at this place — built of granite — is one of the finest in the city, and it is furnished in the most princely manner. Another gentleman, Chkistopher Townsend, Esq., who believes in seeing the good of his money while he lives, should also be mentioned in this connection. He founded the Free Library, one of the best in the state, and also en- dowed the Children's Home and other charitable institu- tions. The library contains over seventeen thousand vol- umes, and the best newspapers and periodicals maybe found in his hospitable reading-room. Wide '^Me /b/« "'^empa'd. Day. June. July. August. September. A. M. p. M. A. M. p. m; A. M. p. M. A. M. p. 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Ex-Gov. E. D. Morgan, Narragansett avenue. Charles DeRham, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. C. B. Hosack, Harrison avenue. Robert H. McCurdy, Hallidon Hill. F. H. Schermerhorn, Narragansett avenue. J. F. Kernochan, Webster street and the cliffs. Daniel B. Bacon, Lawton's Valley. Mrs. G. Griswold Gray, Bellevue avenue. John W. Field, Ocean avenue. Dr. John P. Gray, Washington street. Herman T. Livingston, on the cliffs, near bathing beach. John W. Downing, Malbone avenue. Pierre Lorillard, Lawrence avenue and the cliffs. J. Grunhut, Harrison avenue. Commodore C. H. Baldwin, U. S. N., Bellevue avenue. Mrs. Waldron Pell, Greenough Place. M. Lazarus, Bellevue avenue. C. B. Barclay, Bellevue avenue. John Neilson, "Paradise Farm." Mrs. R. M. Blatchford, Beach street. Miss E. Blatchford, Catherine street. Judge Blatchford, Greenough Place. C. J. Herrick, Clay and Pixon streets. M. H. Sandford, Washington street. Miss Emily O. Gibbs, Gibbs avenue. Isaac C. Kendall, Washington street. A. A. Low, Castle Hill. William Redmond, Kay street. Henry A. Tailer, (deceased,) Bellevue avenue. Thomas H. Magee, Clay and Dixon streets. A. S. Hatch, Kay street. Thomas N. Dale, near Easton's Pond. 73 James G. Bennett, Catherine street. Richard M. Hunt, Touro and Church streets. Miss Jane Hunt, Ayrault street. George M. Miller, Bellevue avenue. John Knower, Bellevue avenue. PelegHall, Coggeshall avenue. Mrs. C. H. Adams, jNIarine avenue. James P. Kernochan, Marine avenue. C. Francis Bates, Coddington Point, Benjamin Beyer, Park street. John Carey, Jr., Narragansett avenue. Edmund Tweedy, Bellevue court. Mrs. Colford Jones, Bellevue avenue. Maturin Livingston, Bellevue court. Mrs. Alexander Van Rennessalear, Beach View avenue. Hamilton Hoppin, Beach View avenue. Silas H. Witherbee, Honneyman Hill. George R. Fearing, Narragansett avenue. Henry S. Fearing, Annandale road. Mahlon Sands, Ledge road. Hon. August Belmont, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. A. G. Stout, Bellevue avenue. William R. Travers, Narragansett avenue. Mrs. Charles L. Anthony, Bellevue avenue and the cliffs. John Paine, Bellevue avenue and the cliffs. Robert B. Potter, Ocean avenue and the cliffs. Daniel Parish, Bellevue avenue and the cliffs. Hon. Levi P. Morton, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. George Francis Train, Bellevue avenue. Col. G. T. M. Davis, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. H. LeRoy Edgar, Bellevue avenue, Mrs. E. N. Coles, Bellevue avenue. Charles H. Russell, Narragansett avenue. John R. Ford, Harrison avenue. George P. "Wetmore, Bellevue avenue. Charles F. Chickering, Bellevue aveniie. Mrs. C. A. Wyeth, Ayrault street. C. A. Andrews, Bellevue avenue. George F. Jones, Harrison avenue. Frederic Jones, Harrison avenue. Mrs. Loring Andrews, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. J. T. Gibbert, Bellevue avenue. A. G. Thorpe, Wellington avenue. 74 John La Farge, Sunny Side Place. Major A. S. ISIacomb, (the late,) Kay street. Hon. John "W. Chanler, (the late,) Bath road. Arthur Bronson, Castle Hill. Miss S. O. Hoffman, Bellevaie avenue and the cliffs. Robert Ray, Narragansett avenue. Mrs. S. S. Whiting, Bellevue avenue. A. L. Whiting, Bellevue avenue. George Tiffany, Narragansett avenue. Mrs. Paran Stevens, Bellevue avenue. Royal Phelps, Clay street. Mrs. isr. L. Burns, Bellevue avenue. Daniel Torraiice, Bellevue avenue. Frederic Sheldon, Narragansett avenue. H. A. Wright, Rhode Island avenue. J. S. Bryce, Bellevue avenue. Rev. H. C. Potter, Rhode Island avenue. Henry G. Marcjuand, Rhode Island avenue. F. S. G. D'Hauteville, Bellevue avenue. C. B. Parkinson, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. Eugene Ketteltas, Webster street. William Edgar, Beach street. Mrs. E. M. Willett, Catherine street. Mrs. John W. Auchincloss, Washington street. Miss Emily Jones, Wellington avenue. Miss C. L. Wolfe, Pelham street. John W. Bigclow, Washington street. Edward Ogden, (the late,) Narragan.sett avenue. Philip Schuyler, Bellevue avenue. W. W. Sherman. Victoria avenue. W. S. Caldwell, (the late.) Kay street. Daniel Le Roy, Bellevue avenue. Stuyvesant Leroy, Mann avenue. Russell Forsyth, Ayrault street. Herman W. Bruen, Catherine street. Dr. J. D. Ogden, Rhode Island avenue. Edward M. Neill, Kay street. Thomas Barclay, Kay street. Edward Mayer, Washington street. .Tchn Wlii])ple, neiu- the cliff cottages. James M. Drake, Red Cross avenue. I. S. Homans, Gould Tshind, near Newport. Mrs. W. H. Russell, Narragansett avenue. 75 . Miss Fanny Russell, Narragansett avenue, Edward S. Potter, Catherine street. F. W. Rhinelander, Redwood street. Lewis M. Rutherford, Harrison avenue. Fred W. Stevens, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. R. Woodworth, Cliff avenue, Philip Taggart, Broadway. Prof. W. H. C. Bartlett, Broadway. J. F. Pierson, Bellevue avenue. S. W. Phenix, Hallidon Hill. BOSTON. Mrs. Gardner Brewer, Bellevue avenue and the cliffs. Mi'S. M. L. Bruen, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. Richard Baker, Jr., Ledge road and the cliffs. W. W. Tucker, Bellevue avenue and the cliffs. William C. Rives, Red Cross avenue. Thomas F. Cushing, Bellevue avenue. Robert M. Cushing, Ocean avenue. Miss H. S. Crowningshield, Bellevue avenue. George W. Wales, Yznaga avenue and the cliffs. Charles Lyman, Webster street. Charles F. Lyman, Le Roy avenue. Mrs. M. B. Sigourney, Bellevue avenue. Sidney Brooks, (the late,) Belle'^ue avenue. D. S. Curtis, Redwood street. Edwin D. Boit, Cottage Place. Mrs. D. B. Greene, Narragansett avenue. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, near Lawton's Valley. Mrs. D. W. Holmes, Narragansett avenue. George H. Norman, Greenough Place. R. M. Staigg, (the artist,) Pelham street, Robert M. Mason, Rhode Island avenue. Joshua R. Bigelow, Washington street. Miss Ida E. Deacon, Bellevue avenue. Miss K. P. Wormley, Red Cross avenue. Samuel F. Pratt, Bellevue avenue. Dr. E. L. Cunningham, Catherine street. Thomas G. Appleton, Catherine street. Prof. Alexander Agassiz, Castle Hill. Quincy A. Shaw, Castle Hill. John S. Barstow, Portsmouth. 76 Col. John Winthrop, Corne street. Frank W. Andrews, Maple avenue. S. H. Whitwell, Berkeley avenue. George F. Parkman, Bellevue avenue. Edward S. Philbrick, Coddington Point. John N. A. Griswold, Bellevue avenue. E. J. Anderson, Cottage street. Prof. Wolcott Gibbs, Gibbs avenue. Dr. H. R. Storer, Washington street and the Harbor. Hollis H. Hunnewell, Yznaga avenue and the cliffs. PHILADELPHIA. Fairman Rogers, Ruggles avenue and the cliffs. Harry Ingersoll, " Reef Point," on the cliffs. Gen. George Cadwallader, Bellevue avenue. Mrs. John A. Brown, Bellevue avenue and Spring street. Mrs. A. E. Winn, Second and Cherry streets. R. B. Smith, Washington street. W. T. Richards, (the artist,) Gibbs avenue. Charles J. Peterson, Bath Road. Edward T. Willing, Webster street. Mrs. Joseph G. Johnson, Bellevue Court. Henry G. Morris, Washington street. Wistar Morris, Washington street. M. C. Cope, Washington street. R. L. Willing, Red Cross avenue. Mrs. C. G. Perry, Greenough Place. Edward L. Briuley, Sunnyside Place. Wilson Eyre, Pelham street. William H. Ashhurst, Bellevue avenue. George F. Tyler, Bellevue Court. C. J. Wheeler, Washington street. George Nugent, Coggeshall avenue. PROVIDENCE. Mrs. John Carter Brown, Bellevue avenue. Robert H. Ives, (estate of,) Narragansett avenue and tlie cliffs. James T. Rhoades, (estate of,) Bellevue avenue. Earl P. Mason, (estate of,) Bellevue avenue. Marshal Woods, Bellevue avenue. Jabez C. Knight, Bellevue avenue. George S. Fales, Paradise Road. 77 John R. Fales, Paradise Road. James E. Maiiran, Rhode Island avenue. William Gammell, Narragansett avenue and the cliffs. Henry J. Smith, Bellevue Court. Charles G. Potter, Rhode Island avenue. Joseph J. Cooke, Bellevue avenue. William B. Green, Malbone avenue and Broadway. Mrs. Dr. Hartshorn, HallidouHill. Job Wilhour, Green End. Henry J. Flint, Broadway. Samuel G. Arnold, near Sachuest Beach. Dr. W. E. Channing, Tuckerman avenue. Jacob Dunnell, Rough Point. Richard J. Arnold, Rhode Island avenue. William Whittaker, Paradise Road. Joseph Barker, Swamp Road. ^Irs. E. W. Howard, Kay and Bull street. CHICAGO. E. W. Willard, Beach View avenue. Hugh Dickey, Harrison avenue. Theo. W. Phinney, Ruggles avenue. BALTIMORE. Ex-Gov. Thomas Swann, Cliff avenue. John Murdock, Bellevue avenue. William C. Pennington, Clay and Dixon streets. Thomas Winans, (deceased,) Castle Hill. Mrs. Martha Robb, Bull street. Mrs. E. P. Rhett, Canonicut Island. HARTFORD. Mrs. A. M. King, Ayrault street, Charles N. Beach, Kay street. Prof. John F Huntington, Indian avenue. Misses Woolsey, Rhode Island avenue. CAMBRIDGE, (Mass). Prof. Josiah P. Cooke, Gibbs avenue. i Prof. Wm. B. Rogers, Gibbs avenue. Prof. H. S. Eustis, Canonicut Island. 78 OTHER CITIES. Dr. E. S. F, Arnold, Yonkers, N. Y., Carroll avenue. Capt.C. C. Churchill, U. S. A., Ayrault street. Edwin C. Cushman, St. Louis, Rhode Island avenue and Cath- erine sti-eet. Clarence Rathbone, Albany, K. Y., Wasliingion street. Dr. James C. Palmer, U. S. N., Bellevue avenue. Murray Shipley, Cincinnati, Washiugton street. Col. W. E. Prince, U. S. A., Beach street. H. B. Scholes, Brooklyn, Bellevue avenue. Rear Admiral A. L. Case, U. S. N., Catherine street. Mrs. W. C. H. Sherman, Newburgh, N. Y., Ruggles avenue. Peleg Peckham, St. Louis, Bedlow avenue. Lt. F. H. Paine, U. S. N., John street. Gen. Innis N. Palmer, U. S. A., Spring street. Gen. T. W. Sherman, U. S. A., Greenough Place. Gen. Geo. W. Cullum, U. S. A., near Bathing Beach. George H. Pendleton, Cincinnati, Ochre Point and the cliffs. tfe/« ^, Wo^ "^Si^iund. HEN" this "seagirt isle" was first seen by ^ civilized navigators is only a matter of con- K. lecture, and its first habitation by Indians '-/(^ will probably remain a mystery for all time. In 1524, its shores are known to have been ex- amined by the French navigator, Verrazzano, who gave a report of it to Francis I, King of France. In 1614, the Dutch explorer and trader, Adrian Block, visited the place and gave it his name. In I606, a trader from Boston, John Oldham, came to the island in a small vessel, to trade with the Indians, who mur- dered him and his company, "to the end that they might clothe their bloody flesh with his lawful garments." This outrage was the means of bringing the island into public notice, and the expedition Avhich Massachusetts sent to the island to punish tlie Indians for the crime which they had committed, established a claim to it by right of conquest, and it was thoroughly explored and settled. The name New Shoreham was given to the island in 1672, when it re- ceived its town charter from the Rhode Island Assembly. In that charter the name of the corporation is repeatedly given, as "New Shoreham, otherwise Block Island." The reason for adopting the new name is plainly stated in the charter, the authors of which were the committee : Eoger Williams, Thomas Olney and Joseph Torrey, appointed "to 80 draw u}) their thoughts to commit to the further approba- tion or correcting, or commissionating them (Block Ishind- ei's,) in point of preservation and His Majesty's peace there." The particular clause referred to is as follows: — "And furthermore be it enacted, that the said town of Block Island, at the request and for the reasons of the in- habitants showed was signs of our unity and likeness to many parts of our native country, the said Block Island shall be called New Shoreham, otherwise Block Island." However, by general consent the name, New Shoreham, is now quite universally omitted, and the i)lace is known as lilockilsland. In 1658 the island was transferred from the Colony of Massachusetts to private individuals, four in number, who two years later, sold the same to a company of sixteen, for four hundred pounds. The following are the names of the buyers : Thomas Terry, Samuel Deering. Duncan William- son, John Rathbone, Simon Ray, William Tosh, Thormut Rose, William Barker, David Kimball, William Cahoone, Thomas Faxon, John Ackers, Trustaram Dodge, William Billings, Nicholas White and Edward Vorse. The early history of the island is without general interest, save to those who resided there, and but a few of those care to re- vert back to " ye olden times," when there was slavery and when illicit trading was carried on between the main land and the island. The Location. Block Island is about 14 miles southwest of Point Judith, and is distant, approximately, 2.') miles from Newport, 50 from Providence, 32 from Stonington, and 45 from New liOndon. Long Island terminates at the East, in two long prongs, one with a chain of islands reaching nearly to Watch Hill, constituting an imperfect barrier across Long Island Sound, and the other, the subject of this brief sketch. The island in shape resembles a pear, stem-end northward. It is about seven miles long by three wide, and its surface is one of light undulations, and a large number of small ponds are to be seen. North of the centre of the island is the Great Salt Pond, which communicates with the ocean on tlie 81 west side and which almost divides the island. The bluffs, on nearly all sides of the island, are from one hundred to two hundred feet high and present a very romantic appear- ance. Tlie harbor is on the east side of the island, and here the Government breakwater, which is not yet completed for want of funds, may be seen, and which is of immense value to the islanders and to the many vessels which are obliged to avail themselves of its shelter. Hotels. Block Island's fame as a watering-place has come into existence during the past ten years, and it is no exaggeration to state that she has won an enviable reputation among the summer resorts on the coast. Several fine hotels have been put up to accommodate those who have the inclination to leave the busy marts of trade and spend a few weeks at a quiet and unpretending summer resort, where fashion and folly does not rule, but wliere health and recreation can be found at a very moderate compensation. About seven hun- dred persons can be accomodated at the hotels, but, as is the case at other summer resoi'ts many of the private families take boarders, which would swell the number to about one hundred more. The houses as a general thing are well kept. The following are the names of tlie "hotels " and their proprietors : Ocean View, which is the largest in the place, Hon. Nicholas Ball, proprietor ; Connecticut House. M. M. Day ; Sea View Hotel, Lorenzo B. IVIott ; Spring- House, B. B. Mitchell ; Adrian House, Nothan Mott ; Provi- dence House, D. B. Dodge ; American House, Charles E. Perry ; Woonsocket House, A. D. Rose ; Highland Hovise, D. A. Mitchell ; Central Hotel, Ray S. Littlefield and the Sea Side House, Frank Willis, proprietor. The hotels do not open before the first of July. The season, owing to the ex- posed position of the island is short, but the summer tour- ists avail themselves of all of their leisure time while enjoy- ing the delightful surroundings. The principal amusements are boating, sailing and fish- ing, and the visitors are not backward in availing them- selves of these attractions. The prices charged for boats ■ "00-- ' ' - - ' ' ' ' ■ - are reasonable, and, in fact, no fault is foimd with the prices in general, for the islanders have not yet learned of the far sighted policy pursued by some of her neigh- bors. The fish caught in these waters are principally cod fish and mackerel, or blue fish. A sail around or off the island will be enjoyed, for you will be literally at sea, and you will have an opportunity to see the topography of the island, and take in the beauty of the cliffs on the east and south sides. The drives will not favorably impress tlie stranger, al- though they are far better than they were last year. In oi'der to reach many of the points of interest, you are obliged to alight from your carriage and take bars down and open gate-ways, as the points you desire to reach are on private grounds. The roads are either hilly and stony or of soft sand, and as might be supposed are not watered save by tlie heavens. Among the places of interest which should be visited are the light-houses, located on each end of the island. If you desire to take the place in at a glance go to Beacon Hill, located near the center of the island. It is situated on the right hand side of the only road running clear across the island. The best time to visit this interesting locality is just before sunset, for tlien you will have a grand oppor- tunity to sec old Sol sink into the blue ocean, and to see his glories reflected upon the green hills and nooks and corners of this dot in the ocean. A visit to the two life saving sta- tions will not be devoid of interest. One is located near the landing and the other on the west side of the island. There are but two churches on the island, both being of the Baptist persuasion, but one of them is in favor of open communion. During the summer, services are frequently lield in the parlors of the hotels by some of of the visiting clergy. More than two centuries ago, the original settlers designated a certain plot of ground whose revenue should be devoted to the maintenance of religious worsliip, and the anuiunt tlius accruing, a trifle over a thousand dollars annually, is now divided between the two churclies. Block Island is blessed with excellent bathing facilities, althougli the water is often covered with sea-weed, espe- 83 cially when the wind is from tlie east, the beach being on the east side of the island. The bathing houses are owned by the hotel keepers, and are, with a few exceptions, as neatly arranged as can be desired. No charge is made to the hotel guests for the use of the houses. Bathing suits, com prising two articles, can be procured on the spot. But few drowning accidents occur, and the bathing is generally safe, although the undertow is quite strong. A small steamer makes three trips per week between the island and Norwich, Connecticut, which is quite a favorite route, from the fact that there is but little rough water to encounter. The fine steamer, Canonicus, will, as usual, make three regular trips from Providence, touching at Fall River and Newport occasionally; other steamers, although with no degi'ee of regularity, make trips to the island from vai'ious points in New England, and, taken altogether, the public have ample opportunities to reach the place, although a great deal depends upon the weather. Before the breakwater was built, visiting the island in a steamboat was not the most desirable thing to do, for then you were obliged to be landed in small boats, a very dangerous and uncomfortable means of transit. The first impressions of a stranger in visiting the island will be unfavorable, but the hospitality of the inhabitants, coupled with the romantic scenery to be seen on every hand, will change their minds in a very short time, and when their visit is over they will bear witness that they have been agreeably surprised, and that their vacation could not have been spent in a more delightful spot. In this con- nection it can be stated that a person can live here as eco- nomically as they please, and in fact, they will have hard work to spend their money. Pi'ices will be charged this season in " accordance with the times." Those who desire to make an extended visit will find it to their advantage to make their landlord acquainted with this fact, for by so doing they will be able to secure a liberal reduction from the usual prices. 84 The Palatine Light. The richest tradition which the old Islanders delight to relate, is the uncanny story of the burning Palatine ship, made famous by Whittier's fine poem, and Dana's " Bucca- neer." The tale about the ship is so shrouded in the obscu- rity of tradition that its authenticity is quite uncertain. As narrated by the Islanders, the story is briefly this: "About 175(5, a German vessel laden with emigrants from the Pal- atinate, a former political division of Germany, sailed for the AVest Indies. On the passage a mutiny had arisen, the captain had been killed and the passengers robbed. The ship was driven by a storm upon Long Point, Block Island. The passengers and crew were all landed except one lady, who refused to leave the vessel. The ship was subsequently fired, and burned with the unfortunate lady on board. Most of those handed from the ship were sick and soon died. Three women alone survived, and two of them lived and died on the Island. These two women were called '' Tall Kat- tern," and " Short Kattern." The former married a negro, and some of their descendants are said to be still living." Tlie more prosaic story is that aCierman vessel in distress landed at the Island, left several sick passengers, and after remaining in port some time sailed away. Most of those put ashore died, but two or three survived and lived upon the Island, as is related in the more correct tradition. Wlietlier the .ship was bm-ned, is a question which cannot be definitely settled, but the weight of evidence seems to favor the story that she was burned. The graves of the poor unfortunates buried on the Island, were clearly marked a few years since, and some are still recognizable. Hon. Wil- liam P. Sheflield, in liis " Historical Sketch of Block Island," speaks as follows of tlie last resting place of the Palatin- ates: — "On the south side of Block Island, but a few rods to tlic west of where the ' Ann Hope,' the India ship of Brown & Ives, of Providence, was wrecked, and some forty or fifty rods to the east of the ' Black Pock Gully,' on a little knoll is a cluster of graves; up to within a few years, they were distinctly visible, but the unfeeling plow has passed 85 over them, and has almost obliterated their existence. In the ' Pocock Meadow,' a mile further westward, and in a field lately owned by the late Jessie Lewis, were other clus- ters of graves, long within my memory, if not now, visible. These were, all known as the ' Palatine Graves.' The exist- ence of these graves and their designation will not be ques- tioned." Tradition has connected this story with an unexplained phenomenon, which was of frequent occurrence years ago. but which has not appeared in these latter days of scepti- cism. This is the wonderful light seen off the northern part of the island, and this is the famous Palatine light. The story is that every year there appears the ship, under full sail, on fire in every part, as a terrible reminder to the islanders of the inhumanity of the inhabitants in firing the Palatine ship and burning to death the vmfortunate lady who refvised to leave the fated vessel. The tale is still implicitly believed in by many of the " oldest inhabitants ;" and by the superstitious islanders the strange light was long thought to be supernatural. It was first seen, it is said, after the burning of the Palatine ship, and it was be- lieved to be a ship on fire. The credulous people easily supplied in imagination tlie burning hull, spars and sails, and thought they beheld a spectre ship in a mass of flame. But this appearance is so well authenticated that its ex- istence can not be doubted. A strange light has been seen at various times during the earlier part of the century. The testimony is numerous and almost unimpeachable. What this light was has never been explained. Dr. Aaron C. Willey, a resident physician of the island, in December, 1811, addressed to a friend in New York a letter in which he gave a full description of the Palatine light, as seen by himself. He describes it as follows : " This curious irradiation rises from the ocean, near the northern part of the island. Its appearance is nothing dif- ferent from a blaze of fire; whether it actually touches the water, or merely hovers over it, is uncertain, for I am informed that no person has been near enough to decide accurately. Sometimes it is small, resembling the light through a distant window; at others expanding to the 86 highness of a ship with all her canvas spread. When large, it displays either a pyramidal form, or three constant streams. This light often seems to be in a constant state of nnitation; decreasing by degrees it becomes invisible, or resembles a lucid point, then shining anew, sometimes with a sndden flare, at others by a gradual increasement to its former size. Often the mutability regards the lustre only, becoming less and less briglit until it disapjiears, or nothing but a pale outline can be discerned of its full size, then resuming its full splendor, in tlie manner before re- lated. The duration of its greatest and least state of illu- mination is not commonly more than three minutes. * * * It is seen at all seasons of the year, and for the most part in the calm weather which precedes an easterly or south- erly stoi-m." The writer adds that this blaze actually emits luminous rays. He states that he twice saw it personally. The following extract from a letter of Mr. Benjamin Congdon, formerly a resident of the Narragansett country, and now in his ninetieth year, published in the Newport " Mercia-y,^' March 23, 1878, is conclusive testimony of the reality of the phantom ship : ''About the burning Palatine ship you speak of in your interesting papers, I may say that I have seen her eight or ten times or more. In those early days nobody doubted her being sent by an Almighty Power to pimish those wicked men who murdered her passengers and crew. After tlie last of these was dead she was never more seen. We lived when I was young, in Charlestown, directly opposite Block Island, where we used to have a plain view of the burning ship." it; OVT/O S^midesvmii'ln^ on the cjLiaij j^ew I/of^k {/uM 0fub. OFFICERS. S. Nicholson Kank, Commoihyvc W. H. Thomas, Vh-c-(\>mmii(h>n\ J. J. Alexandre, R CoiDtnodotc. Chas. a. MiNTON, Secretain. Sheppaijd Homans, Treasurer. A. Cary Smith, Mcuiiurer. G. S Winston, M. I)., Fleet Amy. SCHOONHRS. Aliirin (h'o. fi. Kinjislanil. Aiiibiissale.v. Conielia Jno. K. Fell. Dauntless T. (1. Bennett. Dreudnaug-ht . C. J. Osborn. Edith Henry S. Hovey. Ermeng-arde . . G. Pea body Uussell Estello J. D. Smith. Eva E. BunKirubb. Firelly (yawl). A. B. Cook. Kleetwiiis; Geo. A. Osj^ood. Fleur de Lis... Arthur Cheney. Foam T. 1). Boardman. Gvpsie H. T. riixin^iston. rdler S. J. Colj-ate. Intreitid Lloyd Phoeni.v. Louisa N. P. ({oners. Madeleine .1. S. Diekerson. .\ereid Anson P. Stokes. Nettie F. P. Osborn. Palmer R. Stuyvesant. Peerless J. R. Maxw.'ll. Phantom W.U. Osfjcod. Rambler AV. H. Thomas. Resolute A. S. Hatch. Restless S. Nicholson Kane. Sappho Prince Sciarra. Sea Witch F. H. Stott. Tarolintji H. A. Kent, Jr. Tiilal Wave.. Daniel Cook. V.sta S. M. Mills. Vikiim- Mahlon Sands. Wanderer .lames Stillman. SLOOZ'.S. Active F. AV. .1. Ifurst. Addle Voorhis Cornel's RooseveL NAME. OWNER. Alert Henry Vail. Alice T. G. Appleton. Ariadne Theo. A. Strange. Breeze H. P. Kingsland. Christine Fred. T. Brown. (doming- S. P. Blagden. Dudley J. AV. Russell. Ks-eria G. W. M. Sturgis. Flaine H.G.Russell. Euf^enie H. Roussel. Fanny C. H. Mallory. Fiona, Cutter. E. B. Bouteher. Graeie .L R. AA'aller. '^'cutter'^''' I C'ount Batthyany. Onward Precl. Townsend. I'irate .Tosei)h A'ondy. Recreation. . . Henry E. Sturges. ReKina AA\ A. W. Stewart. Two Susies Henry Harley. X'index, Cutter Robert Center. Xision .1. J. Alexandre. \'i.\en F. C. Lawrence. Volante, ( T. Hitchcock, .Ir. Cutter.... ( F. B. Ililchcoek. Windward ....H. L. WillouM-hby. STEAMERS, j Blunderbuss.. Count Batthyany. Faustine G. Pcabod.v Russell Fauxctte E. Pcrijriion. (iitana Baron Hotlischild. Ibis Jolui .V.Brown, Jr. Ideal T. A. Haxcmever. I/y of theLake SirRob't Peel. Bart. Lurline I'ierrc Lorillard. Minnehaha ... H..I. Baruev. Mystic C. J. Osborn. .N.Amsterdam C. (i. (iunthcr. i>cean (iem .. . Adrian Iselin. Skylark Ed. S. .lattray. A'eilette ]»hillii>s Pluvni.v. Wi\-eru Wm. Inman. (Building) Jacob Lorillard. I cSi^'Ookkin XjaM Bkib. OFFICERS. Lester Wallack, Cunuiindore. Chas. H. HaijL, Virc-CtinuiituUirc. G. F. Randolph, R.CoiiuiKnIore. Hy. W. Tukxeh, Pnxhlrnt. AViLLiAM T. Lee, Serretdv)! and Treanurer. Geo. G. Dunning. Aiist. Sec'y. Joji.v M. Sawyer, Mcamircr. schooners: Alarm .... SCHOONERS. Geo. L. Kingslrtiirl. Mvstie Clio John K. Piatt. Columbia Lester Wallaek. Dreadnaug-ht . Chas. J. Oshorn. ~ ' J. D. Smith. Estelle. Idler... Leatha Madeleine S. J. tk)lg'ato. A. Colburn. J. S. Dickerson. Comet Wm. H. Lansley. Rambler, Sea Witch Siren Vesta .... Wanderer Tempest. Vision C. H. Hall. W. H. Thomas. Frank S. Stott. C.T. Morrog-h,M.D. S. M. Mills. J. Stillman. R. S. Elliott. G. L Stevens. .SXOOP.S. Annie ; Jos. Elsworth. Ada A. P. Bhven. Aqiiata Ijohn M. Daanal. An-o\v JR. R. Winans. Belle iThomas F. Morri Fanny \C. H. Jlallorv. Graeie J. R. Waller! Gussie J. D. Fowler. Wave E. B. Underhill. Mattie Henry C. Place. STEAMERS. N. Amsterdam C. G. G anther. Fidget A. R. Culver. SLOOPS. Kate Geo. F. Randolph. Lizzie L. . . . Schemer Susie S . . . . Wni. T. Lee Xiantic America.. . . Alice Monroe. . Mystery... J.G. Johnson, M.D. C. Smith Lee. E. P. Miller. Chas. A. Cheever. Rich'dH.Huntlev. John J. Tredwell. Henry J. Steere. G. A. Beling. C.A. Chesebroug-h. STEAMERS. I Tourist C. A. Chesebrough. Virginia F.Griswold Heron. 5finnie F. S. Massev. J^trnpoh't l/achi €iub. Organization for the year not Loiiipletecl at the time of going to press. yyaitvick Xiachi 6(nb. OFFICERS. Andrew Robeson, Commodore. Freu. p. Sands, Vice-Commodnie. Edward F. Lucas, R. Commnclnre. HoAVARD L. Clark, Secretary. W. C. Rhodes, Treasurer. James N. Hart, Meafnirer. SCHOONERS. Alice Angle Cornelia Vicklng- H. L. Aldrich. Daniel H. Barstow. John R. Fell. Mahlon Sands. Henry J. Stoei-e. William Parsons. Henry G. Russell. F. P. Sands. G. Worthington. H. L. Clarke. E. F. Lucas. S. C. PoweU. Maude Tahena Undine CAT BOATS.. Dolly C. A. Nightingale . A. Robeson. H. C. Allen. C Rathbone. SLOOPS. Alice Edith Halcyon Meta A. L. Mason. R. G. Hazard, 2d. Daisy Elaine Molly No Name Paralos Venona Warwick Weetamoe .... Horace Binney. Evelyn Hattic Ballard. HilcU'sardc... Lackawaiia.. Lilian J. W. Huntington. W. V. Olyphant. J.K.H.Nightingale H. M. Howe. 3iovidtme l/uM €ful. OFFICERS. Edw. J. Anderson, CDniinnilfii-e. H. L. Clarke, Vice-Ci))n)n()rh))r. Newton F. Thurber, President. Erdix F. Dustin, Scc'h & Trea* Arthur M. Black, Mecimtrer. NAME. owner. NAME. OWNER. SiCHOONKRS. CAT-RIG GEL YA CHTS. .Tiiniata Dr. H. S. Flint. W. P. Anthonv. Wanderer — Ben j. Davis. Windward — iJohn C. Rhodes. Lizzie Simon Cameron. SLOOI'S. Countr.v Boy. E. N. Pettis. Wilc()X N. F. Thurber. Alice Henr\- .1. Steoi-e. (ileani ipYed. A. Gower. Lucille Kichaid Davis. Mag-ic Ben.i. Davis. Haidee Walter M. (ireene. Kelpie Walter S. TrcRton. Genevieve Ad:{ CHAPTEll VIl. Newport 54 OldStoneMill 55 The Jewish Synag:og'ue 5(i The Jewish Cemetery 56 The Redwood Library , 56 Trinity Church 57 The State House 58 City HaU 59 The Vernon House 59 Channing House 59 General Prescott 60 The City of the Dead (iO Nooks and Corners 61 Hang-ing- Rocks 61 Paradise—Paradise Lost— Spoutiugr Rock— Lime Rocks- Goat Island 62 Rose Island ($i Brenton's Cove, Fort Dumpling-s, Coaster's Harbor CA Purgatory (ilJ Lawton's Valley, the Glen, Portsmouth Grove, IJryer's Tea House 6:5 The Drives 64 Means of Transit 64 Hotels— The ti5 Amusements 6»j Modern Cottages 6,s Tide Table 71 Villa Owners— List of 72 CHAPTER VIII. Rlock Island 79 Location so Hotels SI Amusements SI Drives S2 Places of interest S2 Bathing Facilities 82 Palatine Light— The 84 Yacht Clubs 87-92 G ymnasiu m PARSON'S BLOCK, NO. 22 CANAL STREET, PROVIDENCE, E. I. T HE attention of the public is called to the nu- merous advantages which are offered at this Gym- nasium. During the summer months the terms of membership will be reduced so that all persons wish- ing instruction in FENCING, CLUB SWINGING OR SPARRING, can be accommodated at ver\^ reasonable rates. At the rooms are to be found all the necessary re- quirements for a complete physical education 'Tis also a place for fun and enjoyment, and is open to the public from 9 A. M. TO 10 P. M. ADMISSION, ... - 10 CENTS. For terms of membership apply at Gymnasium. r WATCH HILL, II. I. D. F. LARKIN & CO., Proprietors. -f H © © O * & ffi X o X Watch Hill, for its fine SEA AIR, SAiLIMG, BATH IJ^G and FISHIJfG, cannot be surpassed on the Coast, Steamhoats connect with Passenger Trains at Stonington, Conn. How to Reach Narragansett Pier! N. Y., PEOVIDENCE & BOSTON RAILROAD CO., Stonington Line -ANL>- PROYIDENCE LINE. THE ONLY RAIL CONNECTION WITH arragaiisetf Fie^l ALL TRAINS OF THE SHORE LINE AND ABOVE LINES CONNECT AT KISION JUNCTION Wllil NARRAGANSETT PE RAILROAD From New York or Boston. For description of Narragansett Pier, Hotels, &c., see sketch. W. H. TILLINGHAST, D. D.S., 220 Westminster St. All persons wishing- careful and thoroug-h operations on the teeth are re- spectfully iiniteil to call. ~ CHARLES^ AFT\ ~~ Pianos and Furniture Carefully Moved. Orders left with Cory Bros., 131 Westminster Street, Jas. H. Barney, 51 & 53 Snow St., N. Darling:, 120 Westminster St., Cor. of Dorrance St. Residence 51 Linwood Ave., Providence, R. I. ToYE & Holmes, No. 5 Doyle Avenue & 430 High St., PROVIDEIVCE, R. I. Marble and Granite Monuments, Gravestones, Marble and Marbleized Slate , Mantels, Washbowl Slabs, and Granite Work for Cemeteries furnished to order. T. W.^Whitford & Co., Sale, Hack & Livery 15 Fountain & 35 Cove Sts., PROVIDENCE, R. I. Farticular uttention given to Boarding and Sale Horses. All Orders promptly attended to. Presbrey & Stone, Successors to .7. P. HasUins & Son, Mniiiifnctiircrii of PACKING BOXEia, Of all descriptions. J^hfuinf/, JfotfffJfuf/, Sfurhif/, .r^-ri -f^ -r S c-^SSxT." PROVIDENCE, R. I. CARRIAGE REPOSITORY, JS^os. 139, 141 and 113 Broad Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I. FIIVE CARRIACiES, HARiVE^S, f^LKIOIIS, ROBES AND HORSE CI.OTHIIVO, AI.^VAVS ITS STOCK. Geo. C. Eliott. Geo. ^Y. Eliott. G. B. WHITE, Veterinary Surgeon, 310 Broad Street, PROVIDENCE, R. I. DISEASES OF THE FEET A SPECIALTY. Ilorsi' Slioi'iiiff (lime in accordaiu'* with tiR' (k'lnaiuls dI' nature. Established by William Hunter, 1745. 104: Thames St., Newport, R. I. HIGHLAND HOUSE, BLOCK ISLAND, (New Shoreham), R. I. Entirely new in construction and appointments, and ready for guests the First of June. Finely located and commands a wide view of the Island and Ocean beyond. Address, n. A. MITCHELL, Proprietor. TERMS MODERATE. A SHORT HISTORY OF RHODE ISLAJVD, By George Wasliiugton Greene, LL. D., Author of the Life of IVIajor-General Greene, &c. J. A. & K. A. REID, PRINTERS and PUBLISHERS. FROM THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.-Mr. Greene's fitness to write a history of Rhode Island is one of those facts which one recognizes with a sense of personal advantage too rarely felt in a world where at best the right man so often sets about the wrong work. 12mo. Fine Cloth, 386 pp. For Sale by all Dealers. PRICE, - - $2.00. p. H. ROONEY, Agent, MANUFACTURER OF FINE SADDLES, HARNESS, AND BRIDLES, Ko, J J!) Broad Streeff (Opposite Narragansett Hotel.) PROVIDENCE, R. I. Harness at Wholesale. Repairing Promptly Attended to. MADAME HILLMAN, CLAIRYOYANT, Wo. 10 Foster Street, Providence^ li, I, Madame Hillman's MAGK; BALSAM for external and internal diseases. PULMONINE for Coughs, Colds and Consumption ; and LIVER PILLS, the luifailing- remedies. WHAT CHEER CAN CO,, Wholesale Mauut'acturer.s of All Kinds of Round and Square Tin Cans, 32 Elm, Cor, Eddy St., JProvidence, H. I. LAKD PAILS AND OYSTER CANS A SPECIALTY. M. J. KEEFFE, [Proprietors.] M. F, TRAINOR. SAMUEL C. EDWARDS^ Merchant Tailor^ 12U Westminster Street, Academy of Musie I5)iildiiiw-, Room 1, Providenee, R. I., Would most respectfully inform the eiti/.ens of Providence and vicinity that he is prepared to make to order (JARMEXTS from either Foreig'n or Oomestie Cloths at prices that will be satisfactory to those who may favor him with their orders. Fit and make warranted. Those hringriuK their cloth can ha\ e it cut, made and trimmed, oi- only cut, at moderate prices. Your patronag:e solicited. Yours, S. C. EDWARDS. This House, by far the largest on the Ishiiid. is situated on a Bhiff, opposite and near the Steamboat Landiiig. Considerable addi- tions have been made to this house during the past winter. The Hotel is lighted with Gas, supplied with Bath Rooms, Hot and Cold Water, and is First-Class in all its appointments. A good Lively with experienced drivers connected with the house. A Band of Music — the only one upon the Island — is in attendance for the enjoyment of its guests. Boating, Fishing, and Bathing near and in front of the House. Prof. Fred. Bedard, [pmaniH AT ST. >L.VRY'S CHURCH, TecicJier of ^Lcljxo, VzoUtx, Singing llJiSS IMSTlUMlliTS. Dr. W. H. Tillinghast, Dentist, 'H'ZO Westminster Street, VUII llwll Gives special attention to Filling and Painless Extraction of Teeth. Jg) m ^^r'WU STONE BRIDGE, F. G. DEAN. TlVERTOy, B. I. L .9 il.^o Cor. Dorrance and Weybosset Sts., Providence, K. I. Boston Circulathuj Library^ 213 HIGH ST., PKOVIDENC E, R. 1. 1) i; A I. Kits IN Stationery, Blank Books, School Books, - -v^ on the arrival of boats. Jttay O. LltUeiielCl, irrOp T. CONVEVAIVCE TO THE ISIiAlV»,-By Steamer Canonicus, from Providence and Newport, e\-er,v Tuesday, Thursday and Saturda.v By Steamer Ella, from Norwich, New London and Stonington, every Monday and Frida.y. By Schooner-Yacht, from Newj^ort, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturda.v. the year round. ADRIAN HOUSE, Block Island, R. I. IN^ATHAN MOTT, PROPRIETOR. This house has been newly painted and furnished throughout, and has a commanding view of the harbor overlooking the ocean, and but a short distance from the Steamboat Wharf. Board by the Week from $5 to $10, according to Rooms. ExcKi'sioii Dinners^ SO Cents. Bellevue House, NEW SHOREHAM, R. I. A house newly built and furnished. Situated on a high bluff, south of the landing, overlooking the Break-Water, Ocean and Bathing Beach, and commanding a good view of the Island. TERMS JMODERATE. Open June lOth. J. B. MOTT, Ppoprletor. WooNSOCKET Hotel, Block Island, (New Shorehaiii,) R. I. Nearest House but one to the Bathing Beach. Use of Bathing Houses Free to Guests. Teams furnished for Excursions at IVfoderate Rates. Com- fortable Rooms. Obliging Servants. Excellent Domestic Fare. Early Breakfasts Given to Parties going out Fishing. Accommodates Forty Reg- ular Boarders. Dinners Provided for Day P^xcnrsionists. Terms, Unusually Low and Satisfactory. A. n. liOSE, Proprietor, R. J. PAYNE, AWNING I SAIL MAKER, Also, FLAGS of every description. TENTS TO HIRE. Sails, Awnings, (Store and Residence,) Tents, Covers, &c.. Made, Repaired and Put Up. Store, JSTo. 5 Dor ranee St. Wfiarf, PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Tip-Top Umbrella, for sale by EAIEL D. BUCKLIN, DYER STREET, Providence, R. I. Carriage & Harness Makers' s u:pjplie s. Wheels, Spokes, Rims, Shafts, Axles, Bolts, Spring Nuts, Varnish, Cloths, Hair, Moss, Whips and Harness. Is prepared to execute all orders for Slating and Repairing of Roofs, Residence, No. 298 Atwell's Avenue. P. 0. Box 311, Providence, R. I. WELCH and AMERICAN SLATES OF ALL COLORS, for sale and put on. References— James C. Bucklin, James Murphy, Wm. R. Walker, Alfred Stone, C. ]■■. Wilcox. Orders left with CLIFTON A. HALL, Architect, No. 13 Market Square, will be attended to with promptness. OLIN^EY BROTHERS, ^. E. Agents for Binghamton, Cylinder and SpindleOils, Also, Sperm, Lard, Paraffine and other Oils. 7 South Water Street, - I^roi'idenee, JR. I. Shore Resort, m n ±±\J KJ Bullock's Point, Is now open for the season for boaders and shore dinners. Connected with the honse is a splendid Beach for Bathing, a Fine Dancing Hall — the coolest on the Bay — a nice Grove of i Shade Trees for Camping, good stabling for horses, together ;with Croqnet Grounds, etc. Good Music for Dancing, free. I Shore Dinners served daily from 12 to 5. Good accommoda- itions for Boarders. No intoxicating drinks sold on the prem- ises. Liberal arrangements made with Societies, Clubs, etc. I Steamers leave Providence at 12, 2 and 4. i The undersigned having had fourteen years experience in the business. Hatters himself that Bullock's Point dinners will be first in quality served on Nai'ragansett Bay. SMITH SHAW, Proprietor. p. O, Address, Bullock's Point, R. I. ONES , oirniAiT I IIOTOGRAPIIER, No. 357 Westminster Street, PEOVIDENCE, E. I. MRS. S. E. HEMINGWAY, FORMERLY MRS. S. E. SABB, DEALER IN HAIR COMBINGS CAREFULLY HEADED. Faded Bands Dyed to any Shade of Brown. 156 Westminster, Cor. Eddy St., Providence, E. I. Not responsible for goods after ninety days. NICHOLS & COLLINS, i5>..i!. £j 106 NORTH MAIN ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Hair DressingrdoiJartiiifnt is First-Class in its appointments. None but the very iiest wdi-kiiicn employed. The ISatli Koonis ari' the best in the City ; large, well veiitilateil and well fnrnished. I'eisons lia\ iny Ka/.ois that require hon- ing, ean havv thiiii put in tirst-ciuss conilition by lea\"ing them with us. WM. J. NICHOLS, DAVID. S. COLLINS. O. E. LEAVENS & CO., jettflcmcti's |f|jilfers anil jfniinishfr^, A SPECIALTY OF ),rar(ila Hhn)n|0(fkfi, luVatiri^ aiiol Yi'avoling Sl|ii't^, And a General Assortment of * l^S vA!STMnTSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. 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