Saratoga in 1901 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...old bachelors who always talk but never propose are only wanted at five P. M. with coachmen and dog-carts. They are also permitted to buy don-dons and bouquets, but must withdraw after they are presented. kept me from church--and, filled with statistics and facts, I flew back to my room to write them out. Since writing them I have read them-over to Messrs. B op, Van N 1, T rn, and M shall, and they pronounce them correctly rendered, and offer to subscribe liberally to have them published in book form. THESE TERRIBLE DEVELOPMENTS. A CHRISTIAN ACT. Congress Hall, Aug. 13. The great subject of discussion for the last week, has been the projected purchase of Morrissey's club-house by a number of Christian gentlemen, who desire to convert it into a Free Library and Reading Room for the Young Men's Christian Association. The chief movers in this philanthropy have been Dr. Ting, Mr. B. F. Beekman, Mr. John R. Cecil, Mr. Abiel Heywood, Mr. Charles Wall, and Mr. Peter Gilsey. (They were in correspondence with Mr. Hugh J. Hastings, I have since learned). Mr. Beekman and Major Selover had an interview with Mr. Morrissey on Saturday, relative to the sale of his club-house. Mr. M--1--admitted that his grounds and buildings had cost him about $190,000, but he said he would not sell them for less than $500,000. This demand rather dampened the ardor of Mr. Beekman, who reported the result of his interview to Colonel Boody, Henry Polhemus, and N. H. Decker. The latter said he was in favor of purchasing the club-house at any price, and that he would sign as much as Mr. Bissel. Mr. Bissell said he would sign as much as Mr. Hastings, and Mr. Hastings said he would sign as much as Mr. Beekman. Mr. Groves said he would sign more than any other gentleman. Mr. Weeks, Mr. John Ceci...