The Portland daily press., 1871-08-08

Frank Chase and family, Portland; Mrs Hugh
McCulloch and family, aud George L Little
and family, Fort Wayne, Ind; A. G. Cum.
mock d. Hussey and GEORGE Richardson (cor-
poration agents) and families, Lowell; DR., J.
r. Nichols and wife, Haverhill; Geo A. Mar
den and wife, (Lowel Courier) Lowell; Mrs.
e. s. Hoar and neice daughter and Hon. E,
r. Hoar), Worcester; H. w. Fuller and fami-
ly, Boston; Mayor Moses How and family,
Haverhill, and others
The Boston & Maine Railroad Directors will
be here Tuesday on their tour of inspection of
the routes surveyed for the new extension from
South Berwick Junction to Portland.
OTHER HOTELS.
The Ocean House, Mr.. George Hubs pro-
prietor, at the village, and the Atlantic House,
Mr.. O. A. Frost, short distance southwest of
the Island Ledge House, are full of guests, and
are excellent houses. The Atlantic has been
enlarged and improved, and is in capital order
and quite popular, 1t has bold ocean view
which is romantic indeed.
The propretors of the Islan] Ledge House
have had road constructed across the marsh
from nearly opposite the Wells depot road,
thereby saving nearly three miles in distance
a great convenience. '" s
The Atlantic House, o. A. Frost, proprietor,
is but short distance south of the Island
Ledge House, at point making out some dis
lance into ''tbe deep blue sea- 1t is 90 a
commanding elevation and looks promptly on
the shore The house has been enlarged. some
forty new rooms being added, in all some 100,
accommodating some 225 guests They are
quite cull parties from Boston and elsewhere
in Massachusetts, also from New Hampshire.
NewYork and the West. Mr.. S. r. Bowman,
clerk, is very accom- modating and gentleman
ly attache.
Fishing, cunning, boating and bathing, say
nothing of musing, resting, flirting and ramb.
ling are the main enioyments at this beach.
Mr.. Samuel Perkins, formerly connected
with the Atlantic House, has erected a large
family boarding house near the Atlantic, and
it is finely situated and well filled.
The shooting on the marshes is capital. Gun.
ners are here all the season supplying certain
Boston caterers with game. The sailing, fish
ing and boating are greatly enjoyed. The
beach is so safe and gradual in slope that bath
ers regard it as unsurpassed anywhese.
The Island Ledge property owned by Messrs.
Davis, Worster & Co. consists of some twelve
acres. The place is almost an island, known
as Butland's Island, formed by the Wells river
making in from the sea and nearly reaching
OguDquet river. In times ancient and in the
dim by-gone it is said that it was an island
whereof your correspondent sayeth nothing,
because he was not then here.
Front of the house, few rods from the
beach, is a ragged ledge of rocks known as
Butland's ledge The property was purchased
of the Butland heirs, and the deed used in the
negotiations bears the date of 1850 and is a
parchment, retaining distinctly its freshness
and legibility
Yesterday Sunday afternoon, at o'clock
praise meeting was held in the old First
Congregational Church in the village, at which
some OF the village clergy and many of the lay
visitors at the beach took part, singing the
songs and giving thanks and having general
religious feast. The church was crowded.
COTTAGES AND INMATES.
There are several cottages in this vicinity oc.
| cupied by families from Great Falls, Berwick
and elsewhere, including that of William Far
rar, OF Great Falls, teacher in the High School
| the boarding house of MIR. Owen Davis, among
| whose guests are Hon. john H. Burleigh, Of
| Berwick, Hon. M. o. Burleigh, of Great Falls
| and o. ID. Morse, of Springfield, Mass. neal
| by is the cottage of Mrs. b. Page, of Great
| Falls. "The Saints Rest is another resort
| owned ar occupied by Hon. G.. w. Burleigh
| Agent, Emery j. Randall, Assistant Paymas-
| ter, Great Falls Manufacturing Co., L. G..
| Jameson, aud others. Mr.. John Townsend, o.
| George Vandenhoff 1.-THE celebrated actor and
| reader) ard wife have cottage there also.
OBSERVATIONS.
This, then, is Wells Beach and it's public
| houses and attractions. Truly Maine musts
| needs boast Of her sterling citizens and her
| noble record-civil, martial and politcal-o
her rich agricultural fields and grand extern
sive forests, but looking seaward, she certainly
| can count as the sparkling necklace upon her
bosom these magnificent gems of the shore
Among them all, and they are many, from Kit
| terry Point to Passamaquoddy Bay, there il
| none more charming and more beautiful thar
| Wells Beach. AS we enjoyed the evening
view last night we could not but recall tht
poets lines,
| To lit hal-taced moon in sight.
And shorew ard Ger the waters cleaned,
| From crest to crest line of light
| Such as Of old with solemn awe
The fishers by Gennesaret saw.
This morning, as we left by private carriage
sin the dawn's early light the sun rising il
splendor in the east, casting its cheerful beams
across the deep Dlue sea,
The long beach churned
Its waves to foam; on either hand
Stretched far as sight tie reach OF sand,
With bays of mash and capes OF bush and tree
The woods black shore-iine doomed
Bey ond The meadowy sea.
Was it glorious? Most certainly it was
Visit Wells Beach, even if ouly for day
better for week, moAth, and next year fol
| the season. 49, 49,.
HoMEwARD BOUND
In company with one of the popular proprie
| tors of the Island Ledge House we left Well!
Beach at A. M. in an open buggy and were
taken over the road in fine style by one of the
fleet horses of the equiary of the establishment
We had a splendid drive through Wells vii
lage, passed the Ocean House, SO pleasantly
situated, facing the sea, then six miles to Ken
nebunk village, crossing the Branch, Mousam
| and Kennebunk rivers, on to Bidaeford, niHt
miles, accomplishing the distance in two hours
| easily. 1t was a charming morning ride, Civ.
ing us keen appetites for breakfast. We took
| the cars at Biddeford at 80 A. M. and il
| charge OF Conductor j. E. Small, mos
| efficient and popular attache of the P. S & p
| road we arrived in Portland at A. NJ. having
had a most delightful over. Sunday trip.
JUNIOR.