The Portland daily press., 1876-07-18
The New Anime H0nSe.

GoRHAM, N. H., July Is, 1876.
To-day has been one of unusual interest here,
made so by the opening of the new Alpine
House, the rebuilding of which has given new
life, not only to our village, but to the Grand
Trunk Co., by whom it has been erected, for
since the burning of the old Alpine House sew
eral years since, the spot where it stood has
looked desolate, and before the smoke had
ceased to arise from its ashes both the company
and the town began to feel its loss. Several
attempts have been made to rebuild, but not
until the present season have they proved sue
cessful.
Only two months ago the work began but in
that space from the ashes of the old house and
upon its very foundation has arisen, as it were
by magic a new and beautiful structure, an Or
nament to our village and credit to the Com
pany. The main house is the same size upon
the ground as the old Alpine, and is four sto-
ries high, the ell corresponding in all but its
length. 1t is built to accommodate one humid
red and fifty guests, and has all the modern
Improvements, except gas for lighting, which
may hereafter be introduced.
The work has all been done by the Grand
Trunk Railway Co. under the supervision of e.
p. Hannaford, Chief Engineer, and Malcomb
Mcfarland, superintendent Of the work. Mr..
Alec. Foley has been the master workman in
charge, with an average of sixty workmen IN
der him. The house is pronounced 10 be the
neatest and NEST convenient hotel of its size
and capacity any where among the mountains.
The citizens are assisting in grading the
grounds and removing the rubbish, between
whom and the Company the best of feeling ex-
lists.
The House is leased by Messrs. W. g. G. r.
Milliken, who are also the proprietors of the
Glen House. 1t is furnished by them through
out in a magnificent manner, and will be run
by them in connection with the Glen. which is
sufficient guaranty that everything will be in
order. their management of the Glen having
already given them rank among the first as ho-
tel keepers.
The opening to-day has been auspicous and,
without pomp or display, has brought goodly
number from different parts of the country,
Montreal being most fully represented. A
glance at the register shows long list of arriv-
ais, led off by your worthy citizen E. Fl. FL
well, the first to open the account. Then fol-
lows the railroad officials, and further along
appears the well known signature of S. T. Cor
ser, former Supt. of the. A. & St. L. R. r. The
famous Josh Billings III. w. Snaw) is an hon.
ored guest, and as he wanders through the
crowd. thoughtful and slow, we are reminded
Of his "Alminax," and hope that in his next
issue he will regulate the weather little bet
ter. especially in his distribution of the heat.
Truly this little country village, nestled SO
closely at the foot of these grand old noun
tains, has great reason to rejoice, for with the
great temperance reformation SO long hoped
for, by which it is the victor over rum. and this
new and beautiful hotel erected,) it can now
invite summer travel to its quiet valley, where
pure air and water give new life to the thirsty
and languishing, and where the weary find
sweet rest T.