The Portland daily press., 1878-06-18
THE GLEN HOUSE.
Opening for the season of ISIS.

As the years have rolled by and the middle of
June approached the many friends of Messrs
W. 81 q. r. Milliken of the Glen House have
received invitations to come to the Glen and
help open the house in a suitable manner for
the summer visitors. And this year has not
been an exception, for, on the approach of the
18th OF June the Messrs. Milliken sent out
their invitations and succeeded after six trials
in getting delegation from Hartford, Conn,
to assist in the matter. As the 1,50 train for
Island Pond rolled from the Grand Trunk
depot, Saturday afternoon, it bore merry
party from Portland, Worcester, Hartford and
NUMBER OF other places. who were intent
only on opening the Glen House in a mapner
that should render the occasion memorable for
its success and the socability of its actors
After pleasant ride of four hours, made
more SO by the amiability Of all, which made
each one feel at home, this merry company
arrived at Gorham, N. 81. Mr.. g. r. Milliken,
the host of the occasion always on the lookout
to please bis guests was there ready to receive
these invited guests who in surprisingly few
minutes tumbled inside and climbed on top the
splendid six horse coaches belonging to the
hotel. In a short time the party moved and
soon were skirting the banks of the Peabody
river when after nearly two hours of unalloyed
pleasure in gazing at the lofty mountains and
after those large trout in the bottomless Pea
body, the party entered the hotel. Among the
names which appeared on the register were
those of Judges W. W. Virgin and Enoch
Knight, Messrs. John E. Dow, O. B. Blethen,
Capt. j. W. Dsering, G. NJ Shaw, Fl. N. Jose
and A. A. Strout of Portland, Messrs John D.
Chollar, S D. Nye, W. a. Harrington, @. G.
Harrington, j. E. Smith, Walter Forbes, A.
B. r. Sprague, Geo. T. Very. j. D. Warren of
Worcester and 81. A. Turner of the Worcester
and Nashua Railroad, VIM. wainwright, Gen.
Passenger Agent, 7. B. Hawson, Auditor and
G. D. Drinkwater of the Grand Trunk Railroad,
Hon. Thomas W. Kanada of Lewiston, Messrs.
j. S. Miller, G. Claggett, Hugh Payton, W.
O'Brion of Montreal, and 9. r. Cocker of
Quebec, E. S. Keller of the Eastern Railroad,
Boston, w. B. Smart of the Boston Post. W.
G. Thompson of Lynn, j. Hopper of New
York, Edward D. Strong of B. &. L. Railroad
Burlington, VT, J. Foston of Providence,
Geo. G. Summer, Mayor of Hartford, Conn.
Capt John G. Kinney of the Courant, 81. T.
Sperry of the Post, and Messrs. Frank s.
Brown, Geo. s. Gilman, E. 81. Hyde, Jr.,
Samuel j. Bestor, S. R. McNara, S. B. Plimp-
ton of Hartford, and E. Morgan of Springfield
The house is model hotel, the walters being
efficient for whom, by the way, DR.. Thomas
g. Loring of Portland carried up number of
handsome button hole boquets, and the house
itself has been considerably changed since
last year. The old piazza has been removed
and new piazza sixteen feet in width has
been put in its place. The roof has been
raised and the old picket fence skirting the
road as it approaches the house has been torn
away and new four barred board fence,
painted white, has been set two hundred feet
up the hill, the slope towards the road to be
turned into lawn. Rustic arbors have been
erected about the place here and there which
shelter one from the scorching rays of the
sun, while watching the snow.drifts some six
thousand feet above. In the glen, short dis
lance in front of the house a bridge has been
built spanning the brook and pond is being
prepared so as to furnish boating and fishing.
Within the house the yellowish granting has
been changed for cheerful white paint. All
the rooms have been repapered, new car pets
and furniture have been added. Tue drainage
of the house aud out buildings has been greatly
improved. A stone sewer six to seven feet
deep has been built carrying the refuse a mile
below into the Peabody river and mountain
stream, falling over eight hundred feet in its
course through this sewer carries everything in
its course to the river. Also the road, eight
miles long, between the Alpine House and the
Glen has been rolled, picked, cleansed of
stones, widened, and the underbrush cut back
giving clear view of the ever changing
scenery along the way.
The weather proved favorable for a journey
up the mountain and quite number made the
trip. Early Monday morning the guests were
astir regrettng that they were obliged to leave
such pleasant resort at all. Although the
rain had fallen for number of hours just
such weather was needed to show off the
different views of the mountains.
After the usual leave takings and thu morn
ing ride, the party, wishing the Messrs. Millken
success during the summer, left
Gorham at 10 Is A. NJ, arriving in the city at
22O P. NJ. The Worcester and Hartford
parties left in the Pullman car, in which they
came, over the Portland & Rochester at 2 Is
from the transfer station.