The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-06-07


NAMES AND NEW. SLEEPY long ISLAND
| AND IT'S QUIET CONES. THE SEASIDE HOUSE.
| COTTAGE COMFORT. NERITABLE SPOT OF
| "HEART'S CONTENT"
Away from tired, heated cities the tide of
| tourist travel will soon flow eagerly to the
| many places of mountain height, rural peace
and seaside lovelinesS and rest. The sWarms
| OF the great cities invest Long Branch, Cape
| May, Atlantic City, Newport or Bar lIarbor,
and pass summer of painful dress and lawn
parties, brass band music and big board bills.
| Many there are. of course, who seek spots of
real rest and undsturbed quietude some who
care nothing for parvenu polish and misplaced
attempts at style; some who leave work for
recreation and not to display purple and fine
linen before an admiring throng. And these
| seek out some place like to the pretty island
cove visited by the writer Tuesday, when the
steamer Florence conveyed a party of Bangor
people, invited by Mr.. Pullen, agent of the Bar
! Harbor line of steamers, to Sabaday IIarbor,
| Long Island, now called Ryder's Cove. The
| skies smiled not, and yet it was a cheerful
| party. Leaving Bangor at 20 A. NJ, the
swift little craft soon reached the bay and in
hours arrived at the place of her destination.
| This 'Mniature Cape May" is on the eastern
| side of Long Island few miles-perhaps
| three-below Turtle Head. 1t is not observed
| until the steamer is close ill., and often the
passenger is pleasantly surprised. he is
| aware that the boat has changed her course by
| the view of
| CHARMING LITTLE BAY,
divided, in manner, by a rocky peninsuIar
| that iuts out midway of the beach to dispute
| the oceans progress. There is Il quaint little
pier, just inside the point running out few
rods to make Il landing for steamers or an
| occasional yacht or fisherman. Its diIapidated
condition has always been remarked by visitors,
| who a> they land pick their way carefully over
| broken planking and wreck stuff to the grassy
lane which is the "stree-' of Sabaday Harbor.
In this street are few shops. .'and first on the
| left. is the old Ryder homestead. where William
| Ryder lived many year. and brought up his
| family. The Seaside House was built by Old
| Mr.. vder, in 1868; it was well conducted and
! had 20rOoms forthc accommodation of summer
i bOarders." Who then began to come to this quiet
! spot In the fall of 1881, William Ryder died
and left his son, James Ryder, to manage the
| little hotel. And James managed it 50 we'll and
| the number of visitors so increased that in 1852
| the house crowded all the season, and it
| became evident that more room must be pro-
! Nidcd. The result was the beginning in
| October Of
TIE NEW SEASIDE HOUSE,
| which edice Is now nearing completion. 1t is
of quite different appearance from the ordinary
| summer hotel--a building four stories high
| with roof nearly fiat, a tall tower rising from
| the centre front, broad verandah all around,
| bits of the aesthetic. Swiss and Queen Anne
decoration on the walls here and there, the
whole painted Il handsome olive color, would
| be Il fair description of the new Seaside House
exterior. Inside the first floor is occupied bv Il
music room and paror 35N}S feet floor size. an
| office - feet square and five large sleeping
rooms. The other floors provide 30 more sleep
| ing rooms. and in the basement will be Il res
| taurant and billiard room. The office and mus
ic rooms will be finished in hard wood and will
| be adorned by handsome open trc-placcS. The
| first floor ceilings are II feet high, second
story 9 feet and third s! feet. The new house
directly adjoinS and is connected with the old
one i'll which latter building is the dining hall
| and twenty more sleeping apartments. All the
rooms in the new house are front rooms, and
| this ancient hotel claim is verified at last. The
reason of this is that the house is exactly two
rooms and the hallway wide. and there is Il
water view, unrestricted, all around. From
| the roof and tower may be had a delightful
view Of the bay, and when the weather is clear
| Green Mountain. Mt. Desert. can be seen. The
boating. fishing, bathing and driving in the
| near vicinity are excellent and there is, beside
| the billiard hall. bowling alley, down the
| street. Associated with Mr.. RYDER in the man.
agement of the house will be Mr.. Henry f.
Capcn, formerly Of the Silver Lake Hotel,
| katahdn Iron Works. Mr.. &. has had large
experience in the hotel business and is emf
| nently capable to conduct the Seaside House.
| But everybody who goes to Sabaduy does
not live in hotel - by no means. In a short
| three years Il little
COTTAGE COMMUNITY,
| Il'iN rlON up Htlt dut HOW tllc NllOlt Is tlI-
cled all about with dainty little castles by the
! sea. The Southlnost cottage of the row. known
| as the Hook cottage, has been purchased by Mr.
Sanborn. Of the firm of Chase 4 Sanborn, Bos
! ton, and carpenters are making alterations and
| repairs. Then come in order, extending along
the shore toward the hotel, the summer houses
| of Mr.. Frank Garland, W. A. Bragg. Mrs. Her
! man Bartlett, the two cottages of Mr.. L. W.
Ware and that of Mr.. Frank ID. Puen, all of
! Bangor. and the pretty houses of Mr.. A. e.
| Hmm
| the hotels are the vacation retreats of capt. 5.
| III. BarbOr, (tWO pretty cottages. the unique
! little cots of MeSSrS. Robinson and Arey, another
| of Mr.. liayward>, and that Of Mr.. Charles
| Whitney, OF Presque Isle. In this row Me>srs.
| Charles Wentworth and George Patten, of
| Brewer, are preparing to erect Il summer-hollse.
| There are two quite pretentou> cottages on the
| high land, a little distance from the Water-or
rather there will be two when that of Col. j.
| W. Porter. now in process of erection, is fin
| ished as Il tit companion for the handsome sum
mcr residence of Mr.. j. w. Milliken. The lat
| ter house has been described here; the former
! will be constructed according to plans drawn
| by W. +. Mansur, of Bangor. 1t will have
| seven rooms. all of good size. The roof is
| something like a hip, with break of the Swiss
style in front. There will be an open replace
and other luXuries of interior appointments
| Mr.. +. Nickerson Supervises the construction
| of the hotel and the Sanborn cottage wing. and
| Capt IIcman Bartlett is building the Porter
Nom"SS'
80 tiG it>iueils III cotlaSe OF liolei are open
all 'le uel'ShtS ol
SUMMER BY THE SEA.
| To fine vearind at nipht ron,.. tbn ynirit az
rest, borne on the salty air; at morning the lit
.le neacll fIhSs oack an answer 10 me laughing
MattS, anu " lellesh ,he eye there Is lhe
nlaltnltss @ t"Hlclh pas' ~ SIGeh-SFay eApaiise
stii,t1cnlhS i,1.S hoIlHohWdlu u1'll IoSt III lhe oe-
r Mhu rlh@ Slors oi eolhllS gay me day goes
ny tilhoticeu' 50 uta>al' ale 'he SURROUNDINGS,
80 leW ihe aillloyi'lceS. Al evening me sun
sc! may De viewed from 'he helsht OF land, or
1t i OUT hlie @ OF l"o across lhe lSiahd TO the
| western pay. lhere + y Sood llNery stable and
| surprlSlhS'! PiGtlv drNe ! lhat along 'he Is
| Iahd turnpike me
OLD NAMES
| of onu island Iocaltio. ara INA nrottiar tho
moro nnnromri,tn and hv tho to,iriSts hettnr
| iikn1 xxx tha nav ..Ssbado,, IIarhn,, !. :.
cove by u party of pilgrims who came to Pc
DAYS. After a long search for a safe haven
wherein to rest, their ship dropped anchor in
| this peaceful place, and the spirit of rest which
| lowered over the SPOT seemed SO in harmony
with the dav-it being Sunday-tbat when the
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