New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-16
OLD ORCHARD BEACH.

GUESTS AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF PRlMI-
TIVE DAYS
rrRoI An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNE.l
OLp OEcH>RD. Maine, July 1.-THE past
week marked the opening Of the here and the
arrival OF tie band, naugrated the grand wil of pleas
ire and anusements which will continue until sep
temher The hotels present every attraction their Nera-
das are popuous and the wide beach is alive with groups
of promcnaders nurses and children; and the pleasant
tr,uperature Of the water has already induced many
bathers to crafty their onCinCs.
The skating opened for the season soma weeks
ago when more than five hundred visitors came from
Biddcford and Saco. The rink is bean,iled with Japan
csc lanterns banners flags and other cmDlemT,
and is Illuminated Ivy seven electric lights. The
Orchard House also has four electric lights
the Boston aud Maine -four, the sea Shore
House Two and the Ocean and Fskc each But many
pleasurescckcrs will notice with regret the absence Of
the electric lights along The beach when were so much
enjoyed last year.
At the very opening OF the excursion parties
from different points began TO arrive The first to appear
was the Eagle Eucampmcui Of Havcrhil Mass, which,,
held banquet Hotel iiske During two days of their
STAY the Beach Railroad carried more than 1000 people
1t is now running trains regular schedule and the ride
of four miles the beach u very pleasurable trip.
Dancing the order every evening OF the week ana
grand hall the Hotel Fiske may soon he looked for
fun dress ball at House will bc Given every
SatUrd1y evening, WINE ITiliy evening Is the weekly
elimination at ,he Sea shore House.
Orchard House has rOmuctc steam laundry
apparatus, Including washing lhA"hlhr7, Wihgrr ana
nanslcs all worked by new ceht-h0l>-poWcr engine.
which also supplies power for freezing lc-Glcam me
proprietor has engaged an orchestra 81 ak pieces Dur
ing tho there viii bc dress hop weekly also
german aud informal dancing at the pleasure OF the
eue.t-- that j. every evening
prominent feature OF the Sea shore lioue Is the new
bahug which fitted M on the first n'or with hot
ana cold salt water drawn directly from the sea Fresh
water baths also supplied
several families already occupy Cedar Brook Cottage
which Will he kept epen I'll November
HE Bapiiss have built q tabernacle ut Ocean Park
A.. 1 liz gfl tu
,e"rc,arc y, e,ines viii be held There is here aao tho
Granite state HQn'o, which offers excellent occommoln
tons tn one hundicd gucsts who can thCic rclui" hp
selves from the fashionable galcI oi other establish
tjrr az tndians who ate rcasonahy good without I've
Ing seal have pitched thct tns 10 oh" at the groves
with which tlr N,l,Ye ah"4nds 49,. MI,
tn tbe ' gp tcwccn hcf station aud he re Hhpic
itna with tWf aud new have in deUh'e uach llhp ho
tween uld uioHsti sud fwllanA
Ntoohz In. ,.lu,. aieply arrived arr NJ I,le'iq
Mis- / g. itailbt, MG AMI Na. II, q. iiWsbt ant tam.
~, Mic. a. II, Taught end N'-s thens,h al "l Ntn-
Noh, aud j. j. Clam aud VIE Of columbus "ar al tho
At old Orchard House are Mrs, \. Eomtry, Miss X,
saith, Mrs Bonnet and dAu-htoG Mrs. Ailhrr Mis-,
Pierce aad Mr. Lyman ! maine, al A.W-fmhi NJ ana
Mrs : v Talyou aAd daughtera, Of Albany, ~ ~ and
III. l.. ". south and wiie, Of rl!nhcld, \. j.
MI T. A. AlcoU ANA VIE OF New Noih Cty are al The
Mrs. iI.frrl lfrcher Stowe and the Rev Or Mmo
savage, Of o,ton are al The bIyvieW House at Ferry
Eeaen to when lney h4IG t @ and family OF
Ncw-Iork and Lady Macdonald ahd Miss MCPHERSON oil
Kingston, canada. ,
sDanding the season al the Lawrence II iusr.
The widow ana family OF the iaa Col. Charles Green
OF savannah, Ga occupying their cottage on the
beach. go
The scrniannunl state cncampmcn OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic Will tIks place at the Old orchard,
August II.
Until recently Old Orchard was part OF the town Of
Sac0; but II is managed and governed by H. own
authoriurs The ycBcrahc MI staples l. al the head OF
tn selet .uen aud identified more perhaps taa any
other man with the Growth aud interests 81 the town
Since the cpaI saaIatOn OF the town. an ehcent
fire depl nicnt has been formed, and aad com
hotels These improvements have naturally Increased
tras viviaiy with old orchard 90 many years Mr.
Thomas CushEg ChaIRcey Hall tells his recollection
Of pli Orchard as it when he began MS career as
SCHOOL teacher At that trc, when ~ search - q quiet
place for summer recreation, he allied ~ farmhoSc,
lust out OF SAcO, which To him had an lhNilnS
look Of picturesque quaintness and which gave de
view Of the sea fIr readily engaged board
with A1sptlhlc most, for his wife and lady relative
yara ,n however, Nj Cushing was expected 10 pay the
sum of or dollar and twenty-five cent, per we x Tor his
own boar set hi, party OF three pcr-Ons WAS dpm,ced
her u Vie MOI Il all 10 be- dcspi>rd, for the depicting
amount ut three do aIs and quIrcrd week; near the
sot Where new. i'm Ola Orchard. Tr Gushing pays three
dollars day 10 the SONS q; his former host MI Cushing
max, mo- prct ,ncc being much of pioneer hut he
certain deserves the credit of having been the first sum
mer tourist u discover and appreciate the delightful
climate and beautiful scenery TO be met with at Oh