The Portland daily press., 1884-07-14
OLD ORCHARD.
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OLD ORCHARD, July IL.
After the pouring rain of last night and the light
shower after dinner today, the sky cleared up beau
tifully; the sun came out with much warmth, and
the ocean became as quiet and peaceful as sleep
ing child. There was no surf to speak of, but the
large swells delightful for bathing and great
number took advantage of them and mounted the
billowing waves. Old and young, large and small
to a greater number than at any other time this
season, were seen swimming and floating on the
crested pillows.
Yesterday, the hotels received quite number of
guests. and the influx of visitors is expected to be
very large during the coming week.
At the present time the Ocean House has sixty
guests; the Old Orchard House, fifty; the Sea Shore
House, ninety-two Hotel Fiske, one hundred and
four; the Everett, fifteen; the Pleasant House,
'welve; the irving House, thirty; the Belmont
fifteen; the "AldiHe'', thirty-6ve and the "LRw-
renee" forty. The latter house has about twenty
Canadians from Montreal and Toronto. The above
statistics ind icate the permanent guests. Quite
transient company visited the several hotels to-day
for dinner only. At Hotel Fiske, one hundred and
fortysix sat down to excellent bill of fare thir
ty-six, however. were transient
At the Ocean House. last evening, occurred one Of
the best hops Of the season. Not being dressy af-
fair there were large number present from the
other hotels. The hall was tastefully decorated
with lanterns and fernsthe music was excellent he
the Order intermingled with watzes ami quadrilles
that all had opportunity to crafty their particu
lar choice. At this house next Saturday evening,
the Harvard University Glee Club of about dozen
members to give of their favorite musicals.
At the Fiske House, are registered the following
Maine people: j. P. Wentworth, W. H. Robinson,
Hewitson, Harry A. Fletcher. G. L. Briggs, VIM. H.
Tobey. F. B. Knaft, Virgil P. Taylor, W. Harol.
Mason, Miss Hodson, r. W. Knight and wife and
W.D. Plaisted, all of Portland, d
S. T. Catherington of London, is at the Old Or
Chard House.
The latest arrivals at the Sea Shore House, in
clude w. III. ShurtleH ana wife, g. E. Dyer, e. w.
Coburn and G. P. Mattocks, wife and two children,
all of Portland and Miss Bertha Lttlefeld and Miss
Sallie Cole of Biddeford.
Rev. G. IL. A. Buckley of Howard University,
Washington ID. c., conducted religious services in
the music hall of Hotel Fske this forenoon, sub
ject: Gods Way in the Sea-"
Charles r. Crandall, and j. x. Martin of the Fal-
mouth Hotel, Portland, and Mr. A. A. Hill, proprie
tor of the Haver1ll Gazette and G. H. Milliken,
wife and daughter of Saco.
Miss Emma Thursby, a noted concert singer, for
merly of New York, now of Montreal, will soon ar
rive at Old Orchard where she is to spend the sum
mer at Hotel Fiske. Miss Thursby sings in theica-
thedra in Montreal,
At the "Aldine', are registered the names Of G.
a. ts aasks Spencer rogers lie and three daush
Several Massachusetts people have got summer
residences at Pine Point.
On Atlantic Avenue at the Camp Ground, Mr..
Greene and family of Limerick are pleasantly quar-
tered for the summer.
Maine people registered at the Belmount House,
include Rose M. Ladd, Cora Z. Randall and Alice
Fl. Hewes all of Portland, A. G. Hines, Benton,
and Mrs. L. H. Hutchinson, Lewiston.
The schooner Emma Pearl", Capt. james Smell,
of the Pool caught large number of mackerel off
Wood Island last night in nets. Thus far there
has been little mackerel fl hing with the hook.
Miss Fanny Newhall of Boston, gives an exhibit
tion of fancy skating at the rink tomorrow night
Tuesday evening" the attraction will be league
game If polo, between the Old Orchards and Wood
ferds.