The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-06
WoRKINGMAE.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
What n Press Reporter Discovers in His
RansbIes.
OLD ORCHARD. Sent. s.

OLD ORCHARD, Sept. s.
The hottest day of the season!
We haven't had anything like this for weather: it
willis everything, and Old Orchard today is the
LATEST place imaginable; several parties who had
planned to leave for home today have postponed
their journey on account of the excessive heat
There are more people here this week than there
ever were before the first week in September Last
year at this time nearly all the hotels were closed
while now the most OF them will remain open two
Today, at noon, the Fiske had SO regular guests
the Sea Shore 80, the Ocean 60 the Old Orchard
80, the Everett 20, Tho Belmont 81, and the Law
recne 20. The Aldine, Irving and Montreal also
September.
Hotel Belmont will remain open In October. The
Fiske, Sea Shore and Old Orchard will keep open
until the middle of the month. The Ocean and
Everett will close next week.
One of the largest audiences of the season was
present at the rink this evening" 1t being the Polo
club benefit. An unusually large number glided
about the surface with the tempting music FURNISH
ed BY the rink band. At nine O'clock a polo game
was played between the Old Orchards and the Ala
medas OF Bath, resulting in victory for the Ala
medas. MIR. A. Il. Davidson then gave an exhibit
ton of fancy skating. His various tricks were per
formed with grace and ease and ELECTED loud ap-
pIause from tae audience. Harry Hayward then
gave an exhibition of burlesque skating. He gave
few comical movements when he fell breaking
his arm snort OH.
The Central House has had more guests this
year than ever before Notwithstanding the dullness
The rink closes Saturday evening. It has had a
successful season, standing foremost among Old
Orchards attractions.
Thirty-four arrivals at Hotel Fiske to-day.
The Alameda polo club registers at Hotel Everett
tonight.
.'Croquet Polo" is the leading game at tho Ocean
House just now.
The New York and Vermont excursion left this
morni, G.
The latest attraction here is the ''eyening con-
CERT A large crowd was present at an imprnmntfi
concert this evening opposite Rowe's store me
singing was by male voices wholly and loudly an
eOred by the audience which reached from the freet
to the depot The "brother with the ave CLASP
formed very conspicuous figure
Conant, the Portland Photographer will kaen bia
studio open here until Wednesday of next week
when he returns to Portland. His views of Old
Orchard scenes are the finest ever taken here and
Prof. Colvin, the jollest man at 'the Ocean. de-
parted this morning. He has been here the entire
season.
Mr.. j. B. Merrill of Portland, one of the man.
ayers of the Ocean House, who has spent his entire
time in the Office is very popular among the onesta
His untiring efforts to please have added much 10
the popularity of the hotel this season.
The D d Orchard Polo Club were met az tba O I q
train this morning By bad of music and eseorted
to the rink amid cheers and shouts. The good WORK
zone oy tae boys last night is well deserving of
Maine arrivals at the Sea Shore House ara as fol-
lows: Aretas Shurtleif and wife III n SbnrtIeff
ana VINE, fortland Mrs. L. Andrews Kennebunk
A. A. Mallet and U. U. Sanborn of Lewiston are
guests at Hotel Belmont.
MT. ana Mrs T. Frank Jones of Portland register
at Hotel Everett
Forty of The Vermont excursionists rarnoinod
over today. Tney will spend the Sabbath at the
Ocean House.
Biddeford arrivals at the Dalton House are as
Cleaves, Lula Googins.
Portland people at the Central PARK House. Marv
Per4ins, H. Parker, l. Parker, George A. Hall,
t. B. Hunter of Phillips in enjoying a brief 40
Journ at the Central PARK House.