The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-18
OLD ORCHARD BEACH:
What Press Reporter Discovers in His
RambIes.
OLD ORCHARD, Aug. IL.

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. ~.
Large excursions to-day.
This week will be the leading one Of the season in
social circles Hops and "Germans'' are on the
taps as usual By way of variety there will be
sheet and pillow case party on Tuesday evening at
the Ocean House, also at the same hotel on Wednes-
day afternoon children's dancing party, to which
guests from other hotels will be invited. At the
skating rink on Wednesday evening will be grand
fancy and comic carnival. There will be excursions
during the day from Rochester, Pennington Sal
mon Falls, Berwick, kennebunk, Saco, biddoford
ana other stations along the line Of the Boston q
Maine Railroad. Thus far for gayety and amusement
this will be the grand week OF the season.
Saturday being the 46th birthday OF Manager
Geo. h. Hastings of the Ocean House. the guests Of
the hotel were thoughtful enough to give him an
agreeable surprise Last evening the bail room was
filled at an early hour and the light fantastic trip
ped merrily till 9.45 O'Clock, when Prof. V. N.
Colvin of Rochester. N. Y, in company with Mrs.
N. ID. Caldwell of Nashua N. H., came into the hall
followed by Judge" j. A. Lord of Peabody Mass.
and Manager Hastings. When they had reached
the music stand Prof. Colvin stepped for ward and
presented an elegant gold watch to Manager
cheered heartily, and Mr.. Hastings was very much
overcome with surprise, but, however, responded
happily. Judge, Lord then escorted TO the scene
j. b. Merrill clerk at ''the Ocean, when Mrs. Geo.
j. Spitz stepped forward aud in neat little pre-
sentation speech handed over a hne alligator purse
containing 500 a slight token from the guests ct
the hotel. AS Mr.. Merrill didn't have a birthday
he was completely bewidered, but after he had re-
gained his astonshed Senses he thanked the donors
The whole credit of getting up the purse Of money
is due TO Mrs. Geo. j. Spitz who obtained the en-
tire sum in about seven hours The gold watch cost
Sl25. ltwas perfect beauty, being hunter case.
The difficult task of obtaining the money for this
was performed by Prof. Colyin, great friend Of
Mr.. hastings and also one of his guests
There was a full dress hop az the Old Orchard
House Saturday evening which was, as usual, very
successful affair The group of little children on
the floor was an attractive feature.
At the Irving House on Saturday evening there
was very hne vocal and instrumental concert.
with readings. These charming musicals seem 70
be special characteristic OF this hotel this sum
mer.
Maine arrivals at the Old Orchard House include:
Elias Thomas, Q. s. Deake wife and three children,
Frank Cloudy, Frank IL. Brill, all of Portland N.
f. Harm, Lewiston; Miss rotten, Augusta.
The following Maine people registered at the
Ocean House today: G. 5. Ii. Mcdonald, w. ii.
Brady, q. q. Howard, G. N. Wentworth, 7. l..
King all of Portland; Abbe Blackstone, Woodfords;
Nj. w. Myers, Lewiston; u. ID. Lindsay Auburn.
Todsy's Maine arrivals at Hotel Fiske include the
following: @. W. Taft, Miss 1rickett, Geo. Z. BlAn-
chard and wife, r. II. Knight and wife, all of Port
land; A. X. p. Lord and wife, West Buxton.
James IL. Kennedy of Lewiston, registers at
THE Lawrence" 5. b. Glazier of Augusta Is At
the Aldine Hotol.
Tents have sprung up like mushrooms for the last
day or two at the camp-grouad.
Fannie G. Lincoln of Cornish, is at Hotel Everett
The steamer Diavola was here with pleasure
party from Biddeford today.