The Portland daily press., 1884-07-02
OLD ORCHARD.
What Press Reporter Discovers i'm His
Ranables.

OLD ORCHARD, July 1.
Hon. James II. Mcmillan aud family, of Port
land, have moved into their cottage at Ferry
Beach.
Maine arrivals at Hotel Fiske yesterday include
the following j. S. Kicker and wife, E. n. Thorne
Arthur W. Pierce, all of Portland, and Miss Adams
of Bangor.
The corridors of the first floor of the Sea Shore
House have been carpeted throughout with solid
Franklin Nourse Esq, agent Of the York Manu-
featuring Company at Saco, and family have moved
into their cottage at Ferry Beach.
Among the prominent people who have engaged
rooms at the Lawrence House for the season are
Gen. j. A. Potter and wife, of gainesville, Ohio.
Hon. E. H. Banks and wife, of Biddeford, are to
spend the Summer at the Montreal House, Old
orchard.
Henry S. Howe ESQ.,, agent of the Pepperell and
Laconia Manufacturing Companies, of Biddeford, is
Ferry Beach. $40
The Boston 8 Maine Railroad Company is making
much needed improvement about their station.
The land between the depot and the Sea Shore
House is being filed in with gravel, etc., which is to
be turfed over, then beautihed and made as at
tractive as possible. Painters are also at work
upon the station itself.
A new invention has made its appearance here In
the shape Of 'roler-bicycle." 1t is combination
OF the bewitching roller' and the favorite steed,
the bicycle. The machine is used on circular
track of two rails. The rider stands upon pedals,
connecting two iron Wheels, measuring about 215
feet in diameter. The weight of the rider upon
the pedals revolves the wheels, which in turn act
upon rollers next to the rail- thus giving motion to
the vehicle 1t is so arranged that Others, beside
the engineer can ride behind in the tricycle. 1t
is an ingenious continuance, and can be made to
attain great speed, rivaling that of its pro-
genitors, the bicycle and the roller skate.
Old Orchard is indeed fortunate in possessing so
valuable spring of the cool and refreshing water
from which many of the hotels obtain their water
supply. The water is remarkably pure and invisor-
ating.
Mr.. Nathaniel Currier of Saco, the master me-
chanic for the Saco Water Power Company, is
expected to move into his cottage this week.
Hon. Chas. NJ Moses and wife, of Biddeford are
already settled for the season in their beautiful
cottage on the Camp Ground.
Among the many improvements that have been
made at the Sea Shore House, Old Orchard, during
the past season, the new bath rooms should be
especially mentioned. One of the largest and finest
rooms, on the first floor, has been elegantly fitted
up with tubs, marble washers and toilet arrange
ments, and supplied with hot and cold salt water,
drawn directly from the sea and heated as desired
by perfect system of new and handsome copper
boilers. Fresh water baths are also furnished when
desired. 1t is one of the best and most elegantly
arranged bathing rooms at the Beach.
The announcement recently made by the manage
ment OF the Ocean House, that they would receive
guests at reduced prices up to the middle of July
seems to have been needed by the travelling public,
as this house already has large number of visitors