The Portland daily press., 1884-09-02
OLD ORCHARD nEACm.
What a Press Reporter Discovers in His
RambIes.
OLD ORCHARD, Sept.
A perfect day.

perfect day. --N-'O' ''p' =
Inc Changers are arriving in large numbers. A
good many have engaged rooms at the Ocean
House.
Conant, the Portland photographer, has taken a
large number Of views of Old Orchard. its hotels.
cottages and scenery, this ner, which are on
exhibition at his studio here. His views of the no.
seen here.
Polo Tuesday night, at the rink, between the two
champions, Forest Citys and Old Orchards. This is
the last chan % for the Old orchards and they win
make warm contest for the medals.
:, nr. w. f. Nichol OF Lawrehce who is spending
tnls week at Hotel Belmont, possess very Valuable
carrier pigeon. Mr.. Nichols arrived here this
morning with the bird and at twenty minutes mast
Twelve let It go for Lawrence. The bird arrived
saleiy making the time In one hour and fifty nine
minutes. One week from tomorrow. this pigeon
VIII make trip from Montreal to Lawrence MIR.
Nichols says he will match the bird for 81 600
loE oisIanc7 anywhere within three hundred miles
OF OLD Orchard. This very valuable carrier pigeon
was obtained in England and is now but twelve
month old. The farthest distance ever made at one
time by the bird was three hundred and fifty miles
Herbert Il. Cushman of the class of 49, Bates
SSonege, mas been acting as head waiter at the
ocean House. lie closed his engagement this morn
ing, desiring little rest before entering school
again bis place is being filled by Mr.. E. q. Park
lawn, Amherst, class 'S6.
Mornlg concerts are now among the events of
cottage yesterday morning
ii. j. Woods and wife arrived from Newnort
where they have been spending the summer TODAY
They will spend few days here as guests of AR
and Mrs. Adams Oakland Ayenue when they
VIII return to their home in Newton Mass. where
they carry on one OF the largest millinery establish
ments in The vicinity of Boston.
The following Maine arrivals register at the Cor
ham House: X. 5. Roberts, S. B. Sturgis and family
Saccarappa, b. Fletcher, kennebunk.
Misses Hattie Trip and Lillian Stone of Kenne-
bunk, were at "the Beach, today,
The Ocean House has engaged extra help for the
rush This week. The hotel will probably be filed
by tomorrow.
The house being built here for Mr.. H. G. Gilman
OF Portland u now up and boarded. Its location is
the pest on the camp ground the lot being formerly
owned by Rev. I.Luce. The house is being patterned
after the McKenney house and when finished will
Dc one Of the largest and handsomest residence at
W. II. Milliken and B. F. Claiborne of Portland
register at the Old Orchard House.
d. w; Starbird and II. P. Jacobs and wife are at
Hotel Everett.
Miss Mary A. Perkins of Portland. is epioying
brief solourn at the Central Park House.
.. f. Bacon of Portland is at the Irving House.
Mrs. DR.. y. 8. Book, who has been leader of the
home in Detroit
John l. Spalding of the New Bedford Yacht Club,
is among the arrivals al Hotel Fiske.
Miss f. M. Dyer, young and promising artist of
HATFIELD, Mass, has some fine sketches of the differ
emit places OF interest here which she has made dur
ing her stay at Pine Grove cottage.
Rosa g. fling and c. j. Wiggin of Portland are
among the Lawrence House arrivals.
A. A. bennett, of Portland, and b. +. Getchell of
Kennebunk. are registered at the German House
at the Montreal House.
Toe following North Berwick people register at
Hotel Concord: H. S. Fail and H W. Fall.
VIM. III. Ccnant and family of Portland, are now
at "the beach, spending some of these delightful
September days.
The residents at the camp ground have not begun
to leave yet. The most of them will probably stay
another week q least.
DR.; w. II. Buchtel with his wife, who is the
daughter OF z. L. Barnum, among today's arriv-
ais at the Sea Shore House. They came from Dem
yer, Col.
Portland arrivals at the Sea Shore House are as
follows: A. g. Bath, wife and child; K. A. Dean
and wife; S. q. Strout and wife; G. NJ. HamIton
Miss Cora Morrell and Charles r. Crandan and
wife,
J. II. Knight, T. B. Hawley and H. G. Simpson,
OF Portland, are guests at Hotel Fiske
Geo. +. French, of Portland, arrived at the Ocean
House this evening.
M. A. Holden, OF Portland, is at the Sea Shore