The Portland daily press., 1884-07-30
OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
What Press Reporter Discovers i'm His
RambIes.

OLD ORCHARD, July 20.
The weather today has been very rainy and dis
agreeable, and the guests at the different hotels
were obliged to keep pretty much indoors few
passed the afternoon in the skating rink some play
ed whist and other games in the cosy little hotel
parlors, while others passed the time in dancing.
At the Ocean House the orchestra discussed some
excellent music in the ball room and all the guests
participated in the line OF quadriles and the spirit
ed contras. jack was floor manager.
The Maine people at the Old Orchard House in
clude Miss White, Belfast; b. Emerson, Miss Alice
j. Libby, Miss Russell, Mrs. Horne and r. r. Me-
Lellan, all of Portland; 5. S. Stevenson of Oorham
There will be hop at the Bay View House We'd
nesday evening. This will be the first of series
of Wednesday evening hops. The customary Sat
urday evening hop will occur as in the past The
hops at this house are pleasant occasions and the
young ladies who attend them are among the pref
test and most graceful dancers on the beach.
DR.. Andrew j. Perrie, of Melbourne, Australia,
is passing the season at the Ocean House.
Mr.. j. Dennison, of the "New York Tribune
is at the Sea Shore House for few days.
Mr.. r. W. Barker, Of London Ont, a postofice
inspector IN that district, is spending the summer
at the Montreal House.
Miss Nellie j. Abbott, OF saco, is summering at
the Irving House.
The B. & NJ. r. R. Co., has entrusted to Mr.. Sam
O. Hamilton, Jr., of Saco, the entire management
Of the skating rink, restaurant and bowling alley at
Ferry Beach Park. MIR. Hamilton is the owner and
proprietor of the "Parlor rink in Saeo and is well
a known as you young man Of sound business educa-
Maine Summer Polo League.
The musical talent at the Montreal House has re.
celved an addition in the person of Mr.. w. O. Sbbi
dou, Ont.
The Maine guests at Hotel Fiske, include A. B.
Sanborn and wife, j. Il. McBirn and wife of Scar
boro, W. o. Alden, K. W. Cor. Chas. Heller, Geo.
@. Owen and W. F. Brady of Portland. Mr.. james
w. Taylor of Montreal, one of the prominent nsur-
snce men OF Canada Is passing a short time with
his family at this house,
E. d. Wardel of Lewiston is passing his season OF
recreation at the "IiniWood'
Mr.. H. NJ Phinney a recent graduate of Bovydoin
College, who has been selling tickets at the skating
rink this summer, will go to New York to engage in
the insurance business
Mr.. Charles wiggn of Gorham is at the Lawrence
House for few days.
MIR: y. L. Hall of the Lewiston Journal has been
spending few days at the Belmont House.
several sWord,fsh have been caught of Old Or
chard lately and as a consequence every Young
man who ever threw an angle worm to an inch and
half trout and every young lady who ever smelled
SAT- air, is melted with heroic ambition to thrust
harpoon into the warrior Of the seas the sword
fish. ~
Miss Dryden of Portland is guest at the Ocean
House.
The rain tonight kept some away from the selach
social hop at the Ocean House; but those who
6rayed the slight shower enioyed one of the best
dances Whlch mas taken place the beach this sum
mer II was not dress affair, which accounted for
so many invitations being accepted by the guests OF
the other hotels The promenade began about nina
O'CLOCK, AFTER which came the bewitching waltz.
inc orders were neat and tasty and contained eev-
On numbers, waltzes, reels and cotillions. An en-
Joyaple feature of the evening was the FREQUENT
PTomenades. Much credit is due to the managers,
Prayer.
Mr.. James Crompton of Montreal for many years
aguest and leader in social circles at the Sea Shore
House, has returned to that popular hotel for the
remainder of the season.
The afternoon hVps at "the Sea Shore add great
ly to the pleasure of the guests,
This evening before the regular hop began an
InlpF0nlptlt concert was giyen in which Miss Alice
Crompton Of Montreal, rel ming belle at Old Or
ehard took part. Miss Nab Brown. of Guelph,
Ont, also distinguished herself a sweet singer.