The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-28
OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
What a Press Reporter Discovers in His
RambIes.
OLD ORCHARD, July "a.

OLD ORCHARD, July "a.
The season is now progressing finely and every
thing betokens a financial success to the hotels,
notwithstanding contrary reports The full dress
balls have already begun and there will be n Ger
man at Hotel Fiske tomorrow (Monday) evening.
At present the Old Orchard House has ESQ guests;
the Ocean House, IT'S; Hotel Fiske ESQ; Sea Shore
House, 2 0; Pleasant House, 3d. Belmont House,
20; Lawrence House, 20; Aldine House, so; Hotel
Everett, U.s. Irving House. 40.
Mr.. Walker Blaine has written to Prof. j. M.
Chapman, Of the Lawrence House, that his fathee
Will surely be at the reunion Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic tOld Orchard August z.
Among the guests at Hotel Fiske are Thos. Cal.
vert of Detroit. the head of the largest hographio
establishment In the United States, and William
Robinson Of Detroit, assistant Superintendent OF
| the Grand Trunk railway.
fair is to be held for the benefit Of tbs Old Or
chaTd Episcopal cnureh in the ball room of the Old
Orchard House, on the afternoon and evening OF
Wednesday, August 9Th. Contributions, either OF
mones or articles for sale, will be gladly received
by either Mrs rremain or Mrs. TalcOtt at the Old
Orchard House.
Mr.. F. L. Sawyer, who is accompanying the quar-
tette of Harvard students their tour through the
Eastern Summer resorts, ia one of darYard's most
prominent athletes and for four successive years
has rowed number in the University boat.
Maine arrivals at the Old Orchard House ins,udo
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Dewitt Miss Bertha Dewitt
F. S. Waterhouse and James McGlinchy, all of Port
land, and Jas. W. Littlefield of Saco.
IL. I. PoOshmain of Armenia, and j. Edwards OF
Biddeford, are guests at the Irving House. The
addition-Miss Charlotte Kicker, of Cambridgeport.
Mass.
are Miss Alice J. King Miss Grace Young, M. E
Conant, }. M. Strout and wife, Henry E. McAlis-
ter and Allen D. Mouiton, all Of Portland
Dr. James II. May of Portsmouth is at the OLD
The Boston Society of Decorative Art will hold a
sale at the Old Orchard House on Monday July
2Sth, consisting OF doyleys, inlaid frames blocks,
painted wicker work and hammered brass The
proceeds of the sale are to be devoted TO charitable
objects
Prof. Charles H. Stowell, of the University of
Michigan, is at Hotel Fiske.
Among the recent arrivals at the Ocean House
are frank T: Brown, j. z. Wentworth and e. l..
Prof. @. H. A. Buckley of Washington conducted
religious services this morning in the music of
Hotel FIske. His subject was "Christ Stilleth tho
Sea-" The sermon was attentively listened to by
an apr eeiative audience. The singing was by the
Harvard College Quartette.
Elk Mayor j Ihn W. Deering Of Portland passed
the day at the beach.
among the latest Maine arrivals at Hotel Fiske
Wengun and wife, W. NJ. Sargent, Thomas p shaw
ana wife, l. II. Wetherbee, Mrs. Geo. Hyde L. i,
Miss M D. Dow. NJ. F. Hammond nd Mr.. and M MN Mrs,,
W H. Moulton, Mr.. and Mrs. S H. Stevens Miss
Carrie stevens T E M Libby and wife, j. M. stead
Lewiston.
Walter D. Smith of the U. s, Navy is at the
Mr.. A. a. Spiiz of Providence, for the past three
seasons the general manager of Leavit rs Min
strel Company is at the Ocean House.
On Tuesday evening next, at the Ocean House.
there will be social hop. 1t will not be dress oc-
eason, but select and invitations will be sent to
the dancing people among the guests Of the other
hotels. The committee of arrangements are Mr. j..
Symonds, Mr.. A. A. Spite, and Mr.. P. Prayer.
,,J.6; Gonely and j. s. Buckley, OF the Boston
Herald are at the Hotel Fiske.
AT the Belmont House are j. T. Hall of Auburn.
J. Stanford Lewiston; Miss Eben Beal Port
land II. 1. Gay, Bangor
At Hotel Everett the Maine people include Walter
A; macdonald, Geo. Q. Howard, H. NJ. Starbird,
WIZ n Leighton, j. E. Murch, w. +. Bailey, w.
X. Hall, U. Durgin and s. Lowell all Of Portland
The house is doug remarkably for its first season
Tomorrow Monday evening at the skating rink
M ster George Nash will perform his dificnit and
daring feats on the silent steed He has been here
before, and his exhibition was very popular. On
Tuesday evening the Old Orchards and Sacos corr
tend in a game of polo for the $3.50 metals.
The concert given by the Harvard College Quar-
tette at the Ocean House, Saturday evening drew
an audience of about two hundred. The audience
greeted their efforts with repeated marks Of approv-
A. This quartette gave sacred concert this even
ing assisted by Mr.. j. H Tolles Mrs. j. H. Tolea
lp1anist, Miss Annie z. March and Mr. Geo III.
hatch, who compose the Nashua, N. H., quartette.
and are friends Of Mr.. Hastings proprietor of the
Ocean House.