The Republican journal., 1885-08-27
Temple Heights.

WARDS IMPROVEMENT-THE PRETTY GIRL
-COTTAGERS AND BOARDERS.
Your correspondent sailed down to Temple
Heights on one of the late pleasant afternoons.
The surrounding high hills and bluffs intercept
ed the rays of the declining sun and tempered
the atmosphere otherwise at boiling heat with
shadowy GOODNESS. delicious and grateful.
Guiding the skiff to the lower side OF the wharf
an easy landing was made by means of wide
| flight of steps which extended to low water
mark. Going up the hill toward the encamp-
ment the party was met by gentleman from
/ Oldtown, Mr.. +. 0. Gould, with whom it was
our happy fortune to be acquainted This
young man in company with his father, Mr..
Jas. ii. Gould, are the proprietors of one of
! the most tidy and comfortable summer restat.
rants on the coast. In some sense it is a well
conducted hotel, furnishing its tables with all
| the seasonables and reishables the market af-
! fords, and having good list of regular board
ers many of whom are dodgers at that place.
| The building is long and rough boarded and
open at the sides admitting simultaneously the
daylight and outdoor air burdened with its
| rich and invigorating forest perfumes Moth
| ing would do but that we must enter this lodge
of comfort and partake of an evening repast
and refreshments
After supper was over all the delicious kinds
| of fruit seen in the market were set before the
lady members of the party. The gentlemen
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/ terrified, the secretary of the association, were
usheGed through the premises of the encamp-
ment and made the recipients of general infor-
nation concerning the founding and growth
| of the place.
Temple Heights was decided upon two years
ago by committee appointed for that purpose
rs a permanent camp ground of the Spiritual.
/ lists. The point Juts out into the bay like 4
high promontory 1t is entirely forest clad
/ and romantic in its native roughness. AS
| much land as was needed was acquired at that
! time by the association, being an area of about
! 100 acres. A substantial wharf was construct.
ed at an expense of $4,000, extending into deel
water and large enough to accommodate the
Boston boats. In order to facilitate the max
ing of landings here still more and remove al
danger of going around at low water. another
pier will eventually be added to the front OF
the wharf carrying it out fifty feet or more
further from where it now stands. %
All other improvements have been made in
the short space of two seasons, this being the
third. A magnificent shore street has beer
to Saturday Cove, which affords one of til,
pleasantest drives on the coast. 1t wind
around the bases of the hills, on the north side
of them on which account the air is always re
freshing and cool as it comes fresh from The
bosom of the bay. Very few of the origina
trees have been cut away and they reach GU
their boughs towards each other, shutting on
the intensity of the mid day sun.
The central space of the possessions of thu
association is reserved for park. 1t run
back up the hill from the wharf distance o
twenty-seven rods in width In the eXtrem,
rear of the park is beautiful open grove o
mammoth beach, birch, maple and horn beam
One of the horn-beams here is of remarkable
size, being very tall and nearly two feet IL
diameter.
In the front and central part of the park
spring of living water bursts forth from anon!
the rocks atlordng the purest of crystal. cool
ing draughts. 1t emptes into a chain of well
and, finally, at the roadside, into a large TAM
out of which the horses drink.
u from the reef at the rear of the park an,
Oh Il level of thirty feet higher extends back t.
the width Of sixteen rods little strip of tabl
land forming one of the terraces of which tn
Hill is composed. This is also tlanked by an
other ledge rising with precipitous sides muc
higher than any of the others. Attaining thi
final eminence the observer stands on mag
nitcent plateau 800 feet above the sea and 20
above the encampment park. The prospec
from this point is more grand. The panoram
includes the whole of Penobscot bay and niue
more of the surrounding country, presentin
Villages and settlements and far distant range
of hills
The pavilion in which the meetings are nov
being held Is only temporary. The speaker.
stand is neatly constructed in rustic manner
hastily trimmed with wreaths of forest leave
and bearing the motto acknowledge is power.
An organ has been placed in the stand 10 as>i>
in the music which is very good. The opel
ator Is bright eyed dark compleXioned, cIea
skinned little damsei Of about eighteen pleasal
summers. She is a winning miss and of mos
graceful manners. When you hear it sal
that Temple Heights has d pretty girl YOU ma
know that she is the one who plays swet
music al the organ in the Spiritual meetings
She dresses in Il comedy habit, wearing neatl
, fitted black dress with bunch of red geral
8 lumS at her bosom.
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season. The ground has already been grade,
Its dimensions will be eighty by ninety fee
and ii is to be entirely covered.
Just off the grounds of the association is
= bowling alley and livery stables run by Ruff
Badger of Odtown. At the slip is a good file,
of boats which are owned by Mr.. F. O. Goul,
The rates of letting are reasonable and man
are the pleasant sails that the bay il this yicil
: ity affords.
l The meetings commenced last Friday, an
many OF the eminent speakers and mediums {
the sect are present. Among them are Pro
Caldwell who has been heard in this city an
Mrs. Brown. medium.
Those who are in cottages at Temple Height
are the following: Mr.. d. G. Plummer an
wife, of Dexter, and Mrs. Crosby. StanIe
: Piumner. their son is expected soon to joi
+. them. Mr. Starbrd, wife and sister of Bango
r Mr.. Herrick and family of Bradford occupy
: cottage and have as guests Miss Adams and d
5 Temple of Boston. John Tucker of Uppt
5 saltwater has a fine cottage at which his fam
. ~ are now stopping and also Miss Stella Rigb
and Mrs. f. Herbert of saltwater. The Beac
Cottage Is full of life and these are the occ,
a pants: Mr. Garland and wife, Od.own; K.
, NoOdman, wife and daughter, Bar Mills Mi,
q Lillian Hunter, Fairfield; Miss Sadie Davi
! Portland Mrs. F. NJ. Ames Fairfield; Mrs.
5. Wilson. Bangor; Mrs. f. Stone, Somervi
Mass. Mrs. Lydia Norton, Madison. NJ
: Lewis Robinson and family of Bangor are in
cottage and Mr. Mulberry Kingman, of Mar