New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-26
OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
A BRILLIANT SUMNER ON THE MAINE
COAST.

THE SEASON FAIRLY UNDER WAY AT THE HOTELS
IRON OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBuSEI
OLD ORCHARD, Me-, July 25.-FOrty years
ago few families In the habit Of coming to Old
Orchard and passing their at fern house on
the HILL known the Staples clearinghouse Ills was
only beginning of what is now fashionable water
ing place. To-day there thirty hotels. while thirty
years ago there not hotel In the place; ana
with the hotels there naturally came railroad The
number Of visitors who flock here every summer Is now
very great, and although from year to
year provision made for larger company than before
there is the pressing in July and August Inc
great attraction at Old orchard is the beach, The bath
ing fine any in the world there being no under
tow whatever while the water is always OF an agreeable
temperature The hotels literally down by the sea-
and as one steps from the cars he sees long, almost
interinablc line OF great caravansares stretching on
In both directions with good bit OF lawn In 'front.'
Every hotel this line has Its long stretch OF piazza
and its ghttu view seward Back OF all this there
parallel and roads bordered with other hotes
and boarding houses.
Ever since Saturday Of last week the crowd has been
pouring down and tonight every hotel In tho place VIII
be comfortably well filed with guests. To be sure, the
landlords of the big houses had hard work to be cheeru
under the depression OF business which has been almost
equal to that Of thermometer but the outlook for
very successful season, both financially speaking ana
| socially was moro bright.
Saturday night rs usual, there fudress hops at
the Old Orchard Sea Side and Fiske Houses As gen.
thing the OF the ladies were exceedingly
rich and handsome with fine old lsces and heavy satins
and diamonds. Mr.. F. G. Staples, proprietor OF the
Sea Shore House. is making active preparations for
grand fulldress ball take place next week In the
spacious dining. hall OF his hotel 49, ,
Although tue finest roller skating rink on the Maine
is here this sport Is seldom INDUCED In ny the
summer visitors 1t may he because all classes visit IT.
frsm and far and IL IL therefore not considered
the correct thing for tourists do When there isa
polo match skates. however, 1t becomes different
light
picked skaters from the different hotels, which drew
large and promiscuous crowd, wherein natives ana
tourists appauded unison their favore contestants
gained upon their opponents ON the evening OF august
rink and other attractions booked for that month
James g. Blaine III was IN town las, week no v,,ra,
Life Insurance Company, Is here with his family.
Mrs Burns. widow Of the Hon. James Burns, OF De-
trot Mich is at tho od Orchard House for The season
The Judges OF the supreme Court OF New-Himpshre
are holding their annual eg% AZ the the ssags Oiled
and the salvation Army has boon having things Its own
Miss Blanche Willis Howard the author is here.
The Hon William ~ Putnam and wife, Of Portland
The tide for past week has been unusually high
for summer The surf has been grand and sea-bathlng
The Rev Minot J. savage and family. OF Boston. are
at the Bay View. Ferry Beach. a., Ma. p.oo-
Mrs Zelin and two sisters, tho Misses Free
mans OF Philadelphia, are at the sea shore House ior
An Institute ofthe order of Inspirat viii be held at
the Aldine Hotel commencing August 20 ana cohtlnu
ing three weeks. 9: G. Bennett NJ d.. OF New-haVen
The Atlantic Telegraph Co npany recently organizedi
win extend its lines and e.tabhsh omces AZ oiu
| Mrs. Paron Stevens Is coming 10 Old orchard IN
August Mrs. Clinton Ten Eyck, of Albany, y. y. Will
I'll The Hon f. j. Noyes OF Lawrence. Mass. the Hon
T.. +. Hurburt and family OF Chicago ana the Hon
NJ r. Frank and family, OF Portland, Maine. are here
Mrs Harriet Beecher stowe viii not occupy ner cot
tage at Ferry Park this summer.
Omen air concerts given at the Old Orchard House
every morning, while the sea shore House orchestra
gives operate concerts In the drawingroom every
General Falcott and wife. OF Albany. N. Y. Paul
BROOKS and family, and Dr. Edward ii. Chaplin and
wife, OF New,fork CITY Ars Davs. we ., d Mn
Lyman Tremain. OF Albany, are at the oio orch"u
House. IA, -. No.. ~ r,
Professor NJ. Pierce. OF Cambridge Mass; Judge ana
Mrs letter OF Montreal the Hon. Edward H. Con and
daughter, Of Boston, aud the Hon Nathan Clcavcs vi
Portland, Me-. are at the Old Orchard House.
Following among the arrivals at the hotels: r.
sea shore House.-Mrs A. Leeds, ii Foster Mrs = ,.
Lancaster and maid Master U. Uvart Lancaster Mss
Uvart and maid Eben Pummer. and d. Locoi and wife.
all Of Ncw-York; f. H. Aldrlch, Campfidge. MAS
Mrs. T.. Cumming. Chicago; Judge A. r. Garpen'cr'
H.: Chief Justice c. Doe, Salmon Falls, y. H.;
Judge Isaac NJ. Bodgett, Franklin, ~ H.;
W. d. Ransford and wife, Albany, n y;
and wife U. p Beck and wife, J. ii. Pubic and wife,
Alfred j. Neal and wife, r. - Hosmer and wife, A. H.
| Newman and wife and Henry stewart. all OF Boston
Old Orchard House-A. ID. Vail and wife, John Ben]a-
min and wife. John NJ Young. william H. White. >. H.
Coles and wife, Mrs J. n. Ge1n. Mrs J Frank March
W. b. Baldwin W. Munder r j. a; stsarns & ra M.
rngton and wife Samuel Neil and wife and DIR. and Mrs
r. r. Chaplin all OF New York; r. X Green ana wiic,
Piainaeld. n. j.; Mr.. and Mrs John b. Gleason. Dehl.
n Y; c. W. Wilder and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Dickson maid and two children. Philadelphia Ellen
Mct,ap Albany n. Y; Mrs H. NJ Clark and sen, Brook
lyn; s. Is. Could and wife. Seneca Falls, N. Y.