Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-07-27
THE MAINE PRESS EXCURSION


RECREATION on LAND AND on SEA-On.
My.-WnAr WAS SrrS AM DoSr
AT BsR HARnoR.
The Portland members Of tie Maine
Prs. Association excursion party leh the
Maine Central station IN ths, city ., 1888
rN. on Monday. July ~. A'peeial car
va. furnished by Ge1sr.l Manager Tuck.
~. and IN ,mploJe o. the roai vas de-
tailed tn care for the car and the oompa-
ny. remaining a. Bar Hub1r through the
week. and returning with the party on
Saturday.
Thi. train. the Flying Yankee"
Which leave. Boston a, nine o'clock In
the fnetoon. brnss passengers % Bar
II.fbor, sbou, three hundred miles dis.
tani. a, ,ish, o'clock IN the evening. II
make. only hve stop, b,,~een Portland
and Bangor At each Of these stopping
places new Accessions ~ere made 10 our
psr,y.-a particularly large one a, Aa-
gu.,a A few additional members came
IN during the week. making the full
number about fifty.
At Mount Desert Ferry We took the
tine new steamer S.ppho, bull, expressly
for ,hi. ferry. and put on the present
.,s.on. and pat out toward the Noun,
Desert mountains. which. eight miles
distant. loomed up in the gathering '~i'
light. Arriving At the Bar Harbor land
ing. ~e safely run the gauntlet OF q
fisice line Of carriage drivers. and took
our way 20 the Atlantic Houie. where
We received the be., Of fare aud careful
attention during our stay.
We were in Eden At last. but even
there some bitter was mingled with the
sweet; and the lullaby Of the breakers
on the rocky coast VAS broken at inter-
val. on that frs, night Of our stay by a
ehoru. Of di.cordAni feline voices such As
disturb our .lumber, amid the tolls and
care. Of ordinary lie.
Tte'e was no regular program for
Tuesday. and the day was .pen, accord
ing 10 the tastes Of the individual mem.
Der. Mos, Of them chose % take a
drive Immediately after breakfast. and =
number Of bgekboaids were called into
rtqui,i,ion. The blackboard. are a. 60.
.ential a feature OF Bar Hsrboi az the
hotels or cottages. There /, an innum.
ber.ble hos, Of them. filing the streets
ia iron, Of the hotels. add forming q
double row long Main Street. AZ eertsin
time. Of day. Very nice easy convey.
arce. they are. in no way resembling the
illustration in the August Harper =.
They have two. three. and some OF them
four. vide. comfortable seats. behind the
driver. They are in great demand TOT
excursion parties and the drivers are
prohibited from charging more than
certain rates. a prin,sd list Of which
you can obtain II you wish. But
even =, the schedule rates. the edi.
tot. shOse poverty has such flavor Of
nouldy ehss,nut,. could no, Afford TO do
gre., deal Of riding.
let us take blackboard. aud, from
,hi. eIeellsn, poin, Of observation. look
the place over little. Noun, De'ef,
va. well named the elsie Of the Dssef,
Mountains. II, shore, ATE rocky. and
/, !, largely male up Of rocky peaks. the
hishe., Of which. Green Mountain. Is
1927 Zee, above the sea level Jus, q,
Il. foot. on the norih-ea', coast. lies Bar
Hnbor. which i, 10 some respects the
greatest summer re,or, Of the Uniied
States.
bar Hibof possesses an attractive
combination Of sea and mountain. With
fne. brseins sir. Within a few miles
drive there are a greA, number Of ni,ur.
Il attractions. and the road. IN every d..
r,ciion ATE almo,, perfect, the rocky De.
riiu. which takes the place Of soil on ise
ISLAND making surface nearly equal TO
maeadAmiEsd track. The only thing
in the scenery which di.,re.se. the eye
Of an inlsnd Maine man is the low,
.erubby growth Of tries.
Added to is natural attractions, Bar
Hlbor Ia, the advantage Of being en-.
dor,ed ~ some Of the wealthy summer
resor,ers who set the styles. 90 that with
in few year. IL Ia. become quite the
proper thing 10 10 10 Bar HArbor, and 10
has been made the resof, Of wealth and
fashion. The growth Of the place. aud
the impe,u. given to the price OF land
has been tremendous. aud almos. fabu.
lous stories are told Of the fortunes made
In real estate on this part OF Mount Ds''
en-, during the las, twenty years.
The main part Of the village Is made
up Of stores. shop. aud hotels. there be.
ing accommodation, al together for five
OF six thousand guests. There are. how.
ever. large number Of cottages here.
aud along the shore and on the hills
back Of the place ate many more. Some
Of these cottages" are elaborate aud
elegant houses aud often there is money
enough pu, into single summer resi-.
denee TO ,uppor, modest mortal through
q long and useful life. To be IN cor
rect style. the cottage. mus, be finished
in dark and the wall. covered with shin.
gle. laid in broken line. and then stained.
80 a, to give the appearance Of having
been exposed 10 the weather for years.
S,anwood. Mr.. Blsine's cottage, Is in
one Of the mos, slightly locations. back
on the hill /, Is as yet unfinished, and
several workmen are engaged upon IL.
When it Is completed, and has been
given = sufficiently aged look, !, will be
= fne residence. Jus, back Of MI.
BlAine'', on the top Of the hill, is Moss
ley Hall, the mos, elaborate mansion
on the island. Twelve horses are KEEP,
here this season. Aad everything about
the place Is on q similar scale.
The private carriages are In keeping
with the cottages. II you drive around
Eden Street, in the latter part OF the after.
noon, you will NEE, numerous t1rnouts
which sport heavy silver.mOun,ed hsr-
nesses and drivers in livery. Dog
carts are quite plen,y they are uneom.
Portable to ride in bu, like many Of the
other fashions. they are "quiie English.