Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
BAR HARsoR.
Pleasant Weather Brings throng OF
Pleasure Seekers-What the 0ossips
Are Figuring on in the Social World

Especial correspondence Kennebec Journal. ]
BAR HARBoR, July9.
The tide of summer life is now rapidly
approaching its height. Every hotel is
open, and the registers of nearly all of them
| show far greater number of guests than
were present ar this date last season. There
can be no doubt but what Bar Harbor will
be visited by larger number of people
during the present summer than at an,
former period of its history.
The weather for the past two weeks has
been delightful. Scarcely cloud has dis
iurbed the serenity of clear blue skies, and
Bar Harbor fog" has been thing unknown.
Of course such beautiful weather has had
livening effect upon the social life of the
place. Drives, sails, excursions, picnics
and promenades have been the order of the
day. People have apparently been living
out of doors as much as possible. Never
vas jollier, merrier throng of pleasure
seekers assembled upon the Maine coast thai
| those now enjoying the cool breezes, magic
sriyes and senic grandeurs of this queen OF
summer resorts. Everyone has laid in
fresh supply of good nature with the warm
sun shiny days of the past fortnight. As
remarked in my last letter, both old conner,
and new are delighted with
the many modern Improvements, which
have been made here during the past year.
Mo- u.s. kfa 4
the Journal readers last week One of the
most appreciated is the new electric light
system. More than 1000 incandescents have
tlready been placed in the hotels, cottages
and stores, and the streets will be illuminat-
ed by % powerful arc lights.
As predietedin my last letter there will be
considerable rivalry between the Pulitzer and
Shepard families as to which shall gain the
asceDdency as leaders in the social gayeties
at Bar Iarbor this season, Both families
are the centers of large social circles, and
which of these circles will prove to have the
larger diameter is matter of conjecture, and
one which the gossips have been totally alta
loss to decide. II is well to remark, however,
that so far az the two families themselves are
concerned this summer round of social rival
| ry will be conducted in a most amable and
friendly spirit. During the past week several
more or less important transfers of real estate
have occurred in this vicinity and the indica-
tons seem to be that before ne season closes
much Of the land now held for building lots
in and about Bar Harbor will have found
purchasers at remunerative prices.
Personal
Count and Countess Amidi and daughter of
Rome, Italy, are guests of Mrs. G. r. Lewis
at her cottage, at Northeast Harbor
Hon. David Dudley Field of New York is
stopping at the Malvern.
Gen. j. Miles Brown and family are at the
Newport. The general has been inspecting
the United States sanitarum and hospital on
Widows island. near Rockand
Mrs. Daniel Lamont, wife of President
Clevelands private secretary, is expected to
take possession of her cottage at Sorrento
about the middle of the month. The grounds
about her cottage are being handsomely laid
out by landscape gardener.
Maveyoni Bey, the Turkish minister. and
Baron Fara, the italian mister at Washing
ton have engaged rooms at the Malvern for
the season. j. Howard PAXToS.