Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-10
PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL ACTS.
The Lunch at Otter's Nest and the Ride
There on q Blackboard.

President Harrison has begun his stay al
Bar Harbor by respiting for three weeks two
men .ho were to have been hanged today in
Arkansas for murder. These have been
President Harrison's only official acts since
he arrived at Bar Harbor. Dispatches and
imperative letters are sent on from Washing
ton. A few letters addressed to the Presi-
dent here have been received, making the
Presidents mail perhaps a dozen letters.
To these Private Secretary Halford gives his
attention The callers upon the President
were quite numerous but were almost entirely
summer residents, As national officers
are atabooed subject. Among them were
Hon John X. Thomas of Illinois, Baron
Rose n, the Russian minister, Maurice X.
Jessup, Moses Z. Handy, Capt. Wise Of the
Minnesota, Major Henry X. Douglass Of
Maryland and W. B. Howard, who lives
opposite the Stanw wood.
The President devoted much time to rest
ing. He slept more hours the previous night
thaa he slept any night in three months, he
said. He felt much less fatgued this mora
ing than when he reached Bar IIarbor. His
first step out of the cottage today was when
be started for Otters Nest. a pretty cottage
four or We miles off, where luncheon vas
rendered him by Major Aulick Palmer.
In the blackboard With him went Secreta
~ ard Mrs. Blaine, Congressman and Mrs.
Lodge, Miss Blaine, Charles Howe, Mr.. and
Ar. Gordon Cummings, private secretary
lIaiford, Walker Blaine and Mrs. Z. Rollins
Morse. Before they had gone very far the
luckpoard WAS found overveighted and
Mrs. Morse, Mr. Howe and Walker Blaine
took seats in cut under. The party left
StaDwood about noon and drove to Palmers
cottage BY longer route which combined
the shore road with the one through the
woods and by the mountains. Senator and
Mrs. Hale who came from Ellsworth in the
NOR ling drove by shorter route
Among others of the 200 guests at
luncheon were Collector and Mrs. Erhardt.
New York; Judge Emery and other Maine
Judges, J. p. Wiswell, John b. Redmond,
Ellsworth. The lunch tables were set on the
lawn and under the trees between Major
Pslmer's cottage and the water.
President Harrison stood upon the portico
while he was introduced to prominent cum
mer residents of Bar II lrbor, residents OF
Ellsworth and other places to whom at
home" cards had been sent Afterwards
lunch was served by a Bar Harbor caterer.
With slight exceptions all the guests were
seated at tables on the lawn. The exceptions
were the President, Secretary and Mrs.
Blaine. senator and Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Palmer,
the Turkish Minister, and Mrs. Lodge, who
luuche,i with the President in the dining
room. Meanwhile the Bar Hsrbor Band
played The cottage is one OF two al
Otter's Creek The bay was cloudy
and the breeze on the lawn was
pleasantly strong. The President spent
an enjoy able afternoon at this luncheon, o1
rather garden party. BY four he was at
the Stanw ood again, and at $50 L. NJ. made
one of private dinner party OF Il. which
included senator and Mrs Hale, Mrs
Chandler, Mrs Hale's mother, Mr..
Cha,eles JIase. Mrs. Burton Harrison and
Mrs. Pattersoa.
The evening was ragged and the President
did not venture our. From what he has seen
he is charmed with Bar Harbor, enjoying
himself extremely.
Tomorrow Secretary Blaine will take the
President and a small party to Somes Sound
on the Sappho, leaving at ll.30. In the
evening the Kebo Valley club, of which Mr..
Blaine is a member, holds reception 10 the
Presidents honor.
! For Sunday no definite arrangements have
been made Monday morning the President
will 20 to Ellsworth as the guest of Senator
Hale. Tuesday be will return to Bar Harbor
In time for lunch, and Tuesday afternoon he
will probably witness the floral parade.
I "Wednesday morning they start for Bath
where they will lunch with Arthur Sewall
and examine the shipping. On "Wednesday
! afternoon they will 20 to Manchester. N ii
( spending the night with Ex-Governor
| cheney. and Thursday morning they go te
! Concord. where they will be received by the
New Hampshire governor and legislature
On Thursday afternoon they begin the quici
return trip to Washington. They will prob
ABLY reach Boston in time to take the trair
for Fall River Thursday evening, when they
will 20 by Sound boat and train to Washing
ton, where they are expected Friday after
noon. Mrs Harrison. who is at Nantueke
with her sister. may join her husband At fal
River if he does NOT return to Washington
before. The revenue cutter woodbury.
Captain A. A. Feuger, is stili in the haroor
and will probably remain day or two tefor
she proceeds westward She is at the DIS
posal Of the President in case he shoui'
want her. but 1t is not probable that he vii
1 sail on ber while here.