The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-24
MAINE TOWNS.
VOLTS Point, In Freeport, to be Made
a Summer Resort.
a Beautiful and Historic spot on the
Shores of the Bay.
e. 3. NalIet, Jr., the Freeport Capt.
taIIst, Plans improvements.
Destruction of Valuable Saw mill
Property In Raymond.
Freeport.
PROJECTED IMPROVEMENTS AT worF,s
NECK


PROJECTED IMPROVEMENTS AT WOLF,
NECK.
AT time when the shores of Caseo Ra,
are coming into prominence as a summer re
sort there is one beautiful spot on the shore,
OF the bay that should not be overlooked
ana that cannot, in fact, be overlooked very
long. VOLTS Point. in Freeport, has beer
known as favorite place for the picnic par.
ties OF the region for years. In fact, before
James Wolf settled on the point in the early
part OF the eighteenth century the spot had
been favorite resort of the Indians, as is
attested by the numerous heaps of clam
smells buried under the mold of wears and
mingled with stones blackened by camp fires
ana the bones and horns of game siaugh-
tere9 py the savages: These shells are scat
tered thickly over a large part of the noint
showing that in the days of the aborigines
Wolf's Point was a famous resort for the
Algonquin connofSScSts OF sood 6eh rood
and pleasant places.
If tradition is true, the sayages were 10th
70 give the place up to Wolf, and even forced
that enterprlsing pioneer to retire for time.
But In time he managed to effect settle
ment. lie built house, of which only a
heap OF foundation stonesremains, and plant
ed an apple tree which yet bears a hardy
apple that is better when year old than at
any previous time in its history. The old
tree is said to be the oldest apple tree in the
town Of Freeport, and its appearance is
Pioneer Wolf left two daughters, who di-
yided the farm between themselves, The
descendants of one daughter after a time
lost possession of their half, but the children
Oh the other kept the old place from genera
ZION to generation until last year, when E. B.
Mallet, ESQ, the well-known-capitalist and
upbuilder Of Freeport, bought both farms,
tnus coming Into possession of the whole of
Wolf Point.
The property which thus came into Mr.
Mallets hands is one of the most beautiful
seashore properties on the coast of Maine.
VOLTS Point is about one and one-half miles
long and varies in width from a third of a
mile to less. A growth IF pine and other
evergreen trees lends attractiveness to the
upper. part OF the Point, while towards the
lower and narrower part groves of tall and
majestic oaks, clear of underbrush and capa-
BILE of wonderful improvement under the eye
OF the landscape gardener, are the splendid
adorDAcnts which nature has added to the
commanding rise of land that extends almost
TO the extremity of the point. From the
highest part of this land the sea and land
views are very fine. On the one side is the
Harraseeklt River sparkling in the sunlight;
IN front is Casco Bay with its islands, and
beyond the islands the Atlantic in full view;
and on the other side Is Casco Bay again.
turning from the sea view on three sides to
the land view,the eye ranges up a long valley
where are some of the best farms and pleas
ATTEST villages in Maine.
Upon the most slightly position on this
point, Mr.. Mallet is preparing for the cree
tlon OF fine summer hotel. A stone wharf,
one OF the best in the whole Casco Bay, has
been built on the extremity of the Point
The Inc wharf Is l25 feet long and % feet high,
II feet alongside this wharf at mean low
water. This summer the grounds about the
site OF the proposed hotel will be laid out
and graded. the groves cleared still further
OF underbrush, and drives and walks plan
ned Tor the whole Of the great park of 800
acres that extend back of and around the no.
tel site.
The foundations of the hotel will be put in
this fall, and next summer work will begin
on the building. Mr.: Mallett plans to put
up first main part with about rs rooms, and
to this make additions as time may require.
he proposes to have the hotel first-class
summer house in every particular and wor-
thy the beautiful spot on which it is to be
placed.
The steamer Phantom. which makes one
trip day to South Freeport now touches at
the stone wharf at VOLTS Point, and after
the first of June will probably touch twice a
day.
lMr. Mallet proposes this summer to ex-
tend to the people of Portland the privilege
of using the Point as a place for picnics.
For such purposes it is unrivalled, and will
no doubt be frequented by great many
from the city. The use OF the premises will
be absolutely free after permission has been
asked of Mr.. Mallet, who may be addressed
at Freeport.
When Portland people are beginning to
look upon Casco Bay as the part of the
Miane coast that ought and very probably
may be the most popular as summer re-
sort, these improvements at VOLTS Point are
very timely. The Point is but IA miles from
Portland by water, over route among the
islands and along Falmouth Foreside that is
shore, like all other parts Of Casco Bay, is
much freezer from fogs than the resorts on
the eastern part Of the coast, and in point of
and advantages will yield to
none.
Brunswick.
The Orpheus club, an organization estab-
lished by the musical ladies of Brunswick
and now numbering some thirty members,
gave musicale to invited friends in the
court room, town hall building, last Thurs
day evening. About 100 were present and
enjoyed programme of vocal and instru-
mental music, the execution of which did
great credit to the ladies'. The club in it's
membership and objects is similar to the
Rossini Club of Portland and contains some
fine musicians. This musicale marked the
close Of the first season.. but next October
the f0rtnightly rehearsals will be resumed.
The Brunswick Art Association has again
opened its rooms in Odd Fellows block and
goOd-sized class in cray0n and cast is re-
ceiying instruction there. The director,
Miss A. N. y. King, has returned from Bos-
ton, where she has passed the winter and
has brought with her some fifty water color
paintings, which she has executed during
her absence, having been under the instruc-
ton of Ross Turner, the well-known Boston
painter. She shows great ability in this
line, and is an excellent teacher in painting,
crayon or cast drawing.
The Brunswick Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance Company has had its annual meet
ing. and elected Sumner l.. Holbrook, presi-
dent; j. u. Riley: secretary and treasurer;
Weston Chaplin, T. p. Simpson, j. A.
Gurner and A. q. Prince, directors. The
company is in very prosperous condition.
Several gentlemen of this town have be-
come much interested in the Fort Payne,
Alabama boom. Prof. Robinson, of Bow
doin College has just returned from there,
having been invited by the company 10 in
spect and analyze the iron ore taken from
the mines. Other gentlemen have invested
smaller or larger sums In the development of
the iron business there, and it is generally
believed that the investment will be profit
able one. One gentleman, Mr.. Uniacke
talks of removing there.
Monday morning there was little blaze in
a dwelling house on the Landing owned
by VIM. Il. Knight. The fire was soon ex-
tinguished, but the house was pretty we'll
used up in the process.
Mr.. B. L. Dennison has leased the Bruns-
wick Gas Works to the Union Gas and Fuel
Company, now located at Bath. A new sys-
tenn of gas will be introduced probably at a
lower price. The works are leased for
twenty five years.
The Easter decorations in the churches in
this town were more elaborate than usual,
and many of the displays were very beauti-
full and tasteful. Those in the Congregation
alist, Methodist, Catholic and Episcopalian
were especially noticeable, while in the other
churches very pretty decorations were to be
seen.
The warm days of last week have been
melting the snow back among the mountains
and the river is very high now here having
risen very suddenly. The views of the falls
from the fish-way and the electric light sta
tion are very beautiful
Fyeburg.
Easter was celebrated in the COngrega-
tlonal and New Jerusalem churches. APP
propriate discourses and music were given
at the morning services. Owing to the late
ness of the season the floral displays were
large and fine. At the Congregational
church the pulpit was removed and Easter
and Gala lilies, century, geranium, foliage
and other plants were massed in hanks IN