Connecticut western news., 1889-08-21
WEDNESDAY,. AUG. 21. 1889.
LETTER FROM REV. Fl. G. HOADLEY

My friends at East Canaan will be interested, know, in my whereabouts. I am writing from the Province of New Brunswick, 8 few rods across the east ern border of our country. Mllltown is near St Stephen, which is just across the St Croix river from Calais, Maine, the latter being known as "The Border City" am on my return from Prince ton, Me, twenty miles north of Calais, where I was invited to come from Bar Harbor to assist in the formation of three Sunday School Home Depart ments. On the way up there I was so fortunate as to have 8 conversation with one of the leading men of these parts, James Murchie, lumberman. Calais is his headquarters, but he and hls sons have mills in several places about here. I find that he saws about 20, O,0OO, 900 feet of lumber yearly and makes about 3O,OOO, 900 shingle and O,000, 900 lath. He is also president of the large cotton mill here in Milltown, which employs 700 hands and turns out $1, ,0OO, 900 worth of goods every year. These goods are not sold in the United States but supply the market here in the Proyin- ces. But Mir Murchie sends large quantities of lumber to the States. I find that he sells great deal to New Haven dealers whose names are famili- or to me.
 I saw President Harrison arrive at Bar Harbor last Thursday, and saw him while he was being conveyed, in com- pany with Sec. Blaine, to Stanwood, which is the name of MT Blaine's cott- age there. Other prominent cottagers are Mrs Wm. H. Vanderbilt and son. at their cottage, Watersmeet; and Mrs Edwin M. Stanton at Washington cott- age. Col. Daniel s. Lamont and Gen. A. W. Greeley, of the signal service, have cottages at Sorrento. which is on the main land near Mount Desert. Profs. Phelps and Harris, of Andover, and Prof Thayer, of Cambridge, have cottages on the Island of Mount Desert at Bar Harbor. But the list of promi- nent people Yho have cottages there would be too long. There are more than 40 cottages at Bar Harbor alone houses which deserve the name of mansions rather than of cottages, it seems to me-snd at other resorts on the island the number of cottages is constantly increasing, particularly at Southwest Harbor and at Northeast Harbor and I think at Somesville, which IS situated near the center of the island at the head of Somes' Sound, a long, narrow, deep bay, extending five miles into this the largest island on the coast of Maine.
 The tendency of the wealthy summer visitors at Bar Harbor has, of late, been to build cottages rather than patronize the large hotels. Until with in few days the largest hotel, which can accommodate 600 guests, had only 25 to 50. But August is the lively month at Bar Harbor. The place is filling up now. Some of the hotels are full. The most fashionable hotel, the Louisburg, charges from $5.5O to ST g day. It is unnecessary for me to say that we have found different accommo. dations. We have found small, home like and very desirable hotel at as moderate price as we should expect al any hotel at 8 summer resort. We are out of the whirl of society, and are glad to be. but we can enjoy looking at the gayety which society and wealth create, and best of all, can enjoy the cool, clear, air, the rocks. the ocean and island and mountain views, and the absence of flies and mosquitoes.
 ss Your Truly,
 HORACE G. HOADLEY.
 Milltown, N. B., August 12, 1889.