The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-03
AT KENNERuNKPoRT.
Life at This Fine Old Watering Place.
A Bashful Hero = Excursions and
Other Sports,

Moving incidents by field and flood,
thicken as August begins. The daily
increasing arrivals are greeted by ELUSIVE
demonstrations on the part of those already
at Kennebunkport. as one and another
habitue Of this divine spot Is discovered. The
natrons gather mornings In groups to COM
pare notes as to changes, pleasant or other
wise, In their last years room, only to break
up for drives, walks or to join the jelly
parge-party for the beach as the smiling
walter appears to announce that Cleopatran
conveyance and "the bells keeps up its
clatter" until with blasts from an asthmatic
hsh-horn the barge rattles away, writes
Cora S. Wheeler, in the Boston Transcript.
Nothing more delightful has been planned
this year than the visit of two large buck
board loads to Mousam Falls the other day.
I'm glad | do not have to pronounce that
name for you, since whichever way call II,
l am promptly corrected so that think of
abiding to that rare wild, dream.inspirng
series of cascades as them falls" shall
then at least be sure that deserve :orrec-
ti0n. Colonel Spooner, to whom we owe
much that is pleasant. arranged it, Both
buckboards are marvels of cushioned ease,
and one had an ingenious arrangement of a
wicker umbrella-holder and another for
wraps. so that sudden showers might be pro-
! vided for without personal responsibility.
| But Colonel Spooner must have had tin
| from the clerk of the weather. such radiant
sun shone while that flutteriDg breath from
the water was abroad that bids defiance to
heat. 1t was keen delight to those of us
who know the quaint attractions of Kenne
bunk town to hear, as we rode through it,
the appreciative EXPLANATIONS of those new
to its beauties. Its stately old residences
rendolent of substantial forefathers. Its elms
planted at the time of the Declaration of In
dependence. Its singular freak of regard for
| inanimate things, which has built barn
| about one stately tree; and the interest in
| the old B0utelle homestead on its upland
slOping lawn. What generations of childish
feet have raced up to its wide entrance,
away from the street, built when domestic
reticence and dignity were essential and sum-
mer paragraphing of personalities unknowni
The birthplace of Hugh Mccullough, Sr.,
twice secretary Of the treasury, and that of
the unfortunate Ida Bourne, who persisted
on Mt. Washington. We viewed with bit
Of chill the shattered fence where Mrs. j.
Q. White and Miss Achorn of Providence
were dashed about by their frightened horses
last week. The carriage was shattered, but
the ladies bravely saved their breath and
strength and were rewarded for not scream
ing with their lives and members uninjured
Mr.. Gr0sbeck of New York and her young
| son arrived on the scene in season to bring
the ladies home In their cart. Everything is
adjacent to" this house. but really it is an
unsual summer privilege to have next door
| to 1.-THE boat builders" Office and under our
| caves Tabernacle which serves as play
house and centre Of political rallies all the
week and serves up red.h t dtatribes of no
mean eloquence on Sundays against play-go-
Ing and card: playing, from baccarat to bum
blepuppy.- The sermons attract the most
| listeners, confess, and the reverend clergy
man, who fills the Congregational pulpit,
wins our entire respect if he does not con-
| vert the irrepressible eight who, even as l
write, are Willing away the morning hours
| In the pleasant office with 1.-THE beguiling
pasteboards," to quote from Sundays SER
mon. One of the features of each evening
Is the Children's Reel, which gives them at
an early hour one merry dance before they
yield the floor. All agree that the mite men
and maids that we have among US are excep-
tionally we'll bred and attractive. There is
not among them. thus far, one enfant ter
pie as we'll as among themselves is some
thing to restore ones confidence In the train
Ing of the American mother, of which we
have also the most charming group. Who
generation? Table after table in the din
ing-room Is nearly or quite filled with one
family party. am so weary OF the perpet-
ual touch OF opprobrium with which people
speak of 'Westerners" is. the inele-
CANT summer noun, personal used-that l
wish to say that this summer as well as last,
we have with us a large family of Western
people, last year from Chicago, this year
from Cleveland. who especially attract every
me are typical of my Western and Southern
friends, and which those who only
shoot through their own vast land never
meet In the West any more than the Western
Esvelsr meets IS the cultivated people Of
cities or swooping through the farming
country like dragon fly. Some of their
spoken and written comments are as unjust
and as ignorantly malignant as though the
dragon fly should write of his travels with
his sting III he owns one) This afternoon
the swift incoming tide bore all manner of
gray burdens up to the various landgings
which the River Club has thoroughly placed
whose care and protection they are left.
very enjoyable trip was made lately to
the Appled0re, Isle of Shoals, Kittery Point
and the beautiful new Albracca at York
HHarbor, by party Of five from Parker's.
They left one morning and returned the
next noon. We are now planning charter
ing Pullman car for the coaching parade at
North Conway, and having drag and horses
ready for us to join the spectacle, 1t is but
days outing. The day carnival OF boats
will occur Aug. IL, at 3 p. m. Aug. IA will be
the boys sports on the beach, Aug. 16 mems
four Dared boat race, lady coxswain; Aug.
Is, ladies' four-oar. and so on: Mr.. Prosper
Senal receives the entries. The entertain
ments of the past ten days have been
mock trial at Grove Hill House, Kennebunk
Beach. w. +. Paul was the sheriff and +.
w. Adams was attorney for the plaintiff,
both from Boston. A clambake was given
Wednesday evening to forty invited guests
by Mr.. Abbott Graves, our Boston artist
Boats lighted by Japanese lanterns conveyed
the party to Goochs Beach. Well known
names among them were Lieut.. Com. Walk
er, u: s. NJ Col Col $; A. Drake, W E Blunt
and Miss Bertha Ware, of Boston are again
at the Ocean Bluff, also Mr.. Bertram Lord,
Mr.. +. ID. French, Mr., W. II. Sands and
Miss Sands OF Commonwealth avenue, THE
Castle" has been let for the season to Mr.. f.
A. Dwight, millionaire from Brooklyn.
There are to be races Friday at the new driv-
ing park, and last evening a crowded house
at the Arundel Casino greeted the
I Tufts o College Glee Club The river
much for us this side of the bridge; and
could not find single maid or matron to
attend, for which l was sorry as I dearly
love college song, and the Tufts men gave
two gentlemen who attended from here re-
ported. Boston knows them well. Satur-
day evening the Parker House gives its first
grand hop with the Ideal Orchestra, as
sisted by our own.
l heard a story the other day which, is good
enough to tell. A boat or canoe upset with
two men In it. who naturally went out Of it
promptly. Not less prompt was young
man who witnessed the overturn and fled
across the sand to the waters edge, tearing
off his garments as he ran, with but one idea.
to save the men. He had them out before
boat could possibly have reached them, al
though these were on hand to do their part.
The brief excitement having brought out a
crowd to the watsr's verge, the hero of the