The Portland daily press., 1892-08-06
AMONG THE WHITE HILLS.
Mr.. Howells Compliments Portland-our
Friends at the Hotels.
[From our Special Correspondent

lfTom our special Correspondence
NORTH CONWAY, N. H., August o.
Dining day or two since at the same
table as Mr.. William Dean Howells, IN
conversation with the writer, Mr.. How
ellis paid Portland very happy compl-
ment, the truth of which some OF its
citizens do not fully appreciate judging
from its present deserted appearance.
He said: portland must be very
charming city to reside in all the year
round should say with the advantages
of it's beautiful harbor it was summer
resort within itself.'
The interest and enthusiasm in the
coaching parade surpasses that of for
mer~ years. As Bethlehem will omit this
delightful feature this season, an unusu-
ally large number are expected to wit
ness the carnival of the summer which
is to be held in North Conway the Both
of this month. Mr.. Payson Tucker is
having invitations engraved in Portland
which are to be sent to President and
Mrs. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, and all the governors of the
New England states. These invitations
are to be issued officially by Mr.. Payson
Tucker, General M. c. Wentworth, and
Mr.. John Fritz. On account of unavoid.
able social duties Mrs. Payson Tucker
will be unable to act as one of the judges
on coach decorations as previously stated
in the PRESS. The Crawford House will
send it's handsome coach and mountain
wagon to the parade distance OF ovel
| twenty miles.
A Demorest contest was held IN the
Congregational church at North Conway
Tuesday evening A prize of a silver
medal was awarded Mr.. N. Roberts Ma
son, son of Mr.. M. L. Mason, the pro
prietor of the Sunset Pavilion, and Of
Mrs. Ellen Mason, whose name is familiar
as correspondent from places of inter
est in this country and Europe.
Mrs. William Greer, wife of the rector
of Christ's Church, will give five
o'clock tea tomorrow. A number Of dis
tinguished people will be present
Funds are being raised in North Con
way for a new academy. 1t will be
erected on the site of the old skating
rink.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Doten and little
daughter are driving through the noun
tains, and were registered at the Twin
Mountain House, Wednesday.
Mr.. John Anderson, son of General
Anderson of Portland, is guest at the
Crawford House, as are also Ex-Governor
Sprague and wife of Rhode Island, and
W. w. johnson, the compiler and pub
Usher of Johnson's Dictionary.
DIR. F. Fl. Gerrish Of Portland and Pro
fessor Chapman have been registered al
Crawfords and Intervale Houses the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Rines of Portland
Professor R. Richards of Pratt's Insti
tute, Brooklyn, and Professor Julius
Eichberg, of the Boston Conservatory OF
Music, with his wife and daughter, Mrs
A. T. King of Boston, are at the Iro1
Mountain House, Jackson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. N. Whitman, Mr.. William Sabin
and family, Miss Gertrude Kilborn OF
Portland, Mr.. E. n. Littlefie1d, son OF
Ex-Governor Littlefield of Rhode Island,
Nh. James Yeerance, president of the
Fire Alliance Insurance Company of New
York, are guests at Gray's Inn.
Miss Mary NJ. Mead sister of Mrs. Will
liam Howells is at the Intervale House
again.
Mr.. John M. Frances, proprietor of the
Troy Times, Mr.. S. P. Mandell, president
of the Boston Transcript Company with
with his wife, Mrs. M. A. Gunther and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Havermere of New
York are at Wentworth Hall.
Mr. D. S. Winter and wife, Mr.. E. L.
r. Hunt and wife are registered at the
Kearsarge House.
Capt. G. B. Haycock, U. S. n, and
family are at the Sunset Pavilion. Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. Barnes of Portland will
pass the month of August at the Sunset.
Miss Alice Milliken is at the Glen
House where she will pass two weeks as
the guest of her uncle.
Miss Georgietta Milliken with Miss
Rich of Boston accomplished the re-
markable feat of walking from the Sum-
NIT House on Mt. Washington to the
Glen House, distance Of over eight
miles.
Mr.. John Carr oil drove from Portland
to the mountains the first of the week
where he will pass few weeks with his
mother and sister at their cottage at In
tervale.