The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-05-05
Northport Camp Ground and Vicinity

The Camp Ground Association at North
port have decided to run the hotel them
selves the coming season. Mr.. M. G. Hill
will have charge of the office, while Mr..
Kidder will look after the buying and out
side work.
Northport parties began Tuesday cutting
away trees and pulling out the rocks prepar-
atory to building the highway through the
Wharf premises, connecting the South
Shore road with the Camp Ground. The
work will be put through speedily, and the
long-sought connection, making straight
and almost level highway for the public
travel be fact accomplished. The work is
under the direction of Mr.. Knight, one OF
Northport's board of selectmen At its last
annual meeting the town voted the sum OF
$500 for the purpose.
Nowhere along our beautiful bay has there
been such improvement as on what is known
as the North Shore, Northport. The pioneer
building here was the well known Pote cot
tage. made conspicuous by a red roof when
painted roofs We're less common than now.
propriate name of Buena Vista (fine view
stood solitary and alone. Then-we are not
sure as to the chronological order-Mr. IL.
j. Woods built a neat little cottage in the
shadow of the adjoining grove and ehristen-
ed it Idlewld; Mr.. H. E. Mcdonald built
south of the Pote cottage, and still farther
south was erected DR.. Lombard's slightly
summer home, known as Brentwood. ON the
farther side of a ravine on d natura! emil
hence that looks as if terraced for the pur-
pose Mr.. Strickland, of Bangor. built a fine
cottage with mansard slated roof the most
expensive structure of the kind then in
Northport. In recent years Mr.. W. {. Craw-
ford built upon the brink of the hill, high
above the rocky shore, a most attractive
little cottage. and last season Boston gen
tleman built Just south of the Strick-
land cottage a spacious and elegant summer
home, while above him on the hillside is
the How cottage, built at an earlier date,
and occupied for many seasons by the we'll
known How family of Boston. These cot
tages are all within the limits of the North
Shore. Several have changed hands. HaZ-
elhank the Strickland cottage, is now own
ed by Mr.. A. A. Howes, and it is whispered
that many Improvements will be made there
this season. Brentwood continues to be the
summer home of DIR. &. p. Lombard and
family. The Mcdonald cottage has been
owned for some Years by Dr.. j Ct. Brooks
Who chrstenel it ''Zeta and who has made
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\ year or two ago he bought a narrow strip
OF land beside the cottage, With the field eN-
tending from the rear of the Pott lot to tie
main road. This has been cultivated and
improved, a Young growth trimmed out that
in time will make a beautiful grove and
leading to tie cottages. Stone drains have
been laid to carry oil the water from a
swalnpy place, thus adding to the heaithtUI-
ness Of tine surroundings. But the greatest
improvement of all has been in the old Pote
cottage. AT er occupying it as a tenant for
several seasons Col. W. II. Fogier bought
the place, and improved it almost beyond
recognition. Having moved to Rocllland he
had no further llSe, for the property and last
season sold it to Mrs. j. W. Dougan of New
York, and last fall extensive changes and
improvements We're begun. The old stable,
a most unsightly structure, was torn down
and replaced by neat building shingetl
elapboarde and painted, equal in appear
ance to the average cottage. y large two
story extension was built upon the old cot
tage. with tower i'll the southwest corner
extending above the roof This tower forms
a part of the rooms in the iir>t and second
stories, and of one room in the attic
y yeranda twelve feet wide extends along
the front and east side with an olna-
mental railing, and there j, a similar railing
along the vtran@a roof. which IS accessible
from The second story windows. On the
east SIDE glass doors open upon d gallery
erected on this roof. Tie west side : hrtI1-
en hY a dormer window, and the finish ol
the exterior is highiy ornamental and in cN-
cellelt taste. Tile body of the building is
painted light Yelow, with chocolate trim
lning> relieved with white. The general EFF
feet is that If a Swiss cottage or c}ta{Dt and
for beauty. comfort and convenience Mrs
y
thing in this vicinity. The bulding itself
would do credit to Bar Harhor. The work
has been done by Mr.. j. &. Pottle. whose
skill and taste are we'll known, and he is
certainly entitled to much credit The cot
| tage is not quite completed, and when ready
for occupancy will he even more attractive
than now. Awnings have been made fol
every window, there will be window gar
dens, and boxes containing lowering plants
will extend entirely around the veranda
Then, when equipped with handsome ham
Knocks and easy chairs the spacious veranda
will be an ideal resting place. \ driveway
will be built around the cottage and changes
made in the grounds that will add to the at
fractions of the place. The other North
Shore jewellers rejoice in these improve
ments, and will extend a hearty welcome to
Mrs. Douga and her friends
The Belrast Canning Factory.
Active operations We're begun Tuesday