Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-29
Goodwin island. Rome. Summer Resort

The beautiful little island known in Rome
Is the .-Good~in Island" and by visitors to
the island as Camp Good ia, is fast be
coming quite an important summer resort
The number Of visitors this season exceeds
that of any previous year.
This island is situated IN the town OF
Rome, in the northwestern part Of the lak'
known as Great pond, and within a short
distance of the mainland. Ii is but pleas
ant walk or short ride from the stage road
and po.tof!ice to the shore of the lake,
" here boats are in readiness to take visitors
to the island. IL was purchased few year
ago by Mr.. Prince W. Sanders OF New
Suaron. and his son law, Mr.. Geo. +.
Joyce of Dedhsm, Mass.
They have erected an icehouse, cook
house, a dining hal house USED as pub
lie sitting room, with ample provision for
fire in case of cool weather, and a goodly
number of cottages. As the cottages has,
been found INSULT lent To accommodate the
visitors this season several tents have beer
erected.
The many trees which adorn the islana
afforn an excellent protection from the heat
OF the sun, and hammocks are stretched il
the pine tree shade near the waters edge
where the cooling breeze can be greatly en-
joyed.
The lake affords good opportunity foi
fishing and boating, and some of thu
Young lads of the company are especially
interested in try ing their skill al thes'
sports in the vicinity of the island.
Mr.. Joyce is a graduate of Harvard Col
lege and principal of the high school
Deabam, Mass. He and his family gener'
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cation at tins island. He has by his integ
rty and cordial manners won the esteem o.
the people in the neighborhood of his island
home, and they are Away glad to greet hin'
at his annual return. He is much inter
ested in looking after the welfare OF his
friends and guests and in providing them
with the various lnxuries of the season
from the surrounding country
Mr. Sanders, who with his family spends
a portion of his time during the summer
months at the island, keeps good lookout
for opportunities to improve the conven-
iencies of his friends by providing boats
wharves, etc., while Mrs. Sanders and Mrs.
joyce are prompt al overseeing the inter
ests of the culinary department.
Amonl the number who have visited the
island from Massachusetts this summer art
the following
From Salem, Messrs. Harlow ard
Fischer; from Matte, Mrs. Ella NJ. Wills n
and two children; from Dorchester, Mil
Elmira +. Swan; from Charlestown, the
Misses Helen and Annie Tufts, the latter
of rhom is a student of Harvard Annex
from Merrimac, a Mrs. Cummings al d
four sons, the eldest of whom, youns
man % years of age, is graduate OF lIar-
ward college and teacher IN the Hill
school at Pottstown, Pa. He is soon to en-
ter the Harvard law school. From Ded-
ham. the Misses Adeline and Edith Joyce,
sisters of Geo f. Joyce, and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. X. Brown. Mrs. Brown is contraito
singer at DR.. McKenze's church in Cam
bridge From Brookline, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. r. Power, Mr.. J. Gardner Curtis and
three daughters and nurse; MIR. and Mrs
Geo Z. Haskell and two nurse: the Misses
Grace and Annie Edwards, daughters of
Hor. Jacob Edwards, proprietor of the Ed
wards Mills at Augusta, Me-; the two
Misses Hamln, nieces of the late Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin and sisters of Hon.
Charles Hamlin of Boston, who now holds
an office in the United States treasury de-
partment at Washington.
There have also been visitors from West
Roxbury. Newton, Boston, Providence, X.
l., and New Hampshire, among which are
Miss Gertrude Sanders, sister of Mrs.
Joyce. and four teachers of public schools
in Boston. and Mrs. III. o. Aiken Of
Amherst, n. H., a teacher in the Hill school
in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joyce started few days
ago for the Worlds Fair. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanders will take charge of the affairs at
the island during the remainder of the stay
of visitors there which will be about one
week