Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-06
BAR HARBOR FOLKS.
The Washington People Who Are
Spending the Summer There.
spondence Of The Evening Star

Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
BAR HARBOR, Me, August 4, 1884,.
If Newport is the summer resort for New
York, Boston and Philadelphia, Bar Harbor
is no less for Washington. There Is no
other single city, with the exception Of New
York, that is SO well represented. goodly
share. perhaps one-eghth, of the cottages
here are occupied by Washington people
while in the hotels they are met at every
turn.
Among the guests here from Washington
ere Chief Justice Fuller and Miss Fuller
Vice President Stevenscn's family, Admiral
and Mrs. Upshur. Gen. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Schofield. Gen. and Mrs. J. ]. Dana, Mrs.
NJ. l. Strout, Mr.. ard Mrs. Robert Hinckley
Mrs. w. Worthington Davis and Miss
Davis Mr.. and Mrs. John Cough, Mr..
Frank =. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Steele, jr., nd Miss Helen Steele, Mrs. NJ.
l.. Acosta and Miss Acosta, Capt. L. II.
Bliss, MIR. james Hoy, Miss l.. FL. Hoy.
Miss NJ. l.. Hoy. NJ William Amsbory, Mr..
A Macdonald. and Mrs 5. W. Selfridge.
Mrs. George DeerinS, Miss Kate Deering
and Master Deerins have been here for
three weeks. Miss Deering is renewing her
telleship trumphs of last year.
The jackson family, who have spent SO
many seasons at Northeast Harbor, are
there again this year.
Mrs. A. Il. Stevenson, Miss Mary Steven
son anu MISS 1Eetllla SteNelSDA nave pSeu
living in cottage at Sorrento for the past
two weeks.
Mrs Andrew NJ. Moore of Washington
has come here for the season, after visit
to the quarries at Jonesport.
"Rockburne" cottage. at Woodbury. Park.
is occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ID.
Addison of Washington.
''kittredge Cottage, on Mount Desert
street is occupied by Mrs. Ashe OF Wash
ington.
"Ran-y-Rryn" on the Highbrook road is
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clifford
Barney ana Bliss Barney of Washington.
Gen. s. V. Benet and family of Washing
ton have cottage at sorrento.
Eddy House." on Eden street, Is ten
anted by Maj. George Montague Wheeler,
L. S. a.. and Mrs. Wheeler.
Guys Cliff on Eden street. is occupied
by Mr. John l.. Mclean and family.
"Stanwood," on the Highbrook road, is
occupied by MI Charles A. Mum and fam
strawberry Hill' is occupied by Mrs.
]. Frederick May. Mr.. Frederick May and
Mrs. C. X Wright and sons, all of Wash
ington.
occupied by DR.. Mackaye Smith and fam
"Girard Cottage" at Sorrento. is occu-
pied by Mrs. c. b. Smith and Miss Gurley
of Washington.
Capt. Robert Catln, L. s. A: Mrs. Cat
lin and the Misses Catlin of Washington,
and Miss Cornelia Prince of New York are
canoe Lodge, on lne bay
Van Doren Cottage at Halls Cove, is
occupied by DIR. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax
Whiting
"Belrespiro," at Sullivan harbor, is oc-
cupied by Mrs Columbus ODonnell, Mr.
oliver O'Donnell of Baltimore and by Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hinckley of Washington.
Miss Payson of Washington is at one of
the Baltimore cottages. and Mrs. Maury
and daughters are at another.
The first hop al the 81. Sauver Hotel took
place last Tuesday night. The large music
room was filled with dancers, who included
many people from other hotels and from the
cottages. Among those present were a
great many southerners, including Mrs.
William Allen, daughter OF Gen. A. r.
Anderson Of Virginia; Admiral upshur. the
Misses Harris of Virginia, the Misses Steele
of Washington, Mrs. Dunlap Of Virginia
and Miss O'Donnell of Baltimore
What was probably the largest dance of
the season took place at the kebo Valley
Club house last Saturday night. The large
building was crowded with handsome wo-
men, dressed in beautiful gowns. and by
an exceptionally large number of dancing
men. Many Washington people were pres
ent.
Bar Harbor IS IN the midst of an almost
cea seless round of saiety. The season is not
yet at its height, and there is plenty of
room in the hotels still, but there are
enough people here to show what may be
e> pected soUn. This Is undoubtedly to be
the gayest year in Gar Harbor's existence.
The arhusements here are nearly all arti-
| fetal Inefe IS no Dathlfie, tne ICY waters
| from the north rendering it impossible
Driving, boating ana fishing are all well
ratronlzed, bat more because OF the pleas
ant social intercourse they bring than for
their own sake.
There are some annoyances here that
should e remedie,l. One lies in the streets
of the town. Nearly all of them end! Soon
| er or later, in a Sater ay, where Il big sign
declares that they become private and must
not be profane1 10y alien feet. Often a De-
6estrian has to retracc his steps for half
mile to get oEt of one of these cul-de-sacs.
| In such n case, he Is liable to give the re-
| ccrding angel some work to do
Fer & whole mile. along the principal part
of the principal street Of the town. there is
not "a single public path or street opening
! to the east, and giving access to the beach
path. few hundred yards away There
are half dozen private roads. however
The selectmen have tried again ard again
to open roads, but the se,fst->ss OF the
property owners always prevents.