The Portland daily press., 1894-07-10
BAR HARBoR SEASON.
The Guests Have Begun to Arrive.-Hotels
Filling up.-Lord and Lady Randolph
Churchill in Maine for the Season.

Bar Harbor, Me-, July o. A steady
stream of summer people aas poured
into town, and the cottages are full and
the hotels are looking livelier, especially
since the Fourth. The proprietors pre-
dict good season, far better than they
expected in the spring. The applica-
tions for rooms have come in very fast
for the past few weeks, and August will
see many of the houses crowded.
The first social event of any Importance
was sailing party and dinner given
aboard Of the big yacht Sultana, which
has been in the harbor for about two
weeks. This palatial yacht is used by
Mr.. John A. Drexel of PHILADELPHIA this
season, and rumor has it that he has
bought her. At any rate she is his for
the summer, and he will probably enter
tain on board of her.
The Towards of Chicago were eagerly
welcomed. 1t has been several years
since they occupied their famous cot
tage, Mossely Hall, and they have been
much missed. Mount Desert has for
years been favorite resort for college
professors, and the southwestern corner
of the island has been their location.
Between Northeast Harbor and Seal Har-
Dor is the summer home of President
Elliot of Harvard and the master of the
we'll known. Hopkinson School.
At Asticon may be found Prof. BI
Wheeler of Cornell, and at Seal Harbor
are Profs. Everett, Lyon and Joy of Har-
ward. Prof.J. b. Thayer is also one of
the Oldest cottagers hele, and Prof.
James Wheeler OF the University of Ver-
mont and Prof. Duncan of Hopkins are
frequent visitors here. Here also are
Prot. H. A. Rowland of Hopkins and
Prof. Richards of Dartmouth Prof.
Clarkaaof Williams has bought the Look
out Ledge, adjoining Prof. Eliot's home.
These resorts are very quiet and like
what Bar Harbor was twenty years ago.
The scenery is delightful, and there is
the repose SO much desired by this class
of men. Then again, it is only couple
of hours drive to Bar Harbor, and those
who desire to partake of social life have
only to drive over there to do so.
MIR. Gardiner Sherman of New York,
who is a prime mover in all the under
takings of the Village Improvement
Society, has come, and is comfortably
domiciled in his summer home. Mr..
Sherman is the secretary of the society
and is hard worker, and his arrival
means the commencement of the work of
Mr.. A. C. Barney and family Of Wash
ington came the first of the week. The
first dinner and dance of the season at
Kebo occurred on the evening of the
Fourth. 1t was largely attended and
was very successful. They will occur
regularly every Wednesday and Satur-
day evening.
Green Mountain, the highest peak on
the island, is attracting much attention
this summer, and many are the driving
parties that are arranged to go to its
summit.
A new post Office is one Of the features
that oreets the cottager on his arrival
this year. 1t is a great improvement
over the old one. The office has been
raised from a third class to second
class one. The new Office is on the same
street as the old one, but is in hand
some new building. with ample accom-
mediation for he public and facilities fo-
the distribution of mails. The early
morning boat brought Lord and Lady
Randolph Churchill, with retinue Of
servants and physician, to the Malvern.
II pleased they will remain through the
season.