Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-27
FLORIDA EAST COAST
And the Beautiful Resorts of
the FIag|er System.
0rmond, Daytona, Eden, RockIedge,
Palm Beach and jacksonville.
The End Of Trip Whose Memories Will Ever
be Cherished

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efsssaissi sss;EtlAFS st. Augustine on its way
t--- ------ South along the cast
g. = Florida coast. We could
SSETl5rr-ra1z * easily think hat We were
5%EiI2 -s5N-l-oDjoying one OF tho per
:iz1 - feet June days of New
England summer. The trip to Daytona
was soon made and here We found large
concourse of people, and an extensive
though somewhat varicgated collection OF
teams, awaiting to give us hearty
Southern welcome, and show us the
beauties of their town. We were sur
prised at the very large number of hi
cyclists, of both sexes, in the waiting
crowd There are probably more riders OF
the silent steed'' in Daytona than in any
other place in the state of Florida, the
smooth hard shell roads and the
level character of the country afford
ing special facilities for this form of
recreation. Daytona is notable largely
as the favorite winter resort of people OF
moderate means. 1t has not, it is true.
the palatial hotels, and residences, to be
found in many other Florida towns; but
1t has what Is quite as satisfactory-a
large number Of beautiful little homes
and social atmosphere delightfully."- free
from atfcctation or snobbery The aristo-
GRAFT OF mushroom growth and pretension
would perhaps find this an uLconguuial
atmosphere; but genuine people of true
worth, and an inheritance of good com
mon sense, who have no desire to pose for
what they are not, and are content to live
their lives in their own natural way
without vain assumptions, or shallow
ostcntations find here, in generous
measure, the conditions essential to true
enjoyment. How little the petty vanities
of life count with 'tmen of thought and
men of action. How quick the world
detects the false ring in any man or
woman. There are various kinds of pride
-commendable and otherwise; but pride
of birth, or wealth, or egotism. makes a
very poor working capital in this world
and there is no reason to believe that it
has any currency in the next. There are
men in most every community who per-
sistently underestimate both the attain
ments and the intelligence of those
around them, and are forever wondering
at their own appropriately. The modern
world, it is true, is putting up its wisdom
in condensed form, but no one Uranium Is
large enough to contain any considerable
portion of it, There is lots of veneer to
&c found at most any fashionable resort
and much of it is transparent enough to
show the shoddy it strives to hide. There
are none of this class of people at Day
tona. Its Inhabitants are not Of the class
who combine great wealth, intellectual or
moral bankruptcy, and herein lies its
greatest charm. The town is situated
upon the west bank of the Halifax river.
and combines beautiful water front
with magnificent drives.
From Daytona we return to Ormond
where we remain over Sunday We stop
here at the famous Hotel Ormond one of
the finest houses in Florida, located on Il
narrow peninsula between the Halifax
river and the ocean The portion Of the
town located upon this beautifully
picturesque strip of land is known as
Ormond by the Sea A bridge about a
mile in length connects this peninsula
with the mainland and the village.
The stay here was one of the pleasantest
features of the whole trip. The Ormond
under the efficient management Of MesSrs
Anderson < Price leaves nothing undone
that will contribute In any way TO the
comfort or pleasure Of its guests Mr.
Anderson Is /, sou of Gen. S. j. Anderson
of Portland, and considerable portion OF
the help employed about the place comes
from the good Old Pine Tree State
which is the best possible assurance that
the service throughout i, first class.
General Anderson, himself, is spending
the winter with his son at the Ornord
and we enjoyed very pleasant chat with
him. He appears TO be in the best health
and gives evidence shat he has lost little,
if any, of the physical and intellectual
yigor, that made him one Of the very
ablest leaders during his membership CT
the Maine House of Representatives, that
the Democratic party of this state ever
had in that body.
The great glory Of Ormond is its mag
niticent beach, whose light yellow sands
stretch away behind the horizon Oh either
hand The heavy pounding upon this
beach has so hardened 1t that it makes an
almost ideal road way for carriages and
bicycles Many beautiful shells are
thrown up along this beach and, even
among the most staid members Of our
Marty a mania for collecting them rap
idly developed itself We should not
dare venture an estimate of the total
weight of these souvenirs that we carried
away from Ormond on our special trail ;
Int this much we can youch for, there
vert plenty left On week days the beach
who find it's waters in midwintor warmer
than the waves that beat upon our own
rugged seaboard-evcn upon the warm
sands of Old Orchard-in midsummer.
Through the kindness of Manager
Anderson of the Ormond, we were to en-
ioy one of the delightful drives for which
Ormond is so justly famous including a
spin of number of miles along its mag
nificent beach, 1t was Sunday forenoon,
and no bathers were in evidence. Perhaps
this had something to do with the pres
ence of immense fiocks Of wild ducks in
sthe ocean just beyond the line of breakers,
floating lazily and temptingly within
easy gun shot range, as II the wiles of the
snortsman were wholly unknown to
them. Our driver whom we found hailed
from Oxford county, Maine, told US that
40 GOOD duck hunting could be enjoyed
within easy distance of the Ormond as
eonId be found anywhere, ard with the
r;sihle evidences of the fact before us, we
had no disposition to challenge the state
ment.
The long bridge at Ormond is favorita
r,sort for fishermen. and on the afternoon
onr arrival we saw beautiful string