The Portland daily press., 1896-04-28
JUST PICKED Up.
Odd Items Caught in Forest City
Whirl.
OF MORE OR LESS INTEREST TO
PRESS READERS.

SsNS AaSa~S 10 come TO Naine-k1oN
Much vermonter Thought of Tom
Keed-Memories of the Old Boston Mu-
scum Stock Company. etc.
Although the chilling winds of the past
few days are hardly suggestive of balmy
summer days, still the season OF noun
tain, lake and seashore is nevertheless ap'
preaching and almost before we know ie,
tine ush of summer guests will he upon
us. In the distant west the hot weather
they have had has already made them
begin to plan for their outing amid the
bracing and cooling breezes Of the Maine
coast.
Last Saturdays Chicago Record says
every one at the Art institute is talking
about the five weeks sketohing tour in
Maine which will be the summer outing
of a large number of pupils and several
teachers Although the special train
which will take the 1870 lucky tourists to
Portland does not leave till June "a,
every girl who is to be of the party has
mapped out enough sightseeing to keep
a professional traveller busy for six
months.
Secretary II. N. Carpenter will be the
good angel and manager of the party,
and tie instructor Of drawing and paint
ing, who will give practice lessons with
nature as her illustration, will be Miss
Caroline D. Wade. Miss Alice P. Brooks
and Frederick j. V. Skiff will be Mr..
Carpenters assistants.
This journey, which has been made
every summer during the last 10 years,
comprises a trip through the principals
cenic places of interest along the St Law
renee and in the White Mountains.
The final eastern destination will be
Cushing's island in Casco bay, which
comprises 800 acres and is about two
and one-half miles from the city of Port
land Among the localities visited will
be Niagara Falls, the Thousand Islands
and the rapids of the st. Lawrence.
Cushing's island where the tourists
will remain two or three weeks, is very
picturesque bit of land, singularly fitted
for sketching ground. The eastern end
of the island rises, abrubt and rugged,
to a height of about $50 feet. From the
hill tops views may be had of the ocean.
islands, harbor, mainland and city, with
the White Mountains filling the western
horizon. The place js easy of access to
the great popular resorts of the east, and
Boston and New York are only few
hours distant.
The party will return July 26, though
it is customary for number to remain
for week OF two longer. "just TO get
used to the idea of living"
"pli bet you ten Mckinley is nomi-
mated at St. Louis" said a prominent
Vermont business man in EPortland
restaurant yesterday.
'I'll go you," pointly replied a we'll
known merchant.
''I'll bet you another ten he's elected, I"
said the first speaker
Done" replied his companion
And the money was quickly placed in
Stockholders hands.
Now don't think Pm not a Reed man
said the man who proposed the bet. l
am; Gear to the back BONE pusgiye
L
mean what say. That's what we think
of Reed in Vermont.
"I've been to the theatre to soc the
Old Homestead" said Portland man
to a PRESS reporter yesterday.
Isn't that rather unusual for you?o
asked the scribe.
Yes, l should say so, and you can't
guess why 1 went. Well, I'll tell You:
1t was to see George Wilson. My young
or days were spent in Boston when the
old Boston Museum stock company was
at the zenith of it's career, and T. like a
great many other people, almost lived at
the Museum, as far as amusements went.
in those days. used to feel that had
sort of proprietary right in the mem
bers of that company. Why If ever I
struck the Boston Museum company on
the road away from home, thought it
almost as much my duty to go and see
them as to go to church. Why l would
walk miles anytime in those days to see
any of them. There was dear old Mrs.
Vincent, Warren, Redmond, Annie
Clark, Wilson andZthe rest. What memo
ries of happy days their names call up.
That's why went to the Old Home
stead. Wilson was in the cast, see?
Portland people who are lovers of 'tall
the popular songs of the day" and they
are legion (both songs and people), will
be interested to know that the publishing
mouse on tie Bowery, known as Hard
ings'. which has given to the world the
great majority of these popular ballads
Will soon exist no more, as it has been
decided to cloae out the business.
Half dozen years before the war, Ed
ward Harding, Frank Harding's uncle,