The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-24
oGUNQUIT.

Ogunquit, Sept. %. Well. the summer
boarder has gone, and our village is get
ting back into tbs same old ruts. There
have been more people here the season
lust ended than ever before, which goes
to show that we are getting to be
very popular summer resort. livery
house has been more than full. Some of
the cottagers are still here. Mrs East
burn, Of Portland is still here with a
house full of company; also Mrs. We'll
mouth, of Philadelphia. The Hoyts Of
ST.. Louis stay until November. They
have the finest residence here. Mr.. Hoyt
is the pioneer in booming this place. He
owns a large amount of land and lot
of fine cottages. Mrs. Stearns, of
Cincinnati has bought lot next to
Mrs. Eastburn S, and will build a fine
residence, TO be ready next season.
Judge Peck, also of Cincinnati, will
build before next season. Mrs. morrill,,
OF Philadelphia, has a handsome new
cottage, which is just completed.
N. T.. M. Jacobs Is now hauling stone
for the foundation Of new hotel to be
4Bx190 feet to be raedy for next season.
MI. 5. j. Perkins is putting in the
foundation for his new house. he IS TO
have about 80 Led rooms. and will Keep
boGrders He has enc OF tina nnes5 To-
cations i'll the place.
Mi. E. L. Weare, of the Cliff House.
is building a handsome private residence
un Bridge street.
Mr.. John w. Jacobs is to build large
boarding house for next season.
MIR. Elmer j.. Littleheld is building
ffnn street..
Mr.. William B. Littlefeld, OF the
Saohem House, is building a cottage OF
fifteen bedrooms. This was his hrst
season in the business, and he had great
success.
MIR. B. A. Maxwell is building a
handsome private residence.
MF. Reuben Dorrell's new house Is
nearing completion.
The fishing business. which, aside
from hotels and boarding houses. is the
business of the place, is very good now.
The fishermen are getting good faIes,
and they bring good prices. But
the summer boarder IS building
up Ogunquit and we are fast changin g
from a struggling little village to bust
ling town, with handsome, well kept
houses good streets and sidewalks and
street lamps. The ssidewalks. and lamps
sse owe TO our improvement Society
which has raised the money and built
than.
The election excitement is over for the
present. This town did n0bly, with a
Republican majority Of 1853, when it is
usually about SO Democratic.
MIR. Oliver S. Maxwell has taken the
contract for grading W. b. Cousins new
house, and has 1t about completed.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Intervale, Sept. %. Mrs. Rosetta
Woouman, formerly of this town, now
of Burnside, South Dakota, Is in town
on a visit among relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Merchant. of Lowell, Mass.
is stopping with her mother, Mrs. Olive
Woodmnn, of this town.
Mrs. S. F. Milliken, Of Boston, IL
visiting at Mrs. Elbridge True's.
The canning factory at this place hat
had u very successful run. The sweet
corn is unusually good this fall.
The new library building is progress
sing finely and will soon be ready tt
move into. 1t is fiue building, and il
is to be hoped all our citizens will take
just pride in promoting the interest Of
the library.
1t is about time for the farmers to be-
gin to ship pressed hay. There Is proba.