The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-12
AT THE ISLANDS.
People Gathering in Good plumbers at
These Resorts.


These Resorts.
The weather of the week has been of a
nature to induce travel to the islands
and large numbers of people have been
on Peaks every day during the week. The
Peaks Island house, with it's annex, the
Coonado, has large number of guests
and new arrivals are received daily.
The following parties registered on Sat
urday: Geo. W. Fogg and wife, Boston;
and wife, Boston; N. B. Dixon and
wife, Rochester, N. H.; g. A.Cowen and
wife, Boston; Mrs. Mary A. Woods, Pas
sumsic. VT. Addison Frye and wife, Miss
Hernandez, Orange, N. j.; F. A. Walk.
or, Brooklyn; George T. Edwards and
wife, Portland; DR.. J. P. McGowan,
New York; Dr.J E. Hartshorn, ST. Johns.
bury.
Mrs. Robinson from Missouri and Mrs.
Ward of Deering are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Bracket, at Greenwood
Garden.
cradle ability has located near Greenwood
Garden and is engaged in painting local
scenes on the various kinds of shells
which he has picked up for that pur-
pose.
The members of Camp Edgewood enter
tanned Mr.. Breson, the chief machinist of
the battleship Massachusetts, at their
cottage last Monday The members of the
club formed pleasant acquaintance
with Mr.. Breson upon the occasionRof
their visit to the battleship and this in
formal reception was rendered to him as
a pleasant return for the many courtesies
extended them upon their visit.
A very pleasant whist party was given
by the Messrs. Sterling at the Oceanic
house on Thursday evening. The party
was made up of the cottagers at IRE
fethens' and Evergreen and an enjoyable
evening was spent. The members of
the Shell club were also present as
guests of the Sterling boys.
CHI. Alexander, wife and son Of Mont
real, arrived at the Oceanic house Friday
for the season.
OF the many boating and fishing en-
thusiasts on the island none have great
er interest in the sport than Ex-Governor
Fisk at Trefethens landing. The COVER
nor makes frequent trips in quest of the
scaly beauties and is successful fish
erman.
The interest in the plays at the Pavilion
theatre is on the increase and the atten-
dance has been large all of the week.
The plays during the present and COM
ing month to be given are as follows:
Jovita, Moths, Niobe and Live Wires.
The latter is comedy drama with cleo
trical effects and is something never seen
before in this section.
Waltz, the professional and fancy skater
of world renowned fame, is to be the at
traction at Forest City rink this week.
A pipe has been laid connecting with
the spring near the Forest City rink and
has been extended to the lot in front of
Pines bowling alley where drinking
fountain is to be located. This is need
ed addition to the accommodations of the
island and will be greatly appreciated
by the travelling public.
The arrivals at the Avenue House the
last few days were as follows: Thomas
Bailey and wifs, Camp Point, ILL.,; Miss
Walker, Clinton, Mass. c. j. johnson,
st. Paul, Mimi; Miss Brown. Elizabeth
H. Houston, Miss Helen H. Faunce, Miss
H. II. freeman, Master Ned Freeman,
Geo. E. Mckay, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs.
Tough, Miss Tough, Flossie and Nellie
Tough, Montreal; Walter Thompson,
Mitchell, Ont; H. W. Thompson, Start
ford, Ont; H. McNiece, Montreal.
The arrivals at the Union house were
as follows: Mrs. T. M. Baker. Mrs. R.
G Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Routh,
Miss Routh, Montreal; Miss S. E. Warn.
lerbeck, G. F. Slight, Cheslea, Mass. G..
f. Babrush, E. J. Babrush, Boston
Paul A. Babrush, Milton; W. A. DUDE
and wife, J. W. Farrell andswife, Mrs.
J. Munday, Island Pond.
1t was the pleasure of the writer to
meet with ex-Lieut. Gov. John f. Fisk
of Covington, KY, yesterday at his sum-
mer boarding place, the Oceanic house,
Peaks island. Mr.. Fisk is a man of
about rs years of age, and is as active in
body as he is in mind, and is indeed a
bright conversationalist. Mr.. Fisk has
been member of the Senate of his state
and in 1869 was it's lieutenant governor.
The governor has for 20 years now enjoyed
an outing on the island every year, and goes
hack To tho pa0p1a of the So11th with no
newed endorsements of Maine as pleas
ure and health giving resort. Gov. Fisk
said he had previously spent his summer
outings at some of the western resorts,
..ut in 1874 made trip to the coast of
Maine and became convinced of the nat
ural beauties and resources of this locali-
ty, and learned from others of the health
giving qualities of the climate and from
that year until the present he has been a