The Republican journal., 1897-08-19
Hoonlight and l'lusic.
Gala Night on the North Shore, Northport

The gala event of the season at Northporr
was the band concert given under the au-
spices ot the following North Shore cottage
ers last Thursday evening-Messrs. J. W.
Dougan of New York. W. E. Rice of Law
renee, Mass, Brooks COTTAGE, DR.. G. P.
Lombard, George w. Burkett, A. A. Howes
and W. A. Clark of Belfast, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
erts of Boston. Mr.. Thomas E. Shea, the we'll
known actor, who is spending the summer
with his family at the Burllett cottage, took
an active part in the affair. The Belfast
Band was engaged to give concert from the
deck of steamer off the shore, and the cot
tages We're profusely decorated with the
handsomest japanese lanterns ever seen
here. Red fire also literally used, and
the reflection upon the white sails of the
yachts which had collected off the shore
produced beautiful effect Many of the
yachts and boats We're handsomely decorat-
ed and illuminated, and conspicuous among
them was MIR. A. III. Gruschners steam
yacht Guinevere. The Northport Hotel and
most of the cottages on the Camp Ground
and South Shore We're also Illuminated in
honor of the occasion.
The program as first arranged was for the
steamer Silver Star to take the Belfast Band
and excursionists to the Camp Ground, where
all except the band would be landed after
which the steamer was to anchor off North
Shore and give concert. The weather was
perfect, the sky was clear, there was light
off-shore wind and the temperature was de-
lightfully cool. AS result of these favor
able conditions tickets for the excursion
were soon sold to the full capacity of the
steamer, and still the demand continued.
The steamer Rockland was then engaged,
and at the hour of leaving the Silver Star
was loaded to her full capacity and the Rock
land took about 120 more. In addition to
these every blackboard in the city and nearly
all the smaller teams, both from the livery
stables and private, We're called into use,
and many young people went on bicycles.
The steamer Gov. Bodwell brought large
party from Rockland, and the Castine all
she was allowed to carry from Searsport,
while nearly every yacht or row boat in the
Bay was off the Northport shore.
The concert by the Band was one of the
best they have ever given; the selections
were as announced i'll The Journal last
week. Owing to the off-shore wind people
who were on the water heard the concert to
much better advantage than those on the
land, but all had the pleasure of listening to
a fine concert given under the most favor
able conditions.
The North Shore cottages were opened to
the friends Of their occupants and large
number entertained. Mr.. Burkett invited
the clerks from his store, who came down
to tea and spent the evening. How the
Rockland party was entertained one of
them, I. P Pierce, Esq, has told through
the columns of the Courier Gazette, from
which we quote as follows:
After d sail of an hour and three quarters
we landed at the campground at w Wesleyan
Grove and took up line of march for the Bur-
kett's cottage on the north shore AS we
passed through the campground the bell in
the tabernacle was ringing for evening pray
ers. We did not heed its invitation to join
in the devotions but kept on, and as a CON
dign punishment l suppose were led into
maze of forest as intricate as that in which
the children of Israel wandered All can
say is, that if chose children found their
forest as rough as ours was they had grit and
grace to eD:iure it forty years A fraction
OF forty minutes was sufficient for the most
of us. We persevered and finding out
wherein we were straying found more ex-
cellent way, and soon arrived at the cottage.
Here we were all cordially received and
entertained most royalty by Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Burkett, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
E. Shea, Miss Josie and Mr.. Willie Burkett.
A word in passing: Many of our citizens
have often enjoyed the hospitality Of these
excellent people and know that they under
stand how to entertain, and some who had
never had occasion to meet them before
were convinced of their ability in this re-
spect.
We found the North Shore indulging in