The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-12

Among the arrivals at Trefethep's
landing Saturday were E. Gardiner of
Detroit and Mr.. McLaurens of the same
place.
Mr.. Mongenaris and family were among
the Saturday arrivals at the Dirigo house,
Long island.
Saturday was the best day yet for the
arrival of summer visitors at the ISL
ands. Judging from the number of
pany there were at least one hundred
permanent visitors moving islandward
on Saturdays boats.
The arrivals at the Innes house Satur-
day were Eugene Sticerlen, Portland
Isaac Scanned, Boston.
The arrivals at the Harbor View were
Mr.. and Mrs. Overburgh, New York; G..
Wallace. Falmouth; J. Ruddock and
wife, Miss Farron, Toronto.
The summer season has opened well
at Cushing's island and every day brings
new arrivals at the hotel. A party of So
guests from Chicago and the west ar
rived yesterday and are quartered at the
Ottawa.
Mr.. G.. W. Newbegin oficiates as clerk
at the hotel this season, and Mr.. John
Coleman has returned as head waiter in
the dining room.
Mr.. G. M. Hays and other officials of
the G. r. R., were on the island last Mon-
day and took dinner at the hotel. During
their stay they were the special guests of
Mr.. Francis Cushing, who showed them
the beauties of the island by taking
them OH carriage drive to the several
points of interest.
Mr.. G. M. Hays, manager of the G. T.
R., with his mother, from St. Louis, are
to spend the summer on the island, hav-
ing engaged one of Mr. Cushing cottages.
The old and historic spring at the
easterly end Of the island is being utilized
this season to supply the hotel and sew
eral of the cottagers with drinking wat
er. A pumping station has been erected
near the spring and a good supply is OBJ
tanned daily. Next year it is the inten-
ton of Mr.. Cushing to erect small
house near the spring for the convenience
OF the guests wishing to enjoy view of
the ocean.
The Ladies' orchestra at the hotel is
giinvg good satisfaction, and has become
one Of the attractions of this fine hotel.
There are at the present time about 100
guests at the Ottawa, and large num-
Der are expected to arrive during the
coming week, and accommodations have
been reserved for a party of tourists dur
ing the month of August
Mr.. Gait and family of Montreal were
among Saturdays arrivals at the Ottawa.
Mr.. Gait is very wealthy and prominent
Canadian, and this is his first season at
thelO Ottawa.
Mr.. N. G. Thompson and family of
Chicago, arrived at the Ottawa Saturday
Mr.. Caverhill and family of Montreal,
who have not been at Cushing's island
for the last three years, were among Sat-
urday's arrivals.
Miss Spicer has arrived at Cushings
to visit her father, Mr.. W. J. Spicer,
former general manager of the Grand
Trunk.
A special train from Detroit arrived
Sunday evening over the Grand Trunk
and brought many guests for the
Ottawa house and other island resorts.
The seaside special over the Grand
Trunk which leaves Chicago every We'd
nesday and reaches here on Saturday
morning at 7.15 clock, is proving very
popular train for summer tourists. 1t
makes d brief stop at Niagara Falls and
other points of interest along the way
and then runs on to Portland and Old
Orchard. The train is crowded every
week and on Saturday morning in par
ticular brought a big crowd Of people,
The train leaves Portland on it's return
to Chicago at 5 O'Clock Sunday evening"
Not all of the cottages on Cushing's
are opened yet, but it is thought that all
Of them will be open by the middle of
the coming week.