Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-12
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AT KINEO.
Maine Sportsmen's Associa-
ton and Its Friends.
Over so From Augusta in the Large
and jolly Party.
AT KINEO.
The Third Annual Excursion Proving 4 Sue
cess IN ~ Respects.

third annual excursion of the Maine |
Sportsmen's Association is well under
way, and is bound to beat the record |
Get by last year at Rangeley The
guests have been pouring into the
Kineo House, today, by the score, yet
there is room for more. There always
is in this section of the country.
For weeks the preparations for the
entertainment of the association and
their friends, and the friends are in
the excess. The hotels on all parts of
the immense lake have been opening
up their rooms that have heretofore
been unoccupied. the landlords have
, been laying in an extra supply of
food and of good humored smiles, the
guides, all registered, have been
cleaning up their canoes and calling
to mind fresh supply of fish stories
that they will spring on the unwary
fisherman and lastly though by no
means the least, the ever present
mosquito With his side partner the
black fly, have been sharpening up
their bills which they will present to
the visitors. These same constant
inhabitants of Moosehead, which it is
said are second in size only to the
New Jersey kind, will give open air
concerts every evening about the
piazzas.
The first lot of people to arrive
came from Bangor at about noon, and
all the rest including the Augusta
party, arrived at Z O'clock, hay
ing one of the pleasantest journeys
on record.
Colonel Harrington. the genial and
efficient secretary of the association
has had his hands full from the
start. He has been busy man for
the past two weeks, advertising the
excursion, replying to all the letters
of inquiry regarding the affair, max
ing note of all those who wished
rooms engaged at the Kineo House for
them. and acting as an agent for the
guides. Many Of the people wished
to make sure of having these guides
and they engaged them of the col
onel until it seemed as though every
registered guide in the State must
have been secured.
You see though there are many
ladies in the party, in fact there are
more ladies than gentlemen. the men
have informed these ladies whom they
wife or any other member of the
family, that they are to take care of
themselves. as they. the men. are here
to try for the prizes offered for larg-
est fish.
Sub-cXcursion parties are being
formed among the gentlemen. and
Spencer pond seems to be the obiec-
tive point of all the excursions. Some
"a |,
where many beautiful strings have
been recently caught.
Nearly everyone came to the lake witt
fly rods. but there are some who though
it too late in the season to fish. an,
brought no fishing tackle. Now they ar
sorry. for though there is not so GOO
fishing on the big water since the ex
tremely hot weather arrived. all the inlet
abound with the beautiful trout an
togue and all the smaller ponds are Civ
ing up their finnery denzens in number
that correspond with the skill of the fish
erman.
Those who forgot their tackle are til
craziest ones of the party. 70
they will have to borrow someone's rod
buy one, or cut birch stick, and pu
their fish out with a tree" which i
very impolte you know, in the tru
Sportsmen's circles.
Nevertheless, there will be great feat
of piscatorial science, accomplished Will
these self same trees" and the fly 70,
that is offered as prize for the arges
trout may go to others than the August
gentlemen, Messrs. Charles w. Jone
and Everett Hall who are out for all tn
prizes.
Augusta is well represented, there bein
SO people who arrived on the I oclocl
boat and ten more followed later.
The early party is composed of Col
onel and Mrs. Z. c. harrington. Genera
and Mrs. Selden Uonnor General an
Mrs. w. S. Choate, Mrs. c. A. Price
Miss May Keegan. Mr. and Mrs Everett
Hall. Rev and Mrs W. f. Livingston
Miss Ethel Bascome, Miss Edith S. Moul
ton, Miss Lizzie Thompson, Miss Louis
Selling, Misses Helen ana Annie William
son. Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Jones. Mr.. am
Mrs $. w. Fife of Fryeburg Mrs L. {
Dudley, Miss Mabel LoVejoy, Miss Syb
a. Howe, Misses Inez and Lillian Hill
Mrs. John Bell, DR.. w. Johnson. Hon s
w. johnson. Mr. and Mrs j. McDonal
Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. c. y. White. Nj
and Mrs. c. o. Tiboetts, G. II. Jewet
and Sheriff A. l.. McFadden.
From Gardiner there are Adjutan
General and Mrs. John 7. Richards. Mis-
Elnor Stevens, Miss Harriet Dennis an
Mr.. ana Mrs. G. W. Ellis.
From Richmond Mrs Noble Max
WELL Miss S. w. Ganetson, Miss Mari
Maxwell, Miss Ora Reed, Mr.. Giber
Maxwell, Miss Ovilla Foye, Mrs. Rache
Tar
The Augusta people who arrived later il
the evening were Mayor j. Mancheste
Haynes. Hon p o. Vickery president o
the association, w. H. johnson, j. +
Bean, w. A. Newcomb. Mr. and Mrs. A
w. Brooks, Major House and f. {
Dudley.
The Maine Central had not anticipate
so large a crowd, ana with their resula
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