Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-17
THE NORTH OPEN.
Great Crowds Of Visitors Look Over
the Handsome Hotel, Monday.
lac Harmony OF ths Rich Fittings Source Of
Favorable Comment

cellar to garnet by the people of Au
Susta, Monday. The degant hotel wa
thrown open to the public by the man
ayers, Messrs. Locke & Merrill. and tn
polite staff of the hotel were kept bus,
throughout the day and evening show
ing the visitors, both ladies and gentle
men, about the rooms.
The journal has previously given
full description of the changes tina
have been made in the arrangement o
The place, in the many changes tha
have worked transformation thai
makes the hotel entirely different from
what it was last May. and what onl,
the great amount Of money expended
could have done
Since these changes were made
Messrs. Locke < Merrill have been al
work fitting the house with the most
elegant taste. They have laid GU,
thousands of dollars in their work and
the result can only be ascertained by
visiting the hosiery.
Beginning in the office with its ex-
panse stretching from front to back
with the hardwood finish and its two
cheerful fireplaces. one sees the dining
a thing Of beauty. fitted with mahog
any throughout. with grand piano
The carpet is of rich tapestry and is
in perfect harmony with the paper ana
fittings.
This is one thing that is very notice
able about the entire hotel, this har-
mony of every part. The paper was in
the first place selected by Mrs. Horace
North. and her taste is there apparent
Mrs. Locke and Miss Pray also added
their taste in the selection of the tapes
try carpeting that is to be found
throughout the hotel. The harmony of
the paper. the carpets. the furniture
and everything about the place is
pleasing to look upon.
The dining room, fitted at present to
accommodate 50 people. is also a pretty
place The sdeboard is Respondent
with silver. The tables in their spot
less linen and clear glass make a sight
beautiful to look upon. Out in the
kitchen is the apparatus for cookin z
the food. that is almost entirely new
and of the latest design. a steam
table. where the food is kept warm for
any length of time. is an innovation.
Mr. Locke claims this kitchen is the
best fitted of any outside the large
cities.
'Off the office is the waiting room.
fitted with individual writing tables
something new to Augusta people. Tn
pool room with two new pool tables and
one new billiard table, all presided over
by Sidney Grant, a local expert. is an
alluring place. Two sample rooms,
elegant with mahogany folding beds.
patent commudes. and with car
pets ana lace curtains. as in every other
room in the house, are here also to
accommodate the travelling public.
Another room on the first floor IS the
private office of Messrs. Locke & Mcr-
rll.
Up stairs one will find the rooms
handsomely papcred ana carpcted ana
fitted with brass mounted iron beds
with woven wire springs and the best
of hair mattresses. covered With tn
prettiest Of bed clothing. Two rooms
on each floor are connected with pr
vatc baths. while public bath and a
public closet can be found on each
floor.
Every one Of the so rooms is provi led
with a novelty i'll the way of pin
cushion. which in many cases is a
handy thing for the travelling man.
and though a small article adds to The
homelike appearance.
Through these corridors and the
rooms that might be arranged en- suite
in case one wished. the poplc wan
dercd from morning until night. and
everyone was more than pleased with
tn" place.
The house is heated by steam heat
from two large boilers situated in the
cellar. which has been newly concretcd.
w. r. Cornell is installed as the head
clerk, while the night guests will be
looked after by Charles Dufresne.
George Skillins. a former chef of the
Foxcroft Club at Harvard, is the chef.
Miss Clark will be the pastry cook.
Miss Laura J. Stevens will have
charge Of the dining room. assisted by
four other young women. Eilery y.
Cook. formerly Of Hotel Johnson, is the
porter during the day, while Percy Nor
man will look after the night trade.
AS bell boys. Stanley Harrington,
George Knight and James Allen have
been engaged.
Mondays trade started in well, with
q good amount Of guests both for meals
and rooms. The managers are cordial
in their invitation to all to call and look
the house over. for they are exceeding
| ly proud of the place and expect To
| have q good run Of trade.