Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-09
ATCOBB0SSEE,
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New Faces Are Now Arriving
Almost Every Day.
Notes Picked Up Among the Cottages
and Along the Shore.
Congressman BurleiSh's Great Wsrk win Inc
Rural FREQ Deliveries.
Lake Cobbosseecontee.

quite number of new arrivals. the
past week, but the season will not be
| in full blast until August.
r. T.. Goodwin of Augusta. and
family. opened ap their cottage. The
Needles" last Monday. They will re-
| main month, during which frequent
/ visits are made to the Woods. Their
| cottage is situated In a lovely grove,
! on the west shore. -
Willard McFadden Of Augusta, has
purchased the Augusta Wheel Clubs
cottage. on the west shore. and has
had carpenters out with a view of re-
modelling it..
Mr.. Howard OF st. Louis. Mo, ar
rived on Saturday. and. Immediately
proceeded to put in order the cottage
of Henry Lewis. Mrs. Lewis will reach
here. next Tuesday.
DIR. FIG. Kinsman and family have
been at their cottage the most of the
week. Miss Gertrude Newbert Is their
guest. Among his many other good
qualities. the doctor is a royal enter
tanned, and furnishes many delightful
excursions to his friends in the launch
"Alice." Among those recently af-
forded Il trip down the lake. were Rev
Mr.. Hope and wife. The display of
fireworks at Glad Hand Inn on the
night of the Fourth, in the presence Of
admiring neighbors. was the finest and
most elaborate ever seen at the lake.
Gov. BurleiGh is still up to his ears
in business, snatching a few minutes
now and then to walk out and enjoy
the aroma of the pines. He was visit
ed the other day by Mr.. Ed p. Boutelle.
inspector of rural mails. to whom he
gave an excursion down the lake He
has numerous callers. and is always
glad to see them on politics. pleasure
or business. Speaking of the delivery
of mail to farmers and others living
along stage lines Ia system which was
put in operation the past week., l am
reminded, that two years ago Mr..
Burleigh secured an experimental
route to North Vassalboro. by which
the ordinary stage line delivered the
mail at the doors of the people along
the route. This was found to be SO
great a success that it was put in force
on the first of July in the New Eng
land. middle, and eastern Southern
States, with only a very few cXcep-
tons. So that next to the rural free
delivery. this is the greatest advance
that has been made for 30 years. Per
sons most conversant with the mail
business in New England. assure me
that it was to Mr.. Burleigh's persistent
efforts with the post office department..
that this measure was adopted: ana
to no one person will the farmers he
more indebted for this prompt delivery
of and GaVinp in time than ~
the member from the Third district OF
Maine.
c. F. Flynt of the journal is here
with his family. occupying the cottage
he leased last season of Col. SOule. He
goes to the city daily to attend to his
business.
w. H. A. Clark, who is still at the J.
Frank Pierce cottage. is having great
success in fly fishing for bass. Miss
Use Crawford of New York is at the
Pierce cottage.
VIM. H. Reid has opened his elegant
cottage for the season. His accom-
plished daughter, Miss Ella Reid, is
the mistress of the household.
The additions to the cottage of &. Il.
Burleigh are nearly completed. f. w.
Libby is the master workman who al
| so built the house of the Governor. He
| is a hustler" W. ". Jackson. one OF
| the best carpenters in Augusta. Is
about finishing up the cottage of Mrs.
| LippinCott.
DIR. Bailey of Philadelphia, who has
| a cottage on Belle Isle. arrived. last
week bringing with him a new gaso-
| line launch.
/ n lnyt
| in Augusta. has the lumber on the spot
for tasty cottage on the Farr shore
mot on the farther shore.'D The
frame is all up.
James T. Collins has purchased for
| speculative purposes. lot on the
| Widow Sampson shore, 11a rods on
the shore, and extending back to the
| highway.
| The neat cottage of MeSsrS. Bennett
and Tibbctts on the Farr shore, is ap-
propriately named "The Cedars." 1t is
! surrounded on three sides by stately
| ccdars. The cottage. near by. recently
built by Claude w Townsend of Au-
gusta. is now occupied by the family
The lake has long been Mr.. Townsend
ideal of a summer resort.
Two cottages are building on the
Henry Emery shore. :
Fred l.. Hersey and family are at
their cottage on Hersey island, and
their launch may be seen daily on the
lake. 1t is a fast one.
, That sturdy pioneer OF the lake re-
gion. d. c. Robinson, is at ln1ianapo-
= lis, Ind, on business, until the first OF
August, Mrs. John ID. Myrick and
daughter Lizzie, spent several days al
the Robinson cottage.
G. A. Robertson and family are set
tied at "Cedarhurst." Mr.. X. is about
to construct float.
Aunt" Phoebe Foote has advertised
her hotel Dew Drop Inn" Among hei
guests is Mrs. Emma Morse Of Au-
guSta.
Hon. James E. Blanchard and family
have been at Camp Refuge" Miss
Emily Stanwood Stinson and Mis-:
I Susan johnson came out on theil
, wheels. Friday.
Among the callers at the grove l no
ticed Alice MacOmber, Edith Part
. ridge Mrs. Bradbury and Lila Brad
:. bury, John Leggitt, Col. Allen of To