Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-27
ijdiIy kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
OUTLET NOTES.
The Present Sojourners at this
Pretty Spot.
There Arc Many Attractions and Manv who
go TO Enjoy Them.

of the many picturesque spots which
unite 10 make CobboSSeecontcc one Of
the most beautiful Of Names rre,,
system OF inland water ways. to the
minds of many people. there is no To-
caiity along the shores of the lake
that offers more or greater attractions
ftu the Seeker after rest and pleasure
MAN the outlet
There is netting in the word out
let that brings to ones mind the
slightest suggestion of romance, for il
simply means the place where the
W3felAi of the lake find Il rift i'm the
sheie. and make their first wild. joyous
bound 10 liberty before stealing along
tic sinuous course Of the cobbossec
stream. on their way TO the beautiful
kennebcc river on its journey to the
sea. But contrary to the prosey sound
Of the name. in the place itself there
is romancc-lots of il. and that is just
what the average mortal ycarnS for
only he doesn't always know it, and
especially at this season Of the year
Here is the ideal spot for weary
humanity to seek when they find, them
selves affected with the annual cpl
demie. which comes to them in the
form of an unconquerable desire to
abandon the struggle for daily bread
and TO 20 somewhere. that they may
rest awhile, and forget that they be-
long To the worlds great army of wage
Gamers. Here can they find. beneath
the shady groves that line the shores
of cobbosseecontoe. the beau ideal of
al. that the pleasure seeker Graves
the pure air. -tEc cooling breeze. and
the complete sens Of rtstfulness that
restores the wasted tissues. and makes
of one. new man. that will do more
for him in n week than would whole
case Of the remeGics that are dispensed
a the rate of ''lC1 doses for one dol
lar
The food question. too. is one Of easy
solution. From the Outlet. the mar
kets OF Augusta ami Hallowell arc
easily reached by al hours drive. and
from these sources can be had any
thing that is grown or manufactured
to cater to the cravings of the inner
man. while from the Manchester
farmers can be secured the sweetest
butter. tie freshcts eggs. and the rich
:, milk-mlk upon which thick cream
rises every morning. and not the pale
blue article that is often RECALLED in the
cities at six cents per quart.
Nature has done much for the local
ity in tie vicinity Of the Outlet ana
man has supplemented hcr work with
such creations as serve To suit his own
convenience and it cannot be said
that the latter have proved at all detri-
mental To the general effect of the
picture that was painted by The
Creator. centuries ago. FOR mans en-
juymcnt. \ great beauty If tobh"s
scccontcc is jts freedom from same
less. Viewed from whatever point one
ills. the eye never tires of tn" pic
tUrr b"fCrc it. Dotted With islands as
il is, from the tiny specimen which
fl, scarcely more than = turf crowned
hrWldcr to its hi. brother which con
tajas acres of territory. and beneath
Who's, shade trees ncStl" picturcSpu"
cottages. the lake presents to III" Nits%
al the h"holdcr pleasing succession
of cutting hcadlauds and broad covcs.
with now and then n long reach ~
upcn water that stretches away 10 such
Distance that enc wants to follow t.
ascertain whence it goes.
Bit to return to the Outlet. Strict
iy .pcakirg. it might be called d Hal
lowell resort. for of tn" colony of cot
taGos that add to the beauty of the
sho,o in its vicinity. quite 4 number
are owned by HailoWell people.
FurtLci- down the lake. there IS
colony Of cottages whose owners M"
fr"nI Gardiner.
just 1t present. most every cottage
has it's quota of pleasure seekers VIII"
arc enjoying all there is in life. ana
that * a great deal in this particular
| sLut Somehow. cubbps-cccontcc
seems to have a first choice on every
| breeze that blows. and whichever there
! il. Il Nc.tigc of air she gets it. Last
week. hen people in town were swell
tciing under "A temperature that
| thrnniened to make the mercury
burst the top Of the thermometers
people at the lake were enjoying
5rec2cs that. raised whitccaps Oh
course. there are hot days out there.
but they are not so unbearablc as they
are in town, for the air does not sulk,
as it We're but is generally moving
one way or the other.
August will. without doubt. be the
| great NHtdtIoll Il1D1ltiI a. III i''nN' -
| two hotels. Lakeview Inn. and the
Lakeside. have d number of boarders,
but the coming month will find them
crowded Those people who are stop
ping at the hotels and cottages at pres
ent are. however, getting some or thc
| bet fishing Of the season Inc biack
bass, in particular. seem TO have 'ost
= their varia BILE appetite. and are biting
anything that looks like bait. one day
this week Mrs. J. Miller of Boston,
who is summerinS at LakeNIeW nm
Went out by the bridge. ana IN an
hours fishing. without any assistance
landed 10 fine bass And there have
been many other good catches when
have not a yet been made matter OF
history.
n recent canvass of the cottages
along the shore showed them to be oc-
cupied as follows. At those in Emery
grove We're:
Bombahook Camp-Mr. Butler ana Il