Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-27
AT C0BB0SSEE.
Howard Owen Tells of His
Admiration for Looms.
With Others He Is Enthusiastic Over
Coming Electric RoaI.
His Weekly Letter Full Of News Gathered on
Cobbossee's Shores.
Lake CobbOSseecontee.

! that enSrOSsed a portion of my atten-
tion at school, in the long ago, were
| these lines:
-On thy fair bosom. silver lake
! Ine white swan SpIeaus her snowy sail :
Now there are no white swans on
| this lake. but we have the beautiful
| loon instead. And whoever heard the
| plteous cry OF this bird over the loss
/ OF her young. or its shrill plaintive
voice after nightfall. but was moved
| with a tended feeling towards this
denlZen of the water and the earth.
MercileSS hunters used to lay low
many of these creaturesq0f beautiful
piumage, but the game laws now pro-
tect them. and they are seen now quite
freely Oh the lake. | confess to 4
great admiration for these birds, al
though they catch fish now and then.
Give me freq concert. with loon
afterpiece, and you may have all of
your brass bands and hand organs.
People here are rejoicing over the
sure coming OF the electric railroad:
there As absolutely no opposition to il
anywhere. The Manchester man who
would think OF opposing it ought to
speedily move out of town. Its COM
ing will encnance the value of lake
property from A. to 80 per cent 1t
would open Il pleasure park here which
would put Mcrrymeeting park far in
the shade. Here the hundreds of peo-
pie from the cities of the kennebec
would be privileged to see these beau
tiful pictures oi Nature !at a very
cheap price. The question of trans
portation was the only question that
needed to be settled in order to make
this a famous summer resort. And, as
l predicted last summer in these let
terS, when the first electric car ar
riVes al Hammond's Grove. SOule the
hustler" will be ahead as usual just
standing ahead of the motor man.
Mrs. James f.. Blanchard and chill
dren are now spending their vacation
at Camp Refuge.
Mrs. Rose f.. kempton of East
Winthrop. made an excursion here
with her boarders. on the 'Cobbossee,'
Friday, taking picnic dinner on the
Smart shore. She has had some ~
boarders during the season from Bos
ton and vicinity. and she thinks next
season of taking possession of the
Smart farm, improving the same. en-
| larging the house. and turning it into
summer hotel. under her personal
| supervision.
The Misses Elma and Emma Clark of
f, Everett, Mass, have been visiting at
| ''Cedarhurst." They are great ad-
mrers of the lake region and will be
pleasantly remembered by the people
: of Augusta as former successful teach
/ ers i'm the Village district. Charlie
: Grant years ago the bright boy singer
of Augusta, now of Philadelphia. was
mere the other day with his wife and
children, brought to the State by the
thoughts and suggestions of 'Old
Home week"
| Among the visitors at Summer
hawis," I will mention Miss Sarah A.
Stanley of Pennington, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. A. Josselyn of Portland. Col
Soule wears his hOnOrs conferred by
the boat race with becoming dignity.
He assures me that on the building OF
the electric railroad ample facilities
will be provided for transportation to
every portion of the lake by barges and
steamboat.
Mr.. c. r. Flynt and his little boys
have returned from the delightful cen
tennial celebration in Dexter. Mrs
Flynt will come little later.
AT Mrs. Warren's cottage. Miss
Charlotte p. Ryder is a guest. She is
the daughter of Hon. f. c. Ryder. q
prominent and well known lawyer iT
Bangor.
The other afternoon. Mr.. Willis F.
Bachelier of New York and wife. wht
are stopping at kent's Hill. accom-
panied bv Prof. Morse, called upoI
Gov. Burleigh and took lunch with thu
family. A little musical followed
par alticipated in by Mr.. Bachelor anC
the Misses Clark. The career of Mr.
Bacbeller is wonderful. Born in Unity
. i'm this state. he went with his barber
chair TO Kent's Hill. where Opportuni
ties were afforded for musical study
, for he seemed to have the genius of
born musician. His progress was on
ward and upward. until he has becom
one of the bestlyric tenOrs i'm America
He is to be the bright, particular sta
, ut the Maine Festivals this autumn
Mr.. Bachelor is at present givin
, musical instruction to Miss Ethely
Burleieh. the Governors daughter.
= Eta Roberts of Hallowell, Mrs. Lor
!, Of Fairfield. and Henry WinslOw an
wife of winthrop. have been caller
at the Hunts. Saturday Afternoon