The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-07-17
THE NJ. P. A. AT KINEO.
The Maine Press Association Has Its 1909
Outing at Moosehead Lake.

tention of the younger ones to the
beautiful picture presented when the
diningro doors at the kineo House
were thrown open. 1t is handsome
room, commanding views Of the lake on
each side. The upper part of the win
dows of stained glass, the floor of pol
ished hard woods, the tables for six per
sons, laid with their snowy cloths, glass
and china. furnished a setting for the
daintily dressed table girls, who stood at
their posts facing the incoming guests.
1t was the girls that particularly at
tracted the attention of our venerable
friend, and while he claimed that one in
particular was prettier than the Others,
no one dissented from his opinion that
they were all good looking, and as good
as they looked.
Wednesday morning the wind was
northwest. and there was every indica-
ton that fine weather had come to stay.
Most of the party went on an excursion
| bv steamer to Squaw Brook to inspect
the fish hatchery, and had very enjoy
able forenoon. Leaving the steamer at
point where the stream is crossed by
a railroad bridge they embarked on a
scow and were toWed short distance by
a naphtha launch to the hatchery, where
! they were shown the process of breed
ing trout from the spawn. Refresh
ments were served. and the party re-
ceived every courtesy. They returned
to the Kineo House in time for dinner,
and with appetltes so sharpened by the
sail that one young lady ran all the way
from the wharf to the dining room.
| Others of the party went fishing. climb
ed Nj. kineo. or walked to Pebbly
was made by steamer to the far side OF
kineo. the steamer skrting the shore
+ under the overhanging cliff. which rises
1000 feet above the water. / is said
that soundings at this point found mo
bottom at a depth of 500 feet This
vast mass of honblende is supposed
to have been thrown up III some mighty
c0nyulsion of nature and it is the only
formation of the kind in this region
The Indians came here from long dis
tancts TO obtain material for their arrow
heads. There are lOftier mountains in
Maine, but none like kineo. and seen
from any standpoint. with the changing
effects OF light and shade upon its
scanned and rugged sides, it IS a pictur
esque feature of the landscape.
In the evening the party gathered III
the music room and mtrriment ruled
the hour. In the dancing the old folks
more than held their own. In the jigs
and reels no one hoped higher OIL
jumped farther than the charter mem
Der from Bangor, who is Rich in the
possession of good health. good looks
and good spirits But when it came
to singing the youthful bride and groom
carried off the palm. and all felt in
debted to them for the enjoyment theil
voices afforded.
The fine weather did not remain Will
us long, for Thursday daWned with
ever, 10y an occasional rain-drop about
two dozen of the party started on &
blackboard ride to the farm owned anC
managed by the kineo House corpora
ton. 1t was a delightful ride, despite
the showers which necessitated the use
of wraps and umbrellas. For about
half the way the road went through
dense woods and then came out on The
shore OF the lake, where we had varying
views of majestic old kineo Whe1
the farm house was reached the teams
were sent to shelter and we were hos
pitably welcomed by the lady in charge
treated to a graphopone concert an(
some OF the party feasted-their eyes
on the tempting looking pies destined
to play an important part in the noon
day meal. The rain holding up a little
it was deemed prudent to hasten oul
departure, and although one brisk
shower interviewed before we reached
the hotel no one was wet, and we We're
able to 60 through the customary form
of telling those who remained at home
how much they had missed.
A few stragglers had already depart
ed, but the Thursday morning boat took
away round half dozen, and at / 30 p
m. four Rich's took wings, leaving us
not penniless but disconsolate.
We could not play golf-not because
of the weather. but because we did not
know how-but the invigorating air en-
abled us to play a good knife and fork
three times day, and we could enjoy a
pipe or cigar between meals. Then
there was ping pong. John Quilr' of
the kennebec Journal, after enjoying
(?) game, said that he hoped he should
pass away before the inventor got out
of the insane asylum and invented an
other Speaking of games, reminds me
that Wednesday afternoon we had a
game of base ball that deserves to go
down in history-or down somewhere
but alas! no person living could have
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