The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-08-14
BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE HEIGHTS.
Something About This Well Known Sum
mer Resort.

banks. While nature mas quilt With
beauty the entire bay it has also given
to Northport her share OF the beauty
and to this quiet but health-g giving re-
treat come annually thousands OF
visitors Especially has she endowed
the settlement of Temple Heights with
both the picturesque and mountain
scenery and also sandy beaches and
good bathing.
But five miles down the bay from Bel
fast, situated in the town OF Northport,
Temple Heights was opened up by the
Temple Heights Spiritual Association
who will during the month OF August
hold their twentieth annual campmeet-
ing. The grounds were first settled on
the old Brown farm by parties from
Bangor and Old Town and there are no"
about fifty cottages there, nearly all oc-
cupied. Temple Heights is model
campground having slope which gives
natural drainage affording the best
sanitary conditions, while the beautiful
park is supplied with a never failing
spring which furnishes water for the
entire grounds.
The fine groves at the back afford
excellent picnic grounds and the cliffs
above give grand view of the islands
and bay. At the foot is first class
wharf, while OH either side are good
beaches, bathing and boating. 1t is
seldom hot here, as the cool breeZeS al
ways drawing through the trees and up
the bay give the place an additional at
traction. The first cottage to be built
on the grounds was little cottage, now
occupied by Fairfield parties, i'll the
little valley which was occupied long
ago by visitors who had then no thought
of a campgrolnd. Long years ago, be-
fore the building OF the cottage in this
retired nook, and around the spring, was
the camping ground and early Indians,
of which Molly Molasses was conspic-
uOus visitor from her Old Town home:
and with her following annually spent
the summers here, while on the high
land at the back of NicWa Point is an
old cemetery around which there are
connected many traditions.
The post Office is at Saturday Cove
but a half nile distant, While small
store is situated on the grounds and
telephone connection is made to Bel
fast. Temple Heights is easily reached,
the steamer NJ and NJ. making daily
landings, Willie parties from Boston
may land at Northport and take car
riages to the Heights, as may be done
by those arriving by train from Bel
fast. The camp meeting season pre-
SCENTS unusual interest and visitors are
cordially invited TO the grounds to par
take OF the beautiful philosophy and
natural surroundings. Daily meetings
are held Curil . the week of campmeet-
ing, and concerts Will be given during
the week
For QuietnesS and recreation Temple
Heights cannot be eXcelled while the
drives around Northport are not equal
led i'll any section. From Temple Heights
one skirts the shore along the banks of
the Penobscot to the Methodist grounds
and Shore Acres and to the south
to Saturday Cove, where many hiStori-
cal spots are found. At the back
among the cliffs, rising to the height of
l 900 feet, is Mt. Percival, which gives
one OF the grandeSt views to be found
i'll eastern Maine or even New England
enc may 90 back a half mile to the IA
NOUS mineral springs, and sailing eXcur-
sions across the bay to lslesboro are
always filled with enjoyment. The
view here is charming and the steam
vessels which pass up and down the
bay are interesting and are indeed much
to the watcher.
last week in August. Cottages and
tenting ground may be procured if de
sired The officers of the association
are:
President, b. NJ, Bradbury. Fairfield;
vice president. l. c. Morse, Liberty; |
secretary Orrin j. Dickey, Belfast; |
treasurer, Capt. \. f. Clark, Belfast: |
directors, A. II. Blackington, Rockland, |
DR.. NJ. II. Weber, Fairfield: r. A. |
Packard, NOrthpOrt; ~ T. Stevens, Bel |
fast: George Morse, Belfast Samuel p. |
Bangor: Emily F. Skidmore, |
Liberty.
The Ladies Aid Society has done much
coward assisting the promotion of the |
grounds and have this year built first |
lass waiting room on the wharf, which |
S ii grand addition to the place Their |
officers are: President, Mrs. George W. |
Morse, Belmont; secretary, Miss Ellen
Smiley, Newport: treasurer, Mrs. j. p. !
>tearns, South LaGrange:
The cottage roster gives the following |
list of guests now on the grounds:
Veterans Home-Mr. and Mrs. Col |
inns McC arthy, Belfast.
Rhoades Cottage-Mrs. \ H RhoadeS, |
owner, Rockland; Mrs. Mary A. Clark, |
Bangor; Mrs SeWall Chapman, Orono. |
Cliff Cottage-Mrs. Mary \. Boynton,
Rockport, owner
Thurlow Cottage f. ". Thurlow,
Rock land. owner
Pleasant View Cottage-Mr and Mrs. |
George Benson, Belfast, owners; Mrs. |
Lillian Ellis, Boston: Mrs. Driscoll, !
Miss Mamie Driscoll, Boston.
MegunticOok ottage-Ca pt.and Mrs |
Andrew Clark, Belfast, owners, Bel |
fast.
Lancaster Cottage Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l.. L.athrop, Boston.
Stearns Cottage-Mrs. J. p Stearns,
owner, South LaGrange; Mrs. Retire
Rand, son and daughter, Old Town.
kelso Cabin-Mr. and Mrs. James
Starbird, Bangor, owners: Miss Altera
Newell, Hermon.
Herrick Cottage-Mrs Heal, Camden
owner; VIM. +. Thomas, Belfast, and
friends.
Simpson Cottage Mr.and Mrs Frank
owners, RockIand
SmileyC ottage-Miss EllenD Smiley,
Newport, owner.
Herman Cottage-Mrs. Mayo Her
riman, owner, Morrill,.
Patterson Cottage-Mr and Mrs.
William Patterson owners, Bangor.
Shady Nook Cottage-Dr. and Mrs.
Weber, Fairtield Miss Lena Barlow,
West Newton, Mass.
Shorey Cottage-Mrs. Louisa ID.