Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-22
AT C0BBOSSEE.
The New Cottage Of Byron
Boyd at Hammond's.
Breezy Chat from the Cool Shores
Of the Lake.
"H. O." Tells of Doings of the Augusta
Cottagers.

Lake Cobbosseecontee, Manchester,
July 21, 1902.
Dear Journal:
1t has truthfully beer said that lie
who makes two spires of grass grow
where but one grew before, is a public
benefactor. He who adds to Natures
beauties by erecting beside the shining
waters of Cobbossce a cottage OF such
artistic beauty that it will add to Ma
ture's adornings, and harmonize with
the fair surroundings, is a friend of the
human race.
This is Introductory to telling you
that Hon. Byron Boyd, secretary of
State, is putting the finishing touches
upon mis- cottage, erected this season
at Hammond's Grove, on the shore lot
next west of w. Fl. Reid's. The cot
| tage is situated in a delightful pine
grove, and sets back about forty feet
from the lake, there being a dozen we'll
| grown pine trees between it and the
| lake, but not at all obscuring the water
view. The cottage is colonial in style,
| the architect being Mr.. John Calvin
! Stevens of Portland. It's dimensions
| are "a by 45 feet, with two wings and a
| hip roof. A piazza 10 feet deep runs
| the entire length of the main house,
and around one corner The space on
| the veranda formed by the dining room
and kitchen will be screened in. The
house is shingled all around. both roof
| and walls. The roof stained with
green an6 the walls walnut color. The
trimmings are white. Three sets of
steps lead to the piazza, one in front
and one at each end.
On the first floor front are the living
room and dining room-the former IL
by Is feet, and the latter 10 by IL.
| may say right here that the entire i'm
| ish of the interior, floors, ceiling, walls,
doors, stairs, ETC., is of Southern pine
| finished in the native wood. Every
room in the house is finely lighted and
the shades are green, to compare with
| the color of the shingles. The
wainscoting of the living room meets
n green burlap which goes to the cell
| ing. The entire woodwork is stained
in walnut. There is a large fireplace
at the west end. with brick projections
as ornaments There are columns be-
| tween the two rooms for the hanging
of draperies. There are large china
| closets III TWO VI liiC uiiiii4S
room, with cathedral doors, and an
| other china closet has an opening into
| the kitchen. From the dining room l
| looked into the cheerful kitchen, which,
whether in cottage or castle, is one OF
| the main institutions of the place, ana
found it all fitted for business, with
range, slate sink, closets for the Varl-
Gus materials used in cooking, force
pump to draw pure water from the
lake etc. 1t is IL by IL feet. Leading
out from this is shed with refriSera-
| tor, etc.
| A hallway leads from the living
room, dining room. kitchen and cellar,
and by a set of winding stairs up into
the second story. On the north side,
| first floor, is suite of three rooms-two
bed rooms and bath room. the apart
ments of Mr.. Boyd and family. The
woodwork is painted white, and the
decorations in figured denim. The bed
| rooms are each by II feet and the
bath room feet square. Ample closets
and nests of drawers are provided IN
these and other rooms. The bath
room has a porcelain tub and other
! convenences of a modern character,
| with hot and cold water. There is an
entrance to this suite of rooms from
| the living room.
| Ir the second story is the play room
for children, which in fact is the most
| interesting room in the cottage, run
ming the entire length, with proJec-
ton out on to the piazza, by II feet,
| furnishing bay window which sends
a flood of light into the room. There
| is a fire place at the west end, and be-
sides all the appliances for the use of
the little ones, there is mantel bed in
ease of an overflow in the sleeping
lapartments. From the wainscoung
green buriap rises to the ceiling. There
are three other sleeping rooms in the
second story. of good dimensions all
sheathed and finished in Southern pine.
as are the other rooms. and decorated
| with beautifully figured denim.
| half of the basement is to be
doored and sheathed. This contains
set boiler soapstone tubs, slop jar,
etc. This spacious room Will form a
valuable adjunct to the kitchen. The
other half of the cellar will be devoted
to the storage of wood and boats, and
| dressing apartments for those who
prefer bathing in the lake.
| Mr.. Frank r. Weilman of Augusta,
the well known contractor and builder,
who has built some of the best and
most costly city houses, has had charge
of the construction of this cottage.
In workmanship and material every
thing is first-class. I don't dare TO
guess on the cost; but if any one has
n better cottage in the entire lake re-
| gion, show it to me, and will write it
up. 1 may add that the mason work
was done by A. "A. Nichols, the plumb
| ing by Taber Carey & Reid, and NAL
com & Dyer, the painting by Ben.
Wentworth, and the denim put on by
| O. H. Groves.
Irving McDavid and sister have been
enjoying themselves at the Brookss
cottage. Miss Selbing has been rest
;pu from her ard,lnuS 1utiac n c