Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-24
DELIGHTFUL TRIP.
Excursion Of the Slate House
People to Portland.
They Visit Places Of Interest, Dine at
Underwood Spring,
Lunch at Casino, Attend Theatre and
Enjoy Themselves.

Portland. Me-, July 23.-When train
No. A. over the Maine Central Rail
road arrived at the Union station, at
S.34 O'Clock this morning, it had or
board a large party of people from Au-
gusta, including most OF the State Of
ficia!s and their wives, who had come
to Portland for their annual outing.
1t was expected that His Excellency,
Governor Hill, would arrive on the
train, but he was detained at Augusta
by a press of business and unable to
come on that train, but hoped to be
able to come up on one OF the later
trains.
The party were met at the train by
Mayor +. f. Boothby, Col. E. c. MILL
ken and other gentlemen of the recep-
ton committee, and escorted to special
electric cars that were in waiting in
front of the station to take them to
Underwood Spring at which place they
arrived without incident at $50 O'Clock.
Here an hour was passed, taking in
the beauties of the place, after which
cars We're retaken and a start made for.
the Cape Cottage casino where the
party arrived after a pleasant ride of
an hour. to find one of Landlord
Hatchs fine dinners awaiting them.
Each member of the party, both lady
and gentleman, wore red silk badge
on which was inscribed: Excursion,
State House People, Portland, Me-,
July ed. 1902"
After dinner. most of the party at
tended the performance of 1.-The En-
sign" at the Cape theatre.
Returning to the city after the per-
Torrance, the party visited Riverton
where they took lunch at the casino,
attended the theater in the evening.
They left by the Pullman for their
homes The following were in the
party:
Mrs. Charles S. Cook. Hon. and Mrs.
Charles II. Prescott, Hon. and Mrs. w.
L. Haines. Hon. Edward f. Chase. Hon
Don A. H. Powers, Hon. and Mrs. Ora
Hon. Byron Boyd, Hon. f. G. and Mrs.
BurleiSf. Gen. and Mrs. A. 3. Farnham,
Col. and Mrs. e. C. Stevens, Col. Francis
INeefe, n s. Pnrinton, Col; and Mrs E. e
d. RUSSELL Mr. and Mrs G. A. Robertson
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John V. Lane
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s.; Hichborn. Mr. and
Thomas Bodge. Mr. and Mrs. George Gid
dings. Miss Eva Shorey. Miss ID. b. Bart
lett, Miss Rena L. Winslow.. Miss Julia
E Winslow; Miss Isadore I; Getehel1
Miss Mary Libby, Miss Edith Henderson,
Miss Mary Pool, Miss Beatrice Young,
Miss Winifred II. Dudley, Alfred B. Per-
kins, Miss b L. ANTHONY. Mrs. George
f. Tolman, Mrs. c.. II. Brick. Mr.. and
Mrs. w l.. Thompson and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs w. II. Holmes and daughter Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Curtis, DR.. and Mrs. b.
r. Sanborn. all Of Augusta; Hon. and
Mrs. Hilman Smith, Thomaston; Prof
Henry l.. Chapman, Brunswick; Mr.. and
Mrs c. r. Atwood Biddeford; Hon and
Horace Atwood, Mampden; Mr.. Thomas
White and daughter, Bangor; Hon. ami
Mrs. j. w. Fairbanks, Pennington; Hon.
and Mrs. A; W. Gilman, Foxcroft; Hon.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. S. Chilcott Bangor: Hon
and Mrs. Sewall Pettengill, Wayne; Ma
jor. and Mrs. A; L: Smith, Tosus; Hou;;
Mrs. II. A. Duncan, daughter and friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Watson and friend,
Bath: Hon j. f. Lunt, Hon. and Mrs.
G. A. Stafford, Mr.. ]. s. Hamilton and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Currier.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Kneeland Halloweil;
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Rollins. Chelsea: L.
y. Hill. Togus; T.. H. Watson, Chelsea;
Gen. and Mrs. john Harper, LeWlston'
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Nj. Leavitt. Alfred
Capt. Wells and daughters, Hallowell;
Hon. A. F. Gordon. Fryeburg; DR.. and
Mrs a. r. G. Smith. Whitefield; Mr.. and
Mrs. +. NJ. Simpson and son, Bangor; Dr.
l.. Purirton, Yarmouth
The party was Joined in Portland by
the following:
Hon. and Mrs. c. NJ Moses and daugh-
Ter. Gen. j. l.. Chamberlain, Hon. and
Mrs NJ f. King and daughter. Hon. and
Mrs. Seth l.. I.arrabee, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Halves and daughter, Hon. t. s.
and Mrs +. T.. Philbrook. Col. and Mrs.
Charles Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Taylor and daughter, Col. T. II. Ander-
son. Everett Scully. Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
l.. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Har--
mon, Mr. and Mrs A. S. Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lorenzo +. Dyer and friend. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. NJ. Simpson and son, Frederick
d. Simpson.