Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-08-14
EAGLES MERE.

Hotel Raymond is to be enlarged
and greatly improved for next sea-
son. Landlord Laird is wisely at it
in time and his architect is working
ur the plans. 1t goes without say
in : that the new rooms will all be
taken before the season opens. That
has been the experience at the Ray
mond from the start.
1t is said that all the hotels have
more or less improvement in mind.
The railroad eXtention to the up
per end is gradually getting in good
shape and many of the visitors have
tramped out all the way to the Sones
mill.
Considerable speculation is indul-
ged in as to whether the railroad
will be extended to HillsgrOve and
thus secure an all-the-year-round
service.
The Montoursville excursion of
about 500 persons was qnite sue
cess. Others are said to be in pros
pect.
Three additional street lights We're
put in service along Lakewood Drive
in front of the Crestmont grounds on
Saturday night. 1t is quite an inn
prOyement for strollers towards
Chautauqua.
AS the Item goes to press the prep
aration for the Annual Carnival will
be in progress and it promises to be a
brilliant event. Very beautiful
prizes have been secured and the
competition will be quite earnest.
1t is always scene long to be re
membered.
One of our lady equestriennes ap-
pears in the new divided skirts and
riding astride. Your correspondent
has not yet tried the new fashion and
is not competent to express an Opin-
ion farther than that it seems more
sensible than the old style but not
nearly so graceful.
Considerable criticism has been
evoked by the advance in rates for
the use of boats and the general
opinion seems to be that it is mis-
take of a serious order.
Bathing costumes are very becOm-
ing and often with considerable
style. Some of the young women
dive with much vim and agility.
The Post Office Club is congratu-
lating itself that its suggestion for a
banquet on the near approach of the
completion of the new sidewalk at
the east end was taken up and on
Saturday evening brilliant dinner
party gathered at Hotel Eagles Mere
where the festivities were kept 60
ing until the approach of midnight
brought the happy event to a close.
1t is true that on account of the large
number of the guests filling up all
the tables that could be set the Off
GERS of the Club graciously gave way
and simply enjoyed the ovation from
the outside.
One of the piles of debris at the
Lily Pond was also fired so that this
great work of the "Business Mems
Improvement League" has been fit
tingly celebrated. Now let the
League try something else.
The Committee on Sidewalks Off
cred congratulations on the new side
walk, commencing the solidity of its
construction and its manifest adapt
ion to the peculiar situation. 1t was
suggested by one of the members
that the committee should exercise
daily in pedestrian athletics up and
down the new walk until it was
worn smooth and the opinion was
expressed that if the Committee kept
at it until next summer it would re-
suit in much improved health to:the
members and fine walk for next
summers visitors.
Photographer Phillips seems to
work days, nights and Sundays and
yet cannot keep up. His views are
exceedingly popular.
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