Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-24
Eagles Mere or Ea9lesmere--
Which ?

with It's name anu tIldl IL was uoue
i'm two words that were at once de-
scriptive and poetic. For some rea-
son quite number of our people
have ignored both the intention of
the originator of the name and
its appropriateness and write it
''Eaglesmere."
We suggest that following that
precedent some of the neighboring
names would look like the follow
ing-Ganogalake, Muncycreek,
Lakemokoma, Castlerock, North
branch of the Susquehannariver and
the name of your paper would be
Republicannewsitem. Would your
wife know you as Charleslorenwing?
Our name as published in the Of
fetal Postal Guide is eagles Mere
and we think its friends should rec
ognize this fact or else carry the
precedent through everything else
and live in the Unitedstates and go
occasionally to Newyorkcity and
call their children Johnsmith or
Marjoriejones or something of that
sort.
There comes to every individual
and community opportunities for
improved surroundings. Unfortun-
ately we are some times slow
to take advantage of these opportu-
mites so as to make the most of
them. Probably this is true with
us but in the main there is sort of
"Excelsior" spirit growing up in
our people that is destined to make
itself felt in the continued additions
to the attractivCness of the surround
ings.
Just now there is a prospect that
one of the old time landmarks that
has served the comfort of thousands
in the last ten years will give way to
something larger and better. We
refer to the old Ice House that is ev-
identity on its last legs, if house can
be said to have such appendages.
1t has earned retirement and must
necessarily be succeeded by some
thing much larger, more in harmO-
ny with its surroundings in appear
ance and more desirably located. AS
a denizen Of the Reservation it is
confessedly out of place and proba-
bly, no one realizes that more than
the Land Co. and, as they are con-
stantly seeking to advance in all
that gratities the visiting public,
they will doubtless call in the best
abilities of Engineer Chase for plans
to store part of Eagles Mere Lake
next winter that will be a surprise
and pleasure to another summers
visitors.
The Maurel Path" has always
been so popular and has achieved
such national repute that it seems
almost wonder that similar ram
bic has not been provided along the
Reserve on the village side of the
Lake. No elaborate road is needed,
Only meandering path, just wide
enough for two if they walk real
close together and with so much of
the serpentine in its course that it
shall be full of little cozy hooks that
might do for hiding places on an ot-
casion. Only 50 that graceful slip
pers need not get into the mud nor
be cut on rocky stones. If under an
arcade of Rhododendron, Laurel,
Maple and the like 50 much the bet
ter. AT present it is only accessible
where the private paths down to in
dividual boat houses cross it or the
wharves make it possible to clamor
along in some sort of a fashion.
But little expense need be incurr-
ed. In fact perhaps each owner
fronting on the Reserve might pre-
fer to make the path in front of
their own lots provided the author
tiles would assume the general su-
pervisiOn so that there should be
some harmony of design and no
sacrifice of natures ornamentations.
We have been discussing this ques-
ton for number of years and as
our experience is that it takes about
three years to carry through any
public measure in Eagles Mere we
venture to start the move now. We
may talk about it this season, decide
next summer that it shall be done