Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-22
AT COBBOSSEE.
H. O." Resumes His Chatty
and Newsy Letters.
During Summer He Will Tell You All
About the Happenings
At Cobbossee, One of the Finest of In
land Resorts.
Manchester, Me-, June q, 1908

DCdL SOuIidis
At the request of the kind editors
and at the solicitation of many of your
readers, your correspondent finds him
self again at the post of duty in this
playground for the people of Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner, in the fond
hope that the pleasant relations begun
years ago may be continued for an
other season.
Building operations have been more
extensive than ina any one year previous
to this. Several of the cottages are in
an unfinished condition. A. description
of these must reserve for future let
ters.
The exemptip of property here from
all kinds Of Expectations. is positive
proof of q law-abiding community. The
cottages have no special care takers,
and, no pap*icular appliances for
safety; but here they have been all
these years, with but one or two eX-
ceptions untouched and unframed, with
none of their contents molested.
Mr.. Alden ..Sprague, the newspaper
man, who ha$now become a veteran,
early discovaed the beauty Of the
situation on the east shore. purchasing
the Eaton grove of a dozen acres,
building thereon the beautiful Swiss
cottage which he occupies, and the ar
tistic summer home of Henry c. Lewis
of st. Louis, Mo. Last autumn Mr..
Sprague rebuilt his sea wall, extending
the entire length of his large lot, and
this spring has done considerable grad
ing, the work of Mr.. S. w. Burnham,
the '"old and reliable" native, who can
always be depended upon. The cost of
his recent improvements must have
been nearly $4,000. Mr.. Sprague's home
is in Los Angeles, Cal, and he and his
wife will return those next autumn.
Their daughter, Mrs. c. S. Hichborn,
has recently had a successful operation
performed upon her eyes. She is gen.
eral favorite here, and her many
friends rejoice that with unclouded
vision she can again look upon the
beautiful landscape unfolded at the
lake.
Gov. Burleigh and family came here
as soon as possible after closing his
arduous labors in Washington. AS
usual, he is up to his ears in work:
still he has time to inhale the lake
breeZeS and the bracing air of the
pines. 1 am glad to know that Mrs.
Burleigh is in good health, the atmo-
sphere of the lake region having its
usual effect. The other day Gov. Bur-
leigh found it necessary to visit WASH
ington in the interests Of his constit-
uents. He left the lake on a Thursday
afternoon, arrived in New York the
next morning, where he stopped half
a day; got into Washington at p. M.
Saturday, visited all the departments,
had a pleasant interview with the
President; at 4.5O took the train for
home, and reached the lake Sunday
morning in season for his baked beans.
This shows the possibilities of modern
travel. The Governor and his family
occupy both their cottages. Miss
Ethelyn, the Governors accomplished
daughter, still takes music lessons of
Willis Bachelor who is conducting q
summer school at Wilton.
Geo. H. Bangs and family moved into
Mr.. Reds cottage the last day of
April. and are delighted with their
summer home and it's charming sur
roundings They have three beautiful
children and their home has been en-
livencd with considerable company.
DR.. T.. i. Hall. surgeon dentist, and
family. occupy "Adewardo." They are
being visited by DIR. Halls father and
mother from Bridgton, and by two sis
ters.
Mrs. Stebbens and her son Walter B.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Goodridge, occupy
Pine Croft for the season. Walter
has one of the most reliable launches
on the lake.
r. w. Soule and family came here
the last day of March, having installed
a fine furnace in the basement of their
cottage. Col. Soule has the finest lawn
here in front of his cottage. He has
gone into the hen business. having a
likely family of Plymouth Rocks
G. NJ. Ryder and wife, with their lit
tie daughter Edith, occupy the Lippin-
colt cottage.
Mr. @ Il. Peckham of the Cony
House. wife and baby, are at the
North cottage for the season. A
months residence here, last season,
captured their affections for this To-
cality.
The friends of Mrs. Joseph William
son and family are sorry that she and
her interesting family will not be pres
ent at the grove. the present summer.
having the NcWbcrt cottage at Grimes
cove.
Hon. Byron BOYD has improved his
new cottage by providing, on the front
lawn. II neat enclosure, a play ground
for the children, with swings and 9TH
er appliances for pleasure. The Boyds
will soon remove here.
For three weegs Mrs. +. G.. Bridges
and Mrs. Forest Hayes have occupied
Camp Edgemere," the elegant cottage
of Mr.. VIM. II. Reid. Among their
callers have been Mrs. Campbell of
Portland, and Mrs. Everett Stone. Mr..
Ped has planted some beautiful rock
ferns around the north and east sides
of his cottage. He has erected float
ing boathouse on the east shore, form
ing a safe and pleasant shelter for his
naphtha launch, where undisturbed by
storms or tempests lit is always ready
for use. Mr.. Reid and his daughter
Ella will come here for the summer i'm
mediately after the Fourth.
DIR. Julian Wilder, an expert boat
man, and family. have for some time
occupied their cottage. one of the orig