The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-07-14
OVER TO ISLESBORO.
Dinner at the Seaside House and a Ride n
Dark HarbOr.


Dinner at the Seaside House and a Ride In
Dark HarbOr.
The excursion to IslesbOro last Sunday
on steamer Golden Rod was success from
start to finish. About 40 made the trip and
the weather conditions were perfect. When
the boat left Lewis wharf little after
1880 a. M, the sky was overcast and the
wind about southeast From the looks of
the water in the harbor the old salts in the
party looked for quite chop between the
monument and Turtle Head, and those
liable to seasickness were heard enquiripp
for lemons; but, fortunately, the water
throughout the trip was as smooth as the
traditional mill pond. In entering Ryder's
Cove the handsome Drexel cottage was
seen on the high land at the left. At the
wharf was the steam Castine, taking a day
off at the home of her owners. A short
side House, Knowlton & Rose, proprietors.
M. R. Knowlton and Don Robbins were on
the veranda to meet their Belfast friends
and Mr.. Rose was on duty in the office.
After registering we were told that dinner
would be ready in half an hour, and no one
ventured very far from the hotel and when
the summons came all reported promptly in
the dining room. 1t was good dinner and
we'll served. The menu included fish chow
der, salmon, mackerel, mashed potatoes,
green peas, string beans, cucumbers, pie
and strawberry shortcake. Landlord
Knowlton, who looked personally after the
serving of his guests, received many COM
pliments and every one said they should
come again the first opportunity.
After dinner six of the party, who hap
pened to be together on the veranda, en-
gagged blackboard for drive to Dark Har-
Dor, with John P. Bragg as pilot, and when
they got aboard it was found the seats
were occupied as follows: In the front
seat two Charles, in the middle seat two
Williams, in the rear seat two Charles.
Something was said about four of a kind
beating one pair; and perhaps some of the
readers of The Journal will know what
that means. 1t was delightful drive,
despite a few brief showers. The roads
are good and the driver and team were
ditto. What Mr. Bragg did not know about
the property we passed, and its owners,
was supplied by Belfast business man.
Our course took us across the island to the
head of Seal Harbor and over the neck of
land that separates Crow and Bounty
Coves. At the head of Crow Cove lay the
hull of the old schooner s'Bill" Slater and
of another craft that had outlived its use
fn1paSS ha nh w
passed the big Pendleton store, the business
centre of the island, with the nice residences
of the Pendleton's near by, and finally
reached the sacred precincts of Dark Har-
Dor. Mr.. Bragg drove us up hill from whose
summit we had a splendid view of Gilkeys
Harbor and the eastern bay and then we
were shown all the handsome Dark Har-
Dor cottages, the Catholic and Episcopal
churches, ETC., and arrived at the wharf
just as the Golden Rod was coming in to
take the party aboard. Another detach-
ment had previously arrived from Ryder's
Cove in another buck board.
The tide was too low for the boat to go
and soon she was headed south until below
Lassell's Island, when she passed into the
western bay. Just before that schooner
was seen under full sail which John San
born said was the Henrietta Francis The
steamer entered Gilkey's Harbor through
the western way between the Ensign and
Minott islands and her passengers had
good view of Miss Rose Cleveland's cottage
on the lower end of Seven Hundred Acre
Island, little later passing directly in
front of the cottage built this season for
Charles Dana Gibson, the we'll known
artist. The schooner yacht Speranza was
met coming out of the harbor under full
sail and was a pretty sight. The Folwell
log cabin on Warren's island was pointed
out, and at the upper end of the harbor the
Gospel Ship Wanderer lay at anchor. This
is schooner yacht of nearly one hundred
tons, bought last season by Mr. Sanford of
the Holy Ghost and U society for mission
purposes.
Capt. Bennett had never been into Gil
keys Harbor and Capt. Henry D. Gilman
took the wheel for that part of the trip
The Golden Rod landed her passengers on
Lewis wharf at 6.25 p. m., and now some
OF them are hoping to make an excursion
in her later to Isle au Haut.