Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-01

the compass without being able to dis
cover anything but trees growing to the
summit, I wondered and partly to salts.
fly my curiosity, but more on account OF
my Unborn love for climbing mountains
and taking birds-eye view OF the coun-
try, went up the mountain by fairly
we'll marked trail Friday afternoon.
The result is worth the climb. But If
anybody tells you it is a mile and a
half from the Mountain View House, l
know it's a good two miles. And l
know it is misnomer to call the noun
tain bald, for there is growth of scrub
trees all over it's ledgy top, and you have
to find openings in the trees, and take
the view-which really is magnificent
in sections.
Late Friday afternoon we took a
steamer of the Rangeley Lakes Steam
boat Co., and in shower which brought
the first breath of the cooler weather of
the next two days, went up the lake to
the Rangeley Lake House. On this trip
we find that we are getting out OF the
wilderness, as the shores, instead OF
being covered with unbroken forest,
show many cultivated farms, while at
the northeast extremity of the lake is
the village of Rangeley. Our progress
toward uumixed civilization is further
emphasized when we reach the Range.
lev Lake House. Here there is no sug-
gestion of the wilderness by the log
cabin idea or in any other way. While
the house in its external architecture is
box-like almost to the point of hideous-
ness, within it is as fully up to date in
all it's appointments as any hotel that
can be found. The house is large, the
verandas wide, all the public rooms are
spacious, and the table service is all that
an epicure could ask for. From the
lake side of the house one can see nearly
the whole surface of the lake. John B.
Marble is we'll known as the manager OF
this hostelry.
A meeting of the excursion party was
held in the parlors after supper, (beg
pardon, dinner), and resolutions of
thanks to the railroads and hotels and
all who had shown us courtesies were
adopted. Mr.. Dunbar, who as chair
man of the committee had had the
arrangement and management of the
excursion, was then presented with
souvenir clock as little memento of
the occasion and token of our appre-
citation, C. E. Kendrick making the
presentation, and Mrs. Dunbar was like
wise presented with a bridge whist score
book. Tho party wound up the evening
by dancing and playing pool in the
casino connected with the house, where
an orchestra plays every evening.
The one fly in our ointment seemed to
be the fact that our train left at $50
Saturday morning, and that we must
turn out and get our breakfast before
that time; but there was very prompt
response to the call-boy's rap at 4:3O,
and shortly after we assembled in the
dining room, too busy to notice the
earthquake if its effects extended to
that point.
A parlor car was placed at our service
for the ride of forty-sevcn miles over the
narrow-gauge roads from Rangeley IT,
Pennington. The air was cool and
pleasant, and the ride through the
Franklin hills was picturesque and
delightful.
At Pennington, where most of our
party stopped by invitation till after
noon, delegation of citizens met us at
the station, with square full of auto
mobiles, and we were divided up among
them for ride about the principal por-
ton of the town and then out into the
country. Pennington is pretty place,
and its. generally prosperous air, and the
neat and well-kept condition of every
thing, can but impress the visitor. The
Democrat delegation were fortunate
enough to get seats in the Stanley OF
DR.. Palmer, who gave us fourteen-mile
ride, showing us the whole town and
taking us in a large loop through the
country on one of the most scenic roads
which can be found outside of Oxford
County.
Later there was an informal reception
at the Normal School building, when
the visitors were welcomed by Principal
George c. Purington, and President
Ogier responded. There was also a
piano solo by Miss McLeary, and vocal
solos by Mrs. Packard, Miss Ladd and
Miss Carsley, daughter of John y.
Carsley, formerly of South Paris: Later
we inspected the Cutler Memorial
Library, oeduthui o"iunS
$50, 900, and looked at the foundation OF
$780, 900 high school building which the
town is about erecting.
At noon a complimentary lunch was
served us at Hotel Willows, and on our
way to the station we stopped for
moment to pay our respects to Mrs.
Hunter, widow of John NJ. S. Hunter OF
the Pennington Chronicle, popular
member and former president of the
association, who died last winter.
With the boarding of the Maine Cen
trail train, the excursion was practically
at an end. Good-byes began to be said,
and the members to drop out, until on
our arrival at Lewiston the party was
pretty we'll dispersed, and there remain
ed with us only memories of very pleas
ant and enjoyable week. A. Z. F.