The Republican journal., 1906-03-01
MAINE FOLKS N FLORIDA.
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PALM BEACH, FLA, req. IL, 1910. line
coming two weeks of February will mean
to Palm Beach the high tide in the influx
of winter visitors ard after WashingtOn's
birthday there will be a daily decline until
the first of April.
Last Sunday had the pleasure OF dining
at The Palms, which is one of the best
hotels in Florida, as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Showers, Searsport people, who
own and manage the hotel. During the
past year they have improved their build
ing in many ways until now it has as many
good rooms as can be found in any hotel at
Palm Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Showers are genial and
whole-souled people who are always glad
to let the fact be known that they come
from the good old State of Maine. and are
especially devoted to their Waldo county
home. They have the reputation OF serving
some of the best dinners and as good table
board as can be found in the south.
thoroughly enjoyed my dinner and with a
turkey cooked in the Maine style. with all
the "ixins," did not go away hungry can
assure you.
Mr.. and Mrs S. Ross Campbell OF Poland
Springs are among the Maine people who
are spending the winter season at Palm
Beach and are pleasantly located. also
notice that Maine party has registered at
the March Villa. Miami, for short stay.
They are B. F. PARROT and Miss Parrot OF
Augusta and Miss C. II. Stinson of Halo
we'll.
Many of the Maine people who have
come south have not got beyond the
Carolina resorts as yet, and among those
registered at The Carolina in Pinehurst
are Nj and Mrs. O. F. Fellows of Bucks
port and Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Shaw of Bath.
Mr.. d. j. Menard of Lewiston, well
known Maine photographer, is spending a
few weeks here and has been visiting other
coast resorts in this State. He will remain
here until early spring and then return to
Maine to resume his work in Lewiston.
Mr.. Charles H. Tuxbury of Saco is spend
ing the winter months in Sanford and was
formerly an annual visitor there.
One thing sadly missed by visitors to
Florida, and especially to Palm Beach this
season, is the cocoanut. Last winter, and
in previous seasons, it was the custom to
load the mails north with cOcoanuts which
were sent home as souvenirs of the south.
While they were Objectionable matter to
the mail clerk the government allowed them
as mailable matter Last winter, when
Florida was visited by generous amount
of cold weather, the fruit and small cocoa
nuts on the trees were frozen and this year
there are none; so that many will be disap-
pointed.
PALM BEACH, FLA, Feb. %, 1906. Today
occurs the great event of the season, the
event which offers to the many tourist Wis
itors at Palm Beach great attraction which
is the browning of all events of the season.
This great ball on Washington's birthday,
which is annually given at Palm Beach at the
Hotel Royal Poinciana, means the height of
the season and is feature which is always
looked forward to- With its close the tide
turns and the tourists usually drift north
ward
| had pleasant call this week from my
cousin, Fred II. Dickey of Bangor, who
with John A Wetherbee and Horatio e..
Wetherbee of that city are on trip to
Havana and Cuban points. They will
spend some weeks there and then return
for trip along the East Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hyde, prominent resi-
dents of Bath, have been at the Royal
Poinciana the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth L. Larrabee of Port
land are registered at The Breakers, and
Mrs. Lemuel W. Bean of Portland at the
Hotel Royal Poineiana, for some weeks
stay. The Larrabees have been farther
down the coast and will remain here some
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs Carl p D. Emmett of Port
land have been spending some days this
week at The Breakers, where they are
pleasantly located
Miss Maude W. Morgan of Glen Falls,
Me, and Miss Elizabeth Currier of Bangor
are guests at the Royal Poincana and en-
joying the beauties of Palm Beach.
Mr. Henry Ladd of the schooner yacht
Virginia is still here and we are having at
least thrice weekly "reunions," each glad to
learn of the news from home and enjoying
the meeting of visitors from Maine.
A letter from Mr.. Charles Frederick in
New Orleans this week states that they ar
rived there after pleasant trip and are en-
joying the fine weather. They are in the
midst of the great annual Mardi Gras car
nival and this year it presents new and In
teresting features and scenes. sit is as live
ly a place." says Mr.. Frederick, ''as l ever
saw, and there is something interesting
every day. We are both well, arriving
here last Friday after a pleasant trip south
in which we stopped at Boston, Washing
ton, Augusta and Atlanta"
ORRIN j. DICKEY.