The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-05-17
1905 at Lakewood

The Lakewood Of 1906 will be better,
buster, aud more beauuful than ever
before. The many Improvements made
last season at Lakewood were but the
beginning of a general plan to beautify
this popular resort and this Summers
visitors will find many new aud welcome
features which will be of interest
Tie patrons of LakeW God Inn will be
pleased to learn that MI. Fed l.. Couant
has again leased the Hotel and the
Shepherd Cottage. which be 30 success
fully managed last year, and the per-
frct service of last season repeated
Mr.. Conant has just issued an attractive
pamphlet descriptive of Lakewood and
the Inn which will be mailed to his
friends in short time.
The attractions at Lakewood Theatre
will for the second season consist
of high class vaudeville from the
agency OF Joseph j. Flynn and the thea
tire will be on the circuit with many
other Maine summer parks. The fact
that last season was the most success.
full in the history of Lakewood Theatre
is sufficient proof of the popularity of
vaudeville and this season the manage
ment will furnish a more expensive en-
tainment than ever before An extra
feature of the theatre will be the ad.
dition of a new Powers Camt ragraph
which approaches nearest perfection of
any of the moving picture machines
The Powers machines are used exclu-
svely on Keith's vaudeville circuit which
is guarantee that they are the best.
The latest reels of film will be shown
each week at the close of every perfor,
nance
The management announces that the
season will open Saturday, June 2ud,
after which date Lakewood Inn will be
ready to entertain guests, the store will
be in operation and the the steamer en-
ter upon its regular trips. The first
two weeks at the theatre will be given
over to the moving picture entertain
ment. The regular vaudeville season
will start saturday, June Is b and upon
this date will occur the usual opening
exercises
There will be many improvements in
the grounds and buildings at Lakewood
this season Much work filling in the
low land has been done since last season,
new paths are being built, aud new
flower beds will be made here and there
10 add TO the attractiyeness of the grove.
several new Summer houses and shell
tiers are also being erected and at the
platform where the cars stop there will
be a waiting room which will give pas
sengers an opportunity to rest and pro-
vide shelter in case of rain. In the rear
of this waiting room steps will lead to
the grove where seats viii be provided
under the shade of the trees The
theatre building is to be painted in
shades of green 10 harmonize with the
other buildings and the band stand also.
The facilities for boating will be
better this season than ever before
-Four new steel boats have been added
to the fleet of last season and best of
all the new % IT. motor boat Ariel"
will be at the disposal of the patrons of
Lakewood. The "Ariel" will carry
twelve to fourteen passengers and may
be chartered for special trips at any
time. The Steamer "Nargaret b" will
be in commission as usual with the
same excellent crew as last season. A
new building will be placed near the
wharf which Will serve as boat house
for the boat supplies and man will be
in constant attendance so that parties
desiring to hire boats may always kno y
where to 60
The attractions in the Amusement
Hall have largely increased since last
season; many new penny in the slot
machines have been added to the col
lection and one of the new machines
will give attractive souvenir postals of
Lakewood for a penny. The cage of
monkeys have been increased by other
varieties of these interesting animals and
they always prove to be never failing
source of interest to both old and young.
Rufus Mckinney, the popular mana
ger at LakeW God, who last season was
found to be the right man in the right
place, will again be in charge and al
ready has a good sized crew of men
getting all in readiness for the summer.
A most successful season IL anticipated
at this charming aud popular inland re-
treat.
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