Qass Book COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT I rP >R YACHTS AT ANCHOR. OLD ORCHARD BEACH MAINE ^ , -— ^ j- \.'-- \- -,'--. ^ C. \V. MORRIS. rUI:l,ISIIKR 124 KRANKLIX ST., IMlR ILA X 1 1, M K. k Col'VRKJHT, 1900 BY JOHN S. I,OCK.E AND C. \V. MORRIS. I Library of ConCfriM-^t! 1 Two Copies Receivst, \ JUL 14190QI Copyngit entiy SECOND COPY. Di.'iverfH to OROLR O'.ViSiC^ SEP 5 1900 V-;^ The Lakeside Press, Portland, Me. 20116 OLD ORCHARD BEACH. I'.V lOIIN S. LOCKE. UK Sial<' lit Maine is sacrcclly insturie and iirandiy iiictui'esi|U('. 1 Ici' early hi>t(iry lias tlie fascination of romance, and in her field, forest, lake and mountain scenery there are nnrivaled ciiarms. lint the ocean, the ii'ieat, iii'and, original, restless ocean, whose waves heat upon more than six hundred miles of Maine coast, is for iiuinan conti'niplation the most impressive of Nature's marvelous work. ( )ld ( )|-chard Beach, on the shore of Saco Hay, lictwccn the Dunslan i;i\ii' on the eas( and the Saco on the west, is a jioint which, to health or ph'asuri' seekers, historians, scientists and devotees of Nature, presents more of interest and merit tlian anv other jilaee on the coast of Elaine. Its early history and its pi-esent attractions and prosperity are so intimately inter- woven with that of its environs that a description of it nuist, necessarily, emlirace some acc'ount of olhci- interestini;' points ai'ound the shores of Saco Bay, which is foi'med liy Pivmt's Xeck on ihe east and Flelcher"s Neck on the wcsl . I'roul's Neck takes its name from Timothy Prout, who dwell there in 17K). it is a ])art of (he town of Scarlxiro and exiends into the ocean three miles. Fletcher's Neck, a ]iart of Bidih'ford, is named from Rev. Pendleton Fletcher, pastor of the first Puritan church in Biddeford in liiiiH. The distance from one to the oilier of these })oints is six miles and the hay extends inland about four miles in a semi-circular form. < )ld ()rchard Beach, the loniii'st ami widest solid sand heach on the New Fniiland coast, is the northern and central section of this circular shore. Till' natural attractions alonu' this hi'ach and around the shores of .Saco Bay made here a fa\d|-ite i-cndc/x nus for the alioriiiinal trihe-, whose inherent love of Xat lU'c pi-ompted them to >eek a situation and erect their haliilal ions where she lavished her charms in ureatest profusion : hence everywhere the sod or sand around the Saco Bay has yielded to the })ressure of a moccasined foot, and every cliff and island has met the reverent u'aze of the Nature adorini;- red man. Here to the (ireat Spirit the\' offered their ohlations. Their voici's minulcil with the murnmr ol the winds and the roar of the waves, and they devoutly hclieved that tlie (ireat Father of the waters and winds listened api)rovini;iy to tiieir devotioirs. To these shores came their ])lumed chieftains for council. Here lias heen heard the measured murmur of the war dance and the terri- fyini;- echo of the death soni:'. From this place the tribes went forth to battle, and when the strife was over they returned to bury here their arrows and tomaliawk- and smoke toL;cther the pipe of peace. I.NC, TOWARDS THE OCEAN FROM THE OLD ORCHARD HOUSE. In IdiCl ihc cxiilcii-i'i-. Miirliii Priiii:-, ciitiTccl (lie Siumi I'lay and iicrr iiiadi; a laiuliiii;-. lie ami lii> paily were iKi (Idiiht till- lir^t Eniilisliiiii'ii lo set t()(j| ii|iiin tlic-c sliorcs. ('apl. -Idliii Smiili. who i> well kiiowii lor womlcrliil aihcntiircs and iiiarvcldu-^ o-^caiM's, c-iici-ialU lii^ cMiiiiicl N'ii'Liinia and the family nf Pdwlialan. was llicHi'sl fxiilon-r will) .-ailed up llir Sacn l;i\ci- and fully explored the sluircs and ri\ci-- Mnwini:- inln llir bay. This was in Kil).'). The rcpDi't nf tlii'sc I wo NdNaii'i's aiMnsfd in l-",nL;l;nid a spiril ul cnlci'pri-c and proniptcil ad\ cnl ui-ci's Id -rck these sIkh-cs. In li'ijii ('apt. Iviehard \'ines and a part\ ni tliirty-si\ men. siait unt under the patronai;'!' of Sii- l'"ern:indn (inf^cs. arriNcd at tlie UKintli (it the S.arii in e.ai-ly .autumn. They lan(h'(l on the \\es| -idr ,<[ the ri\ef. ereeteil h.aliit.al inn-, and spent the winter in e.xplnriui: and harleriuL: N\ith the ii.atives. At ih.at time they had iin I-",UL:li-h neiiiiilmr- nearer than .l.amestnwn. Vireinia. 'I'lii- heini;- th<' lir-t \\ inter -pent ii\' l\ie.ilislunen lieeii e.alh'd ^\'inte^ Ilarlinr. ."^evcn vear- after thi-. .all the lanil- within the pi-e-eiit limit- nf l.iddelnrd. S.aen ,and < )ld ( )r<-liard. a tract .almnt ciu'ht l)\' thirteen uiili'-. wa- iiranled tn Kirh.aril N'ine- ami fnui- nthei'-. hy KIiil; .lame- I, "in enn-idei-.at inn nl their lia\ iui;- lieen in the enuntr\" si>\i'n X'ears." Ilenre llies:' hi'raUle the i lldi \ ii lu.al n\\ lier- and they Llf.lUteil pnrlinU- nr made leases tn aii\' res[)eetul)le imuii;:'rant- wlm snuuiil tn -ellle here. Tlier<' i- a i-ernrd nf a lease made liy \ ines di due hundreil aiM'es of land, for wiiieh the lessee i- to pi\ "h\i' -hilliuL;-. t Wd d ly-" wnrU .and (Uie eond fat L;nd-e yearly." TlinUi;li the leiau- of le.ises like this have ecasnl. yet lilies ;^i\i"n in this w.ay ha\c remained iu\inl,alile e\-er since. Much of the hisl(u-y nf .M.aine had its liei>-imune- here. The lir-l cnui-l wa- held here in ir>:h;. The lir-t saw-mill in Maine w.as liuilt nt\ .'^um Ki\'er in lie'i.'i. 'V\\r eirlie-t town rernrds in .Maine. cnmnieiKani:' in li'i."):;, .aic llm-e nt this settle- ment. Thev ai'e in tlr.' eiisldd\' ni the city df IViddeford. 'I'nrk ('nnnly, which had its heeimiiuu' here and wa-ihe tir-t ostalilislu'd in Miine. The lirsl Imtel. dr"drdiiriry ti> entei-lain siraniz-er- for their money," was est.ahlisheil dn the i-i\ei-. at the ferr\- ( herein iiientioned ai^ain ) , in \f'<'ni:li-h -etllers when .atl.ai-ked hy .a sup(a-ior force of Indians. Il \\,a- low tide, and lieini;- eiiscDiieed behind tlie-e ro,'l<- the -etiler- were eualile(l to tire with a preci-i(m -o fatal that -i'\er.al Indian- wi'rc killeil and the other- were repulse(l and reluriii'd id the wddd-. There th<'y fdund reinfdrcemeuts and returned and renewed the att.ack. The settler- m>\v -aw the liorrcM- ot their -itiiation. P>eliind them w.a- the retiiiaiiiiL:' ocean. In a 1<'W hours their tort iticatidii Wduld he snlimeriz'cd. To lea\c il would I'xpo-e tliemseh'es to the attack Irom their emanie-. They must tall into the hands of the men'iless savaii'es or he eiiLznlfeil by the insatiable ocean. They cho-e the Latter, and determined to lii:hl till the water- o\-erwlielmed them. Till' coiitesl was renewed and se\'eral indiair- fell. The a[>[iroacliini:' wa\cs dashed tiLriously .aiiaiir-t the rock^, nearer and iii'arei' I he\ c,am<'. — .a few more breaker- and the rocks woidd be burie(l beneath the waters. rK *iit (li'spair s;ink cl('i'|i in tlic In'.irN ot tlir si^ttlcr.s : yet tlicy still continued to tliciiisclvcs, and as the foaming spray was already dasiiinL!: over tluMii tlicy saw that a party of friends was attaekina' ilians in the i-ear. They were settlers from the west end of the heach, who had heard the firinij and iiad come to tlie The Indians, seeinir now a superior num!)er, fled to the woods. The heroes of Googins' Rocks n^tunied with their r.s, and tiie ocean eaiiie dashing over the rocks and washed away the stains and footprints of human strife. Formerly 'ocks were much lii;:her almve the heacli than now. The liuilding of a breakwater at the mouth of the river caused uantities of sand to flow into this vicinity and hury this cliff. .\ short distance from this point, near the mouth of Goose Fare Brook ((ioose Fare, a feeding place for wild geese), flows across the heach, was, it is believed, planted the first farm and the first orchard in Maine. Here Thomas Rogers I in Ki.'lS: his farm was of so much imj)ortanue that on the earliest maps it is designated as " Rogers" Garden." He It fruit trees from Kngland and ])lanted the first orchard on the Maine coast. The apple trees which he j)lanted led more than one hundred and lifty yeafs ami became the uhl orchard from which the plaec takes its name. The of Mr. Rogers was l)urned by Indians in liiTa. In a contest with them, a son of Mr. Rogers and two other young ere killed. They were buried on the l)each near where the house stood. John r>iui\thon, who defied the laws of .^[assaclulsetts and "was dechired an outlaw" by the (ieneral Court, was once etor of the lands within the limits of Old Orchard. It is said that he promised his daughter, Ruth, in marriage gg IMco'oiie, chief of thi' Sokoki tribe, which dwelt on the Saco Ri\'er anil from which it receives its name, for a f a \ast tract of these lands. Ruth refused to marry him and fled from her home. T'his tragic story is graiihically )y W'hittier in his poem, " Mogg .Megoue." lie also tells another interesting story of a family who dwelt here, in his " Mary ( iar\ in." Proiit's Neck, a iiroinontorv extending from the town of Scarboro four miles into the ocean, forming the eastern of Saco ISay, has nuich of interesting early history. During the Indian wars the inliabitants dwelt i)rinci])ally on the lie point near the ocean, where are now the hotels. To protect tliemsel\-es from the Indians and their cattle from s. ihe\ built a hea\ y timber stockade across the Neck, and a strong garrison on the west side at the ])oint now called ■ioii ('o\-e. Stratton's Island, near the N'eck (named from John Stratton who dwelt there in Kiiil ), was an inqiortanl for s.afety of the settlers. At one time, when the Indians destroyed the stockade and attacked the garrison, the settlers ■d in their boats to this island. These jioinis are subjects of iii(|uiry from visitors to Old Orchard Reach, from which ire plaiidy seen, standing boldly abo\c llie water, their rocky shores fringed with the spray of the dashing ocean. I'"ollowing the curve of the shore westward from Front's Neck, the first section of the beach, near Dunstan River -tan is a corriqition of Diinster. The first settlers here came from l^unster I'arish, England), is now called Pine Point, should lie Pine's Point, fi-cuu ('liarles Pine, who dwell h<'re in liistt. He was a celebrated marksman and was called. "Pine, tlif Indian killci-.'" Simtiiuale's History of Sevu'iior(iin:li ii-i\cs many intcTfstinii' t'ai-ls roncernin^- Pine, llnnniwcll and Ncwliiiry. all well known in Maine history, wlm ihvrlt lirrc and lool< an actisi' ]iart in llic Indian wars. At tiiis point liici-e arc summer eottaues and liotel>. 'I'he next western section ot tiic slior<' is rallein;land Fair is .also held here. Besides the permanent honjes of this section there are many summer cotlae-es of non-residents and hieh-cl.ass hotels, restaurants and lioardinii-honses which, durinu- the |ileasure .season, accoumiodate a population of many thousands. From this populous centre, leadine- iiack into the country and to the cities of Saco and Piddeford, ti\c miles away, are several hiiihways which pass throueh a varied landscape of field, forest and farm scenery. But the ocean, the ha\- and the beach are the niao-netic causes which draw the puiilic to < tld < )rch;ird and ii'ix'e it the popular distinction which it richU" deserves. The l)(\ach, which really extends, under different local names, around tlie whole shore of Saco Bay, is the loiiirest, widest and most solid sand heach on the Xcw ICneiand coast . (Jver it thelireakers daily heat ;is the tides come .and 1:0; and when the waves have receded it is a >niootli, solid surface, nearly one-fourth of a mile wide and more than four miles long. It is therefore a natural lioulexard. on which at every low tide hundreds of i;av e(|uipae'es and thousands of jovous or meditative pedestrians are passinu' and repassine- without intci-ruption, and the swelline- and foamini:- surf is ali\'e with juhilant hathers. .Surf liathinii', as .an invifjoratini;- exercise or healthful pastime, can here lie enjoyed without fear from dangerous under-current s or treachiM-ons i|uicksands. Bathinir ai'cidents never occur here except to those who overestimate their strength or venture too far from shcue. From the first settlement of the coast, here has l>een Ihe favorite hathing resort for the inland inhahitants. The I'dth of dune was once the popular bathing day, for among the early settlers and their descendants for several generations there existed an oft-rejieated tradition that on this day the ocean at this point was especially endowed with healing properties. It was belie\e(l tliat, as at the Pool of Siloam, "an angel troubled tlit^ walei's" and "whoever stepped in was cured of whalsoe\-er disease he possesseticni;llicii('d. and cljildliood and cn cu infancy was "dipped " lallv to insure tlieni aiiainsl disease and deatli. Many aeeonnis ol henclil^ iKini this treatment are told Ijv the crednhius. Id iad\ . who "li\-ed to see iier six sons urow up >troni.' and heahiiy."' says. "I dipped each one of them the first summer he \v:is lK)rn.'" In modern times tiiere are lieiievers in "failii cure'" and also in "water cure": may there not have heen icv in faitii and salt water comliinecr:' 'I'iie custom of visilint;- tiiese waters on a particular day came from Eniiland and ;nd witii tiie tirst scttKu-s, who had tiietc learned to reverence tiie sacred wells and fountains connnon in those countries in Kurope. where tlie\- stil! exist. Old Orchard Beach was to these early settlers the mo-t attractive l)athing waters on •oast, and as the Court of Maine "was ordered to be l»eld at Saco on the :?.")th of .Tuiu> annually." to which people uliled from all jjarts of tlu' Province, the next day after the oitenins' of the court was i;iven to recreation and l)athiii«- kej)t with superstitious regard as formerly. l>ut i)eing sure season liet ween hoeing and haying in the agricultural districts, these inhabitants still keep up the custom. Many 1 iruests arrive at this time and it may be considered the opeiung of the pleasure season. During' ever\- sunuuer thousands of health and pleasure seekers come to this uni(iue, interesting and attractive resort, id. all classes here tind prolit and enjoNinent. .laded business and careworn toilers from the "din and Inistle" of busy s, from Canada on the north, from .Mexic-o on the south and tiie inland states south and west, come here to regain their streni^tii from the oeean"s inviuoratina' waters and ozone-laden atmosphere. Nature lovers here bow in adoration before iiarvelous and nnsterious ocean, which at all times is grand and impressive, whether seen at morn, when the rising sun iish(>s its surface with ii'old and <-rimson : at noon, when its blue waters blend softly with the distant sky; at evening, n the rosv sunset lingers upon its waters and tints the light clouds which float like fairy chariots al)Ove it, or at night, n tlu^ moon oversprea surface with spangles of silver. At all times the eye is chaiincd with ))eauty and grandeur, the car is eu<'hantc(l with the melody of the breeze-tourhed \vav(>s when they sweep gently along the l)each. or when the ) voice of tempest-driven breakers swells the "})rofound, eternal bass in Nature's anthiMn." There is also enjoyment in diins' tiie swift-winged craft of pleasure, the steam-propcdled ])alaces of transportation and the white-robed ships of com- ce, coniini;' and ii'oini;-. passing and repassino;, l)earing an exchange of thoughts and commodities from country to country. elin<>' c(mtiuually upon this mighty highway of nations. But the ocean is not all that makes Old Orchard attractive. The surrounding inland country has a fascination for -c who cnjoN- forest or farm scenery, or carriage conveyance through ))ictures(ine highways. ( )ne of these, leading "uj) n." passes through a woodland landsca|ic. ( )u cither side forest trees wall this highway and at some jxiints oversliadow ilh extending branches. 'I'he carriage track is closely bordered with ferns, foliage and (lowers. In summer the hedges briiiht witii the fragrant wili VIEW OF THE STEEL PIER I'ROM THE SHORE. MinWI.NTEK SNOW SCENE. ICE ON THE ISEACH. -14 SNOW SCKNE. 25 SKASHdKK HOISH, OLD tlKCHAKU HhACH. 26 tliaii a >iiinincr carriiiii-c (lri\c lliruiiuli tliof wdod- .-il apprdMi-liiiiL:' siiu-ct. 'riicii llic liulil |iicnTS tlic I rcc-tups with its slriidcr lioidni ai-|-ci\vs and talN iii'fc and tlicrr in littif u'l'Mi'n oases aninlli;- the dcr|icnini:- sliailnws. Tiic still air is frai;i-aiit with tiic odiif (it swcct-srciited pines and \ncal willi liir cvfuinji- vciiccs of happy hifds. The fohin clKints ids piuiiitive reiiiiieni, the \vhip-pii(ii--\viil siiio-s a ineasui-cd. nirlodioii^ lullal>v, and tlie silver voice td' liif iieniiit thfiisji tinkles thfough the foi'C^t. One wlio eniovs these woods at this cnehantinLi' liotir will feid tlianktnl that the \andal haml ol ei\ ili/ation has spared this faseiiiatinir forest. Fern Park, the propertv of the < 'Id ( )rehard IIoii^c (herein a;iain ineiit ionrd ) and a shcn-t distanc'c troni it, is a nalnral forest of liiani tree^ and wild, w Hand shriilihrry. In it are fonnd many ol the wild tlowei's id Maine. Here the botanist tinds facilities for pnrsiiini:- hi- ~lnili<'s. ller<' those who iialher (lower-, liecanse they \n\r them lind pleasure in ln-iniiino- to hiniian axhniration iiiaiiy little lirii;-ht-eycd lilo-smn- which modest ly hide t li<'inselves in the depths of the dark forest, content to " Mnsii niiseeii and waste their fraLirance (Ml Ihe desert air." Here the early arbntiis hlooms aiumdantly. IIci'c, like a clnstiM- of ruliics in a sett ine- of emerald-, lifows the liiiiihl linnchlicrry. The iifaccfid jiart i-ide'e-\ inc and the sweet. tin\- twin Howcr twine the nioss-co\ crcij kiudls. The mode-l \iolet, tlic ihdicate slar-tiowcr and the fraerant clieeker- lierr\ flourish here, and from the almndance of lichen- and fein- the park is ap|iropriately namecl. Sonrh of this, onl\- separated liv a hiii'lnvav, i- the park and forest auditorium of the <)rchard lieach ( 'am|i-meet inu' Association, where camp-meet ines arc aiinualU held. Ten ihon-and worshipers can here lie act'oimnodalcd. Sunday service's are held here diirinu' the suiinuer. Here was the hirthjilace of the Inlernat ional .Mi— ion:ir\ A lliance, and th<' ( iospcl 'I'empc'raiUH' moveniiMil under Mr. ]\lurph\-. Here Frances F. Willard took her lir-l lessons in her i^feal temperance work. The i'amp-i;roiind of the Free Bai>tist .Vssociation and a coltan-c settlemeni is the next section ol the shore, west from Old ()i-cliard ])r(>j)er. Here is a tahernaele in wliicli educational conventions and reliLiions ser\ ices .arc held for several weeks diirinu' the snnnncr. Hi'ie are several hotels and many prixafe residences. The first settlers on the New Fniiiand <-oast erected their hahitations near the oce.an or at the month of some river. Xi'arlv all were enuaiied in tishiiiiz-. This was the (|nicke-t way to uet returns for their lahor : hence they located their haliitations near tln' shore, and the ocean .and the licach liecami' their hii^hways for commnnication hetween settlements, and rix'crs were crosst'd at ferries or fords. .\ll Land traxel at lirst was on foot. No horses were in the l*ro\inee of Maine till l('i."i'S and no vehicles of any kind till many years later, 'i'lie Saeo Hi\er was crossed a short distance alioN'c tlic month, at a ]i(iint called the " Lower Ferry,"" and from this the western section of Old ( >rcliai-d licach is called Fi'fry Beach. Here is a (lovernment I'ost (^tiiee in summer, and a hotel. its address is Hay View, Maine. In the \icinit\ are several ]iictures(|ne -unmier homes. From this hcach there is an extensive \ie\\ of ( )ld ( )rcliard, Prout"s .\eck, Fletclier"s Xeck (the I'ool), the ocean and islands oft from the month of the river, ainoni^- which is StaiiC 1, OH wliicli is a niuiiuiiu'iit . Imill nl hoacli stones liy llic I'liitcd States (iovcriiiiiciit . in Isli', lor a hcacon to |irc\"cnt ciitcriiiii- tiic liai-l)or from faliiiiii- npon tiic isiaiid. It was never of niucli value, as the island is seen by the mariner as as the momiment. It. however, adds a i)ietiires(jiie feature to the view. On this island the early tishermen dried their 1 " Makes" or "stau'es." henee it was ealled " Staire Island." Beyond this is Wood Island, so called from the heavy s which once urew upon it. The eastern ])art is now the proiuTty of the (io\ernmenl and "on il is a liLihlliouse, consists of a tower forty-seven feet hii:h and shows a revolvinu' red liu'ht, tlashinji' every minute. The liizht is sixty- eet above the ocean and is visil)le for thirteen miles" (from the U. S. Coast Survey). There are several other small s in the vicinity, thus makinii- the view from Ferry Beach ]>leasini;ly picturesi|ue. especially when there is a fleet of X and merchant vessels anchored here. From the west end of Ferry Beach, at the mouth of the Saco, extends off into the ocean, for more than a mile, a vast .struct iii-e, composed of huire blocks of Biddeford coimuenced in bsi'iT and completed 'ct is to improve the channel of the river by removini;' the sand bar at its moiilli, and it so well accomplishes rpose that lariic ships can now i)ass at low tides without danger of 2'r<>undini>', Just l)ack from the lieach. at its west end. is Ferry Beach Park, a natural forest of evergreen and cleciduous trees. iast of Boston and eleven miles west of Portland on the Western l)i\isioii ' Boston vS!; .Maine Railroad. I)uriug the sununer season many trains daily run between these cities, and there are nearly every hour between Portland and ( )ld Orchard. Besides this steamers connect Boston and Portland nightly. Id < )rcliard is but twenty minutes" i-idc by rail from Portland. Fleet ric cars connect ( )ld ()rchard with the cities of Saco and Biddeford every fifteen minutes, and <'xeursion steamers achts land jiassc'iigei's at the Old Orchard Steel Pier. A branch of the Boston iSc ]\Iaine Railroad also runs along the through Ocean Pai'k, Bay View and Ferry Beach Park to the Saco liiver, where it connects with steamer for Biddeford This I'oad. which jiasses ahnig the beach close to the ocean for four miles, is ei|uipped with obser\'ation cars, which t any point for the convenit'iice of passengers. F'rom these cars there is a clear \ iew of the whole of Saco \\:\y and rdant islands which rise above its blue watei's. A \-erv important matter to the visitor at ( )l(l ( )rcliard I>cach i> the aliundani'c of pure spring water. Fver\- one is that jiure watei- is an essential, and there need be no fear of its scarcit\at thi- famous resort. The Old < )rchard • Comp.any furnishes the hotels and cottages with water of great purity from cool, bubbling springs. HOTEL VEIAET. 29 HOTEL FISKE FROM THE ISEACH. 30 THE AIJilCKTA AND VKIAKT HOTELS. "W % r S8|!i!^algl 9 iii^^ ' fw,r- : J-.. TOIKISTS ON KOCKS IN FRONT OF OLD OKCllAKU HOISE. f^^ KKONT VIKW OK THE OLD OKCHAKIi IIOISK. 33 VIKVV FROM KF.AR OK THE OLD ORCHARD HOl'SE. FI.OKAI. I'AKADE. 35 Auuuil;- the atinictioiis whii'li :irt has licrc miIcUmI to naturo is tlic Old ( )rchar snrrouiided l>y a proteetinu' balustrade. Though hiuh above tlie oeean, yet it is so constructed at steamers and \aehts can land al any tiile. At the terminus is a jta\ilion, seventy-tive 1>y one hundred and t \venty-li\e ct. Ill this is a casino in which entei-tainment> are i:iven eveniiios during- the pleasure season, and in which an instru- pntal ctuicert is oiven three times each day. Morninu', noon and evening this |>ier is a favorite promenade for pedestrians III -eek the freslmess ol the l)ree/e which here swee))s over the swelling waves. For the convenience of invalids and h)vers noveltv a railroad runs miniature train- regularly from end to end of the promenade, the cars being the smallest (only Ic enouu'h for one iiasseuger) and the road the shortest in the world. The scene upon the piei- at night is especially fascinating. The sky abo\-e. the ocean beneath, and the scenes around 1 mcditati\-e minds with enjoxineiit and adoration. Sometimes the dark >ky looks >ilently (hiwn with its ni\fiads of inino- eves, sometimes the moon appears, veiled in a soft tissue of fleecy clouds, and sometimes she throws it aside and r radiant face silvers the -cene. At sunset the distant lighthouse flashes a shaft of rul)y rays across the ocean and warn> id cheers the wave-tossed mariner. Klectricity from hundreds of points around the shore and along the pier sends out it- irp ravs and bars the lia\ with lines of light. The nniiiniii- of the waves, the niiisie of instruments and the din of happy )ices enli\en the st-ene and ri'iider an e\-ening upon the pier one of enchantment. To meet the demands of the mimerous uuests who visit Old < )rchard lieach, the number of arrixals annually being timated al 1 wo hundred thousand, there are more than eight hundred sunmier cottages and boarding-hous(\s. and not less laii twentv-live hotels. The total entertaining capacity of these is more than twelve thousand. .V few of the largest hotels ■e here mentioned, though the others are worthy of iiatronage. The Old Orchard House stands on an eminence commanding a full view of the bay. the bea^'li and the -iiirounding )untr\. It is modern in all its aiipointnu'iil - and accoimiKxlates |i\c hundred guests. Between the house ami the ocean lere is a seven-acre lawn lilted with amjile facilities for guests who engage in modern open-air sports. Many distinguished inerican and foreiirn liiiests amuially patroni/.e this hotel, and all speak of it in terms of high commendation. It is only a •w rods from the railroad station, to which lead- a private pidinenade. Electric cars between Biddeford, Saco and Old • rchard pass and rejiass e\-ery litleeii minutes. The Seashore House has all inolatform of the railroad station. 36 KLOKAl. PAKAUK. i) VIKW l-'ROM HOTEL CLEAVES. 38 CRnwn ON THE I'.EACH. 1, Jl § ■.-l^-^v. .«• .->«5 : \il\\ 1)1 i;({\( II. \ IKW I '.N I II I I'.l- AL 11 41 to: M S ---^ I I t \ iu :zr —^ "f A|- f T^ HATHING SCKNK AT OLD ORCHARD. ^ 111 ^ f.' i«» ■ ■ ■ I * ' ' '' • ;^ .^•%: "^^39^: # ■;*£ SUkK ox THE liEACH. 46 ^smmsm&^^ssm. -■as^- ftj i "' t u ^'j y^j ^^. -■-'"^ft'^Sw* ..-.^MFSSlSSSilrffJfe^i-^ ._^ KATHI.Xl. I.N THE SI Kl . lie distance to the steel pier is only across tlie street. It is e(|iialiy popular with liotli transient and permanent patrons. ' who were anioiii; the first u'nests to rei;ister are now its patrons after a lap>e of many years. It generally opens for s June l."i|h. and closes aliout the middle of ()i-tolier. Hotel Fiske has accommodations foi' tliice hundred guests and is situated so near the ocean that the waxes at higli lieat against its liasemeni walls and the suunner air is cooled hy dashing spray. .Vs it stands high alio\e the otiier lures near it, no hotel has a better view of the lieach and distant ocean. Across its liroad pia/.zas cool ocean breezes nually sweep. In this house suites for families are a specialty. Hotel N'elvel. built in IMI!!, offers enteitainment for five hundred guests. Tts apartments are spacious and elegantly shed, while its pidilic parlors, overlooking the ocean, are among the especially interesting and attracti\e features of this 3. It standi near the raili'oad station, on the principal p|-oniena(h' between it and the steel piei', the shor<' end of which uenees at the \'eranda of this hotel. Just east of the \'elvet is the lr\ ing, a reliable house which has maintained a good re}>ulation for nian_\ years. It has ully been retilled and reliirnished and now accouimodates one hundrecl guests. The ISay \'ie\\ i^ the only hotel .at l-'erry Ucach. It can be reached by the < )ld ( )rcliard Beacii Railroad from ihe (HI (.vL Elaine station at < Hd ()rcliard jiroper, t J. Savage writer : " I know of no tiner spot on the Maine coast, and that means no finer spot anywhere ; for the Maine t is the linest ill America." Old ()rcliard Heach, renowiieliall be rolled together as a 11 and there shall be no more sea." 48 KOCKS NEAK THE OI.U IJRCHAKD lliiUSE. 4V URIDAI. CASCADE, NEAR "1,1) ORCHAKD BEACH. 5° KOCK SCENE, -NEAR WOOD ISLAND LICHT. 51 k 1 JM 1 1 J; ■Wi ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HB^^M^^^^^ ^r WOOD ISLAND LUiHT. FERN I'AKK. THE TAIiERNACLE AT THE CAMP-MEETING GROUNDS. 56 IX THE i,Kl.>VE AT TIIK CAMP c/.ROUNDS. NEW TOWN HAI.I., OLD ORCHARD liKACH. jg?^: »ft. ■■•'* — :__ .»<..."?«i«>— Sl'KF SCENE. NEAR MONTREAL HOTSE 59 I I ii' 1,11 n M iiii#-s ; ' n«iiiiii I II 19 if I : :^" «'«,M^ii!iiii|ifgr" : J! r II II II ^■^™pi^:ni OI,» OKCHARn HOISE. THE l.ARGKST HOTlil- AT THE liEACH. 6o Y) ^ SURF AND liKACH SCENES. -li:ii,lL^-^ JJ -i^Jis^ ISist*— JLit'^s— JLir- m^A-i iiMt SCHOONERS AT ANC1H)R. 62 THE MONTREAL HOUSE Is Idcatcd on the sea wall, ami only two niinut(->' walk from the dcpol. 'i"lii> hold is one ot the liest of its size at Old ( )rehanl. it i- well eonstrueted and well <'i|iii])]icd. The water supply is pure and almndanl, heiiij;- taken from the famous " Indian Sprinii', and it is not excelled. The talile will hr, as in tlie jiast, tirst-class. and every possible attention will l)e given this department. For further information address F. W. 1'>F.\.XCII.VKI), .Manager, Oi.n ()i:rii u;i>, .Mi:. 63 THE LAWRENCE lirst-class laiuilv lidtcl, with .•iccomiiiodatidii" for 150 iiuosts. Its locatimi i^ dn the >ca wall, (■(Unniandiiiir a tine \ iiw of lole l)oai'li and Atlantic (^coan, I'ciiioNed fruin any other house, and havinir spacious law n~. Its rooms arc all adod. It has ■ conveniences and comforts of a modern lionic. clear s])rini!: water in abundant supjily, perfect sanitary arranaements, and en put in perfect order, with many iniproN cments for this season, without regard to exjvnse. Xo ])ains will he spared to the cuisine lir>t-class in every I'cspcct. and the liest to i>e found in the market will lie provided for the talile. Kxery lunity will lie offered for the enjoyment of all the sjiorts usual to a seaside resort. 64 ALDINE HOTEL 'I'lic AMiiic llcitcl is -il iiaird c:i w al 1 . ci )nnn;i iicl> a iiinsi chaniiinL; \ ii'W (il uccaii ami cduiilix. Il^ r(i(iiii> aic •m snrronnd Ilic house. A ine (ireliestra will he in attendance tor dancinii dnrinij the season. This is ihe AldincV sevcniecnth season, and each sn<'ceedini( /car, Mr. S. Haines, the uenial pioprichn-. has Ihe pleasure ot sccini: his tiuanci- i;nesls i-eluiai loa^ain enjoy the hospitality ot li^ house. This hotel acconinic iilalcs I ."id kinesis. \\\\ one \isilin"' ( >ld ( )rchai'd will hnd il an ideal suninici- home. 6^; HOTEL VELVET, 'I'liis luilcl \\;is liiiilt ill is'.i'.' at a tsvcM cxiiciisc' : in its tirst season it was (■r(i\vnts anil room-, ha- c Ihm'ii added lor tlie coniinu' season tiiat will lie i;reatly enjoyed hy its patrons. The hotel is connected th the i:reat ( )ld ( )rcliard ( )ceaii Steel I'ier, longest Ocean Steel I'ier in the world. The hotel is over one hundred feet ini;- the ocean, two hundred and titty teet on Old Orchard Street, with a full view of the ocean, one hundred foot on and Avenue: the Imildin-- is live stories hii^li, with seven lariie towers, and a iiraud root promenade, two hundred and tv feet 1 1 mi:- and litl\ teet wide, the oiilv one in New Knuland. Three of the towers are splendid oliservatiou look-outs, ino- the o-randest ocean \ iew on the Maine coast. IJroad stairways h'ad to each lloor of the house, with electi'ic elevator the top lloor and root pi-omeiiade : the root promenade is well fenced in, perfectly safe for children and invalids. Every om on three sides o! the hotel le.-ids on to hroad pia/./as, over live hundred teet Ioiil;- on each lloor. with ocean view. Old rehard Str<'ct and (Iraiid A\cnue. Hotel \'el\el has ime ot the lincsl oliices ot any sunnner hotel touiid anywhere: it is torly feet s(|uare, linished in itiiral wood, and has a laru'e lireplace. sniokiui!' and lonimini:- corners, gents' writing tallies, etc. The jiarlor leads from c Lirauil salon and i- reached li\ the electric elevator troni each lloor and main office. There is a grand piano in the parlor r use ot t>: also ;i liiK' ladies" writ iiig room connected. The grand salon is on the second floor, directly over the ain otliee and connected with ladies' parlor and writing room: reached from main ollice hy line stairway, also electric evator. It is cleiiimtlv tiirnished and is used hy guests as a reception |iarlor. is in the center ot the house, lighted troin i-erliead, well \cnlilated, steam heat when re(|uired, electric lights, no noise from the street, on the same floor as the sun irlor and hall room. The large patronage at the \'elvct necessilaled another jileasure room for its guests, so the sun parlor IS been added. it is the onlv sun parlor at ( )ld Orchard and tills a long-felt want, and is designed for the exclusive use of le euests at Hotel \'el\(l : it i- tilled withe.asy cliaii'>, haniniocks. coiiclics and line plants, also affords an extensive view I' the ocean, making it a deliglittul addition to the holel. The siiu parloi' is litty teet si|uare. twenty feet liigh, all indowed. It is on the same floor as the ladies' parlor and hall i-ooni. .Music liy the cclclirated N'clvet Orchestra every lornine', atternoon and evening tliroiighoiil the season. You can see evervthin^- that is II. F. Ilildreth, sole owner and pi-oprielor, .s to is Hat tervniarch Street, Pxiston : .June iM to Scptenibci' l.Mli. Hotel ^'elvet.01d Ori-liard. Maine. Porters meet all •ains. Onlv halt-niinute's walk from the depot. To make >urc ol \oiir rooms appl\ early. Hotel open- .June l.'ith, clo-e> epfouiber F'lth. In main ollice long distance telephone and telegraph. 66 ■•''- \ ■■■';;*-«■ , - • . ^^ • ■ ^ tpm^ "#^^*^rr-Pvl,. '-'.'i "*'-"*'*'- ''^ * A I'AKM SCENE NEAR OI.l) OKCHAKD. 67 (iUESTS ON' STEl'S Ol' TIIK C.KAMTE STATK IIOTEI.. "(iKANlTK S TATK " IIDTKL is the lariiest ami most romniodious liotel at this ijopular resort. It is reiitrally looatcil on Teiiiplu Avenue, tliree minutes' walk from le Ocean. Station. Temple or Grove. This popular and well-ai>iminted house has earned a reputation am out? the large army of tourists second to none on the tlie coast, or tliosi' wishing to be near tlie ocean hut not directly on the shore, a more delightfully located hotel could not be found than the (iranite State. It is truly a most rul "summer liome " morally, mentally and physically. he (iranite State has a commodious dining hall with a seating capacity of o\ ei" one hundred and is not excelled for comfoi'tand pleasantness. The culinary department ;r able management, and the table will be supplied with all the delicacies of the season. Pure Spring Water in .Ahum la nee. The interests of the guests will be consid- every way for their comfort and pleasure. No pains will be spared to make the Talile and Service all that could be desired. he Musical and Kntertaining Arrangements will be found iiuite satisfactory. Master Frank E.stes Keiidrie, the talented twelve year old solo violinist, wliose picture s on the opposite page, will delight the guests often with sweet str.ains from his old violin. Orchestral Music afternoons and evenings. James Keudrie, Cornetist anil 68 "K1 ( )rchard, ^hune. LOLLSI-: Ai!B< )TT, Proprietor. II kK\ l;l Ai II I'AKK. ll i< :i colli iiniatidii of the lur-laincd ( )1(1( )rclKiril I>c;icli. Ill i(ii:ctli( r with Scurlioro Fx'acli, tonus tlic hcaiitiful sliorc Saco l)a\ : wliicli witli \\w Peninsula, I'rout's Neck, and ciinioiKrs Islaiul on tiic cast, Stratlon, lihitt, ICault". Hum il Xci^ro Islands on the soulli, and Wood, Taiipans, Sta^i' id HasUcI Islands, Biddclord Pool, Hills Hcacli and Saco vcr on the west and southwest, otter not only some of the icst scenery on the coast, hut the I>est opportunities foe easurc of every kind. Daily railroad connections (Sunday included) are made the Old Orchard. I'^(>rry Beach and Saco Hi\-er Railroad. OM Orchard, with all throii;:h trains on the Western vision of tile P>ost(>n i<: Maine IJailroad. FERRY BEACH. In presentini;' this Scenic Sou\enir, our desire is to direct your attention to one of the most pleasant seasiiorc resorts on the Atlantii' coast. It may have been your good fortune to ha\e visited on the Saco Bay : if so. this hook can only helj) in keejiino' Ircsh in your memory the lieautiful spots whicli aliound and are so frequently found near its shores. For the aliilities of man must fall short, on one side ov the other, and the writer can only make an attempt in ijivina' a doscriiition of this already famous resort. Ferry Beacii is on(> hundred and four miles from Boston and alioiit thii'leen miles from Portland. J^^y^ffA SACO li.W. 'I'lii- |ilacc i^ all thai can lie lic^ircil tor a tv|iical rnttai:-! ■^iimiiicr iTxii'l. KiLilit (Ui the iliri'<-t line In and mily lliici liiiiir- ircini l>ii>l(ni, and loiii' oi' lixc Ininrs h'nni tlir \\ liiii M(iiinlain>. it is ye) lar fnoni;!] linni any lariic cily tn lie ^.atc li-iiiii I 111- aniiii\ ancc and |iiiiilicit\ ui cxcursidn- wliirli iniui'i >ii nian\ licautilid |ila<-i's ncai' llic sca>id('. Arrc>siliilit\ In I'xisdm and I'cuiland. w hrrc all llir \a--l lidcsol suninici- I ra\ (d Ironi ihc'iji'ral \\'c>l ancl ( 'anada conxcriic, nii'an> acccssiliilil \ lilt III' w liiilc nmnl ry . l''ri'r\ lirarli lia> all iilral siiniliHT rliinalr. iixiiiL;' a> il diirs with till' Sarii liay nt li\r niilr> in width and lii'nad mraii nil llir Mint lirasl and llif Sarn i;i\('r mi tlif ~iintli and mimiIi- \\r>l, all 1)1 till' ^iiiit ln\ rstcrly and wrstcrly lircczr>. sn lialdr III lir hill ill iilhi'l- plarrs, ^IriUc ihc waters ol 1 lir iicraii nr rixrrand the at iniis|i|irli' is t horninihK cnnlrd liclnrr rrarliiiiLl the lirarli. Il is tar riiniiLih mirth In lir well within the ]\.\\ VIEW ROAD. intliinico nf tliiiso cnnl Aniir currents which si> leni|H'r the .Maine ^uiinner : il i- yet fai' eiiniiiih sunt h In e-ca|ie I he un- natural chill of e\l renie Hurt liein | mi lit s. and I he seasnn extends Irniii .Inne Ihrniieh ( )cliilier. The aiitiiniu is indeed in smne res|iecls the ln\eliesl seasnn nl the year, a tact which is liecnin- in<;' yearly iiinfe a|i|ireeiateil liy- the snjnurners at the lieach. 'rhii,-.e who have learned the secret larry inin the lialiny Se|i- lonilier days, and when < )clnlier (h'uws near they re\ el in a iday 111 s]ilendid color liver land and s(>a. ('oidd we tell niui the lieauties \iiii would doiilit us. lint take our ad\ ice. come once and reniain and seellieni and they will live as a deliLihttid memory many . many days afterwards. \\'e lia\c already, iinconsciously , dritled into the wealth ol scenic lieaiilw II alioiinds on evcr\' hand, in everv direelinii. '^■^ «.i« '--*-^ - V !!■ 1 hi;iL\ i;lal1I I'AI l.D.Nl.. 1-uM;, ILl-K'. 1;LAi-H. \ ili'ivr (il tlircc mill's. (i\cr one of tlic liiic-l roiids I lie coil 111 ry, will liriiii;' yon t(i I 111' |irclly city ot Snco. you cMii l;ik(' llic iliiiiiiii\- train (it will stop any- icrc to take a iiasscnucf) ami l:'o to ()Iil ( )rcliar(i. nil there \dn can lake an electric car to Saco ami ililetoril. or a train to I'orllaiid lor a t rip down ( 'asco i\ . or a cla\"- soionrn to the White Monnlains. lonid \'oii want lioaliiii:' or ti-hini:'. the month ot Saco x'er otters deep water. i;ood anelioraL;e. and .'1111111- iit I'.'icilities for steamer excnrsions and yacht iiiLi' par- 's. .\t the lieacii .is llie finest ;ind safest surf liatliini:- ICC on the coast. If yon w i-li a i|ui'.'t little treat i^ct ■inv lioat at the pier and take a turn up ri\('i', or t.'ike anv a -mall expense, and yuii will lind it true spoil. loi- tlie hay is ali\c with mackerel, cod. and lilue tish. Silualecl in aliout t he center ot l'"eii'y IJeacli i- ihe w idcl\ -know n. (.■\('r-]io|>idar l'>ay X'iew House. It aeconimodates aliont I wo liundiiMJ people and is under I he eliieieiit inanaLicnH'nl ol Mrs. K. Maiison and Son. Ilei'e |ieopii> Ironi every part of thi' I'niled States and ('anada come with their families and spend the entire seasay View House Saturday niulit hop, you would lie ama/,e(i and wouch'i' if all t lie pi'et t \- w (iiiieii in A niei-ic.a had not eoniireLiated in one >pol . It is :i scene lor an art rst. i)ny lie>t wish is tli.at you ma\ soiuetinie enjo\ llie lieaiities ol the .adiacent coast, if you do nol \ oii will imleed miss a pli'asnre. SI'MMKK COTT.XOKS .\T IKKR\' IIH.ACU. >ttage Cots for Sale AT FERRY BEACH, ...SACO, MAINE. One of the most desirable pieces of Seashore Property ever offered on the Maine Coast to the Public. )n Line of the Orchard Beacli R. R.. trains of which stoji anywhere for passengers. Only twelve minutes from Old Orchard Pier four miles from the beautiful City of Saco, with Steamboat connection with Biddeford Pool, and commanding the finest Ocean na to be seen on the New Kngland Coast, being on line of all Coast-wise and Ocean-going Steamers, Yachts, and Sailing Vessels )ass within easy seeing distance. •"erry Beach Park was laid out for the common use of Cottagers building on this property; has Hea\\' Pine Crowth. through which ut beautiful walks, with rustic seats and arbors at convenient points. Excellent Bathing facilities, either surf or still water, within one minute of cottages. iVe offer an opportunity for you to have an Ideal Summer Home, in touch with America's Grandest Beach Resort, and at the same time having all the advantages of an inexpensive and exclusive place, where you are away from Sunday crowds, where your family can spend the summer, and if business is such you cannot spend all your time with them, you may run down from any New England point Saturda}' afternoon, returning Monday a. ,m. in time for business. Special Summer Rates on all Railroads. Come and let us show you o\er the property. There are many desirable lots left which you will want. We will make satisfactory terms. For further information, address or call on M. L. SMITH, Agent, —SACO, MAINE. ■'"'■- * I HIRTY minutes ride from Old Orchard is a modern, thoroughly up-to-date department jg store, where the sort of merchandise preferred by discriminating tourists may be had * * in nearly as large variety and at quite as low prices as the same goods are sold lor in the vj/ I largest cities. Bathing goods, golf outfits, men's haberdashery, shirt-waists and all wearing * * apparel for women, baskets, souvenirs, gloves, prizes for all contests, Japanese ware, toilet * * articles, etc., etc *'' * make it an objective point and to make free use of the manv con\eniences that it offers \| * Visitors. ^ t OWEN, MOORE .K: CO., Portland, Maine. * * <} * The store is reached bv all cars from the Union Station. You are cordiallv invited to * YORK NATIONAL BANK, SACO, MAINE. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, S760,000.00. DOES A General banking business. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT, H Faiki wAAt. Pi-es., S. C. Paiuhku, Casliier. •!. T. Harper, Asst. Casliier D. F. bITTLiEFIEbD, ..WHOLESALE.. Commission, Pruit and Produce, 110, 112 and 114 Main St., SACO. MAINE. The Saco National Bank CAPITAL $100,000. R. b'UDAN, ['resident. CiiAS. L. i'MHKLDKR, Cashier. CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE, Collections I'romptly Attended to. Sate Deposit Boxes to Rent. Cor. Main and Storer Sts., SACO, ME. THE ABBOTT HOUSE. I>o you want to enjoy ont' of the most lu)iiip-likf' liouses away from lionie'.' Till* aliove Iiim.se is an ideal place to spend your sumnuT vacation. Tlie Misses Abbolt. proprietresses of tlie above liouse, spare no pains to make every yiiest of the place as comfortable as can be made. The company at the Al)bott are a very tiue class, an[)iilar House is well known among llic picasiiie-scekers who an- nually visii the coast of M;iinc, II is situated di- reitly on the sea wall, and commands a fine view of the new pier, and with- in a minute's walk of the Boston & Maine R. R. stalion, po^t-oflicc, tele- graph and telephone ofrices. The facililies for boat- ing, bathing and fishing aie unexcelled. The broad, smooth b e a c li makes a fine play-grounil for children at low tide VIE BAKERY AND HOME COOKING.. AT THE ROXBURY CAFE. •( CENTRALLY LOCATED, NEAR THE DEPOT OLD ORCHARD. itiii^Old OrcbariUloiioi fail to take ycmr meals at MRS. E. B. QOMBERTZ. ttier's Boarding and Livery Stable. Y TEAMS TO LET. FIRST-CLASS TEAMS TO LET. Kasy r.iding Hay Rack on Springs for Plpastire Parties, (■ari'fiil Drivers Si'iit if Desireil. RESS WORK DONE WITH CARE AND DESPATCH. ..•« A Pas.senger Carriav,'e will lie run in conneetion with all trains. VHITTIER, Prop. OLD ORCHARD, ME. Bardware ♦ Cinware, ♦ StoueSt PAINTS^ OILS, VARNISHES^ STAINS, SHELLAC, TURPENTINE, BRUSHES, AND GLASS. PIPING AND PLUMBING. HOUSE HEATING. J. W. DUFF COMPANY. Odd Fellows Building, OLD ORCHARD, ME. MACKEY^S ANTIQUE BAZAAR, Jlntiquc Turniturc and Crockgry* SOUVENIRS ANO CURIOSITIES FROM FLORIDA AND ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. RAILROAD TICKETS BOUGHT, SOLD AND EXCHANGED. RAILROAD SQUARE. OLD ORCHARD. ME, THE ''OLYMPIA. Ff B. M. JORDAN, Proprietress. W. H. SHEVENELL, Manager. COR. nOTEL AND MILUKEN STS., OLD ORCHARD. ME. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS. TERMS REASONABLE. O/VE MINUTE WALK FROM DEPOT. VERY HOME-LIKE. MAKE THE CITY SHOE STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS WHEN SHOPPING IN BIDHEFORII. \vi; AKi; IN HHARi or ^HOPIMNcj disirict. ;!^»''!IM!! \\m will need SHOES. W,- !i..vt; ilieiii 111 :A\ styles, ni.ikcs .nul ,.r,.-es. I.ft us show you ;i line of IIATHINQ SHOES. They are iinlihy aniJ iip-tn-daie. (Jul- hue ...f OXFORDS IS very I i>niiilL-le auii ihe Lnrgevi iu the . Uy. l>iir stoic IS on line <.( itnlley >Liis finiii , ' t^ rs. aaz. kendtxll, MASONIC BUILDING. BIDDEFORD, MAINE. mall Papers, (Uindow SbadeSt CurtainSt Draperies* CONTRACTS FOR DECORATING OR WINDOW SHADING SOLICITED. 'fC fc MILLINERY ™ ^%?SiTof ™' A. C. JUNKINS & CO., Main Street, SACO, MAINE. 4 ^t •t t.^^ (_T» ^-w Exclusive Designs and all Novelties, as they appear, are shown by this Firm. 139 MAIN STREET, 5ACO. W. H. DELAITE, Baker and Confectioner. \\n-, bake all our goods and warrant their Purity and Fre^-hness. When by our store just try one order of our Home-Made Bread or Cookies. They will please you. We also carry a line of Fancy Groceries, Candy, and Fancy Confections. /// Hoiiils/'or Officers atiil JCiHji/oi/i'rs. lings and Furniture Insured. tlie SiuoNCKsi ami Saiest Lsuraiicf Coiiiiiaiiics Kepre- anil the Lowest Tariff Kates iitee oncn muk me. Licensed and Authorized Agent and Brolver, also Justice of the Peace. ...OFFICE ON GRAND AVENUE. 'i7 y'vtirsa Citixtn. Prompt personal attention given to the manaf^ement and sale of Real and Personal Estate. .Mortgatjes Negotiated and Insin- ance Placed. Care of Property. Rents CoUeeted. ,l\(i liiiii I'.'i vfiirs ex|)fficncc ;is Aocnt lor llic (ir:in. The (irand 'rnink is tirst-clas.s as tor Ir.ain service and its n is >ucli that it aceomiiiodates all desiiou- of -eciiiL:' ( 'anada and uctl inu' a(M|iiainte(l with the richcsf an the eliahle and hest ei|uipped Koad in the world. l'\ir fnrthci' information call on DANIEL ( i)TE. G. T. li. Jf/atf. .Ma.soitir li/o,/.. li I DUEFOliD, MAIXE. 78 ...00 TO... 0. p. GREENE ^ Shoe Dealer and gbiropodist DO irlain street, branch store at Old Orthard SACO iVlAll\P Porters Block next to new Post Ollkc. All who havt/ tmuMesonif feet should ha\e IMr. Greeiif call on them. lUtOTS. SHOES. Tin .\/ For terms and further information, address City Office, 218 TREMONT ST., BOSTON, MASS. 1. 'I'liis Institution is located on high ground over- looking the sea, at a point near and in full view of beau- tiful ( >ld Orchard Reach. 2. 'I"he number of patients taken is limited to thirty. 3. 'I'he Institution is a quiet and elegant home with the provisions of a Sanitarium. 4. ( )nly competent nurses are employed. 5. .As f.ir as practicable p.Uients are requested to present letters of introduction from their attending phy- sicians. 6. Lighted by gas. modern sanitary plumbing, and every modern convenience and improvement. 7. X-Ray, Static, (Jalvanic. and I''aradic Electricity, llaths. Massage, etc., etc. 8. The institution is especially adapted for the medi- cal and surgical treatment of in\alid women. C. A. EASTMAN, A. B., M. D., OLD ORCHARD, MAINE. m ^^1 iilUU 1 m 1 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 012 608 590 4