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OLD   ORCHARD    BEACH 

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C.    \V.    MORRIS.    rUI:l,ISIIKR 
124    KRANKLIX   ST.,    IMlR  ILA  X  1 1,    M  K. 


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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 


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The  Lakeside  Press,  Portland,  Me. 


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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^  cMiiiiic<i  ion  witli  llii'  lli^l(l^y  i>l  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  <in  tlii-  en.a-t.  the  Ineality  lias  evei'  -iiiec>  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'<'<L  The  first  Indian  \var  in  .Maine  comiiience(l  on  the  S.aeo  i;i\er  ne.arllie  tails. 
four  miles  from  its  mnntli,  Seplemlier  is.  lilT.'i.  This  war,  with  short  intervals  of  peace,  lasted  incn'e  llian  fitly  year-,  and 
se\-eral  point-  .aloui:-  (.)lil  (  )ri'hard  ha\  e  lii-eii  -I  allied  with  the  Mood  dt    I  ml  i. an  halt  le-. 

(looeins'  Rocks,  a  ledi^c  which  rise-  ahoNc  the  snids  al  the  fool  of  what  i-  now  called  Union  .\\c'mu\  once  .afforded  a 
fortitieatit)n  for  a  parlv  of  I->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. 


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\lh,W    l-Ku.M    KtAK   Ol-     HIE   ULD   ORCHARD    HOUSE. 


STEAMER    AITKOACHING    OLU    OKCHARD    PIER. 


STEAMKK    fII.(,KlM    l.ANIHXG    EXClkSION    l'AKr\     AT    THE    TIER. 


HAND    CnNCERT   ON    PIER. 


ivc,  cncDuraii'Cineiit   lo   tlic  savii^'cs,  l>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  ralle<l  (irand  Heaeli.  It  is  a  cottage  scti  Imirnt  and  the  summei-  home  of 
many  disi  inuiiished  Porlland  families.      Hon.  Thomas  H.  Reed  has  his  summer  resichniee  here. 

I'"i(im  Ihis  seetion  stretehini:-  out  towards  the  west  for  nearly  four  miles,  as  far  as  (ioose  Fare  Brook,  is  the  populous 
portion  of  the  slun-e.  ihe  iireat,  far-famed  summer  resort  known  as  Old  ( )i'chard  Peach.  Here  stands  the  Town  Hail,  a 
modern  structure  with  a  eonunodioiis  auditcu'ium.  a  free  piiMie  library,  ami  otiices  ot  the  nnmicipal  departments.  In  the 
vicinity  are  four  <'hurches. besides  a  tahernacle,  for  iieneral  service,  in  which  a  thousand  worshipers  can  he  sealed.  Here 
is  the  Post  <  )lKce  and  the  prineii)al  station  of  the  Boston  iSc  .Maine  Railroad.  Here,  also,  is  the  Old  ( )rchard  Trottiiiu'  Park, 
a  one-mih'.  kite-sha|ied  race-course,  Iniilt  in  the  most  thorouuh  manner,  where  cvcm'v  season  there  are  excitiui;'  contests  of 
ei|uine  speed.  A  lari;e  muiiher  ot  horses  are  also  stalilc<l  and  train<'<l  here,  amonii'  which  have  lieen  some  of  the  hiixhest 
class  horses  in  the  c'ounfry.  The  New  I'>in;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  possesse<l."      Hence   on   this  day   Ihonsanils   of   believei's   flocked   to   these   waters  to  be 


SEASHOKK    HOLSE,    VELVET    HOTEL   AND    FISKE    HOISE    FROM    END   OF    PIEK. 

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SIDE    VIEW    OK    THE    IMER. 

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PLEASl'RE   SEEKKRS    ENJOYING    THE    COOL   AIR   O.N    THE    PIER 

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( )1(1  iiiiO  camo  to  lio  rcimiMiatcd,  middle  aiic  to  lie  >ticni;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<i-: 
(■  .luue  I'lltli  hecame  the  ii.ila  day  at  ( )ld  ( )rcliai-il.  it  is  not  iu>«-  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<ls  ii>  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  wil<l  rose  and  bayberry,  and  as  the  summer  declines  tiie  golden-rod  and  ]uirple  asters  ajipcir, 
inir  their  bright  plumes,  proiihetic  of  approaching  autumn.      Nothing  can   be  more   pleasing,  to  those   who   love  Nature, 


GREAT   SlKl-     HKATINt;    AGAINST    THE    PIEK. 


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VIEW   OF   THE    STEEL    PIER    I'ROM    THE    SHORE. 


MinWI.NTEK    SNOW    SCENE. 


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SNOW   SCKNE. 

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SKASHdKK    HOISH,    OLD    tlKCHAKU    HhACH. 
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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  <rranite.  This  is  the  Breakwater,  which  was  biult  li\'  the  United 
.  (T()\ennnenl  at  a  cost  of  more  than  one  hundred  and  lifty  thousand  dollars.  It  wa>  coimuenced  in  bsi'iT  and  completed 
'<!.  Its  oiii(>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. 
i<ih  this  beautiful  forest  an  enterprising  corporation  has  laid  out  streets  and  avenues,  walks  and  rambles,  thus  adding 
uclies  of  art  to  the  gr.andeur  of  Nature.  This  park  is  destined  to  become  a  cottage  community.  .Vttraetive  building 
nvite  jjurchasei's.      The  Boston  e<:  Maine  Uailroad  grants  free  use  of  this  beautiful  park  to  its  excursionists. 

( )ld  ()rcliard  is  one  hundred  and  four  miles  (>ast  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. 


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HOTEL    FISKE    FROM    THE    ISEACH. 
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Auuuil;- the  atinictioiis  whii'li  :irt  has  licrc  miIcUmI  to  naturo   is  tlic   Old   ( )rchar<l   Steel    I'ier.      It    i~    a    trestle    of    steel 

till"'   upon   sleel   pillars  whieli   are  sunk  so  deejjly  into  the  sand  that  they  ar<'  unshaken  hy  the  action  of  the  waves.      It  is 

Iv  t'eet  wide  and  extends  out  ()\ cr  the  oeean  for  more  than  one-third  of  a  mile  at  a  lieiiilit   of  twenty  feet  al)ove  ebl)  tide. 

II  the  to))  is  a  promena(h>  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  ino<lern  facilities  for  pleasantly  entertaining  three  hundred  guests.  Its  site  is  close  to 
le  ocean  :  in  fact,  it  is  literally  "built  ujion  the  sands,"  yet  the  proprietor  has  "made  his  foundation  sure,"  and  though  the 
winds  and  waves  beat  upon  his  house  yet  it  falls  not."  and  his  numerous  patrons  enjoy  the  grandeur  of  the  situation  and 
athe  in  the  rolliii;:'  waves  which  break  near  the  door.      Its  |)iaz/.a  is  but  a  few  feet  from  the  i>latform  of  the  railroad  station. 

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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,  <listance  three  miles.  It  aecouunodates  one  hundred  and  fifty  guests.  Rev. 
>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,  renowiie<l  in  Ihe  legends  and  traditions  of  the  red  man.  and  celebrated  in  histories  and  songs  of 
izalion,  has  been  and  still  is  the  admiiation  and  adoration  of  each  succeeding  generation.  As  the  years  have  passed  time 
changed  Ihe  characler  of  the  people  and  the  surrounding  country.  Fair  fields  flourish  whei'e  forests  frowned,  and  stately 
(■lures  stand  where  the  re(l  warrior  rcai'cil  his  rude  wigwam.  ()nlyol(l  (iei\aii  remains  unehange(l.  Its  1)reaUers  beat 
n  the  beach  in  regular  rhythm  and  its  tides  (.•ome  and  go,  as  aye  they  will,  "till  the  liea\cns  >liall  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. 
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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. 


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Sl'KF    SCENE.    NEAR    MONTREAL    HOTSE 
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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  <iii  the  >c:i  w  al  1 .  ci  )nnn;i  iicl>  a  iiinsi  chaniiinL;  \  ii'W  (il  uccaii  ami  cduiilix.  Il^  r(i(iiii>  aic 
•m<j:c  and  airy,  lii:iiti'<l  1)\-  i;;is,  and  il  lias  clcdric  <-all  lirll,-,  in  carii  I'mmi,  and  ^prinL:'  walcr  1  lirDniiliuiil  llic  iKsnsc.  The  sanitary 
•nndilinns  arc  jicrfcct  and  well  arranged.  In  llir  I'cai'  is  a  tine  i;i-ii\(',  cxlcnsixc  lawns  and  liroad  |)i;i//,a>  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\v<lc(l  to  its  capacity,  liut  many  iniprove- 

>nts  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  <iue>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  <j:<'u\'I  on  at  ( )ld  ( )rcliard  lleacli  from  TTot el  Velvet .  Fine  dining  room  and  cafe  on 
r-t  lloor.  «'onnectinL:-  with  otliee:  over  one  huiiilr.-d  and  litty  |ieople  employed.  The  house  is  well  lighted  by  electricity 
■om  its  own  plant.  Can  acconimodat<'  ovi-r  live  linndred  guests.  Cuisine  unexcelled,  American  and  European  plan  :  no 
itoxicatini:-  lii|nors.  For  terms,  etc.,  from  September  I'Oih  to  .liine  Nl ,  addres>  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. 

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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 


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THE    ABBOTT, 


A  Home  Away  From  Home. 


OLD  ORCHARD,   MAINE. 


I  liis  liouse,  (Iflightlully  lucattd  upon  ihe  sea-uall  aiul  commanding  a 
grantl  view  of  the  ocean,  is  about  live  minutes'  walk  from  the  Boston  & 
Maine  station,  post-office,  telephone,  electric  cars  and  ocean  pier. 

I'.acli  room  has  a  line  view,  and  is  comlurtably  fiuuished  with  i^ood 
liair  mattresses. 

The  house  is  supplied  with  Pt'RlC  water  from  the  famous  Indi.in 
.Spring,  and  llie  sanit.iry  arrangements  are  perfect. 

First-class  TABLE  BOARD  is  furnished,  and  every  eflort  is  made  to 
ni.ik  the  Iiouse  as  HOMELIKE  as  possible. 

Lacililies  for  bathing,  boating  and  fishing  are  uue.\celled. 

Reasonable  rates  by  the  day,  week,  or  for  the  season.  I-'or  further 
inlcjrin.alion  address 

I  >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. 


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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 


an<l  ~o  eiirapl  iires  one  that  it  is  an  impos^iliiliiy  in  -peaking' 
or  w  rit  iiie'  not  to  mention  the  richest  of  Natiii'e"s  offering 
and  most  pictnrcsi|iLe  ecms  of  Ferry  lieacli.  The  scenes  arc 
so  \aried:  the  liroad  liay  in  front,  and  its  islands  with  roek- 
lioniiil  shores:  on  the  ria'ht  the  calm,  peaccfnl  Saco.  which 
wends  its  way  from  the  very  heart  of  the  A\'hite  Mountains, 
lhi'(ini;li  North  Conway  and  Fryelmre-,  until  at  last  it  reaches 
the  Saco  Bay  and  Atlantic  ()cean,  offering  as  it  does  the 
finest  scenery  in  the  woild  and  pleasure  to  every  one  who 
can  appreciate  the  'lost  hoafing  facilities  on  the  Atlantic 
('oast  :  then  the  large  pine  groves  in  the  rear  ;  Ferry  Beach 
Talk  with  it-  tall  pine  trees,  mingled  with  lieautiful  un<ler- 
hii-h  ,'ind  f<'i'iis.  sending  forth  fi'om  the  niiirning  dew  the 
fraiii'.'int  o/.oiie  which  serves  as  a  Ionic  and  is  so  invigorating 
to  iii\  alids. 


SACO    KINKR. 


the  slcMiiicr  .lames  '!'.  I'^iirlicr  .-iiul  sail  In  I  lie  WuA  nr  lu  Saco  and  il  will  iicvor  fade  Irciiii  voiir  inciiKirv.  Slidiild  vdii  care  lor 
dccp-sra  li-liiiiii-.  aluinsl  any  ski|i|irr  a(  llir  nidiilli  ot  llir  i-i\<'i-  will  lake  nut  a  parly  U>v  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  seas<ni.  enjo\inL;- the  cool  summer  lireezes 
and  the  loveliness  which  surrounds  them,  ("ould  yon  L;a/.e  into  the  hall-rooni  at  a  P>ay  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<l  no  one  will  ever  regret  coinin.g^  to  this  place.  The  beacli  is  only  a  few 
steps  in  front  of  the  house,  and  the  bathing?  facilities  liave  no  superior  at  any  place  at 
tlie  Beach.  Remember  the  Abbott  is  conducted  on  liome-like  principles,  and  it  is  a 
lioine  away  from  liome.    Make  it  a  point  to  stop  at  the  Abbott. 


.THE    IRVIN    HOUSE... 


A.  COOCINS,  Proprietress. 


OLD  ORCHARD,   ME. 


This  |H>[)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  <ll.i  UnJian.!  Ilear!i, 
.iiu!  v\  e  wLiuKI  be    ple.ised    in    see 

\  I  Ml 

All  the  i.oiiductMis  know  ulien- 
ihc  CIT\'  SHoK  STORE  ij.. 
A-^h  iheiii  tu  lei  you  nil  iheie. 


P.  LOISELLE,  Proprietor. 


...WHEN  IN  SACO  CALL  AT  BERRY'S  *  ^^  * 


HE    KEEPS   .. 


Foreign  and... 
Domestic  Fruits 

I II  tliLir  season  ,    ha^  a  dill  line  uf 

CHOCOLATES.  BONBONS,  ETC. 


Fancy  Groceries  and  Delicacies. 

His  LUNCH   C<JUNTER  li.is  .iKvays 
sniiieltung   appeli/ing,   and   nnly  strictly 
■'       fresh  si.M  k  in  his  BAKERY  DEPT. 


F.   N.  BERRY^   Proprietor. 

60    MAirj    STREET,  SACO.    MAINE. 

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...FOR  A-1    PHOTOGRAPHS.. 


GO     TO... 


131  Main  Street, 
Biddeford,   Me. 


NONE   BETTER    MADE 
IN   THE    CITY.     ..t      ..•< 


Notice    s.imples    of    every-da' 
work  at  the  door. 

They  are  durable  and  lite-likt 

IN.     7VY. 


PH  I  LBRICK. 


et 


F 

OR  the  best 

ap)3oiiUed  Stationery 

and 

Periodical 

.Shop. 

and   the   shop 

par 

excellence  for 

choice 

bits  of    China 

and 

lo\ 

ely  Class,  ,<; 

o  to 

11.    1 

.    Ri'VUkiiK    i\;    Cti.'s. 

1 

2  1   Main  St..  S 

aco. 

Ele 

tries  pass  the  tii>, 

' 

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<l.  Familiar  with  every 
ess  Interest  witliiii  tlie  limits 
town. 


THE  PIONEER  INSURANCE  and  REAL  ESTATE  AGENCY 

ESTABLISHED   FEB.   22,    1884. 

"^^ YnsurTnceTlrrVsented :  Fife,  Lifc.  Accjdeiit.  Burglarj.  Tornado. 

liy  some  of  tlie  Oldest,  Strongest  ami  most  Keliahle  Companies. 

WESLEY  G.  SMITH.    -    <h.i>  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<l  '{"niiik  Kailw.-iy  System,  .■tin  in  posit  ion  to  '/\\v  all  iiilonnat  ion  aiiil 
fiinii-ii  'rickets  lo  all  jiart-  of  Canada  and  the  Fiiilcd  Si.-ili'>.  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<l  hest  part  ol  the 
n  IIeinis|iliere.  First  as  reoards  ( 'liin.ate  :  lirsl  for  Lakes  .and  Rivers — in  short  a  .seeond  (iarden  of  Eden.  For  sioiit  seeinu', 
hino-  and  i;iinnini:'  he  sure  and  takctlu'  (irand  'rniiik  Railway  System  route.  One  trip  will  eonvinee  you  t  hat  it  i>  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  .\/<S  ,111,1    n.KJS  [  A  (ull  line  of  BATHING    SUITS  Constantly  on  hand 
I      SI'ECl  IT.ry.  j  Special   Rates  giver  to  Hotel  Help. 


:''ir"HjWt'^'"rV"-"S 


Cbe  easb 
and  One  Price 
Clotbing  Bouse 

OF  SACO. 

MEN'S  AND  BOYS'  CLOTHING, 
HATS,  CAPS  AND  FURNISH- 
ING GOODS     .-•*■     ..•*     ,*    ..•*     ..*    Jt, 

Webber 
Clothing  Co,, 

55  Main  St..  SACO. 


JAS.    M     B     WEBBER,    M&R. 


...PURCHASE  YOUR... 

dware,  Paints,  011$, 
Uamisbes,  Gasolene  Stoves, 
idmills.  Pumps,  Cement, 
Sewer  and  lUell  Pipe, 

AND   HAVE   YOUR 

.UMBING,  BLACKSMITHING 
AND  ELECTRIC  WORK 

DONE   BV   THE 

ff  Construction  Company 

INCORPORATED.) 

FIRSKLASS  PLUMBERS  AND  PIPERS. 

-ect  free  telephone  connection  with  Hc)K(;ax  &  Abisott's  Prescrip- 
arniacy,  Railroad  Wharf,  affords  easy  communication  for  down-town 
ers.     Goods  Delivered  Free. 

Orders  taken  for  W.  J.  C.  MILLIKEN'S  ICE. 

OFFICE,  STORE  AND  BLACKSMITH  SHOP  ARE  AT  THE 

and  Electric  Light  Station,  OLD  ORCHARD,  ME. 


GEO.  H.  SMARDON  &  CO. 


CONTRACTORS  FOR 


Jlrtificial 


ti    ti    ti 


Stone  Sidewalks, 

Drii)cway$,  Curbing^  Platforms^  Steps,  €tc. 

ESTIMATES    FURNISHED. 
OUT    OF    TOWN    CORRESPONDENCE    SOLICITED. 

Office,  22  EXCHANGE  ST.,  boar^o^'^^p^'^^ade.  PORTLAND,  ME. 

TELEPHONE,    1016=2. 

..PORTLAND.. 

Steel  Ceilind  Company, 

W.    S.    SPEARRIN,   Manager. 


STEEL  CEILINGS^  SIDE  WALLS 

AND  DECORATING  A  SPECIALTY. 

Plans  and  Estimates  furnished  on  application.     Corrugated  Iron,  Steel 
Brick  Siding  and  all  kinds  of  Steel  Roofing,  Etc. 


22  Exchange  St., 


PORTLAND,  ME. 


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..Old   Orchard   Sanitarium.. 

ONE    OF    THE    LARGEST  AND  BEST  EQUIPPED 
PRIVATE    HOSPITALS   IN   NEW   ENGLAND.    .•* 


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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. 


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