The Seacoast Resorts of Easteren Maine, New Brunswick, Nova
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Eastern ji MEW BrUHJW!(K , W } pRin(r Edward island, /ape, Bretqn—' Presented with Complimw\t^.w& CEO. Y. kfPAIJER.Aa^ 3|MAiN ST» am* Freijt St.f Wor UUJsSuiy JV /CjlSUJClIU/) su??t?fe VN VICIVNV:) fo NOIJL03nOO 33>I3IJ 3NWXI /"<" HJJCI3 m INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP (JOMPANY. Bostop, portlapd, ^astport apd St. J0I79 \\x)2. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS OF THIS COMPANY'S STEAMERS: MARCH 10TH TO MAY 5TH, 1890. Leave Boston at 8.00 A. M., and Portland at 5.00 P. M. Mondays and Thursdays for Eastport and St. John, with usual connections. Returning, leave St. John at 7.25 A. M. and Eastport at 12.30 P. M., Tuesdays and Thursdays. MAY 5TH TO NOVEMBER 3D, 1890. Leave Boston at 8.30 A. M. and Portland at 5.00 P. M. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for Eastport and St. John, with usual con- nections. Returning, leave St. John at 7.25 A. M., and Eastport 12.30 P. M. same days. 'I- On Wednesday trip Westbound Steamers do not call at Portland between Juno 4th and Oct. 1st J NOVEMBER 3D, 1890, TO MARCH 10TH, 1891. Leave Boston and Portland Mondays and Thursdays usual hour. Returning, leave St. John and Eastport same days, usual hours. NOVA SCOTIA DIRECT LINE MAY TO NOVEMBER, 1890 Leave Boston (Commercial Wharf), 8.30 A. M., Mondays and Thurs- days for Digby and Annapolis direct. Returning, leave Annapolis and Digby Tuesdays and Fridays P. M. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Q. Ingoing to points on the Intercolonial Railway, what connections do the Inter- national steamers make at St. John ? A. If passengers desire to reach the northern part of New Brunswick, Dalhousie, Campbellton, New Castle, the Miramichi District, or any point north of Moncton, Q. What days do the International steamers leave Boston for St. John ? they will take the 4.35 P. M. train. The NIGHT train for Halifax and all points A. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and on the trip they touch at Portland south of Moncton, also for New Glasgow, Pictou, and Eastern Extension points to and Eastport. Mulgrave, leaves St. John at 10.15. Q. What is the hour of leaving ? Q. On what days and what hour do the steamers leave St. John for Digby and A. 8.30 A. M. Annapolis, Nova Scotia ? 0- If it is not convenient to take the boat in the morning at Boston, can I take A. Every week-day, except Wednesdays, at 7.30 A. M., St. John time. the train to Portland and connect there with the steamer ? Q. On what days does the Union Line steamers leave St. John for Fredericton ? A. Yes ; the steamers leave Portland at 5 P. M. or after arrival of the 12.30 and A. Steamers leave (Indiantown) St. John daily, Sunday excepted, 9.00 A. M., 1 P. M. trains of the Boston and Maine R. R. local time, for Fredericton and Gibson ; connecting there with New Brunswick for Q. Is there a transfer at Portland ? Woodstock, Aroostook, Grand Falls, and Edmondstown. passengers change cars at Scarboro Junction, about three miles On what days does the steamer return ? A. No ; out of Q. Portland, and these cars run to the head of the steamers' dock in Portland. A. Steamers leave Fredericton for St. John (Indiantown) 8.00 A. M., local Q. What are the fares from Boston to the various points reached by the Inter- time, daily, Sundays excepted ; due at Indiantown 3.00 P. M. national ? Q. Returning, on what days do the steamers leave St. John for Bostun ? A. See tariff of rates on other pages of this book. A. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 7. 25 , A. M. ; arriving in Boston, Q. What is the fare for children ? usually, from 11.00 A. M. to 2 P. M. the following days. west ? A. Children under five years of age free ; between five and twelve half fare. Q. Do the steamers touch at Portland each trip coming Q. If I take rail to Portland and connect with the steamer there, what is the A. Yes, with the exception of the Wednesday trip, during June, July, August difference between the cost of this ticket and one by steamer all the way? and September, when the steamer calls at Eastport only, and runs direct to Boston, A. $ 1.50 more. arriving there about 7.00 A. M. the following morning. Q. What are the prices of state-rooms ? A. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 and $4.00. ANNAPOLIS DIRECT LINE. Q. What is the difference between the rooms, causing the variation in prices ? the International steamer leave Boston for A. A $3.00 room is a large one with a sofa, located in the forward part of the Q. On what days and what hour does steamer; the $4.00 room is a large one with a sofa, located in the after part of Nova Scotia direct ? steamer. A. On Mondays and Thursdays at 8.30 A. M. Q. I presume the $2.00 rooms are desirable? Q. What time is this steamer due at Digby ? mornings. A. Yes-; the greater portion of the rooms are $2.00 and are of good size. A. About 10 A. M. the following at Annapolis ? Q. What is a $1.00 room ? Q. At what time is she due A. A single inside state-room, having but one berth. A. At about 11.30 A. M. What are the connections at Digby ? Q. What is the f 1. 50 room? Q. and other points on the A. A single outside state-room, having but one berth. A. Passengers for Yarmouth, Meteghan, Weymouth leave Digby early the ame afternoon and reach Q. Do passage tickets include meals ? Western Counties Railway may leave for Bear River. A. They do not. Yarmouth (67 miles) in time for supper. Stages Digby at Annapolis ? Q. What is the rate for meals ? Q. What are the connections Annapolis Railway, 130 miles to Halifax, passing through A. Dinner 75 cents, breakfast and supper 50 cents. A. The Windsor & Annapolis Valley, reaching Halifax in time for supper. Q. What time do the steamers arrive at Eastport ? the important places of the Railway runs from Middleton (28 miles out of A. The time of arrival varies according to tides, etc., usually from 7.00 to 8.30 Also the Nova Scotia Central Lunenburg, Bridgewater, New the morning following departure from Boston. Annapolis on the Windsor & Annapolis Railway) to stage from Bridgewater. There is also a direct stage Q. What are the connections at Eastport ? Germany, and Liverpool by and Liverpool. A. Steamer on the St. Croix River to the summer resort of St. Andrews, also to line from Annapolis to Caledonia return ? Robbinston Calais, On what days does the direct Nova Scotia steamer and Maine ; steam ferry to the summer resort of Campobello ; Q. Leaves Annapolis after arrival of the through train of the Windsor & Annapo- steam ferry to Lubec ; stage from Lubec to Machias ; also stages frorn Eastport to A. Mondays and Thursdays* Leaves Digby the same afternoons. Pembroke, Perry and Calais ; steamer to Grand Manan. lis Railway due in Boston ? Q. What time are the steamers due at St. John ? Q. At what time is this steam« A. Usually from 1.30 to 3.30 P. M. the day folkuviag departure from Boston. A. The following afternoons from 5 to 7 o'clock. / Additional copies of this book by mail, offices of 15 cts., or can be purchased at the Company at 10 cts. each. THE Sea Coast R Eastern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton PUBLISHED BY THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Tickets mid General Information may be obtained at Hie following Agencies of Hie Company : LOCAL AGENTS. E. A.Waldron, General Agent, Commercial Wharf, J. L. Thompson, Agent, Frontier Steamboat Co., Boston. Calais. J. W. Richardson, Agent, 207 Washington Street, C. L. Deming, Agent, cor. Point and Union Streets, Boston. Calais C. P. Waldron, Agent, 40 Exchange St., Portland. C. E. Laechler, Agent, Reed's Point Wharf, St. H. P. C. Hersey, Agent, R. R. Wharf, Portland. John. W. H. Kilby, Agent, Company's Pier, Eastport. H. Chubb, Agent, Prince William Street, St Tohn. S. D Leavitt, Agent, opposite Custom's Building, Geo. Phi lps, Agent, Prince William St., St. John. Eastport. H. B. Short, Agent, Government Pier, Digby. R. A. Carder, Agent, Acadia Pier, Annapolis. OUTSIDE AGENTS. W. H. Church, Agent, 1 Weybosset Street, Provi- O. F. Rawson, Agent, 391 Main Street, Worcester, dence, R. I. Mass. G. C. Lyon, Agent, cor. Moody and Crescent Sts., F. L. Gunn, Agent, 241 Main Street, Springfield, Walt ham, Mass, Mass. G. Y. Lancaster, Agent, 434 Main Street, Wor- W. W. JACOBS, Agent, 293 Main St., Hartford, Conn. cester, Mass. W. T. Moore, 100 Main Street, Lowell, Mass. Tickets can be obtained at the principal offices of the Pennsylvania R. R. and the Philadelphia & Reading R. R., south and west of New York, the Fall River, Providence, Stonington and Norwich Lines of steamers, T. Cook & Son, 261 Broadway, New York, and 322 Washington St , Boston, and at ticket offices in New England and the Provinces. J. B. Coyle, Manager, E. A. Waldron, General Passenger Agent, PORTLAND, ME. BOSTON, MASS. C. H. Sanborn, General Traveling Agent, BOSTON, MASS, PREFACE. R.e< ognizing the fact that the space afforded in this book will no! permit a liberal description of the summer resorts in Eastern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and ( !ape Breton, reached by this company's steamers and connections, the writer has endeavored to portray the route from its western to eastern limit, giving the attractions of the water-journey together with an abridged pen-picture of the scenes encountered by the voyager in eastern seas, from the port of Boston to and beyond the United States boundary.