Excerpt from Old Orchard Maine: Pen and Pencil Sketches When an individual becomes distinguished, there is a demand for his biography; and when a locality springs into notoriety, there is a demand for its history. As a summer resort, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, has been growing in popular favor for many years. To gratify the demands of its numerous patrons, who would learn more of its history and character than can be acquired in a brief visit, is the author's excuse for publishing these pen and pencil sketches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.