The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-01
ISLAND NOTES,


The island steamers carried unusual
large crowds on their afternoon trips
yesterday.
The road leading to the side entrance
of the Pavilion Theatre at Peaks island
has been undergoing improvements by
Street Commissioner Brownies.
Mr. B. F. Writ and wife of SYoungs-
town, Ohio, are spending this week at
Peaks island
Two youths with their sweethearts
were rowing down by Custom House
wharf yesterday, and were explaining to
the young ladies, their great proves in
aquatics. While they were exalting them
selves two little street gamins who were
rowing in a very delapidated boat near
by shouted, Jaw quit yer BLOWN; we
can beat youse we kin" The well
dressed youths Immediately challenged
their less stylish neighbors to a race. The
race was to the lighthouse, about a
quarter of a mile away, and the gamins
which they took out of the victory was
greater than ii they had received a more
substantial re ward than the smiles of the
young ladies.
The furniture, carpet and wall paper
dealers of this city, enjoyed their annual
outing at Long island yesterday. About
one hundred and ten went down on the
nine o'clock boat. The ball game in the
morning was won by the furniture deal
ers after very exciting contest. The
older and more corpulent members took
part in game OF ball which created no
end of amusement. About one o'clock
they retired to Ponce's, where an ex-
cellent shore dinner was served. In the
afternoon some very exciting races took
place and some very useful prizes were
won by the successful athletes They re-
turned to the city on the seven O'Clock
boat after having enjoyed an excellent
days outing.
W. B. Sargent of Lowell, Mass, is
stopping at Peaks island.
The Catholic Total Abstinence society
of this city held their first annual outing
at Long island yesterday. They spent
the day very pleasantly in several sports,
among which was an exciting game of
ball between two scrub mines. An enjoy
able hop was INDUCED in in the eyenin G.
Several members from other societies in
the state were present. The committee
of arrangements consisted of Messrs
Lydon, Kerr, Wagner and Mcdonald
MIR and Mrs Gilman Shearer, with
their ton, Master J. B. Shearer of Mon
treal, are spending few days at Peaks
Island.
There was hop at the Union House,
Peaks Island, Monday night.
A large number of guests at the regi
ment building, on Peaks Island, left for
their homes yesterday.
The statement in yesterday morning S
PRESS concerning the defciencyLof fresh
water at Gushing saIsland came to the
attention of Mr.. Peter o. Common, who is
connected with the Ottawa House. He
says that there was never better supply
of fresh water there than at the present
time, and that there is no truth what
ever in such an assertion.
George Henry, one of the most popular
members of McCallum's Company, re-
oeived from Mr.. McCallum Monday night
beautiful gold watch as token of his re-
gard for the genial George. Mr.. Henry
has rounded out his third year as mem
Der of the Pavilion Co., and has been one
of the foremost workers in making it the
excellent place of amusement that it is.
Several of the waiting rooms along the
Casco Bay Steamboat Co. S route during
the past few days have been strewn with
numerous bits of deceased pastry and
aged fruit, causing the company S
officials no little inconvenience.
The guests at the Inness House had
their pictures taken yesterday.
The steamer Madeleine took large
number of young people down to Great
Diamond Island last night to witness the
"Golden Wedding" an excellent enter
tainment given by the young people of
Great Diamond Island At the conclusion
If the performance a veryFenjoyable hop
was INDUCED in during which ice cream
and cake was served. = The party returned
on the Madeleine and several excellent
solos were rendered on the trip up
The performers in the Golden Wedding
are to be- congratulated on their success
full venture.
Simeon Wurmser, millionaire broker of
New York is dead.