The Portland daily press., 1896-07-14

south shore of the island, it is place the
cottagers delight to visit for here may be
found some Of the jolliest people in the
harbor. A PRESS man wandered up
through this Canvas city yesterday and
found the Inhabitants enjoying the cool
breezes from the ocean which was en-
| joyed Oh this side of the island while the
summer settlement on the side nearest
the harbor was suffering from the heat.
The camps for the m ost part are pitched
| in the grove of pines or near its edge.
| They consist OF one or two tents with q
wooden cook house and dining room an
, nexsd. In front are stretched over bread
| piazzas. wide awnings beneath which is
generally swung a hammock or two, and
| it is needless to say that the hammock is
usually occupied. o
| The first tent is usually oarpeted and
handsomely furnished, serving for a
setting room and in some cases these par
| lors contain an organ or nelodeon with
which to accompany the nightly chorus
of the Canvas oity's many quartettes.
The sleeping room is behind the parlor
and the campers out say it is cool and
comfortable even in the wettcst of
weather or on the hottest day.
| The Inhabitants of Canvas city could
not be hired to live under cottage roof,
and case of sickness or loss Of appetite
| is never known in this little settlement.
One of the camps recently pitched and
also one commanding the best view and
most Handsomely fitted ups is called
"Camp Walthan." 1t is occupied by MIR.
and Mrs G. A. Downs and Miss Hattie
Fillebrown of Waltham, Mass, and MIR.
O. e. Davis of New York.
Nearby is Camp McKinley,'' in
habited by Messrs. Thomas, Elmer. Var
ney and Harris. Camp Monioo is the
euphoneous name of the canvas house
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Greenville
Jetfards of Portland, and Miss Allies
Carrie. Camp Sunny Crest is occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Soribner of Port
land, and visiting them are Mrs. Loring
and daughter of Yarmouth.
Camp Comfort is one of the Oldest and
largest campo in Hammookville. 1t was
started in 1881 and has been occupied
every year since by Mr.. and Mrs. G. S.
Anderson and family of Portland. Scat
tered around in neighDoring tents are
their guests, Mr.. Charles E. Fox and
wife Of Waltham, Mrs. Charles A. Ballard
and daughter of Waltham, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Sawtelle, L. M. Plummer, Miss
Florence Ellis of Portland.
In>Camp Edgewood is Mrs. Ida Adams
and family of Chelsea and she is enter
| tanning Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross of
Boston, Mrs. Edward Burkett of Brad
ford, Bert Goddard and Walter Hodges of
| Chelsea.
In Camp Kineo is Mr.. Harry Lappin
and others of Portland. Camp o. NJ. o.
B. is owned by Ed Burnham, but is now
occupied by Mr.. and Mis-. Coolbroth and
family of Portland.
and family.
There are many others besides these
and more campers out are arriving by
every boat. f~@
The following persons are stopping at
| the Peaks Island house: John Hayden,
wife and daughter, New York; William
Segan and wife, New York; e. E. Sar-
gent and wife St. Johnsbury. VT W. Fl.
Smith, Boston; A. Steele, Sher brooke:
H. x. Belgrade. Boston; Mary Tobin,
Mayard Tobin, Mary Murphy of Bston;
Harvey Cole Baltimore, d. A. Brooks,
ST. Johnsbury; Mr.. ard Mrs. W. E.
| Williams, New York.
Peaks ADMINISTRATIONS.
| the splendid attractions offered by the
Casco Bay steam boat company at Peaks
island on Saturday. The steamer went
down crowded afternoon and evening.
The afternoon exhibition of Japanese fire
works and balloons pleased all the little
folks. The fire works in tho evening
were all they were advertised to- be- The
immense throng of people were delighted
with the whole exhibition. The golden
fountain and other set pieces were
triumphs OF pyrotecnic skill. The man.
ayers of the fire works regret that there
was little delay in beginning the ex-
| hibition, the man who came from Boston
WIS u libll6 fOuB0F III S0bbiES bu0 lFdlu6S
to put the set pieces on than was ex
pected. Hereafter all outside attraction
| will begin as near the time advertised as
the weather Will permit.
The Casco Bay company will have an
other grand gala day next Saturday
afternoon and evening. There will be an
other display Of Japanese fireworks in
the afternoon; these day fire works are
especially designed to please the children
but they are enjoyed JUST as much by
grown people
Masrtsn and Wells, the great firework
manufacturers of Boston, have been con-
trscted with to give an exhibition Of fire
works on the water. this exhibition if
very unique and is similar to those given
at Nantucket and Revere beaches. The
exhibition will begin at half past eight
which will be about as soon as it is dark
enough to have the fire works show well.
No matter how many thousands &C