Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-13
SQUIRREL ISLAND.
Gaiety at that Beautiful Island
Is Now Commencing.
First Entertainment, Next tuesday,.
First Saturday Night Hop.
A Yachting Party Cottagers and Visitors
Arriving by Hundreds.

Squirrel Island, July 12.-(SpeciaL)-
The first entertainment will take place
tuesday afternoon. 1t will be chafina
fish party, and Mrs. Mutel Of Spring
iield, Mass, is in charge.
The Saturday night hop was very
we'll attended, many visitors from
yachts and the neighboring islands
we're present. The music was the best
so far. this year.
The Salacia had an unusually large
passenger list, Saturday Among tbs
arrivals We're Mr. and Mrs. C. w. How.
lett, Miss Ruth Hewlett, Cambridge
Mass; j. w. Kelley, Portland; Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Whitehouse. Portland; l.. S
Pickett, Miss Mabel Posey, Mrs. E
StaTwood, Brookline, and f. l.. Pierce
Com. Winthrop Harvey of the Cor
inthian Yacht Club. and his brothers, in
law, Mr.. Arthur Binney, the vel
known yacht designer, and Successor tc
Burgess. arrived in the harbor, Satur-
lay, III their schooner, Vagrant. While
in the harbor they were the guests OF
Mr.. Harry Converse.
The Eastern Steamboat Company
brought, Saturday, Mrs. Horace Stan
wood, Brookline; Mr.. and Mrs. J. S
Maxcy, Richard and Robert Maxcy
Gardiner; Senator William p. Frye
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Briggs. Lewiston;
J. f. Kendrick, Boot,hbay, and Walter
Emerson of Portland.
Mr.. Harry Converse of Maiden, tooh
a number of his Squirrel friends
around Monhegan, Saturday, on his
yacht, Penelope. The number included
Mrs. Cross. Rev. S. p. Merrill, Mr. and
Mrs. Amasa Pratt, Ed Pratt, vii,
Stanw God, John Merrill John HiscoX
Misses Doyle. Briggs, Pratt, Howes
Merrill, Pitkin. Alden, Hiscox. Kicker
Stone, McCracken, Furguson, Whit
Sage, Dingley and Currier, Messrs
Wallace White, William Frye White
Stanwood, Kelley, Alden, Pickett
Pratt, Libby, HilE Shapleigh, Hanson
and Stone, The sail was enjoyed py
everyone. and all voted Mr.. and Mrs
Converse the jolliest of hosts. The
Penelope left, Sunday, for Marblehead
Neck, but Mr.. Converse is expected to
come down later in the season.
A very large shark was seen from 4
steam launch near the Island, Satur-
day. Wemay not be able to boast of a
sea serpent, but we are still in tn.
swim in the shark line.
Miss Grace Doyle received a number
Of her friends at Rest-a- While, Monday
3vening." A good time is expected.
Miss Howes is visiting Miss Anna
Pratt at the Eagle Cottage.
Mrs. James White and daughters arc
in the Owl cottage for me season.
The arrivals at the Squirrel Inn fol-
the week are: Mr., and Mrs c.. Nj
Cook, Lena II. Cook, c. Howard o15bk
Allston. Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Schroeder and family, Charles S. Brine.
Boston; Col. M. V. 3. Chase. Augusta
Blanchard Pratt, Lowell, Mass; Mrs
p. Reynolds, Edward III. Wilett, Bos-
ton: Mrs, r. B. Harding, w. r, Hard
ing, Worcester, Mass; Mr., and Mrs.
r. Southland, Dorchester: Miss f. Y.
Powers, D. T. Kimball, Henry P. Dole.
Miss Loring, Miss +. Il. Hubbard Miss
E. W. Crosby, Miss Saunders, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F. Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Crime, Miss Agnes Wood, w. Fl. ALen,
Jr., l.. o. Golden. c. +. Laurait 9. S.
Packard, A. A. Newman, Mr.. S. S. Har-
wood, S. +. HarwoOd, Newton; NJ w.
Stackpole, S. F. Stacl1pole, Cambridge,
Mass; Capt. S. ii. Richards. IS. j..
Lewis, Maiden; w II. sLeague, lewis
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ Dunham.' Bos-
ton; Mrs. T.. B. Shaw, Rrookline: Mrs.
George Knight, Mrs. C. M..Perry, Mrs.
j. p. Cushing, Miss Gladys Perry,
Made Perry, Brookline, Mass; Stanley
S. Patten, Augusta; f. w. Hewlett,
wife and child. Cambridge, Mass.