Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-29
OCEAN POINT NOTES.
Interesting Gossip About the Resort and the
Cottageis Now There.

Ocean Point, July @.-(Special. 1.-The
weather of the past two weeks has been
greatly against the cottagers here. as the
fine view Of old ocean cannot be had, only
at certain periods of the day when the
sun accommodatingly burns away some
Of the dense fog that hangs like pail
over the harbOr. The mornings and
nights have been very disagreeable on ac-
count of this fog. and the time during
shines only aggravates the people for
more sunshine. Yet all seem to enjoy life
here. The usual amount of fishing is
done with excellent success. the Augusta
gentlemen being fully up to date in the
art of deep sea fishing.
1t is not quite as gay as 1t was at this
season last year. yet August is always
the liveliest month of ALL and by the re-
ports. the same parties will be here this
year as last.
The fog interferes greatly with the
yachting.
Two pretty yachts passed the point.
yacht "Coro" of Portland having on
board a private party who are stopping
at the Isle of Springs. The other yacht
is the "Varnua" wi,h party of New
Workers aboard, making tour of the
The colony of cottages are quite well
flled, the larger part of the cottagers
being Augusta people.
The following are many of the people
now at the point and the cottages where
Burns cottageeMr. and Mrs. C. C.
Burns. Miss May Burns and Mr. Stilkey.
all of BOSTON formerly of Augusta:
Gibbs cottage-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gibbs, Miss Gibbs and Mrs. c. +. Damon
of Auburn.
Melnoket Lodge-Prof. Emerson and
family, and Mrs. Burrows of New York.
Blaisdell cottage-Mrs. l.. d. Carver.
Miss Ruby Carver of Augusta, Miss Hor-
tense Lowe and Mrs. Lovejoy of Water
vile.
Sea Foam cottage-Misses Wright;
Small cottage-Mrs. Alonzo Small of
Augusta. and son, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Small of Poughkeepse. n. Y.
Jones cottage-Mrs. Jones. Misses Abbie
and Elsie Jones. Warren Jones and Err
nest Spear of Augusta.
Holmes cottage-Miss Hattie Holmes
and Miss Eugley of Augusta.
Jones cottage-Mr. and Mrs. Ethel
Jones, Mrs. Winnifred Haskell of Au-
gusta, and Miss Wetherell of Dorchester
Mass.
Furber Flynt cottage-Mrs w. A
Webster. Boston, and son Fred Herman
Robinson of Boston.
Camp Quiet cottage-Mr. and Mrs
George Hamin and Miss Hamin.
Hoxie cottage-The Misses Hoxie Mr.
and Mrs. John Lane. Mrs. G.. F. Cald-
well, Miss Linn of Augusta. Miss Buck
minister. Mr.. Buckminster, Miss Lee Dun
bar and Miss Smiley of Watervlle. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kincaid of Dorchester
Mass.
Noble cottage-Thomas Noble. veneer
able old cottager, who is 90 years of age
and Miss Hannah Noble.
Rumney cottage-Mrs. Rumney and
Mrs. Hall.
Burnett cottage is occupied by Mrs
Burnett.
Robinson cottage-Dr. Robinson. Mrs
Ball and Miss Ball of Southhoro. Mass.
Presby cottage-Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
,1,x- n,,l fN-
Bates of New York. Mr. Prcsby is the
commodore of the Boothbay Harbo,
yacht club.
Taylor cottage-Mr. and Mrs. George
and Miss Edwards of Allstone. Mass.
The families of Captain n. II. Cole and
William Cole of Augusta. are at then
cottage at the landing. James Stone OF
Augusta is stopping with them.
DR.. Giddings and family of gardiner
are at their cottage.
The Camp Quiet party of New York
Will arrive Saturday and they will as usu
al. give new life to the point.
Harlow cottage-Mrs. Ward and family
of Massachusetts.
The jolly @. o. c. club composed of /
Augusta young ladies, will arrive thu
first of next week, occupying the Eli
cottage.
Joseph Crowell. with a large party o
Portsmouth, n. H.. friends will arriv
next week.
The Sumner and Brown families are a
the Colby cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Allen and a part,
of Augusta friends, are at the Cliff cot
tage.
The Ocean Point house is not yet yer,
full, though a few are stopping there.
Mrs. Flagg and daughter, Edith. are a
the Grand View cottage, ana they hav
several boarders.
Sheriff A. l.. McFadden of Kennebe
county, accompanied by Miss McFadden
and a party of friends, were at the Hoxi
cottage, Wednesday. Mr.. Merritt an
family of Boston. will arrive next week
Hon. p. o. Vickery Mrs. Vickery an
Percy Hill of Augusta. and Mr.. Lgget
of st. Louis, are passing the summer a
their cottage
AT Grimes Point Rev. and Mrs Pet
tingill and child of Hyde Park. Mass
are stopping at the Drummond cottage
Rev. and Mrs f. f. Newbert and fam
lily of Augusta. are occupying their cot
tage. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Young ar
occupying the Lyon cottage