Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-13
The Yacht Race Postponed
Till Next Saturday.
Secret OF an Augustan's Great In
fluence Over the Cats.
Inc Poverty Party Enjoying the Breakers
h. Personals from the Cottages.

Attif tilty ttllt, ulii many who mad |
tslyGye, Saturday. We're Very much |
o144Qirted in the postponemcnt Of |
4 thySwnirrel Island yacnt races. which |
haxe9h&en postponed Jill Saturday. the
l.ttESRSt. Many of these paople have
sen 3ls.races each year. We also un-
derselddhat Fetc day at Squirrel has
been sHht back one week.
. AtlaQti1 house.. &. Higgins ana
,wifessF Emerson Higgins. Wioner. Miss.
Mrs...A r. Tibbctts. Mr.. and Mrs ~
C.. sFaSkar2, Augusta; B. NJ Marvin.
Esisttn. arizona: Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
Wo1dSn. Housick Falls. \. Y; Edith
Worien. iIous,ck Fails. n. r.: ". II.
,Parscns, Watervillc.
Ftagg SAMr Hamilton. Riverside,
Mes Miss Small. Natcrvillr; Aiiss i:aI-
Lard. Augusta: Mrs. Mctcalf ant %on.
Augusta.
DR. ana Mrs. Dolliver are passing a
short vacation At the Point.
Small pieces cf paper have been no
ticed scattered about on the Point and
through the thick Wood part. and Wr
have found out that some of the young
folks have had 4 paper chase.
An Auction party was held at the
han Tuesday night. Miss Cora
Pierce of I;oxbury. WAS "auctioneer."
The nickel-in- thc-slot machines nave
gone. Sheriff Giles of Boothbay.
gathered them IN. 50 nickels viii be
more plentiful now at the Point.
The Enterprise started for Portland.
Wednesday afternoon. but had to re
turn to Boothbay Harbor. 1t was
blowing 4 gale outside.
one of Augustus business men who
comes quite frequently to the Point.
has a way Of his own which will make
4 cat follow him. Many Others have
tried to induce the eats to follow them
but failed, but we have solved the
mystery. This gentleman has in his
pocket n package of catnip. ana the
cats here all know him. ana look for
the treat they like 50 we'll when he
arriyes.
COM Eugene W. Presbrey of New
York. and a Pointer" is the author o1
the story New England Folks. The
Journal man was recently presented
with copy by the author.
Poverty party. Thursday night. was
| largely attended. The hall was deco
rated for the occasion. Mrs. +. W.
Presbrey took first ladies prize ana
Harry Hawes. first gentlemen $. The
| entertainment was in charge of several
young ladies.
our fast yacht Nirvana met with an
accident, Thursday afternoon. IN
frash breeze. The owner and her crew
| ware inst about to make the moorings
and was close hauled for the mark,
when il was noticed that the rudder
| d;1 not work With careful handling
| tho boat was made fast for the night.
| and Friday. Mr.. Presbrey had the
| Yacht flowed to Boothbay Harbor AM
nut on the railway, where the break
was repaired. .,
| CIV Marshal Henry Breen of Augusta
having rassed week with ms fanny
| here. returned home. Thursday
The southeaster Wednesday last. was
enioved by many who watched th'
breakers roll up on the south shore many
times coming over the rocks
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Hall left inr n"ili,, ,
Thursday we understand that tneA b
= good wetting. Wednesday. our III thai
80 rain without an umbrella ana
away around ut Little river. chino
MANY people were anXiousX "atchi't5 =
tha Nonhcgan mail boat Effort; AZ t;fo
n'clock Thursday afternoon whHh nv
wind struck, followed by heaVy ti'''''t'
storm. -, .,cbtor Alic. ar
- FRIDAY Mr. Clancey returned On
no 1fternoon boat. Miss Clancy VIII en-
10y herself for few weeks VIII TT ''''''.
friends y,,rd 40 stunning
At pfrry tne hisy Bradbury ana Parker rattcn
have returned to their hnil'I: ~ H;.,,.5
Il, ssad a pleasant week at the Lay Nie".
PIsSe" ~, I'D q Mrs Levi T. Williams are at
''',tr Mr and. and Mrs. Geo. Williams arrived.
Thursday by team. having ptS9tu Il "''N
driviu,. through Knox county. ..
va ti.h o,id Game Commissioner Leroy l.
| Ct,'lrion of winthrop, arrived aa'urn'n
for a short stay. the guest Oh o''''o'
- t,f' dnhe, iHisnIav Of fireworks Was seen in
me direction Of Mouse Island 9''"i"':
night. ~ ,.1,,. of H,othl,aV
| ,,..is Sr,,ud signing taX receipts Tor many
The. The Mn Much Bell is seen ah"nt ?hi" T.,
oftan noyyadays l.. J. Crooker, Jr.' Is III
r. n7'vcursion is talked of to M"hh"Sah'
Wednesday. with Capt. Brewer; ~,
nI,mhor OF the Harwood Riii"s' ~. -
c.h d., of Massachusetts, are CAMP
| mo am nj Grimes Cove
nv NJ "ua ann Mrs f. Small and Miss Lena
| Sill have returned to their homes. h'N
ing passed their vacations W."
| rents at the Aldemefe. .,, ,,i.,,-
~, ,,.rrv party at Partridge chj'H
,hame.In'es at crouuet. pitching horse
shoes and fishing. ..u ,,o,, ,itch,d y
! -, - ~ Grimes Cove ana. EiSt
+ Wednesday,. a storm struck their &c armt t,a,, ai'
made things very uncomfortan,e d"l, Iii ,,ar;
| ,t The j-nited States life saving Sta'i'h
' About go o'clock Saturday day, nIsmth Haothbay ,'
~ | ~ mi hi caused by either n brusil
, W. Tr. or or y dwelling of some kind Many
started out thinkinD i Ha was tr5ed 1mly III back ,"
road a short waI' pni n;,a .fles ''''''"
,pnckeral :, catcher going out Of a, harnor ,n
with head wind ana Mas hfr dead beat po~ on
,'h;nnh III look lots of time. lacking to make
y ~'i noint where they wonld get the Wiha
fraa ar making certain port WIN