Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-12
SQUIRREL ISLAND
Bids Fair to Have Best Season
in It's History.
Handsome New Restaurant, -Four New
Cottages and a Log Cabin
Among tho Many improvements -Coltaqers
Already Arriving Tor the Season.


\ fine urge restaurant, four new cot
tagcs. log cabin and other improve
mcnts point tn a gay season at this
criterion resort.
Tcjuticul Squirrel nestled in among
the pine trees never looked more at
t.activc than 1t does today. The air is
warm and balrny yet the salt breeze
fru:a TIE ocean tells us it Is Squirrel
land not Lakewood. There are about
twenty-five wcrllmen on tie island
end many more have been here since
April first. The first thing which
Srccts us on our arrival is tie fine
large restaurant just opposite the
reading room. Mr.. a. II. davenport of
Boston purchased the lot last year
from the ]. ID. White estate and when
it was known that Mir. Davenport in
tended 10 build a restaurant there, all
knew, what to expect but he has in
decd exceeded all expectations. The
main room is very large one with a
huge fireplace. This room is celcd and
finished in natural wood. 1t has two
large bay windows commanding a
beautiful view of the halbur. Pack of
this room IS a large serving room and
beyond that a kitchen. over the kit
chen is a tenement and beyond is a
store room The upstairs rooms over
the dining-rooms are large slightly
lrooms and will be for the use of
Islanders desiring private little chat'
probably smoking rooms for the gentle
men, \ large robmy vera rdah around
the building will furnish delightful
lIetre1t on warm day
j. W. Kelly of Portland, has Just
completed the most attractive house
on the Island 1t is situated on the
row next to the Thomas cottage.
Mr. Webbcr of Waterville, has now
in process of construction Il very line
lllrEc cottage. WorEmcn are rushing
with this in order to have il ready for
occupancy July |.
| Frank a. Owen of Bangor has built
a new house on the lot where his old
cottage was. Mr.. Owens house while
not as large as many of the new houses
is one Of the prettiest and cosiest.
Mrs. 5. s. Brooks of Augusta, has SO
enlarged and improved her house here
that in the present "Babbling Brook
ono is prone to forget that it is the
former "Rabbling Brook. Mrs. L. j.
White has fine new cottage on her
lot hero, ana SO the good work goes
on.
one long felt want which will be
supplied this season is resident
physician. one of Names bright
MD's will take Il summer practice
here. He will arrive July and SPUR
lrcIs are glad of this addition to our
fast improving city by the sea
John l.. Amos D., of Boston. has
purchased Cape Coast Castle. his
family will summer here. and the
doctor will spend Sundays with them.
DR.. An.es has occupied Cape Coast
lCastle for several years.
| \. II. Davenport and family VIII ar
rive this week Besides the restaurant
Mr.. Davenport has built a very pretty
|,cttacc next .'Twccdledce" on the lot
recently purchased from Fred Hamlen.
This cottage will be known as the
Ward cottage and this season Will be
rented to Mr. T.. r. Ward and family
Of Newark, New Jersey. Just back OF
the Ward cottage is the gem of the
Island, a real log cabin built for Miss
paycnport by her father. THIS is Il
typical log hut such as is seen way
down South Just one big room with
an immense fireplace built or rocks
picked 10 on the Island. The logs of
which the cabin is built were cut in the
forest near Bristol. Me, and are COW
cred with moss. This is the most
unique building on the Island.
Mir. Fred Hamlen and two sisters
Miss Hamlcn and Mrs Sawyer of
| View cottage.
Mrs. Emma ]. White. Miss Alice u. w.
White and Miss Emma White and the
dog Sancho. have opened Owl cottage
for the Scason.-Nrs. Francis Adams
and family of Bath, are here for the
summcr.-Ex-Pres. McCausland OF
Gardiner spent Saturday on the Island
| in the interest of the Oakland Manu-
featuring Co. who have contracted to
build The big water tank at the South
| Shorc-A fireplace and other improve
| mentS have been added to the ADAMS
cottage.-A party of Boston people are
in the Muggy cottage for this month
Mr.. :. w. Tarbox of Gardiner, has
| opened his cottage on Capital Island
for the summcr.-Mr. II. w. Peterson
and Mrs. Peterson of Maiden, Mass,
have arrived at Squirrcl.-The wharf
at Southport is DelnS enlarged Twice
the size of the old wharf.-Mrs. Daven-
port and family of Maiden spent Tues
day at the Island.-Thc walks have all
been repaired likewise the roads.-The
now steam yacht Alicia of Boston, be
longing to Pres. Davenport will be ~
great acquisition to the Squirrel fleet.
Three members of the dog population
which we miss this summer have gone
to dog heaven. Ned owned by X. W.
Peterson. Barney the setter belonging
to the Misses Guilenders of Philadel-
phia and Don owned by Senator Frye
Of Lewiston.-Mr. Frank A. owen,
Mrs. owen and David Owen have ar
rived at their new cottage.-A large
excursion from Bath visited the Island
Monday.
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