Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-16
AT HAMM0ND'S.
Most Coitagers Fortunate Enough tc
Remain at the Lake.
Great Perch Fishing-Personal Notes
Crowded Electrics.

The middle CT September finds those
remaining i'll their cottages at the shore
Of the lake enjoying the most delight
ful weather of the season, and those
remaining include practically the sum
mer colony here. The few families who
have left their cottages for their city
homes would gladly be here, had it
been possible for them to have re
manned longer
Five families have moved in from this
immediate shore: j. f.. Pierce and
family were the first to go. and were
followed a week ago by w. II. Reid
and family. ON Monday, three more
families left the Grove, all compelled
to go in by the opening of the schools.
They were Mr. and Mrs Smith $. Ran
Gal, who have occupied the brooks
cottage for the summer: G. II. Bur-
Leigh and family, and Melville Smith
ana family. The two last named will
be out occasionally to occupy their cot
tages over Saturday and Sunday.
Captain Smiths cup winning yacht
still rides at anchor i'll the bay, ana he
intends to use it much more before be
ing compelled 10 place it in winter
quarters. The low water now pre-
Failing prevents a number of launch
owners from taking their crafts from
tho, houses.
Great perch fishing is now being en-
joyed here. and late. Monday afternoon.
several large schools came into the bay
and the fishermen pulled in as many of
the fish as they cared to take. one
couple captured 125 fish.
(,aprnp /. (,pnII.i,ioa md rlu,ily- who
lave occupied Pine croft. this season.
have leased q house ON upper Green
street. and viii move into ii the first of
October.
Among The young people from the
Grove, who are attending school in tie
city ANA going back ana forth on the
EiectricS are: Dorothy Boyd. Ethel
Ryder, Alden Hichborn. Max Wilder,
Doris wilder, Frederick owen ana
Margaret Dunn.
G. G. Hunt, one of the pioneer cot
tag"ls Of this section, has hoeht Il home
in Auburn. and will mov" there. This
f.tll, selling his Augusta home on
hrstnut street. This does not mean,
however. that they will abandon their
beautiiul Summer home Waldcnhcim,
on he East shore
Colonel and Mrs. r. w. Soule have re-
turned to SumnchaWis from Il week
ut their old home in Phillips They
will remain here until hate in the fail.
MISS Claril"l IfIaG3trret was the
guest, Monday and- Tuesday. Of Mir.
and Mrs. j. G. Mmot, ut Camp Adc-
Wando.
For The past two mornings there has
been some vigorous and unanimous
KICK on the part Of those going into Au-
%uSta on the car reaching the city at Il
little past s O'Clock. The ear running
at this hour has been No. u. Il closed
combination baggage and passenger
car ana not made to carry more than
% passengers, yet, Monday morning.
10 fewer than 60 paSeeunnrS, rs indi-
Gated by the fare register. were packed
into it on its trip into the city. "A get
ting on ut Hammonds alone Yoster-
day morning the same ear carried in
~ passengers packed in like SardincS
The patrons of the road here hope that
The new service which goes into effect,
Wednesday. will mean a larger ANA bet
ter car at this hour. since the largest
crowd of the day then goes into the
city.