Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-14
AT SQUIRREL.
Baseball Team Elated Over
Beating Auburn, 4 to 3.
Opening Services at the Church
Nearly All the Cottages Open.
New Lights for Post Office, Casino and
Island Spa.

STouHo OF MANY nara 1lght. The base
BAH club of Auburn was the opponent
and most of the men on both mines
We're fresh from college mines, ranging
| from New Jersey to Maine. Hits and
errors were well scattered and the con-
| test was a pitchers battle from start
to finish: Pratt and McClave made a
strong battery for the local team, while
Cakes and Carrigan did very effective
work for the visitors.
The score by innings:
12 A 5 7S9
Squirrel Island :. 2 0 0 IA
Auburn .......... 0 0 0 o 210 %
The post office, Casino and Island
Spa are doing their part toward MAX
ing the season bright by shining acety-
lene gas.
Frank Holden, violinist, Frank Ham
1lton, cornetist, and Miss Helen Wins
low. pianist, who produced such salts
factory orchestra last season, have all
returned
Prof. Black of Colby, is occupying
his new and cosy cottage on the south
shore.
George Merrill of Boston, has been
confined indoors on account of an alb
scess in his throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Grant Of the
Island Spa, are spending week at
Saratoga, N. Y.
Opening services were held in the
church on Sunday. The Rev. DR.. Chad
bourne preached in his usual effective
manner. Mrs. Daisy Force Scott con-
twill t1ta II
of Brooklyn, N. Y, who spent last sea-
son abroad, once more supplied at the
organ.
Alton Grant severely lacerated his
hand by falling on an oar lock with
full weight while in swimming.
The Misses Margaret and Sarah
Adams have left the island to attend
the Portland summer school.
Miss Hussey of Boothbay Harbor, has
resigned as telegraph operator on ac
count of illness.
Levi Wade arrived here, Saturday,
cruising from Boston in his new yacht,
Apache II.
The S. I. A. A. is improving the old
grass tennis court by deep bed of
clay.
A. l.. Race of Portland, is the day
clerk and A. L. Partridge of Pittsfield
is the night clerk at the Squirrel Inn.
A private office has been completed for
their use.
Recent arrivals at the Inn: A. G.
Mathews, Worcester, Mass; John Ban
lister, United States army. Gen. and
Mrs Moon, Washington, d. G.; Mrs.
Meghr, Boston; Lyman Splitter, New
Hammond no Mr.
and Mrs. John G.. Priest, Boston, Miss
e. NJ. Currier, Bangor John w. Drake,
Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Booth, and
Mrs. Mary d. Booth. Milwaukee, Wis;
Joseph Carnage, Maiden, Mass; G. w.
Oakman. Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Buknell, Lowell Mass; H. G. Richard
son, Minneapolis. Mimi.
Rev. Charles Francis Meserve, Ii. D.,
president of Shaw University, Raleigh
N. c., arrived, Saturday,, for the sum
mer.
Ted StanwOod arrived in time to
join in the ball game, Saturday. As
usual, Teddy made the longest drive.
After a two years absence, Thomas
c. White has come back to spend the
entire summer.
blanchard Pratt, an old Squirrelite,
but now connected with the lumber firm
of Amasa Pratt &, Co, Lowell, Mass,
stole away and spent Sunday here.
J. G. Maxcy and family of Gardiner,
and George *. Boutelle and family of
Waterville, were among Saturdays ar
rivals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hamlin of Au-
gusta, are occupying the Sunset cottage
Mr. Hamlin assists in the post office at
mail time.