Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-31
AT C0BB0SSEE.
vi. O." Closes his Interesting
Series of Letters.
The Waning Season and the Length
ening Shadows.
What the People are Doing and How
Much Longer They Will STAY.
Manchester, August %, 1908

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| Dear journal:
The lengthening shadows, the de-
crease N the hours OF daylight. the first
| feeble efforts OF dying summer to put
cut the advance, brilliant banners of
autumn, the crickets shrill chirp and a
nundrcd other sights and sounds. re-
mind US that the vacation season of
| 1903 is waning. and that soon the shut
/ ters will be up on the windows of the
COTTAGES at Hammond's Grove
II has been a cold, windy MAJ and
somewhat discouraging season hero Mt
The Ia..o but nor nearly so hod nc II
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chlcl cl'J'3 Il'2llI III IeS' anu reaSohiiRle
recreation, ana 'li"se l'iclaehtai ahluse-
ihelltS NhicA pertain TO nome hIe. 1t
Will never become IashlonabIe re-
sort, ana Tor that we all ought 70 be
duly thankful
Those who have not had the privilege
on the Sabbath of attending their own
church services. have had their
spiritual wants wei attended to 1T
the littl2 church on the HILL which
has attained a. local reputation almost
equal TO the ediiice in New York city
Known as the little church around the
corner It IS called so iii deep atfec-
ton and sweet reverence. Rev. l.
Warren Hawkes., for SO many years Ia
boring for the salvation of souls, with
out the hope or expectation of earthly
reward, IS still the faithful ana beloved
pastor OF this little Friends church.
The directneas and simplicity of his
dlscoHrses are something Wonderful.
While the Singing by Mrs Alfred
Hawkes. lifts one as near the celestial
CITY as it is possible 20 attain While
wearing this robe OF flesh" which
trust all of US will one day drop, 10
seize the eN erlastjn@ prize"
While large number of cottages
will close at the opening of the fail
term Of schools, $oodly number will
remain open during September, and
even INTO october. OF course those
fitted Tor winter occupancy will be
opened ~ times throughout the cold
season, during ice boating and other
mcident3lS of winter sport.
y marriage is soon to be s0lemnized
on these shores, when Mr.. Frank Dyer,
one of the enterprisinG merchants of
Augusta, will lead to the altar Miss
Georsia Clark, whose summer home is
"Fern&ide,' and who is the sweetest
contraito singer on the Kennebec. She
and her sister Marion-Whom ffappre
bend Will take her flight from this
mundane sphere in the same way
bave this season We'd with the birds in
making these woods vocal With music.
capt. and Mrs. Melville Smith are on
n two days trip to Boothbay. East
Boothbay and Five Islands. Mr..
Charles po2ne of Boston, is visiting ut
Whispering Pines" his first visit to
Cot oOssee. The Smiths Will remain
here onto September.
Greatly to the regret of all our sum
mer residents, NIr. and Mrs. Henry c.
Lewis OF st. Louis, Mo, will finish
their lake experience this year. On ac-
count of the great exposition it would
De Impossible Tor Nh Lew IS to be here
next year; so they have disposed Of
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