Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-11
AT SQUIRREL.
Village Corporation Charter
Unanimously Accepted
Clerk and Board of 0verseers Chosen
and Appropriations Made.
Whist Party-White Family's Annual
Reunion-Personals.

Especial 1.-The legal voters VI tllc
Squirrel Island Village Corporation
having been duly named, met at the
chapel on Saturday evening at +. NJ.
to take action in regard to the accept
ance of the charter, and on its accept
ance, to elect the Village Corporation
officers, and to make the necessary APP
preparation for the ensuing year, and to
take such other action as proper and
nece ssary i'll the organization of the
Village Corporation. The meeting was
called to order promptly, and Mr.. A. H.
Davenport of Maiden, Mass, was
chosen moderator. The clerk list
showed 125 legal voters. The vote on
the acceptance of the charter, was
unanimous in favor of its acceptance,
II voting for the charter. The vote for
Village Corporation clerk resulted in
the election of Prof. e. NJ. Hall of Wa
terville. board of overseers for the
ensuing year was then chosen and the
following gentlemen were elected: a.
Fl. Davenport of Maiden, Mass, M. Y.
b. Chase, Augusta, Rev. A. r. Crane,
Hebron, J. S. Maxcy, Gardiner, r. I.
Whitchouse, Portland. The vote for
Village Corporation treasurer resulted
in the choice of Prof. e. w. Hall of
Waterville. preparation for the en-
suing year for street light, disposal of
garbage, pumping water, telegra phi
operator, Wharfage repairs. insurance,
repairs on sidewalks, and incidentals,
aggregating S2100, We're voted. The
estimated receipts of the Village Cor
poration for the ensuing year amount
to $500, leaving $500 to be raised by a
village corporation tax. In the items
Of estimated receipt are included. Wa
ter forthe Squirrel Inn, wharfage rights,
rent of store, and a rebate of tax from
thef8t0Wn of Southport. A sanitary
committee were then elected as follows:
DIR. e. Simpson of Hartford, Conn, Mr..
c. d. Emerson of Bradford. Mass, Rev.
A. r. Crane of Hebron. After the cleo
ton of a landscape committee the
meeting adjourned.
Mrs. Curtis. Chicago, and Miss Court
err, Brewer, charmingly entertained
eleven tables full of friends, who We're
whist enthusiasts. in the Inn parlors,
Thursday evening. After Il most de-
lightful evening of playing, prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Smith. Boston, a tasty
medicine ease in burnt leather. Mr..
Graves. Boston. timepiece.
The White family of Lewiston held
their annual family reunion at the
Frye White cottage. Sunday. The re-
union was composed of the following
members: Senator William p. Frye,
Lewiston; Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace H.
CT William
II. White, Washington, d. c., Wallace
II. White. Jr.. and wife. Lewiston,
John White, Lewiston: Miss Emme
White, Thomas Carter White, donald
Cameron White and Harold White.
Their host Of friends wish them many
more happy anniversaries.
A "Tabard Inn Library" was install
led at the Squirrel Inn, Friday. This
satisfies a long felt want of Inn guests
as we'll as Of cottaGers, who may be
accommodated with books.
\ ball game has been arranged With
Christmas Cove for this Tuesday after
| noon The McClave brothers. whose
ability in baseball is we'll known here.
are organizing the team. Christmas
Cove put up the best game of any
visiting team last season. A large at
| tendance will be compensated by d
good exhibition of ball.
Squirrel dramatics are more popular
than ever this year. Two short pro-
ductions, lei on Parle Francais' and
| Always Intcndcd' will be presented
| Friday evening, Aug. IA.
The Rev. james X. Danforth conduc-
| ted the Sunday service. Mrs. Daisy
! of pnol,fArI nffnrnJ
the morning solo.
| Mr.. Doyle'S company of "VOlunteerS
with their big granite roller put the
new tennis court into playing shape
Monday morning.
| Ex-Gov. n. o. Murphy of Arizona
spent last week at the Squirrel Inn.
Miss Frances Pencil of Mere Point
has been spending the week with Miss
Abigail La Woke.
Mrs. Trevor and son. Edward, of New
York City. are the guests of Mrs. Fran
ces Adams.
| ]. A. Mcbride and family of Roches-
! ter. n. Y, are spending the month al
the Inn.
/ Wee" Stanwood, Boston, spent Sun
day with relatives.
u w. Owen. Jr.. an editor of the
'p'> ally Times, spent Sunday with
Flank owen and family of Bangor.
+ Miss johnson is entertaining heI
father of Springfield, Mass, at the
! Edgewood cottage.
Arrivals at the Squirrel Inn: Franz
O. Whitney and wife, Franklin; S
Whitney. Boston: J. l.. Burgess an6
wife. East Orange. n. J.; c. S. Stearns
Boston: f. l.. Margarine, New YORK
City: ]. T. Dillworth, Boston; B. F
Wood. Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill,
Naticll: w. b. Beal and wife. Auburn
Squirrel again demonstrated its supe
riority on the baseball diamond by de
feating the Y. NJ c. y. of Lewiston. on
of the strongest teams of that city. TIL
Y. NJ. c. A. played good ball considering
they had scarcely time to prepare, being
dispatched for at the last moment as tn
rubber game with Auburn was necessarl
postponed. f. Stanwood, who used to d
some brilliant twirling for Squirrel, too