Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-08-18
Bailey Island
Society "Ho,s" a. Cottage Hall.

Soctety TOPS az Sotta9e nan.
The really excellent floor at Cottage
Hall has OF late been much used for
dancing and the younger social ele-
| ment of the island convene there in
large numbers for participation in this
evening an unusually larse concourse
"tripped the light fantastic" the elite
of Bailey's being present in full force
and the toilets being really beautiful.
In the intermission between the num-
bers the broad piazza and rustic benca-
es surrounding the hall were much in
demand. The affair had for patrones-
ses Mrs. Clara Louise Burnham and
Miss Josephine Rice Thorpe, assisted
by an able corps OF the most promi-
nent cottagers. Among the most ca
gerly sought after as partners, because
| OF their graceful dancing. were the
ever popular Misses Starr and Lackey.
| The stockholders of the Cottage Hall
association have very generously
granted the use OF the building for
| many future like events and the ju-
] nior element Is as a consequence es-
4 pecially jubilant
Mrs. Clara Louise Burnham, the pop
ular authoress. whose beautiful sum-
mer residence crowns the cliff over
| hanging Pebbly Beach on the East
shore OF this island. has written and
edited another book, which will be
published the last Of September. Bal
| iey's Island, as it was before the tide
OF summer travel turned in this direc-
ton, has been immortalized in her de-
iighful novel, DIR. Latimer." and SO
clamorous were the demands of her
admirers for continuation OF the
charming tale, Jewel" that Mrs.
Burnham has responded with Jewels
Story Book" and those few favored
ones who have been privileged to
read her manuscript or parts thereof,
pronounce II the equal of anything
which she has previously achieved.
| MacHerel Cove has been visited dur
ing the past week by several strange
crafts in which the residents of the is
land were very much interested. On
Thursday the Machegonise. the hand
some steam yacht belonging to Cyrus
II. h. Curtis, president, and Edward
| w. Box, vice-president and editor of
the Curtis Publishing Company of
Philadelphia, Pa. paid a brief visit to
these waters while those in charge
made hasty call at the summer resi-
| dence OF Mr.. Root, who with Mrs.
Root and Mrs. Burnham later inspect
ed the boat On Friday the steam yacht
| OF Geo. +. West. president of the Harps-
well Steamboat Co., spent an hour in
the cove. and later the same evening
the c. n. Gilmore of Rockland, sail
ing from Spencer Head, Me-. bound for
| Portsmouth, with about so tons OF
granite. was becalmed and drifted in
towards Bailey's where she rode at
anchor until Saturday afternoon.
T, Many improvements which will con-
/ tribute much to the convenience of the
| islanders, have been made during the
past week, for instance, a slip has
been built AZ the stea mboat landing.
| Mackerel Cove, new ratings and 9TH
er minor repairs have been accom-
plished at Cottage Hall.
d. T. e Sennett, the grocer OF Mack
| erel Cove wharf, has installed a der
rick for loading and unloading fish and
also motor for saving wood. The
motor is an excellent one from the
factory Of w. l.. Blake of Boston.
Mrs. Grace NJ Brown, who occupies
the beautiful Tip Top" cottage. and
whose weekly contributions to the
columns OF the Breeze are eagerly
read by the many readers Of this pa
| per. returned last Sunday from New
forR city, wnere she has been visiting
ana attending to various business mat
ters connected with her literary pub
locations.
Quite few sails from Bailey's dot
ted the oceans blue during the yacht
races last Saturday at HarpsweIl, and
several lively trials of speed were par
ticipated in on the voyage to and from
tne race course. On the way over
hessrs. Root and Lackey engaged in
spirited brush and on the return trip
Mr.. Lackey's fiat boat challenged that
sailed by John Small III. Despite the
heavy waves these contestants ran
seward for about four miles and on
the nome stretch Mr.. Luckey won a
read OF about quarter mile
/ Last Monday Capt. John Johnson
LOOK small but successful party of
fishermen out for deep sea spoils.
Mrs. Tracey has been entertaining
quite a goodly gathering of friends
| from Boston Suburbs at Dew Drop cot
tage this week. Monday afternoon a
miniature minstrel show was given by
| amateurs who had recently assisted
IN presentation at Woburn. This
was a sort OF send OF" for Messrs.
| Lyons, Holloran and Reed. three very
popular members of the party who re-
turned home on the early boat Tues
/ day morning.
Messrs. Joseph Eking and John Ed
wards are contributing much to Joy of
| living at the pretty white villa of the
Lackey family.
Dr. and Mrs. John Seward left Bal.
ley's yesterday for their home at Or
ange. N. j.
Mrs. &. n. Mann Is now at Elkhart.
IND, en- route for her home and in
tends visiting Bailey's Island in the
| near future.
Miss Jessie Root OF CorreII avenue.
Chicago. arrived here last Friday eve
ing and has already reinstated herself
as leader of the younger social set.
Sheriff William VI. PennelI was here
on the island Sunday.
LAST evening an informal hop was
held In Cottage hall. The regular at
tendance at these impromptn dances
was augmented by many new corners
TO the island who found the social at
mospnere very congeniai. the manag-
ers, Misses Starr and Harriet Luckey.
doing everything I'm their power To
promote the pleasure OF all those who
graced the occasion with their pres