Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-27
AT SQUIRREL.
AUGUSTA Ladies Entertain SPUR
rel Society at Whist.
souirrel Nine Defeats the McMahan's
IsIanders-Chapel Association Elects
Om.cers-Day Excursions Popular
Several Society Events Scheduled.

Squirrel Island. Aug. 26.-(SpeciaD.-
Mrs ilimball and daughter. Mrs w. IL.
Fisher of AUGUSTA, delightfully."- entertain
ed Squirrel society. at whist. thursday
evening. at the Casino. Twenty-Five
tables were arranged in large ana ar
tis;ic circle in the center of which was
an attractive table Of iiowers. Alter wv"
Dleasant hours of playing the strings were
counted and prizes awarded as lolIo"s:
Miss Gilinder Of Philadelphia. gentle
mems first, q silver blotter; Mr.. Beck OF
Boston, gcntlemcn'S second, PACK u
cards; Mrs Johnston of Brooklyn. EadleS
FIRST, souvenir spoon of Squirrel iSl'''iu'
Miss Grace Smith Of Springfield. Mus
ladies' second bon bon spoon futich
ices. and fancy cakes were served dui-
ing the evening.
So long as summer people stay here, II
terest in baseball will remain A i'rs'
crowd came out. Wednesday afternoon 10
see Squirrel defeat McMahan's Island lor
a second time this season. The game ii''i
MANY exciting features and WAS much
more Interesting than the score W"'id
suggest Wheeler, an old Brown hiNcl-
sitv pitchcr. was the stronghold OF III"
whole team. The lineupS were: S'!hllFei
Island-Rarta. C. f.: White. $. s.; MctllNt'
r.. Warner ~; McG.e. 3b.: Brooks. J. T.;
Maxcy, 2b. Pratt, p; Atwood, r. I. NC
Maban's Island-Bradford, ID; Fdvinger,
r Lee. ID: Wheeler. D.; c. Haynes, H.;
p,tten s. s; l.. Haynes, r. f.; Allen. l. f.,
Page, c. f.
Score by innings Il 3 : .
S,aIirrel Island 80 | II ) -
M .h1n'G y D | u " y U VI
Struck out by Wheeler T., by Pratt II.
Hits Squirrel Island, &; McM'han > D
Umpire. Dr. Walter Merrill
Bah game, Saturday. against NiSra%set.
At a recent meeting of the Squirrel Is
land Chapel Association. the following
officers were elected: Rev. y. X crane
H. D., of Hebron. president; Prof l. w.
Hall of Watervile, secretary ana treas
urer; Josiah $. Maxcy Of Gardiner. Proi'
Edward NJ Bowman of New YORK. KEY
Lawrence Phelps. -. d.. of l-e"mlilsttr,
Mass: Roy. a. K. Crane and Prof. r. w.
Hall, directors. Through she generosity
of Mr.. A IT, Davenport. the end of III"
chapel back Of the pulpit has been
sheathcd and sIaiErd a rich mahogany
The remainder of the church Will b"
stained before another year and tn" tX-
terror painted Prof. Bowman wa elect, d
chairman of committee for the purchaS-
ing of new orban.
A partner whist party will be held at the
Casino. next Monday evening.
Mrs Clara r. Whitman of Augusta,
Mrs Henry Rice Euttercld of Water
Vile. and Miss Annie r,rry of MrlI"s''.
have been guests ut the cottage of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward lcnde".
Misses Margaret and clara Adams, who
have been attending the Portland sum
mer school, arrived. this week.
Day excursions are popular now Pfma
uuid il one of the mos historic places II
New England and is being visited b1
many Squirrels daily. The boats of TIM
Eastern Steamship Co. make return
trip every day.
The small boys on the island are al
busy flying kites.
The Leap Year hop will be held. Satur-
day evening.