Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-06-08

The Page cottage has been let for
the season. IL has not been occupied
for FIVE years.
Mr.. l.. II. Spaulding will build a
new cottage at Ash Point at once.
The remains of the late Oliver i.
Hinckley of Springfield, who met an
accidental death there recently. were
inferred at Shore Acres Monday. Nav
%. Mr.. Hinckley had been a resident
and summer resident of Harpswell for
some years.
A. E. Pinkham. the livery and ex.
press man. will have the Merriconeay
House stables this summer and is pre-
pared to furnish first class teams and
equipages. Mr.. Pinkham is at work
at present on the roads of South
Harpswell being commissioner for
this section.
Mrs. Belle Whitney who has been
visiting in Auburn and Lewiston re-
turned Monday. She will have charge
OF the ice cream parlors at the Strout
House this season.
Mr.. ]. Harmon Slower has completed
the contract for decorating at the Mer-
riconeag House where he has been
busy for several weeks. The work is
handsome tribute to his skill in this
line.
Mr.. Harry De Aye of New York was
the guest of Col Geo. w. Campbell.
Jr.. at the Merriconeag for a few days
last week. Mr.. De Aye was in Port
land on flying trip and having never
visited Casco Bay was much impressed
with its possibilities as summer re-
sort. The beauties of South Harpswell
were such an attraction that he will
visit the Merriconeag later in the sea.
son. He is a member of the New York
stock exchange and is a we'll known
and successful broker.
In one of the winter issues of the
Breeze an erroneous statement was
made inadvertently to the effect that
Mr.. Sanborn who was negotiating for
the purchase of the property known
as Basin Point was the late co-partner
In the Chase & Sanborn Co., of Boston,
who is deceased. This was an error,
for which the Breeze begs the gentle
mans pardon as he is likely to be
seen in South Harpswell many times
in the future we hope.
DR.. E. A. Austin has a new motor
launch almost ready for commission
in which the bays intricacies will be
explored the coming season.
Messrs. George Parker and Abinh
Slower are the owners of a new motor
boat which will be used in shore fish.
ing and clustering.
Painting and repairing have been
done recently at the cottage of Mrs.
o. G. Douglass. Charles Noble has
also reprinted and finished his pretty
cottage on the back road.
Mrs. l.. II. Morrow has been taking
a short trip up the state to visit rela-
tives.
DIR. +. A. Austin of Boston and
South Harpswell will reopen his cot
tage at Ash Point Cove soon and will
occupy it this summer. The house
was closed last season as the family
were abroad.
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Mrs Amelia Drake of New York city
has rented Charles f. Connor's cottage
Cliftondale and will arrive i'm a few
days to spend the entire season.
Prof. j. s. Kingsley of Tufts College
was down last month for a few days
at his cottage. The Kingsley's will ar
rive the last of June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Packard of Lew.
iston are spending a part Of their
honeymoon at the Packard cottage,
having opened IL earlier than usual for
that purpose.
Mr.. II. NJ. Hubbard OF st. Louis may
not visit South Harpswell this season
though the II. r. Hubbards are ex-
pected to arrive soon.
Mrs. G. w. Page has built a summer
house on the east shore near the
colony.
Mr.. G. f. Conner, who has been
summer resident of South Harpswell
for a number Of years. was at his cot.
tage as early as March