Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-09-07
South Har.pswen
Marrow Escape.

MI. y. OTman blDDer narrowly eS-
capped drowning at the old tide mill
ram on Ash Point last week Tuesday
He was caught by the tide while com.
ing through in a small boat and upset
in twinkling. Mr.. Bibber chung to
the keel until almost exhausted and
was about to let go when he was seen
by Converse ID. Moody, who lives on
the Point. Mr.. Moody called out en-.
couragingly to the man to hold on un.
Til he could reach him, and hurriedly
pushed his boat out and saved him
from sinking in the nick of time.
Mr.. Herman ID. Slower will teach
the District No. school this fall. He
was graduate of Westbrook Senmi.
nary this year.
Mr.. Frank l.. Bailey has just return.
ed from Boston after passing a week
visiting friends in that city.
The schooner Albert ID. Willard.
Capt. j. w. Prout, came In Saturday
with fifteen swordfish, the last trim of
the season. Capt. Prout says he laid
TO on the southern Georges Bank for
several days during a blow.
Mrs. Cora Corliss and daughters,
Misses Efie and Vera, who have been
visiting at Mr.. R. NJ. Curtis's, have re.
turned to Everett, Mass.
Mr.. Charles Bibber has Just Dur.
chased new power boat.
-Amon&Arec arrivals at the. Ocean
View Hotel are Henry A. knight and
lockwood Knight of Worcester, Mass.
A. Josephs. New York. Pearl Elliott,
Auburndale, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wig.
gin, Portland, and ]. b. Dinsmore
Skowhegan.
Mr.. G. w. Rowland and family of
Boston have closed the cottage of
Mr.. r. NJ. Hubbard which they have
occupied this season, leaving about a
week ago.
Messrs. A. VI. Palmer and brother.
VINO have been furnishing music at
the Colony have returned to Boston.
Mr.. r. NJ. Strout Is at the State
Fair grounds at Lewiston preparing
his house there for business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman woodman of
Auburn have been spending a week at
X VI. Strouts returning home Tues
day after three weeks outing.
s. s. Toner closed his Indian basket
shop and left for Old Town Saturday.
He reports most successful business
at the store here and at Bailey Is.
land also.
A demonstration of JUDO Diu-jitsu)
was given at the hall by Prof. T.
Tomita assisted by Prof. E. Mazda
both Of Toxic, Japan, on Monday
evening.
Mrs. X. VI. Strout Is reported as
slightly improved. She was threaten.
ed with fever and is under the care of
DIR. +. b. Vaudeville of Newark.
Miss Low of Boston who has been
spending few weeks at r. A. Rad
aoux's left the Point Monday.
Mr.. William Harris of Ware. Mass.
has been spending the summer at his
sisters Mrs. A. J. Dailey's cottage.
Judge and Mrs. G. p. Sherman will
close their cottage Monday and re-
turn to Philadelphia. They have not
decided whether they will spend next
summer at South Harpswell or go
abroad.
The season here Is holding out
rather longer than usual and many
tourists and cottagers are still pre-
sent on the Point. The Ocean View
hotel closes this week but the Merri-
coneag house will be open through
the most of the month. Few cottages
have been closed as yet.
Few South Harpswen people knew
that Baron Kaneko, who stopped at a
local house here last season so unas-
sumingly. Is the agent OF the Mikado
who Is receiving considerable credit
for his share In the successful termi-
nation OF the peace proceedings at
Portsmouth.
The steamer Sebascodegan struck
rock on the last trip down Sunday
night. after leaving this landing and
although no damage was done, Capt.
Morrill, decided to return and lay at
the wharf here over night, rather than
attempt the passage through Potts
channel. The storm and darkness to-
gether with the fact that there had
been no lights placed on the buoys
made the trip through at the present
extremely low run OF tides little
TOO hazardous.
A farewell entertainment was given
at the Spencer cottage last Friday
evening by Mr.. Robert Bibber, to a
crowded house.
Councilman and Mrs. George Ellioft