Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-08-24
Bustins Island


Last Friday evening was gala
night at Bustin's, when Dick" SUI
gatt's Refined Vaudeville company
gave an entertainment. wlich will
linger long in the memory of all who
were present. Busy hands had Ell
iarged the platform and decorated the
grove with golGen-rod and Japanese
lanterns and when the audience as.
sembled everything was in festive
attire. The program, as printed i'm
last weeks breeze. gives merely a
hint as TO the character of the enter
talnment. faded theatregoers. who
felt that they had exhausted every
thing in the way OF amusements. had
10 ADMIT after the performance that
they Eai never seen anything like the
spectacle there offered Special men
ton should be made of Mr.. Sam Sea.
vers Cainese dance. very cleverly
performed number. The Bellamy
dance provoked roars of laughter.
Manager Sugatt's rendering of Tam
many, assisted by his tribe of braves
and squaws, was worthy of a head
liner ON Keith's circuit, while his
makeup was a dream of delight. Miss
Hanna Darling proved herself a clever
comedienne in her act with Mr.. Sea,
yer and later with Mr.. Thompson.
The lat:er's song. "Doings at Bus.
tins. was received with applause.
but lie thought 1t wise to leave the
Island by the early boat next morning.
The Fakestette proved themselves no
fakes at all as medley singers. The
cake-walk gave chance for an ex-
hlbition Of fancy steps by, number
OF colored men and their gals" which
brought rounds Of applause Not I'M.
I'll second trial could a decision
be made by Judge Tilden, who finally
awarded the cake to Mr.. Sugatt and
Miss" Phipps.
Beside the comejv features some
really fine numbers well worthy of a
high-class concert were contributed
by Miss Inez Harrison. Miss Stew
| ard and Mrs. Russell and Mr.. Stock
Miss Hanna Darling and Miss Nellie
Harrison played the Accomplishments
in thoroughly artistic manner 1t
Is hoped that the company will book
a return engagement next season.
The second or the annual chill.
| drens services was held in the Grove
on Sunday afternoon, under the lead
erslip of Mr.. Hosmer. After sing.
ing by the children AMI a solo, sweet
ly rendered by Miss Springer, an
illustrated lesson was given by Miss
s1tcNhs Nli| SuDJtCI DelnR III.
Miss Stocks interesting manner OF
developing her theme held the atten-
ton Of both the children and grown
folks. and ell agreed that a pleasant
Sunday afternoon had been spent I'm
der the pines.
Supt. Mayo and Mr.. Macmillan
took out a party of forty-fve children
and young folks on an all-Iay sail OF
the Iris" last Saturday. Luncl was
eaten at Jewel Island, and the party
enjoyed the right good time which
they have, with good reason, come
To expect on these occasions.
Mr. u. r. SWEET. on one acre OF
land. has raised enough green corn to
supply the whole of Casco Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole of Cambridge
are at the Alcazar for the rest of the
season. ~
Mrs. Linwood Porter and children.
Miss Flora Pettingill. Miss Blanche
Grant and Fred Parker are occupying
Quinnibasset for a while.
Misses Margaret and Mary Hunte=
Of Freerort are visiting MI. :.,E.
Merrill.
Miss Mabelle Lombard e Bruins
wick has been the guest Of Miss Mar.
garet SWEET for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Hogan, also Miss
Grace Minard, have returned 20 New
York. after a pleasant larry on tbs
Island.
DR.. William ID. Nutter of MapIewood
street, Msplewood, Mass, died Thurs
DAY. Aug. IL, at the hospital In Port
land, Me. He had been at the cot.
tase OF william g. Powers, Bustin's
Island, for . lew weeks. In search OF