Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-06-29
thorough yachtsmen. Mr.. Willis was
a guest Of the Ocean View last sea-

tnOTOuBn yacntSmen. MI. Wills was
a guest OF the Ocean View last sea-
son.
J. Reuben Johnson has gone to Bos-
ton to get the schooner. Almeida.
which he has chartered and will use
In sword fishing cruises.
Chester L. Jordan. representing the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co..
Newark. N. j., was here on the island
Friday last Mr.. Jordan has written
several policies here lately.
Workmen have just completed the
installation OF a Rider & Ericsson hot
air engine at the summer residence Of
Mrs. F. e Darlington. F. & c. b.
Nash OF Portland had the contract.
The schooner Mabel OF Portland
brought 80 cords Of hard and soft
wood to the old wharf Friday last
for l.. NJ. York.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Pickard. Jr, of
Westbrook. Me-, with Miss Helen p.
Dana OF the same city were among the
excursionists Sunday here on the is
land and took dinner at the Ocean
View Hotel.
Harmon Slower, son of CAPT. Lem.
uel Slower OF Brunswick, and John
Mitchell, son OF DR.. Mitchell also of
that city, came down on their tandem
bicycle to Orr's Island Sunday last
and were ferried over to this island.
The young men were guests of friends
here to dinner and left on the $50 p.
m boat for Harpswell, at which place
they rode over the road to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Hathaway OF
Mechanic Falls. who have been sum-
merfng at their cottage at the East
End for the past three weeks left for
home yesterday. They will make two
or more short trips during July and
August.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Sleeper of Ian.
caster, with their daughter Doris E.,
arrived at their new summer home
on the eastern shore of Mackerel
Cove. early last week. They have
named 1t "Restabit" and 1t is their in
tention to remain here until the close
OF the summer. At present they are
entertaining Miss Bernice Lyman of
Coaticook. Que. Miss Hannah Mar
snail OF Lancaster, and Miss Mertie
Ciough Of North Stratford, N. II.
George B. Leeman Is finishing the
alterations he Is making on his cot
tage. The work was started early in
the spring, but as all the carpenters
were engaged on earlier contracts.
1t was impossible to finish IL until the
present time. Charles b. Leeman is
doing the work.
Charles Gardiner has resigned his
position as clerk at the postoffice to
accept position at L. NJ. York's. our
leading grocer
George N. Skillings OF Portland who
is camping out here on the shore front
above the old wharf has erected for
his use two room cottage 12x1S. IL
being along side his tented home.
The school term for the spring of
1905 came to a successful close Friday
afternoon last. after a session of ten
weeks. The attendance was very
gratifying. fOrty-fve pupils being en-
rolled in both rooms
Charles p. Vail Of Worcester. Mass.
who has been here at the Ocean View
Hotel since June 6, left Tuesday
morning for a ten days visit to Bruins
wick. where he is the guest OF Mrs.
r. c. Merriman and family. Before
resuming his duties with the Ameri-
can Steel Wire Co.. he will return
here for few days. Mr.. Vail is a
great admirer of this island and since
his early boyhood has been a yearly
visitor to our shores. and Is one of the
most popular young men of the sum-
mer set.