Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-31
Full Cottages Greet the
Month Of August.
Power Boat Meet Friday Will
Be the Event This Week.
Sersnading Popular al Lake. Record
breaking Week for Theatre.


the inhabitants at the Lake to feel well
contented with life. With weather
such as enjoyed in July, there is every
reason to believe that the summer sa-
son a. Lake Cobbosseecontce will excel
all other preceding seasons IN respect
to population.
The most important event this week
at the lake will be the Power Boat
race. which will be held under the
auspices of the Cobbosseecontec Yacht
Club on Friday afternoon, August B.
The races will take place in Manchc%-
ter Bay in front Of Hammond's Grove.
There are now about scvcnty-fivc
launches on the lake and it is expected
that nearly fifty Of these will partici-
rate in the races. The boats will be
divided into four classes, some If
which will be sailed under 4 handi-
cap. BY this means all boats will be
evenly matched and the races will,
without doubt be closely contested.
Full particulars concerning the nice.
will be forwarded by mail to the diff
fcrcnt boat OWncrS.
The usual quiet and peace Of the
North Shore was pleasantly dis urbed
Thursday evening when a party Of gay
Of the lake sercnadcd the newly ar
rived bride and bridegroom. Mr.. and
Mrs. f.. Maynard Thompson at Lily
Bay. After which. being augmented
by the said bride and groom the whole
company scrcnadcd the newly married
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. COrydOn White
at WEIGH Point. One interesting fca-
turc of the event was the singing ot
the L"hcnSrin wedding march to the
words "IIerc Comes the Bride" as
composed for the occasion by Miss
Thatcher Of San Diego. California.
The latest addition t. The fleet Of
rower boats at Cobbosscc is the
launch Of Paul Sargent, State road
commissioner. The boat is twenty
feet long with beam Of fin" feet The
engine is a Knox with Il three ana a
half horse power. which drives the
boat through the water at Il fast clip.
The boat was built by Roberts and
Ripley of Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gagnon of
Livermorc Falls. Ne. who have been
occupying the LippinCott cottage for
several weeks, ended their visit at
IIanmond's Grove, Saturday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry picrc" nf North
Attclboro, and son are occupying I'll"
Pierce cottage at Hammonds Grove.
Hon. 4. l. Brown. Deputy Secretary
of state. and his wife are summcrinS
at the North cottage at IIamnnnd's
Grove. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Brown
and daughter Helen, of ThOmaston,
Ne, are their guests.
Seth Fife of FrycburG enjoyed the
Lake over Sunday as the guest of Col.
Harrington and family.
Miss Mary Shepard Of Farmingdal".
E"v. and Mrs. LanGdon Quimby of
Gardiner. Miss Havin" Dummy If New
Hampshire and Miss Ruth Robinson Of
Gardiner have been deriving pleasure
from the b"auti"s Of cnbhnsSc" during
the last week as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. r. EurlciEh and family.
Prof. Austin Cary. professor Of FOR
cStry at Harvard and his nephew,
Charles Cary of East MachiaS. who
will enter Bowdoin Collcg" this fall and
Hon. and Mrs. George H"s"lt"n and
son of Gardiner. were tn" guests Of
Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Williamson sun
day at the Lake.
Wood McCargo left Hammnrd'~
Grove last week to visit friends al Ear
Harpor.
Reuel Soule spent Sunday at Ham
mond's Grove as the guest Of his
grandparents, Col and Mrs. Il. W.
Soulc.
Miss Alice Hichborn Of stockton
Springs is Il guest of cX-Mayor HIGH
born and family at Spragu"s Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. \. Burlcigh and son.
Lewis passed Sunday at the Lake as
guests IF Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram l..
Pisrun.
Harry Lowell and family returned
during the preceding week from visit
at Christmas Cove to The oaks, their
pleasant cottage at old Orchard. In
the rear Of the cottage a fine tennis
court has been built for Miss Lowell
and already lady champion tennis play
err Of the North Shore, there is no doubt
but soon she will extend her title over Il
larger territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Penney were
the quests Of Mr. and Mrs. F. .. Pur-
inron at the North shore. Sunday.
Charles Paine and his mother, Mrs
Pcrsis Martin. occupied their c"ttaE"
ut old Orchard on the North Shore
over sunday
Miss Lillian Stewart and Miss tlapp
Of Augusta called on friends at tn"
North Shore during the past week.
Hotel Pines will be a lively place
Tuesday night when the Electric Rail
road employees ana their families VIII
enjoy shore dinners there. Mr.. Har-
low expects to cater to scvcnty-five to
one hundred
During the past seven days. Hcrscy's
Island Park theatre enjoyed the most
successful week of the season on
Thursday evening there were over
thousand people III attendance. which
well shows tho popularity the theatre
enjoys. Both plays of last week were
excellent and We're finely acted and
well deserved the large attendance
awarded them. The dances held on
Monday and Thursday after the even
ing performances are also popular and
largely attended. The play for the
first half of the week will be the
famous legendary drama. RIP Van
Wrinkle. or the Sleep of Twenty Years
and during the last half of the week
the play "Miralda." will be presented.
The register at the hotel showed