Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-25
At SQUIRREL.
The Ball Team Beats
N cMahan ; to 0.
An nuaI Meeting Of the Island
Corporation July %.
Collage Struck by Lightning --Noiss OIL
the Sumner Residents.

Squirrel Island, Me-, July "a. Especially
Squirrel played and won an exciting
game of ball from the McMahan team
on Saturday afternoon by the score of
3 to 6. This was the second game Of an
interesting series with McMahan. The
game was called at the end of the sew
enth inning on account of rain. The
result of the game, however, would
probably not have been changed as
Squirrel showed better form at the bat
and in the field. Squirrclites We're
glad to welcome Edward Pratt, the
Yale pitcher, back into the box again.
Alfred Dickiman, an old Squirrel play
or has arrived and will prove valuf BILE
addition to the team. On "Wednesday
the series with the Boothbay Harbor
team begins and the opening game will
be played at Boothbay. Although
Squirrel is not into final form yet as one
or two positions have not been definite
ly settled. this first game ought to be
of great interest. Boothbay will play
here on Saturday afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Squirrel
Island Village Corporation will be held
on next Saturday evening. The meet
ing has been called for the following
purposes:
TO elect Village Corporation clerk.
TO hear the report of the oVcrseerS.
TO hear the report Of the treasurer.
TO elect a board of five ovcrseers.
TO elect a treasurer.
To elect a sanitary committee.
To elect landscape committee.
TO hear report of sanitary committee
AMI take any action relative thereto.
To hear report of landscape commit
toe and take any action relating there
to.
To hear the report of the trustees of
the library and take any action relating
thereto.
To see how much money the corpora
ton will vote to raise for the following
purposes. to wit:
For street lights and removal of gar
baEc; for the extension of water mains;
for maintenance of telegraph service;
for repairing the wharf and f!nating
stage: for repairing roads: for insur-
anct repairs and painting buildings;
for Southport tax; for sidewalks and
repairing same: for support of Squirrel
Island library; for incidentals.
TO elect three trustees of Squirrel Is
land library.
TO see if the Squirrel Island Village
Corporation will vote permission to the
Squirrel Island Hotel Association to
build and maintain bowling alley on
its own land east of the hotel.
TO sec what action the corporation
~ l,n fnt
struction and maintenance of the sewer
system.
4 severe thunder shower passed over
the island at about six O'Clock Saturday
afternoon. The lightning struck the
Alpine cottage occupied by William
FRYE White and family. The sidewalk
running front Of the Squirrel Island
House was also struck. No serious
damage has yet been reported.
Much interest is conferred around the
annual. masquerade and fancy dress
party which will be held in the casino
on Wednesday evening.
The rcdcdication services for the Is
land chapel have been postponed until
next Sunday morning.
II. l.. Pratt and family of Lewiston
have arrived and opened the Eagle cot
tage.
Rev. G. s. Dickcrman and family "f
New Haven will occupy their cottage
for the remainder of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace White, Jr.,
have arrived from Lewiston.
Miss Mary Badgcr is the guest OF Mrs.
+. A. Wright and family at "Bidc-a-
Wee"
The assistant reader Of the Amherst
Musial Clubs gave an interesting re
citai at the Inn last Friday evening.
Services were conducted at til" chapel
Sunday by the Rev. G. $. Chadbourne
of South F'ramingham. Mass.
Miss Edna Snowman is spending two
weeks i'm North Bridgton.
The latest arrivals at the Squirrel Inn
arc: NJ +. McCanna. Sharon. Mass
Rhoda T.. Ferry; Boston: Mrs. n. a.
Ferry. Boston; r. w. Eadls and wife.
HYDE Park, Mass: Maynard A. Dickof,
I,rooklvn; Anna T. Reyhcrt. Brooklyn:
Henry Is. Chase, Huntsville, Ala; K. L.
Morrcll. Eoston; Fl. Alfred Hansen,
Newton; l.. l.. Pottlc, Lewiston; L. l-c-
Butt. Portland; Edw. NJ. Rockwell
Mrs Rockwell, LeominSter, Mas: NJ.
Y. Vincent and wife, Providence, X L.
Mrs J. Valiant, John Valiant. Mrs. \.
NJ. Mort. Miss Mort, Plainficld, \. j.;
Jonh G. McCurdy, Rochester, \. y
Mrs and Miss Fuller. New York; Mrs.
II. \. Egc. PlainGeld. \. J.; Miss o. G.
Faussctt, Trenton. n. J.; Mr.. F. Smith,
Lewiston; Mrs. Frank A. Taskcr, New
York: Miss Green, Washington: f. NJ.
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