Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-01
At SQUIRREL.
Annual Meeting Of the
Island Association.
Officers Are Elected and Va
rious Appropriations Made.
Booibtay HaThor Beats The Squirrel Nine
Personal Notes and lettings.


Squirrel Island Village Corporation was
held in the Chapel last Saturday even
ing. A large number We're present in
Guiding forty property holders who only
are legal voters in the corporation.
Robert T. Whitehouse of Portland was
elected moderator Of the meeting. The
minutes of the last meeting We're read
by Clerk George X. Boutele. and ac-
cepted. The next business was to elect
clerk for the ensuing year and Frank
A. owen Of Bangor was the unanimous
choice for that office. ]. S. MaXcy of
Gardiner made the report Of the over
sers and showed that the island was
supplied with about three miles of
board sidewalk, two miles of which are
the new ones recently constructed of
oak. The treasurer's report showed
that the money had been expended in
useful ard economical ways and the
report was accepted. The next bust
| ness was to elect a board Of overseers
| for next year and the result of the bal
| loting was as follows: Josiah $.
| Maxcy Of Gardiner. DR.. A. Il. Crane Of
Hebron. Robert #. Whitehouse Of
Portland, Prof. +. NJ. Bowman Of
| Brooklyn, n. Y, and Amasa Pratt of
| Lowell, George X. Boutele of Water
vile was then elected treasurer for
next year.
The elections for sanitary committee
were. G. +. Emerson Of Bradford.
| Mass, DR.. f. T. Simpson of Hartford,
| Conn, and Prof L. W. Hall OF Water
! vile. and for landscape committee:
! Alexander Doyle of New York, Mrs.
Francis +. Meserve of Raleigh, 5. G..
Mrs. r. r. WhitehouSe Of Portland,
Mrs. j. William Black Of Watrrville,
and Frank II. Hanson Of Newark, n.
! j.
| Alexander Doyle made the report for
| the landscape committee and &. Il.
| Emerson showed in his report for the
| sanitary committee that the island
was never III a more healthful condi-
ton Garbage is carefully removed
and the sewer system has effected
pleasing results.
| Appropriations We're then made for
| next year as follows: For street lights
and removal OF garbage, So; for
maintenance Of telegraph service, 500;
for repairing the wharf and floating
stage. $3.50; for repairing roads, 500;
| for insurance, repairs and painting
building, goo; for Southport tax, $40;
| for sidewalks and repairing same,
$3.50: for support of Squirrel Island
| Library, $3.50; for incidentals, 1913.
Rev. Lawrence Phelps was elected
trustee Of the Squirrel Island Library
for term Of seven years, Edward
Stanwood, five years, and Prof. j.
| William Black, fOur years
| Permission was voted to the Squirrel
Island Hotel Association to build and
maintain bowling alley on its own
land east Of the hotel The meeting
was then adjourned.
| BootEbay Harbor turned the tables
on Squirrel Saturday afternoon. win
ming the game here by the scnr" OF - l"
0. Roothbay took the lead in the first
inning and had things their own way
during the game. MaNcy and Pratt
| were hit hard 1T intervals Will" l'"hn
vas unsolvabl+ for the home team.
Crowds came from all nrarby resorts
and it was the best attended game for
a long time. Enthusiasm Was not
lacking and there were many good
plays hy both sides which ,merited fire.
nucnt applause. Boothbay will play
here again on Wednesday and will
meet Squirrel on its own grounds sat
urGay.
Rev G. S. Dickerman of New Haven,
Conn. occupied the pulpit at tn"
Chapel, Sunday.
Murray Pratt and family % Lowell
are spending their vacation at tht
AmaSl Pratt cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Griffith Of Port
land have returned to their home.
Mr.. Thompson and sister. Mrs
Task.r of New York city, are occupy
ing Lookout Lodge on Tanglewood
Heights for the month of August.
Mass Was conducted at the Taylor
cottage on sunday.
| Patrons may now draw books IRON
the Squirrel Island Library on SUNDAY
Afternoon and evening. The library
hours have been changed to to II II
the morning and 100 to in the after
noon.
The south shore was covered viii
| snentators Monday to view the hiSl
surf that was running from the sea.
Mrs. Grace Mutell Jones will give {
monologue recital in the Casino Oh
Thursday evening.
whist party was recently held u
the parIors Of the Squirrel Inn. Th'
prize winners We're: Mrs. Sayward, MIS-
Cook, Mr.. Lord and George K. We@ter'
field.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. r. Little, Lewiston
Me. George F. Nichols, Everett
Mass: Mrs. C. F. Nichols, Everett
Mass; Mr. and Mrs. Z. Q. Gricner
New Haven, Conn; Mrs. George kli
patrick. Rochester, n. y; Mrs Edlii
/. Whittelsey. New York city; :. "A
pickerson, Mrs Dickerson. Miss DICK
erson, Brookline, Mass; JOSEPH
Carnage. Boston; J. B. Vandufe. Eos
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farrar, BoS
ton: Mrs. III. T. PIERCE, New York city
Miss PIERCE. Miss Helen PIERCE, New
York city; Miss Gertrude Lanhahl
Rrookline. Mass: II. c. Weeks, boS
ton: Henry d. Noyes and wife, Hyd
Park. Mass; Miss Burnham, Byheld
Mass; Miss Chase, Byfield. Mass.
George Il. White. Boston; W. r. Weich
New York city: Mrs. Alger Y. Curfler
Catharine- NJ. Currier, HalloWell; Her
man L. Dick. Philadelphia; VIM.
1 Bray, Philadelphia; Mrs. Pickering