Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1907-07-25
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written notices placed at the store or
posted on some building located on the
general thoroughfare leading from the
wharf do not attract sufficient atten-
tion to assure liberal patronage that
Is desired
Another important motion made and
carried, was that a branch library be
established here, not particularly Cor
summer visitors, but for the benefit of
the island residents the entire year.
After some discussion the matter
was left with Professor Amasa Holden
OF Woonsocket, r. l., summer guest
| sojourning here, to formulate further
plans regarding this, and to report at
the next meeting Of the executive
beard, to take place Monday, July %.
Professor Holden hopes to bring about
a plan of establishing a sort of cir
culating branch library of the Port
land Public Library, and thus have
the benefit derived from having books
brought from the city library to this
island, which may be taken out by
residents from a certain point on pres
entation Of regular library cards. Pro-
lessor Holden intends having a per-
sonal interview with the trustees of
Portland public library, and take any
necessary steps towards formulating
such an arrangements. A meeting of
the executive board was held Monday
afternoon. at THE Lodges" the sum-
mer home OF the secretary, Mrs. Geo.
Nj. Fiske, when considerable business
was under discussion. The placing of
refuse barrels at the corners of the
principal streets was one OF the mat
tiers acted upon.
Rev. w. T. Hill of New Haven.
Conn, and pastor of the Presbyterian
church of that city, held services in
the chapel here on Sunday last.
MI. and Mrs. l.. w. Cram and family
OF Hartford, Conn, are among the
seasons visitors summering here. and
occupying one of the Leighton and
Hills cottages.
Mrs. Cram is entertaining a guest.
Miss Roberta Casseden of Hartford
Conn.
the leading event of the week and
one in which great interest was CEN
tered by the island colonists, was the
portland Power Boat Associations an
nuai run which took place on Satur-
day, for which the weather was most
suspicious. There were some twenty
1--we boats in the run, starting from the
clubs headquarters at the city about
a. m, for this island, and keeping
well massed over the entire course
Ihere was no regular put race outside
OF the contest between the two leaders
OF the organization. The order in
which the first four boats finished was
as follows: Edith. Commodore Irving
Clark. first; Kathleen. vice-Commo-
dore w. @. Mulligan second: Henri
etta' Capt. Chas. Secondhand, third:
SoIumbia, Capt. +. McCleery, fourth.
the time In which the winners run
was made. and this was considered 10
ne the best time on record that the
Power Boat Association has ever
made. In the early part of the after
noon another short race was held on a
course mapped out extending from the
western to the extreme eastern end
OF this Island. and in this vice-Commo-
dore Mulligan was the winner by
about length ahead of the Commo-
cores motor boat. There were no
other contestants and no special rec.
ord OF the time for this distance
which was that of about a mile and a
half. A fine shore dinner was HEALTHY
enjoyed by everybody. Later a mum.
Der of those in attendance entered I'm.
10 various sports. OF which baseball
game between two selected mines AZ.
ioIued much amusement Altogether
this annual run proved a most salts
factory one In every particular: and
not one unhappy incident marred the
days sport. Among the members OF
THIS Association and their invited
guests were included. Arthur Bell.
capt. o: Carlson. Alton Keith, Capt
s. Smith. Harvey Lunt. Albert n
Bake. Frank w Coffey. w. n. Cav. Al.
Seraon Stubs. Chys Boyd. Joseph
Lindsey. Henry Harmon. Frank Ey.