Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-11
BAR HARBOR.

Special Correspondence Of The star 49,,
BAR HARBOR Me. August 10 1907.
The past week has been an exciting one
for Bar Harbor A society wedding. an au-
tomobile controversy an electric road con-
troversy and a number OF festivities have
been added to the daily round of society.
and with everything coming like this, there
hasn't been the greatest amount Of time
left for the overworked society miss ma
tron.
The most important affair of the week
was the test case of the automobile blue
laws. a comic-opera farce enacted In a little
court room. Last Saturday night Fdrdham
c. Mahuney came into town after trip
from New York. a storm of indignation
was aroused among tn" cottage element
opposed to the introduction of motor cars,
and Mr.. Mahuney was arrested at the BEL
mont Hotel Sunday night. Monday he was
tried before a justice. and after an e'abo-
rate and lengthy hearing was adJudsed
guilty and fined dollar and costs, which he
Tn seeley wedding here this week was
one of the prettiest affairs of the summer
when Miss Helen Simpson Seeley became
the bride Of Joseph Wiltshire OF CINCINNATI.
Miss Sc"lry is one of the most popular girls
here. The wedding was held at Hnlhurst,
the pretty country home of the Saeleys at
high noon. The bride was given away by
her mother Mrs w. w. Saeley. and had as
attendants her two sisters. Mrs G. L. Gros-
beck and Mrs Arthur Espy, The best man
was J. V. h. Scarborough. and the ushers
were Learner Harrison, Ralph Johnson and
Cleaves Short. The ceremony was followed
by wedding breakfast at Hillhurst.
Other entertainers of Wednesday evening
were George l.. Harrison of Philad elphla
Mrs. W. s Wyatt of Philadelphia and Mrs
Hennen Jennings of Washington.
Much interest Is being taken just now In
the plans for the annual water carnival. ana
many ConieCtures are being made as to
4, he hall ia
been done. but ii is probable that this. which
is one of the largest and most enjoyable at
fairs of the summer. Will be held during
horse show week, for which number OF
affairs of more or less magnitude are sched-
uled.
On account of the serious illness of Master
Frederick Joy. Minister and Nine. Chris
tian Hauge have cancelled all engagements
for the present. As the Hauges are among
the largest entertainers of the summer II
is to be hoped that they will soon take their
place again in the social colony.
Tuesday evening Gen. Charles A w hlttler
gave large dinner at Chalk's. including
number of distinguished guests. Among
those present were Sir Jocelyn and Lady
Cove Booth Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Emery Mr.
and Mrs. Antonio YZnaga Stewart, Mrs Jo-
seph Pulitzer, Mrs. Carolyn X. Wright,
Miss Potter. Judge George l.. lngraham and
w. Butler Duncan.
Other entertainers of Tu hsday were Mrs.
Platt-Hunt and DR.. and Mrs. ). Weir
Mitchell. while Mrs Frederick Pearson gave
a small luncheon at her cottage on the
shore on the same day.
Philip Livingston. who owns one of the
most extensive estates at this resort, is hav-
ing a large amount of improvements made
to his property. changing materially the APP
pearance of the street. One of the old <Etidy
cottages which stood at the corner of High
brook road and Eden street. has been re-
moved and the rambling old Eddy mansion,
one of the landmarks of the summer resort,
which stood at that particular point unten-
anted for years. has been disposed of and
will be removed. circular macadamiZed
road is being built up the heights to Mr..
Livingstons cottage, Silver Birches, and
handsome stone entrance has been already
erected
Saturday evenings hop at the Swimming
Club was a very pretty affair and was as
usual eCedyd by a round of dinners.
Mrs Arthur Wellman entertained at
luncheon at the Malvern Saturday. her
guests being Mrs. N l.. Anderson of Wash
ineton Mrs w. II. Street Mrs. Henry c.
Chapman, Miss Laura j. Post Miss q. l..
Hoyt. Miss Ogden and Miss Warren.
Miss s. r. Furniss was among tn enter
tainers of Sunday evening. having party
of nine covers at the Iouisburg.
1t is expected that Gen. Morrell, the pres
ident of the horse show and the one who has
perhaps done the most of any member of the
summer colony to make 1t success. will
come down for the week, although he s.not
occupying his cottage here this summer.