Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-08-06
BAILEY ISLAND.
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY BEGINS
WORK.
Island Cottages and Hotels are Filled
and Social Life Brilliant.

= meeting of the voters and proper.
" holders OF Bailey Island was held
ons Monday evening, August 5
.or me purpose OF consider
.ng the means of promoting
ne public welfare of the island AS
a result of the meeting. steps were.
taken TO organize a Bailey Island I'm
provement Association. Officers
were elected as follows: President.
Charles s. Thomas: Vice president.
Herbert F. Johnson: Secretary AMI
IRE asurer, c. Riborg Mann: Additional
members of the board of directors:
Capt. VIM. Henry Sinnett. Everett Z.
Sinnett, l.. NJ. York. j. L. Seward. A.
{ burnham. and r. n. woodman.
The board of directors We're author
Led TO appoint the following standing
committees: On sanitation. TO con-
slder the problems of water supply.
drainage, and refuse disposal: on
Tire protection: on transportation: on
boundaries and roads: on the preser-
Vston OF natural resources and on
landscape improvement: on taxation.
on arbitration. law and order: on Ii
prlFy and school; and on amusements
and sports.
IL is the purpose of the organization
between all interested in the welfare
OK the island in discussing the nues-
lions referred 10 these committees. ard
in taking steps to make the island as
attractive and well ordered place IS
Is possible. Through the work of this
body Bailey Island expects TO o,t.
strip her former records for beauty
ard atiractiveness.
Anoiher meeting will be held neyt
Monday evening 10 hear the repcft
OF the board of directors on the mat
teI OF The membership of these corn
mittees. The movement is arousiag
mucn enthusiasm on the island among
Doth the residents and the cottagers.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles A. Gilman of
lewiston. Me. are spending the month
.iEA,igust with Mr.. Gilman's mother.
MFs' Selestfa c. Gilman. at her fine
summer home Sea Cliff on Maiden
lane. The Gilman's were the second
family TO build a summer home on
Eaileys and for the past twenty-three
years they have been regular members
OF the summer colony Mrs. Carrie
Rokes also of Lewiston. accompanjed
MI. and Mrs. Charles Gilman here
MIS-. {. s. Newell of Lewiston, who
mas been a guest here for the past
three weeks, returned home Friday
last The Newells We're also among
the first TO build summer house here.
but since the death of Mr.. Newell the
property has been sold and Mrs. New
ell visits the island only occasionally.
Have you seen the bargains in piaz-
"a furniture at r. s. Davis Co.-A,ly.
ID. p. Sinnett is building a hand.
some boat at his shop on Mackerel
Cove shore. which is twenty-feet long
with beam six feet wide. The craft
is built on the improved Casco Bay
hampton style and Is TO have a motor
installed. After its completion II
Will be for sale and will make a good
boat for pleasure as well as fish.
ing.
Mrs. Alexander VI. Wilson and son.
Samuel Of Chicago. Ill. will be guests
az the Outlook for the remainder OF
the season.
Mrs. John L. Wright and daughter.
Wynna Of Chelsea, Mass. have been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
p. Stevens and family for the past
two weeks. Mr.. Wright. who Is
reporter on the Boston Globe staff. was
down for one week. and is 10 return
for another sojourn sometime during
the month.
Mrs. n. VI. Read. daughter. Miss
Margaret and son John. of Haverhill.
Mass. are guests for the week at the
Outlook cottage.
Mrs. Bernard Johnson and j. r.
Johnson spent Friday last on Orrs Is
land as the guests Of Mrs. Maurice
Lubee. A shore dinner was served
followed by very pretty tea. a
most enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. James and
Miss Marion James of Worcester.
Mass. are registered az the n. r.
Johnson cottage for short sojourn.
having arrived on Tuesday last.
The Christian Science meetings,
which are held at the local church
every Wednesday and Sunday morn
ings. are very well attended and much
interest IL manifested. On Sunday
morning there was excellent singing
AZ the services.
George W. Johnson. owner Of he
delightful sloop. Isabelle Parsons. -
having a most successful season with
sailing parties and the summer resi-
dents Of Bailey are most enthusiastic
over this sort Of sport. which Is al
ready shown by the large number who
enjoy the sail. Every morning a party
leaves Mackerel Cove wharf at eight
o'clock and the time Is spent In lsh.
ing until one o'clock and
again at two o'clock the sloop leaves
for three hours sail IN the bay. IL
is a most enjoyable sport and shonld
be taken often by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Stevens and
daughter, Marcia Of Andover. Mass.
have been entertained for the past
few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
p. Stevens and family. Mr.. Stevens