Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-21
At C0BBOSSEE'
Summer Season Is Now
At Its Height
Island Fark Theatre Has Well
Deserved Success.
Full Cottages Along the Shores
Interest In Boating.

The past week witnessed the COM
plete opening of the summer season at
the lake and at present there is hardly
an empty cottage along the shores.
The several hotels and boarding
houses about the lake are filled almost
to their capacity and all are reporting
u unusually successful season
There is great interest manifested
in both motor boating and sailing and
the races and parades which have been
arranged by the Cobbosseecontee
Yacht Club are being eagerly awaited.
The numbers which will be required
for all boats participating in the races,
arrived Monday. The two and one
half mile trial course in Manchester
Bay is daily sailed over by launches
and some good times have been made.
The best records made so far are 13.4
and 1922, established respectively by
the Hichborn and Noyes boats. A re-
vival in sailing is noticed and the sail
ing regatta will undoubtedly furnish
surprises as we'll as sport.
Hersey's Island Park Theatre is
again the leading feature at the lake
and is perhaps enjoying the most sue
cessful of its many successful seasons.
The company is strong in it's entire
cast and at every evening performance
and matinee a finished production. is
given Reduced rates have been
secured from both Winthrop and Au-
gusta and will undoubtedly increase
the already large audiences. The play
for the first part of this week is Will
liam Gillette's famous work THE
Private Secretary While for the last
half of this week the exceptionally
strong play, Was She Guilty will be
presented. The dances, which are
proving as popular as ever, are held on
Monday and Thursday evenings, after
the performance.
A new colony has been founded at
Hammonds Grove, a colony of young
martins, which Commodore Robinson
has transferred from the city to the
rear of his cottage. The young birds,
although deserted by their parents,
and thriving nicely although they re-
uuire the constant catching of in
Vulnerable grasshOppers. The colony
has been established in the hope that
the birds will come back next spring.
Commodore Robinson with his carrier
pigeons and his lately added martins
can Enthusiastically be called the
ornithologist of the lake.
The habitual evening quietude of the
Grove was rudely disturbed one night
of the past week by the call of fire,
issuing from the Boyd cottage. The
fire was found to be only burning out
of a chimney, but it was necessary to
OH the S11rrOtlnd-
ing cottages because of the high wind
which was sending the sparks
dangerously about
The Burleigh tennis court is recelv-
ing much usage and already arrange
ments for a tournament are pending.
There are many good players at the
lake. but perhaps the best, one at least
among the ladies. is Miss Florence
Robinson, who is summering at Wood
bine. Miss Robinson has won several
cups around New York.
Miss Susie Jean of Rockland IS
visiting at the Otis Webster cottage
on the North Shore.
Miss Dorothea Suberger Of River
side, ILL.,. Miss Zelma Biddle of Am
bury. Mass and Miss Ruth Manning
of Riverside, H., schoolmates of Miss
Clara Goodwin at Capen, were guests
at the Goodwin cottage for several
days last week.
Frank Thrasher of Augusta passed
Tuesday evening enioyably at the lake
as guests of Fred Fogg and j. Francis
MacNicho at Drop In cottage at
Hammonds.
Charles Moorc's house on the East
Shore is well filled, among the guests
being DIR. and Mrs. Farr and Mrs.
Elliot of Philadelphia.
Rev. and Mrs. j, l.. Quimby of
Gardiner and daughters, Lucille, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Burlelgh
at Koonccbcki, Sunday.
Mrs j. f. Lippincott and sons, Leon
and Wilmot, are again occupying their
cottage. Fernleigh at the Grove.
Mrs Pcrses Martin and son, Charles
Paine passed Sunday at their cottage
on the North Shore.
The lake people hope for favorable
action concerning the erection of a
light house on Ladies Delight at the
next meeting of the Cobbosscecontee
Yacht Club, Saturday 1t would prove
a great addition to the lake for this
island is the center of some dangerous
hidden reefs.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett Hall and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Cooper spent Sunday
pleasantly at the lake at guests of Mr..
and Mrs. f. 3. Purington.
Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Johnson Of
Lewiston, who have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. l.. H. Hammond for several
days, left Monday for their home.
The genial Mr.. Hammond is once
again in good health and is enjoying
fully the summer season
Landlord Harlow, Harry Pinkham
and Joe Emery are all experiencing
unusually successful seasons with their
respective hotels. At Emery's, there
are about so Massachusetts people at
present Among arrivals from Boston
Sunday We're: Mr.. and Mrs. p. F'itz-
patrick, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Dempsey,
f Pendergast, J. Daily, l.. Nagle. j.
Brown, J. Dempsey, w. Riley, ]. Mich
olson, D. F. MacGodwick, 7. Gallagher,