Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-09-10
Cundys Harbor

Mrs. w. A. Eastman and children
passing a week with friends in Port.
land.
Mrs. Frank Thompson of Bath. who
has been spending the summer here
returned to her home Monday.
Miss Marcia Holbrook who is at.
tending school in Bath, returned Mon.
day. after spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Hol.
brook.
Cleveland Holbrook and wife of
Winnegance, passed Labor Day with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hol.
brook
Miss Della Barter of Massachusetts
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sidney
Thompson.
Harmon Thompson, who has been
i'll for several days. is recovering
slowly.
The whooping cough still remains
with us there being two new cases re.
Gently.
The fishing business. on which a
great share of Cundy Harbor's pros.
perity still depends, has almost a
nat failure this season and vessel
owners say that they have in many
cases barely paid for the stocking OF
their schooners. The net returns
have really been nothing and the sea.
son stands as the lowest in years OF
fishing from this place. The dog
fish have been a fruitful cause of
h,,t l,S,
gone of shore and the market fish
seem to have disappeared also. Wat.
son Brothers are fitting out the Rob-
ert and Carr for a trip hand.lining
as II seems needless expense to send
a vessel out TRAVELLING at present.
There are a number of Gloucester
shippers who take the hand-line pseth-
cd now. saying that, though they may
catch less fish. they get less hake
and can figure on such a saving In ex.
pense that, with the market cod and
Maddox which are taken. IL makes the
proposition better paying one. There
are no vessels from here however ex.
cept the Watson Bros, which have
yet used the method, though small
boat fishers do to a certain extent.
Inc reports from A. j. Harris are
equally. discouraging and from ap-
pearances the latter says that IL will
take all winter for the people to get
the seasons losses paid up.
The schooner Angie b. Watson re-
turned from her third swordfshing
trip Friday having stocked $40 per
man. She took So fish and they were
sold at &c per Id. at T. wharf. Bos-
ton. On the first and second trip
the crew shared but $45. During
these two the vessel did not return
mere but stocked up in Boston.
MIR. and Mrs. James Williamson of
New York are at their rustic log
cabin at Bear Island still and will
probably remain until November.
Mr. Williamson's parents were
expected to arrive last week
for visit extending late into
the fall. IL Is said that the sunset
view from the island Is most magni.
hcent and has been seen to great ad.
vantage this season.
Mrs. William Cotheran. nee Iauris
Percy, OF Edgecomb, has been visiting
her old home here and returned after
weeks stay the last OF August
capt. Percy. her father. expects to
spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cotheran.
e. w. Holbrook has been driving
the mail stage for a week during the
absence Of Harmon Thompson. who
has had slight illness. Mr.. Hol.
brook has had a good trade all sum.
mer at his grocery and provision
store and Is increasing his trade.
Nathaniel X. Eastman is building
new house near his fathers. above
watson Bros. store. The family
VIII move from their present home
about October 1. Gahan. of Bruins.
wick. Is the contractor for the build.
ing.
Rev. A. X. Bryant has returned
from a trip to Old Orchard with his
family. The regular Sunday services
are well attended as usual.
A. J. Harris is dealing largely in
cordwood. He has about 600 cords
OF hard and soft wood already cut
and ready for sale. A gang of WOOD.
cutters have been employed steadily
by Mr.. Harris since early last win.
ter.
The tank boat Delivery was In the
harbor Friday and filled the gasojene
barrels OF the dealers.
Cancellation at the local post ossce
A. j. Harris postmaster, was abead
OF last year In August and about