Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-20
Mid Fete Week and Every
thing in Full Swing.
Hundreds Of People Visit
The Island Every Day.
Finals Of the Tennis Tournament
To Be Played Saturday.

Squirrel Island, Me-, Aug. ID
(SpeciaD.- This is mid Fete week and
everything is in full swing. Hun
dreds of visitors are coming to the
island every day and the floating
stages are continually surrounded
with the little buffers and sail boats.
The band will arrive Friday and Sat-
urday and then things will take on a
great festive aspect.
Monday morning broke cloudy and
rainy and it looked like a dull week
but a thunder shower came IN the
middle of the night and Tuesday
morning came in fair with a fresh wind
from the northwest The chances
are more than good for fair weather
the remainder of the week and this is
all that will be necessary for one of
the gayest Fete weeks on record.
The tennis tournament began last
Saturday. The finals will be played
fete day, August o. The results to
date are as follows: Mems singles,
first round-J. w. Black defeated Il. +
Jones, rs, 1911; D. Young defeated
r. 3. Martin by default; Moses de-
feated Herendeen, 6-1. 81; A. Merrill
defeated Williamson by default; Car
vim defeated J. Oldham, 6-1, IS, 81;
Brett defeated p. Alden, 81, 6-i; sec
ond round-R. Holden defeated Ian
caster, GA, 3-6, 81; r. I. Whitehouse
defeated p. WhitehOuse, 81, 81; Brett
defeated II. p. Holden, 6-3. 6-1; w. c.
Emerson defeated Z. Mathews, ia,
6-3; f. Pratt defeated Halves, Sc, IS;
fourth round-R. T. Whitehouse de-
feated r. Holden, SO, 6-1.
The results to date in the mems
doubles are: First round-R. Holden
and f. Herendeen defeated Young and
Moses. 6-3, 81; Whitehouse and Old
ham defeated Mathews and Philbrlck.
60, 81; second round-Fie ger and
Manning defeated Martin and Will
hanson by default; Emerson and
Holden defeated Thompson and Alden,
60, 4-6, 6-3
Squirrel lost to BOothbay Harbor
Tuesday Afternoon by the score of 5 to
1. This makes Squirrels lead on the
series still stand to 5. There are
only two more games to be played
Both games Will be played on the
Squirrel grounds, Thursday and Satur-
day afternoons respectively.
Henry Merrill, the island pitcher,
has signed with New Bedford OF the
New England League. He viii begin
work with them August 20.
Bart Stephenson, the former Har-
ward catcher and captain is playing
with the Squirrel team.
Mr. and Mrs. Tarbell and family If
Newton are visiting Squirrel on their
large cruising auxiliary launch.
Mr. Fiegar of East Orange, \. j., is
i'll of blood poisoning at his cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hamlen of st.
Louis have been guests of Mrs. Ham,
den at Bay View cottage.
Mr.. Boykin is visiting at the Buff
fun cottage,
There is a big demand for tickets for
Mrs. Warehouses; play which will be
given in the Casino Thursday eve
| ming. All the seats are reserved.
The annual yacht races under the
auspices of the Squirrel Island Ath-
letic Association will be held Friday
afternoon.
The annual meeting CT the Squirrel
Island Athletic Association Will be
held in the Casino Monday morning,
August 81.
Bathing parties are now the fad and
the beach is lined every day with joy
| Gus bathers
The tennis tournament is attracting
wide attention. Many good plays are
in daily evidence that draw rounds of
genuine applause.
The Fete Day poster IS out and has
been circulated among the different
cottages.
Several fishing parties have recently
gone out. They report good catches
but a scarcity of paddock.