Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-07-02
Peaks Island

DIR. and Mrs. F. E. Bickford and
family Of Swampscott, Mass, are at
their beautiful summer home, the
"Valetta," at Torrington Point, for
the season. DR.. Bickford conducts a
large drug business at Lynn, Mass,
and has been a regular summer visitor
to Peaks for several years. Mrs. NJ
{. Page, who Is matron at the Hebron
Academy, Is visiting Dr. and Mrs.
Bickford this week before returning to
her home in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. z. Baker of Neal
street, Portland, who are summering
at the "Lerepos" on the point, spent
Saturday and Sunday at Highland
Park making the trip in their automo-
bile. Mr.. Baker is the Portland agent
for the National Cash Register Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Benoit with their
sons Henry. Robert and Austin, of
Bangor. are at the ~Edgewater" for
the summer. Mr.. Benoit is a clothier
at Bangor. Biddeford and westbrook,
and Is interested in that business in
several smaller towns as well. Mr..
E. A. Leighton, manager Of the West
brook store. and also city clerk of
that place, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benoit over Saturday and Sunday
last
The boys of Peaks Island are very
DESTROYS Of having a first class base
ball diamond this year, and are taking
steps toward putting the one on Gen.
trial avenue in shape, as IL Is ideally
situated, but Is In very poor condition.
Already the boys are working to raise
the necessary funds that will be re-
quired to defray the expenses of the
proposed project.
Charles Tolford. whose parents are
at their cottage here. passed several
days OF last week here at Peaks.
Mr.. Tolford Is Of the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis. and this week left
for cruise on board one of the train
ing ships.
Miss Dorothy Themes of Portland
was visiting with Mrs. Samuel Clark
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Owen and grand
daughter, Miss Doris Holm, of Chica-
go, I'LL, opened their new fiye-room
bungalow at Hadlocks Cove on Mon
day. The bungalow is built after the
western design and has FIVE large
rooms with all the modern improve
ments. Mrs. Owen was formerly Miss
Sarah Hadlock and lived on Peaks
Island before going to Chicago. where
their home Is now located.
Mrs. r. NJ. Durham and son Burt
Of Portland. spent Sunday at the
"Ryefeld" at Torrington Point, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Actor p. Durham.
Mrs. Henry Hadlock passed part OF
last week with friends at Old Orchard.
Prof. Thomas Doucett of Milton.
Mass, was the guest of ID. J.. Mac
Donald. Sunday.
Miss Blanch Traitor has returned
home with her parents for the sum-
mer vacation. after attending the St
Joseph's Academy at Deering.
Miss Alberta Black. a teacher I'm the
Tilton, ~. n. Seminary. was the guest
OF her uncle. the Rev. G. w. Blackman.
for last week.
Miss Almeda Sterling's new seven
room cottage will be one OF the finest
at Trefethen's when completed. The
cottage II situated on the hiII and is
to be occupied by Miss Sterling and
Mrs. Laughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. II. Cooling
with daughter. Miss Blanch and son.
Charles. Jr., arrived Saturday TO spend
the season at their summer home. the
~Farragut.v on Weich avenue. Mr..
Cooling IL manager OF the Casco Bay
and HarpsweII Steamboat Co.
Mrs. G. n. Lavender OF Needham.
Mass. IL visiting at the cottage of Mr..
Oliver Hadlock, at Hadlock's Cove.