Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-04
New York Autoists Make
Quick Time to Maine.
Harry Gfay's Rowboat Is SioI-
en- From Its Moorings.
The 1908 Club Organizes. Items
Of Local ana Personal Interest,

ton as it swung around the corner
and finally stopped near the Windso
hotel. In the car was A. D. Gray, N
D., of New York and party of seve,
or eight friends. They left New Yorl
at O'Clock Saturday morning and ar
rived in Belfast, 4 distance Of 46
miles, at 1920 A. NJ. this morning. The,
covered the distance from New Yorl
to Boston, 24S miles, in Just eight hour:
and 80 minutes; from Boston to Rock
| land, Me, they were nine hours ant
| 20 minutes, distance of 1913 5-S mile.
and from Rockland to Belfast, a dis
| lance of % Is miles in one hour ant
| III minutes. After q short stop here
| they proceeded to l.angOr, where they
We're tc dine, after which they intend
ed to resume their journey to Castine
where they will be guests Of DIR
Grindle, q summer resident. DIR. Gray
and bis party make the trip every
year, but this is the best time they
They had no trouble on the way with
the officials, keeping within speed linn
it's in the cities and towns and making
up for it on the country roads.
Prof. Chase and Mrs. Chase Of Bates
College are guests of Mrs. Charles
Baker on Congress street.
Misses Maude and Clara Steward
spent the Weekend in Rockport the
guests of Miss Blanch Bowden. They
returned Sunday on the excursion
steamer Castine.
William Mclaughlin of Bangor is the
guest of Miss Lizzie Clements.
Mrs. William swan occupied Take-et-
eZy cottage on the shore last week, en-
tertaining informally during the week.
The cottage this week will be occupied
by Mrs. r. A. Spencer.
Miss Myrtle Pendleton Of Good VIII
Farm was in this city a few days ago
on her way to her home in 1slesboro.
While in this city she was the guest OF
her brother, Addison Pendleton.
Miss Maude Matthews. cashier in
las. II. Howe's store, has returned TO
her duties after a two-WeekS vacation.
She spent much Of her time in Bucks
mort. where with her mother, MRS. =.
NJ Matthews, she visited relatives.
Miss Maude Russess, clerk IN the
Joves dry goods store, left this morn
ING for a two-wceks vacation az Huro
farm. the guest OF her SISTER MrS.
G. Hurd, in Northport.
Miss Elizabeth chamberlain mas
gone to Milo for three-weeks WISH
with relatives.
Miss Nellie Hartman, who has peeh
the guest of her aunt. Miss May Haf-
ri,nan. Congress street. has returned
to her home in Waltham. Mass.
Miss Edith Cram of Brockton, Mass
arrived on the steamer City Of Rock
land yesterday and will be guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Q. Colby for
week.
Mrs. Charles Wildes has arrived
from Somerville. Mass. and will be
the guest for a short time of Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Palmer. Mrs Wildes.
who is remembered as Miss Ada Lar
rahee, formerly of this city, has null
titudes of friends here who are al
ways glad to welcome her on her semi
annual visits. Mr.. Wildes accompan-
led her as far as Rockland, where he
left to go to Waldoboro He will join
her here later and they will go to Au-
burn to visit Mrs. Wildes' nephew.
Harry Bagley.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dean Mcclellan
arrived in Belfast Sunday for a visit
with relatives.
w. @. Colby has been making repairs
on the Public library and also on the
North Congregational church.
Miss Isabelle CHM has gone to Bos-
ton for brief business trip.
A valuable row boat was stolen Sat
urday night from her moorings near
the Condor shore. The boat was built
and owned by Henry Gray of Condor
street and this is the fifth boat of his
workmanship to be stolen during the
past year. One which he sold to Maui
rice Towle was stolen last summer. an
other he sold to Pendleton Bros. of
Islesboro, was stolen and another to
Tom Small was also stolen. Mr.. Gray
is beginning to think that there is a
hodoo on his workmanship, but he
would like to find the culprit who cut
away his boat last Saturday night
and made off with it,
Principal J. Asbury Pitman and Mrs.
Pitman Of the Salem Normal school,
Salem, Mass, called on Mrs. G. T.. Kit
tredge today on their way to Stock
ton Springs The Pitmans have a sum
MGR home at Lincolnville beach. where
they are spending the summer with
their two boys Earl and Arthur. Mrs.
was formerly Miss Flora Car
YER of Lincolnville.
At Pitchers pond yesterday nearly
all the cottages were occupied and in
most cases the cottagers entertained
friends. AT Alhambra. w. Fl. Quinn
bys summer home, were Mr.. Lewis
Young Of Boston, Miss Elizabeth
Quimby and Claude B. Roberts of Bel
fast. The Randalls at the Hermitage
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sher-
man and Mr.. and Mrs Geo. A. Quinn
nv at dinner The party made the trip
in Mr.. Sherman's fine touring car Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Howes were at their
cottage, Pine Lodge, with a party OF
friends. At Sans Souci, the cottage of
A. C. Burgess. were Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
CESS and son Kenneth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall and son Tom,
who have been spending a few weeks
at their cottage, have returned to their
home in this city and will let their cot
age for the next few weeks to Mr.. and