Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-08-06
HILL CREST.
cHEsEAeUE's POPULAR SUMMER
HOTEL is CROWDED WITH
TOURISTS
Dancing. Sailing and Fishing Parties
Serve to Entertain the Young Peo-

At the present time there are regis
tered one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
guests and daily scores of applicants
are refused on account of lack OF &C.
commodations. Already there are in
use 81 sleeping rooms and all the near
by cottages are accommodating Mr..
Hamilton in letting him rooms for the
use of his guests. This is certainly
the banner year for the Hill Crest ard
for the remainder of the summer every
room in the hotel and annexes will
be taken. The social life is active ard
with the two dancing parties given
each week, to say nothing of other
diversions the guests are enjoying a
delightful vacation.
Miss Ida Draper of Boston, Mass.
accompanied by DIR. and Mrs. William
A. Briard also of Boston. are here for
the month OF August. DR.. Briard and
wife are enjoying their first vacation
on the island and are delighted with
the Hill Crest and its superb site. Miss
Draper was here last season and she
was most active in the social affairs
given then. AT the masquerade bail
given during the Field Day festivities
she was awarded the prize for the best
costume representing the Casco Bay
Breeze.
Mr.. j. n. Knox and daughter. Miss
Gladys Knox of Maplewood. y. J.. are
here for an extended vacation. their
present plan being TO remain until
after Labor Day. This is their first
visit TO the island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Hazelton of
West Medford. Mass, are enjoying a
delightful sojourn here. They plan
to remain two weeks and while here
will make the New Meadow River
trip and also visit many of the nearby
islands
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Broughton
and family of Woliaston, Mass. who
have been at the hotel for a months
vacation returned home Sunday morn
ing much TO the regret of their many
friends here. Mr.. and Mrs. Brough-
ton intend to be here during the Field
Day exercises and during their next
visit the family will decide definitely
on which island they will build a sum.
mer home.
Mr.. William ID. Marshall of Boston.
Mass. accompanied by his two daugb-
tiers. Misses F. f. and J. E. Marshall
are here for a vacation of three weeks.
Mr.. Marshall Is agent for the Hart
ford Carpet Corporation with Offices
at % Sumner street. Boston. Mass.
Mrs. Arthur Thompson Of Great
Notch. New Jersey. with her daughter.
Miss Ethel and Miss Frances Parker
Of Jersey City. N. J., were among the
arrivals of last week. They are In
tending spending at least three weeks
at the hotel.
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Mass. spent Saturday and Sunday
with his mother. Mrs. NJ. n. v.
Seaverns. and sisters, Mrs. Frederick
Lane. Mrs. o. n. Burkhardt and Mrs.
A. Young. all OF whom are at the ho-
tel with their families for the entire
season.
Mrs. NJ. G.. Perkins of Hudson.
Mass. arrived here Tuesday evening
for a three weeks stay. Mrs. Per-
kins IL sister OF Mrs. n. G. Need
ham. who Is here for the summer az
her delightful cottage on Sunset Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Farmer Of
Springfield have been registered since
Monday. having returned to Chebea-
que again this season for their vaca-
ton. Mr.. Farmer Is a partner OF
Mr.. J. w. Hoben In the retail shoe
business at Springfield, the concern be-
ing the George r. Farmer Shoe Go.
Mrs. w. r. Burdick with son.
Pliny and daughter Tacy. were also
among the arrivals from Springfield
on Monday evening They are 10 re-
main for a three weeks outing.
The whist party at the Hill Crest
Hall on Tuesday evening. which was
conducted by Mrs. w. A. White OF
Roxbury. and Miss Ida Draper. assist
ed by Dr. w. n. Briard OF Boston. was
a decided success. The first ladies'
prize. a handsome water color. was
won by Mrs. Knox Of Montreal With
a score Of %: ladies' second by Mrs.
Jackson of Maiden. a bound volume
Virginia The mems prizes were
won by ladies who played In that ca
pacity. First prize an electric fash
light, Mrs. g. Stewart. won with %