Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-08-06
R0cKMtRe HOUSE
POPULAR RESORT DRAWS MANY
OLD AND NEW GUESTS.
Numerous Excursion Parties Enjoyed
by the Visitors.

Numerous Excursion Parties Enjoyed
by the Visitors.
Mrs. G. B. Squires OF Winchester,
who has already spent three seasons
at the Rockmere, has Unexpectedly
returned there again, as she finds no
locality which can surpass that OF
Littlejohn's Island.
Mrs. w. w. Sprague and her two
daughters. Beatrice and Marjorie. with
Mrs q. L. Sault. all of Somerville.
Mass, arrived at the hotel last Wed
nesday to spend the season here.
Miss Rebecca NJ. Drake OF Philadel-
phia. another lady who has spent many
deIghtful seasons on this beautiful
island. Is staying at the Fern cot
tage. one of the hotel annexes.
Mrs. Nj. Reese of Boston with her
sister. Miss X. A. Dunbar of Kan
sas. and Miss Lottie E. Sproule OF
Aiiston. Mass, are sojourning for a
Few days at the Rockmere. This is
the first time Miss Dunbar has visited
the coast and she is very much in
terested in her initial experience at
the shore.
On Tuesday motor-boat trip was
made by number OF the guests to
New Meadows in Proprietor G.. III.
Hamllton's cruiser Esther" The
weather was ideal for such an ex-
cursion and the party enjoyed them
selves immensely. Those who made
the trip Were: Mrs. A. W. Beals. Miss
T. A. Waite. Miss NJ ID. Andrews.
Mrs. p. c. Stroud. Miss F. III. Look. Mr..
u. waite and daughter, Mrs. c. A.
Pailey. Misses Lena and Caroline
featon. The Bone party also enjoyed
."o-nours sail among the islands
the same afternoon.
Mr. j. {. Thornton OF Dorche ster,
with MS friend, Mr.. Clarence ID. Wa.
terhouse of Somerville. spent several
days at the Rockmere. Mr.. Thornton
is connected with a large dairy-pro-
duce firm in Dorchester. When the
gentlemen left the island they went
TO Mechanic Falls, and a party of ten
guests accompanied them as far as
Yarmouth in the Esther" A delight
1ul sail was enjoyed up the Royal
River
The new hotel cottage is now COM
pleted and was occupied for the first
time last Saturday evening by Proprie-
tor G. H Hamilton and his family. The
Fern cottage has been made entirely
available for the use of guests.
The weekly dance and social at the
Rockmere last Friday evening was
aSiu III houoi VI the birthdays OF Mr..
Raymond Newcomb of Medford and
Miss Louise r. Miller of New Ro-
chelle. n. Y. Both received many beau
tiful gifts. and the house was prettily
decorated for the occasion with
sprays of evergreen. Music was fur
nished for dancing by Miss Lucy
Lynch. Miss Helen Newcomb and
MISS Matte Hopkins, and the guests
enjoyed fine time.
Mrs. p. c. Stroud of New York. who
has spent many seasons on Little
johns Island, is staying at the Fern
cottage near the hotel
Mrs. ]. A. Mccoy and her daughter
Florence l. Mccoy. Of Somerville. ar.
rived at the house on Friday for a
snort stay. Miss Mccoy is GONZALES
ing after severe illness and finds the
Island an ideal place in which to re-
cover her strength.
The Misses Mary and Catherine
Cuffiin Of Brighton and Miss Mary
Sheridan of Dorchester are at the no.
tel for a week of their vacation. The
ladies' were at Quebec at the time of
the celebration there. and enjoyed
their Canadian tour very much.
The Misses Nora F. and Emma NJ.
Young OF Somerville are spending
two weeks at the Rockmere. They