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Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-09-10
FINAL MEETING OF
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION,
BAILEY ISLAND ORGANIZATION
HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE.
.sS''-..~ss0s"s s"s--Ss.S-tiS.ss s:s~. .o
creased $50 Percent. Now Are
Taxed Nearly one-HaIf
Towns Valuation,

A meeting Of the Bailey Island I'm.
provement Association was held in
the Schoolhouse on Monday. Septem.
Der q, at p. m. This was the last
meeting for the summer season. and
proved to be a very interesting and
important one
The Board of Directors reported
that they had completed the formal
incorporation Of the association under
the laws of the State Of Maine. and
the formal notice of such incorpora.
tion from the Secretary of State was
read. The Board has also framed a
petition and secured signatures to n
and sent IL to the Board of Selectmen
OF the Town OF Harpswell asking for
several important and much needed
roads I'm the Pastures. These roads
give access to about twenty-five cot.
tages at present not accessible by
public roads. They also preserve
Tor the Town the public right of way
along the cliff by the Giants Stairs.
In submitting the petition a letter
was sent calling attention to the grow.
ing Importance to the Town of its
nonresident property owners. In
1890 only 16 per cent of the value of
the Town was assessed to non.resi.
dent owners. Last year 4I per
cent OF the total valuation was as.
sessed to such owners.
The secretary-treasurer reported
12s members and 1892 in the treas
ury. Part Of this has been set aside
as the beginning OF a fund for a pub
Tic building to- contain rooms for the
library. a club. and an assembly hall
Attention was called to the imnor.
tance OF this building to the Island.
and all members of the association
were urged to bear this fund I'm mind
during the winter and to assist I'm
securing its increase. whether they
were located at the time on the Is
land or elsewhere.
The Beach at the head OF MackereI
Cove has been cleaned up and all the
rock weed and other rubbish re-
moved
The Board announced that II had
awarded a contract for a system of
garbage disposal for the summer of
1909. Collections will be made three
times week from every house de.
string II at a moderate cost. The
collections will be made in accord.
ance with specifications furnished by
the board. which include the use of
a water-tight cart. and the disposal
OF the matter collected in a perfectly
sanitary and inoffensive way. All
members Of the association and all
other residents Of the island were no
tined that this service would be es.
tablished on June "a next. and were
invited and urged to patronize n.
During the past week a very enjoy.
able concert was given under the aus
pices OF the association by a number
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Splendid Improvements
at Pole ISland.
NEW YORKER HAS DONE NON.
DERS ON ISOLATED ISC-.
Arabian Nights Story Brought oewn
to Modern Times. 9

With two cottages" costing itout
sS5.000O0 and every possible in. II )ve-
ment including private electric HSht-
ing plant, the once unknown ard iso-
lated Pole Island is become won-
der spot of eastern Casco Bay. The
transformation has been don so
quietly and unostentatiously tha, even
the nearby residents of Great sland
hardly know what has been hap. ening
there. For four mouths or more how
ever. the activity has been ceas eless
and the work of building and fin shing
the two Casco Bay palaces. so called
cottages, has progressed unit. now
the owner. Mr.. Herman Bauer, of New
York. is nearly ready to occup' his
magnificent summer home and will
probably remain until cold wear' .r.
The island on which Mr.. Bauc. has
built these buildings is about on half
mile long by one-quarter mile vide.
and is situated just at the narro Y en-
trance of Quohog Bay. In wint ice
forms all around il and the eel ssher.
men hnd good spearing ground tbout
It's shores. In summer. however. IL
Is almost a dream of paradise. Cum
dys Harbor is the nearest post Office.
ABOUT one mile away, and from this
point, or Orrs Island. all SUPPLE are
received and carried to the island by
the owners fast launches. one of
which is almost cruiser and easily
the finest yet seen in this part (. the
bay.
Among the luxuries of the place are
fresh and salt water baths. electric
iights, pumps for raising water both
from driven wells and from the ocean
and every possible equipment that
could be devised for maintainins the
establishment on strictly first lass
oasis. wanting nothing in the " ot
conveniences
MI. and Mrs. Bauer have be, I.
cupying the cottage of IN.
heirs at Cards Cove, forme :
by the late Lucretia Chesley. while
the work on Pole Island was being
done.
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SEASH0RE LAND co.
SPECIAL MEETING HELD AT
COUSINS ISLAND LABOR DAY.
Company Have Disposed Of Many
Lots and are Considering I'm
provements For Next Year

Monday morning the officers Of the
Seashore Land Co. OF Cousins Island
made a trip to the island. conveyance
being made on the $50 A. m. steamer.
On arriving at their property they
Immediately assembled IN one Of
their new cottages where a special
meeting was held and business of i'm
portance transacted. The company
own about eighty acres OF the finest
land that Is offered In Casco Bay to
dsy. and already they have sold
about fifty lots and four have already
built substantial summer cottages
which were occupied this season.
Inc company are considering many
improvements for next year and when
these are completed II will make this
property a fine investment for those
who are already owners OF some of
these lots. The large spring on this
iand Is considered by reliable author.
tiles one OF the finest water supplies
IN the Bay. After the business meet.
ing the party returned to Portland in
three launches. Following were
those present: Mr.. A. r. Hill
President: c. ". Bowker. woodfords.
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Attention was also called to the in
creasing numbers of brown.tail moths,
and 1t was urged that steps be taken
TO stamp out the pest in the winter.
This is most easily done by cutting
of their nests from the branches OF
trees and burning them IL should
be done during the winter months
when the trees are free of leaves.
The matter was referred TO the COM
mittee on Natural Resources with
power.
The secretary announced that,
through the courtesy of Mr. Perry r.
MacNeille. the association was in
position to secure free OF cost, for
any who might be planning to alter
their houses. sketches by competent
architects suggesting how the desired
changes might be made i'm such a
way as to make the house more at
tractive outside as we'll as inside,
thereby assuring that such altera-
tions would be in the line of land
scape Improvement. Inquiries con-
cerning this should be addressed to
the chairman of the committee on
landscape Improvement. Mr.. Herbert
r. Johnson.
These reports show that this asso-
citation has been very active in the
brief period of its existence. and that
IL already has accomplished a great
deal for the public welfare of the Is
land. Since the majority of the Of
Continued on Page 81
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Vice President: w. w. Mitchell.
Treasurer. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert r
Neal. Woodfords: w. X. Neal. ESQ.
Portland: Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Norton
portland; George r. Rowe. Portland: !:
lanes >. Dawes. Boston: Mr.. and
MIS-: Doyle. Portland: r. ID. Aver.
Portland
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Peaks Island House
RALPH E. ROWE, Mner.
Peaks Island,

Peaks Island,
Casoo Bay, Me.
Fa N o i S f or
years for its un-
equalled loo a
10 n lib eral
management and
fine shore din
ners. r very
t b j n G modern.
Electric lights,
steam heat, pri-
v at e d in i n G
rooms, etc. Ac-
commodities 500.
Rates. book.
So ~ 49,
plans on appl;-
cation.
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weeks, was able to

home for several weeks, was able to
be out yesterday morning.
Professor &. Z. Mitchell, OF Ricnmonn
College, preached Sunday night at OAK
Grove BAPTIST Church. He also made
short address upon the endowment
for the wornenfs department OF the col
Mr.. James E. Harding, who has been
engaged In the barber business here
for many years. has opened a splen-
did shop in the Lafayette House.
The Golden Cleaners OF. the tam
bridge Street Baptist Church, Will give
Colonial tea at the church on FEB
ruary 2lst.
Examinations in the public schools
OF the city are In progress this week.
and the results Will be made known
on Monday next
city Sergeant Saunders has received
a communication from the Western i1
State Hospital. at Stanton. asking him
to locate relatives of Mrs Mildred
lShackelford, who was committed to the
the institution in March. 1894 She is In
a critical condition.
Judge Clopton. in the Corporation
Court. yesterday morning reappointed
the pension board for the year. as fol-
lows e. G. Hill. w. W. Pool and George
C. Anderson. He also APPOINTED Mr..
George c. Anderson to succeed him-
self upos the electoral board. his term
= The he woman's Missionary Society Of
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iBainbridge street Baptist Church will
meet this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the home OF Mrs. Durham, Eleventh
and Porter Streets.
10 STOP sUBcoNTRACTs
Two Bi1fs Introduced to Amend Law
A. to Members Of Council.

Two Bills Introduced to Amend Law
AS to Members OF Council.
Bills were introduced in the House
of Delegates yesterday by AIr. Cooke.
of Norfolk. and Colonel Eugene c.
Massie. OF Richmond, to amend section
S23 Of the Code. so that the law pro-
viding tfat members OF City Councils
shall not be contractors with the city
shall apply to supcontractors as we'll.
III the amendment is adopted. contracts
and bona fide subcontracts will be
placed on equal terms. Its effect will
be far-reaching In Richmond. where
trading and dealing has been carried
on extensively heretofore Under the
decision of the Law and Equity Court
the statute is construed broadly to
mean that where Councilman cannot
be contractor. he can be a subcon-
tractor.
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blow AT BOYCOTT
BY SUPREME COURT
Third Decision Within a Month
Adverse to Labor's
Contention.

WASHINGTON. February s-To-day.
for the third time within a month. the
Supreme Court of the United states
promulgated an opinion constituting
laws adversely to the contentious OF
organized labor.
The first OF the decisions was rem
dered on January 9th, In the case OF
somo railway employees. who sought
to secure damages under what is
known MS the employers liability
law" making railroads responsible for
Injuries resulting from the negligence
of fellow servants. which law the court
held to be unconstitutional. The sec
ond Important finding in this line was
announced on the 23d ultlmo. when
the Erdman arbitration act forbiddlng
the discharge of employees because
they are members of labor unions. wns
also declared to be invalid. Tho ver-
dict rendered to-day was IN the case
of Lawlor We. Loewe. the former a
member OF the Hatterx Union and the
latter a hat manufacturer OF Danbury.
Conn.
A Blow mt Boycott.
The case involved the applicability
Of the seventh section OF the Sherman
" -Dy tdUOE
unions to boycott articles entering into
Interstate trade. Under the terms OF
that provision, the complaining party
may collect three times the amount of
his loss IL the charge Is sustained. The
union fought the case on the ground
that the law was not applicable to
such organization. but the court, whose
opinion was announced by Chief Justice
Fuller, failed to accept this view. and
In effect held that the unions could not
be permitted to interfere BY boycott
with the free change OF commerce be-
tween the States. There was no dis
senting opinion.
The suit was Instituted by Loewe &
Co., In the United States Circuit Court
for the district OF Connecticut The
company alleging damage by boycott
a gainst the factory to the extent OF
| $4,000. asked for a Judgment for
100000 in accordance with the terms
of the Sherman act. Not only the
| members Of the Hatters' Union, but the
American Federation OF Labor, was In
cluded In the bill.
| boycott on Open Shop.
In the complaint 1t was alleged that
the labor organization had undertaken
to compel the manufacturers to union.
| iZe their factory. and 1t was asserted
that when they failed in this effect the
union hatters withdrew and induced
other employees to do so.
| This act was followed by the de-
claration OF boycott against Loewe's
hats. and as the firm controlled an ex-
tensive trade throughout the country
the boycott extended to many States
| which In the language OF the bill COLI
stituted combination to limit and re.
istrain interstate commerce.
4 The Circuit Court declared that as
neither the manufacture nor distribu-
4 ton of hats is interstate in character
tthe court found it necessary to decide
whether combination which seeks to
interfere with both the manufacture
and the distribution simultaneously is
| one which directly affects trans porta-
! ton from one State to another The
effect OF the decision was favorable
t to the union. as it held that the SUI
i2preme Court had not broadened the
Sherman act SO as to make 1t fit such
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news GATHERED
FROM SOy|TAS|DE
Finance Committee Takes Up a
Tentative Estimate for
Budget Of 1908. @
slanchester Bureau. TImes.D tspatel,,

n
No. 1lO2 Hull Street.
The Finance Committee last night
took up the question Of formulating the
budget for the fiscal year. City Treas.
urer Bronaug:s was present with q
schedule OF the probable income to
Z the city during the year, which ! was as
OF the committee on Friday night.
A In this te.itative buagst $i!,o 10 u, ~
was appropriated last year for work
on Seventh Street. which has not been
conpletsd. Last yearstha original ap,,
preparation vas about $1,000, and
before.
Light Question Important.
1t may seem that an cxp.anation is
money proposed Tor the streets during
ftsaata = the city has recently received
assets OF the budget Out Of this
sever taxes. Fnrthermore ~ this
Tor ' the 4 streets Of the city for the pasi
year and this year will amount to
$500 This is an item that the cou IN
ca has not had to consider asI tor Tor, so ie
proposed munIc. pal electric light plant
is something that Is essential to the
clty's interests.
To Revise Rules.
: The regular meeting OF the Board Of
night. when, in nceordance with the
resolutions rece ntiy adopted. the May,
or reprlmanded Sergeant Wr!gnt AM: and
officer Jones for neEec e q force
rules and regulations Of the depart.
inent. lie commended the department
and individuals for their condoct IN
Committee was appointed to for
rnulate new rules and regulations Tor
The police OF the city.
Spectacular Fire.
The second ire OF the year In Man Man.
chester. while SHALL IN az, ens nIeht 1T
Howell, at the corner Of Thirteenth
and Porter Streets where reas q kiecnen.; :
sd many citizens. The damage did not
amount to more than go.
For E'lnE Rnising.
Rocky. Ridge. New South and Davis
Councils. Jr. .. U. a. NJ, have comoiet-
ed arTa rang io1 Hies seooi Build
ing. which is scheduled TO take place
on February 22d.
The, United States nag VIII !, of 81. Ref Raif
: az the order. while Mayor II. a. Maui
rice viii receive II for the city.
Superintendent p. L. Pullians OF th ~
Manchester schools. will accept 1t IN
the ma me OF the School Board. The ad :
dress OF the occasion Will be delivered
by Hon. John Lamb.
ana no !, p detacfnsent Of the Richmond
Howitzcrs will FIRE salute.
Personals and Briefs.
The Cemetery Committee has been
caIted TO meet on Wednesday night.
The funeral of Mrs. Leonard Z. 5er-
ry. who died on Sunday night. VIII take
place this afternoon.
Tho Board OF Water Commissioners
has been called to meet tonight.
A small lire was discovered at i2:2a
YESTERDAY 4morniE gein "a colored dwell
Ing. liz, West Twenty-irst Stree ne
damage was slight and the depart
lanes.
Mr. W. a. Neal. who has been at his
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UP TO JUDGE WITT.
Police Committee Report on saloons III
ccnncs Handed In-BOnrd Accepts 1t.

Applicants for saloon licenses must
look now only to Judge Witt for tho
granting OF their application g; Z, +, nc
Commissioners having fully. completed
their work and handed In their report
to the board. The report was received
last night. and was adopted. Secretary
der and by tomorrow It will be placed
inathe hands of the Judge OF the Hust..
5inPs Court lss
objections are raised. Every saloon
was examined. both as to its situation
and as to the character OF It's proprie-
tor. The fitness OF both Will largely
determine as to whether anplication for
renewal OF licenses under the new
regime will Pc favorably considered.
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AGAINST SUNDAY excursions rs.

AT tho regular meeting OF the Baptist
ministers yesterday action was taken ex-
pressing opposition to Sunday excursions
and appointing committee TO confer with
other pastors conferences In regard to leg
5islatlon by the General Assembly against
running such trains. The committee ap-
pointed consists of the Rev. George w. Me-
Daniel. D. D.. the Rev. Alfred Bagby, D.
d. aud the. Rev. Ryland KNIGHT. D. d n. .
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IIot-XVnter Pipes Burst.

Hot-water pipes bursting in the
range in the home of Peter Shorts Of
lS2 1-2 North Fifth Street, one OF the
bailiffs in Judge Waddll'ss court. caused
a small tire Saturday afternoon. Sta
ton men OF Engine Company No. 9
went to the place. and the blaze was
eXtinguiShed by the use of cherlicals
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To yinIt son In Cubu,

Mrs. Charles A. Gibson, wife OF De-
tective Sergeant Gibson. and her son.
James, Will start this morning for
Cuba, where they are to visit Sergeant
sGlbson's son, Edward who is employs
ed on an engineering corps In that
country. They will remain a month.
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Mrs. Kate Scott.

7Ea a SpeclaIto TIC TlHles-DIspAtch.J 7145e
TAPPAHANNOCK VA, February 81
Mrs. Kate Scott, who was the widow OF
Francis II. Scott. died very suddenly
at the home OF the latch Robert j. Ware.
her father. at Wares Wharf, Va. at 4
O'Clock r. NJ. yesterday She leaves
four children. three girls and one hoy.
f. II. Scott Jr.. her only son. is min-
isterial student ut kimherlin Heights,
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want. Alleged EmbczzIer.

4 Sheriff Jones. of Greensboro. n. c..
arrived in the city last night to get
w. j. Clifton. who Is wanted In that
State on the charge OF embeZzling
$500 from the Southern Railroad. Cliff
ton has been held here for the North
be heard In Police Court this; morning.
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Granville II. brooks.

- lspeGlal 70 The Times DESPATCHED n
SPOTSYLVANIA,s VA, February a.
Mr.. Granville K. Brooks. a native of
this county. died last week. at his
residence near Goodwin, in this coun-
ty. aged ninety-three years. Mr.. Brooks
has voted at every election held for
of Virginia since 1885,, and has all
ways voted the Democratic ticket. He
was always admired for his great
strength OF character and general up
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Arrest,5Yestcrday.

Daily NIimms. colored. was arrested
yesterday evening by Bicycle Police
man Wiley on the charge OF running
a policy" shop at No.. 3l6 North Sew
senth Street.
Mercer Vaughan. colored, was walled
up for the night on the charge OF
stealing a watch from Joseph Poindex-
ter.
Sully Watkins was charged with al
legged reckless driving.
Howard Randolph was arrested on
the charge OF stealing part OF Roy
HcnrY'Ss wearing aDnarel. iaI
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WnvcrIey ID. Drlnkard.
rsnecin, 10 .rhe Times Dispatch

d s5 rSpernlfo The Times DIspatch.I
WASHINGTON. D. c., February 81
iWaverley D. Drinkard, chief of the. d.
vision Of Coast Defenses Engineers
Office, War Department, who died Sat
urday. was a son OF the late Captain
w. F. Drinkard. OF Richmond. Mr..
.Drinkard was born In Richmond In
1881. but spent nearly his whole life
in Washington. He practtced law In
this city at one time, but had been in
the government service twenty-six
years. The funeral will take place
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a condition. Accordingly the complaint
was dismissed on a demurrer, and the
dismissal was affirmed by the Court of
Appeals. The decision OF the appellate
court was to-day overruled by the
Supreme Court.
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d. IIIbnrgcr.
agr.,, !, rI,. ~.

Especial to Tho Times Dspatch.1
S ROANOKE, VA. February 3.--A1r. z.
Hibarger,5 one o G Roanoke best known
trouble, aged sixty two years.. He had
been for twenty years watch inspector
of the Norfolk and Western. He { is
survived by his Wife and four children.
His remains will he taken to Hagers-
town for interment.
Il IT. P. COntes. Il
WARRCNTON. Va. February at.
p. Coates. n well known citizen Of this
county, died suddenly this afternoon at
,anced age. Tho deceased Is survived
by four sons and two daught tiers.
John Wv Newman. 5{l.5
STAUNTON. "A. February 3.-John
w. Newman an ICED citizen. died to-
day. He leaves q wife. He was from
Orange county. * &
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sold his interest in the business a few
years ago, and since that time he has
been living retired life at Littleton.
Captain Northington was seventy
three years old. and was a brave Con-
federate soldier. He went to war with
the first volunteer company from Hall
fax, and served faithfully up to the
ninSn 2sh
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Isnnc II. NIcIlyvcc.
rspeola ,5:.o,5.rha Times loIana q

rspecia, oa.The Times Diapatcil.l
WINCHESTER. VA, February 3.--
Isaac r. tAIcllwee. a prominent farmer
of CARMEL, Shenandoah county, died
to-day at his old home place In Fred
erick county, from dropsy; aged fifty
,throe Years. He had been married
three times. and leaves his third wife
mud .thcea childran aSi.E -
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Cnnl1n Wnre,

n 5 u SptcIaI 10 = he IIines-DIsputcH.I
AMHERST, VA, February S.-Nlr.
Rose Mills on Saturday night. His
remains were inferred at the Ware
family burying ground on Indian Creek
to-day. He was about sthirty-four years
OF age and the second son OF Mr.. e. S
Ware who died some while ago. His
wife and several small children sur
vive him. He married daughter OF
Mr.. Paul Ware, OF this place.
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OBITUARY
John ". Randolph.

Alarm P. G. Randolph received q tele-
gram yesterday morning notifying him
OF the death Of his father, John w.
Randolph, at his home In Goochland
county. near Shannon Hill.
Mr.. Randolph was a prosperous far
mer, and was Well known throughout
his section Of the State. He was a
Confederate veteran, and served dur
Starts sta cavalry. He was seventy-four
years of age. He is survived 1by his
wife and six children-P. G. Randolph,
Of this city; j. C.. and G. c. Randolph,
OF Louisa county: j.. w. Randolph. Jr..
county. and Mrs. w. e. Pryor. Of Glen
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seyenty-fiv years. She leaves her hus-
band and a large family connection.
She was formerly Miss Shepherd, of