Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1908-07-16
Cliff Island

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daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
Southland gave party to a number of
her young friends Wednesday of last
| week. in honor of her fifth birthday
anniversary. Games were played
during the afternoon and refreshments
| were served with birthday cake. All
the friends of Miss Southland remem.
bered her with gifts as did the guests
| registered at the Cliff Cottage, where
the party was held.
A small ladies' gold watch with ini-
tials, and also diamond in the back
OF the case, was lost by one of the
| guests at the Aucocisco House last
week. The watch was lost on the is
land and the finder will be rewarded
by returning 1t to Mrs. Bachelor at
the Aucocisco House.
Friday evening the Cliff Island Inn
| provement Society held a meeting at
the presidents summer home, Mr.. H.
b. Johnson at the Sunset" During
the evening regular business was
transacted, but special discussion was
made about building bath houses on
the beach for the pleasure of the sum-
mer people as well as the island resi-
dents. 1t was also moved to take
steps toward cleaning up parts of the
island that are now crowded with a
heavy growth Of underbrush.
Mr.. A. E. Wood and grandchildren.
Annie Bell Houghton and Nelson and
Elvin Sherman, all of Portland, arriy-
ed at the Spruce cottage last week to
spend a short time before going to
their camp which is on the land ad.
Joining.
Miss Fannie Griffin is with Mrs. l..
n. Southland at the Cliff Cottage, where
she will be for the summer.
Miss Katherine w. Thomas of Elk
Horn, Wis, who was registered at the
Aucocisco House for one week. is now
visiting friends, the Misses Bennett.
who have the delightful summer home
"Shadynook." This is Miss Thomas
first sojourn to Cliff Island.
Sunday, Mr.. j. H. johnson of
Pleasant Hills, Me-, was visiting his
grandfather. Mr.. II. B. johnson at
the Sunset cottage.
Mrs. F.. A. Lawton with sons.
Philip and Robert, with Mrs. Charles
karcher and sons Earle, Hall and
Hayden, all CT Springfield, Mass, are
now at their camp on the main road
Tor the season. Mr.. Lawton, who is
an assessor at Springfield is expected
about August LIST, while Mr.. Karcher.
chief clerk Of the Boston and Albany
car service, will arrive the middle of
the month. Master Earle Karcher is
an excellent violin player, while his
brother Hall Karcher is very good
with the cornet. Last year they fur
nished music at the Cliff Cottage for
the greater part of the season. Their
GaIanfinno - L.
ana Won for them many approvals
from the guests registered here and
also the many cottagers who were
privileged to hear them.
Mrs. Frank Barber, Mrs. Frank
Walker. Mrs. Frank Levecque and
Mrs. Henry Bird and family all of
Portland are enjoying an outing at
the cottage Of Henry Cobb. During
the summer large number of parties
come to this cottage at various times.
as IL is one of the best cottages on the
island for outings Of this kind.
Mr.. Chester J. Peacock of Brooklyn.
N. Y, will arrive next week to spend
the month of August at the
McKeen cottage and while here Mr..
Hamilton, a cartoonist for Judges
Weekly, will be guest.
Charles Pettingill. the Cliff Island
agent for the Casco Bay Breeze. spent
the first part of the week with HIS
uncle. Capt. James l.. johnson at
Woodfords and arrived home on Wed.
nesday evening.
The reception to the summer peo-
pie as well as the island residents.
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene McKeen.
who were married this spring AT New
ark. ". J.. was given at their cottage
on Saturday evening. The cottage
was handsomely decorated with Jap
anese lanterns and flags. which made |
IL most attractive. There were about
forty guests present and during the |
evening refreshments were served.
Mrs. McKeen's home Is In Newark, |
and with Mr.. McKeen Is spending the |
summer at Cliff Island.
Mrs. Phoebe Mitchell of Yarmouth
Is visiting Mrs. Mabel Poole this |
week
Mr.. Elias Bacon, who with his fam
lily are occupying one of Mr.. Blacks |
cottages, left for his home In Phila- |
delphia on Sunday evening for a bust |
ness trip and will return about Sep
TENDER LIST.
Mr.. y. s. Hodges and family of
Somerville. Mass, will arrive tomor.
row for the summer and will occupy
the Grand View cottage. Last sea
son they were at one of Mr.. Cobb's |
cottages.
Cobb's new dining room at the head
OF the new pier had the largest num-
Der at the shore dinner on Sundav'