Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
BAR HARBoR.
Correspondence Of The Star.


BAR HARBOR. Me. July 80. 1909.
Apparently the veXatious question or
the Bar Island bridge is not fully set
tied, as Tuesday injunction papers were
served upon the town by United States
deputy marshal restraining the town from
building the proposed bridge 10 Bar
Island. It is understood that number
of prominent summer residents. who are
heavy taxpayers. are the instigators OF
the movement The bridge was voted
at the last annual town meeting and is
an expensive piece of work. which bears
heavily on the nonresident taxpayers.
The non-residents have been In more or
less opposition 10 the project ever since
ii was first started
A notable list of boxholders will be seen
at the horse show this summer, and the
greater number of the boxes are already
taken.
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson of Washington
entertained at the Miller cottage Tues
day. her guests including Mrs. d. T. War
den, Mrs. Drayton, Mrs. Steward. Mrs.
Platt- Hunt. Mrs. Rush Shippen Huide-
koper. Mrs. Hammond and r. Hall Nc
Cormick.
The judges for the Mount Desert flower
show. which is to be held at the Building
of Arts August ii and IL. have been Sc
lected and announced by the committee in
nent gardeners from some of the finest
estates In New England and superin-
tendents of public gardens in and around
Boston. The show will reach a high
standard of excellence. and tent Is to
be erected outside of the building to care
for the overflow of exhibits Last year
the exhibits were SO extensive that the
building was more than filled. The larger
estates here have all promised exhibits
and the display will be magnificent one
"a l~tI mo
Kebo Valley Club has been slated to take
place Tuesday. August 10. number or
the most prominent social leaders here
have lent their names as patronesses ana
the affair will be. as always. a social
success.
Miss Mathilde Townsend of Washing
ton gave blackboard party to Jordan s
Pond, Seal Harbor. Friday night. The
ride was followed by supper at the Inn.
most enjoyable lecture. which was
largely attended by society, was held at
the Casino Tuesday evening. the princi-
pal speaker being Clifford Pinchot of
Washington, head of the United States
department of forestry. Mr.. Pinchot gave
an exhaustive and authoritative account
of the government work In the line or
forestry and how the department has
grown till IL has reached its present
sphere of usefulness. His lecture was
thoroughly interesting and contained
many valuable suggestions is to local
the guest of Mrs. Morris X. Jesup of New
York at Stoneciffe There were several
other speakers of note A most enjoy
able reception was given after the lee
tur, by Mrs. Henry F. Dimock OF New
York at her cottage in honor of the
speakers
Special memorial services were held at
Northeast Harbor Wednesday afternoon
for the late DR.. William Raines Hunting
ton in the little chapel where his figure
90 ND
pulpit he had spoken so many times In
the twenty-five summers that he had
passed at Northeast Harbor. Memorial
services will be held in ST. Saviour
Church at Bar Harbor Sunday, and 1t is
expected that Bishop William Lawrence
of Massachusetts will be one Of the
speakers
The Bar Harbor Property Owners As
ISOLATION has chosen the following ofncers
for the coming year: William IL. l.. Lee
Of New York president: l.. E. Opdycke
of New York. treasurer; board of di-
rectors, DIR. Robert Amory, George r.
Dorr of Boston, De Witt Clinton Blair.
L. f. Opdycke, David B. Ogden, Cen
Thomas Hamlin Hubbard. Lea Mc1lva1ne
Luuuer. John S. Kennedy of New York.
j. l.. ketterlinus, Clement b. NeWbold OF
Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Wilkes of
New YORK are here for the summer, which
they will spend at the Rockaway. Mrs.
w likes WAS MISS SylS HtcCbs uodeit'ta
of Mrs Hetty Green. said to be the rich
est woman in the world. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilkes have just returned from trip
to Europe, and came Sunday to spend
their first summer at Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald de koven en-
tertained at dinner al the De Gregofre
Tuesday evening, with sixteen covers.
Their guests were Mr.. Harvey, Miss
keech. Timothee Adamowski. Miss Mills.
Miss Anne Thompson, Mr.. Blair. Miss
de koven. Frank &. keech Mrs. Spotts-
wood d. Schenck, Mr. Robb, Mr. Paul
Denckla Mills and Mrs. Adamowski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brandegee have
issued cards for a musical at Birnam
Cottage Wednesday. August IL. when the
Adamowski Trio will be the artists They
have been heard here in past seasons
with great pleasure and the recital Will
be ar enjoyable musical and social event.
Automobiles are now barred out from
all points on the island. with the excep-
ton of the little town of Southwest Har-
Dor The law Is to be strictly enforced.
and if any autoist decides to come in
and make a test case he will be sum
marily prosecuted. the authorities having
declared their intention Of enforcing the
rule to the letter. Southwest Harbor had
one accident this week. and the presence
of autos is killing the driving there. A
peculiarly wanton collision with an auto
at Lamoine last week. In which III. 5.
Malloy OF Washington. who is spending
his summer here, was severely injured,
has led to still further feeling against
autos here.