Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-08-19
HILL CREST.
THE ADVANCING SEASON FINDS
cHE6EAGUE HOTEL FILLED
AS EVER.
An Enjoyable Musicale Given In The
Hotel ParIors Sunday Evening.
Recent Arrivals.

'oee' TaTioTs sunday Evening.
Recent Arrivals.
While large number of the guests
who have been stopping here, left this
past week, equally as many have ar
rived, and the hotel quarters as " ell
as several outside cottage rooms
which Mr.. Hamilton has been forced
to engage. are entirely filed Most
CT the new coming guests are from
New York or Boston, bringing up the
already large quota from those cities.
A considerable percentage of the
guests now at the hotel are ENJOYING
Hill Crest life for the first time. The
recent long continued dry spell has
given splendid proof of the excellence
or the hotel water supply as at all
times there has been an ample guam
tity for all purposes, whereas at
many Of the hotels and cottages on
the island the water has gotten dan
gerously low. Though, of course,
the end OF August will see a great
rush OF home going summer people,
there will remain as many as sixty
guests at this house until September
10th or 18th, when Proprietor Hamil-
ton will in all probability close the
doors OF his house. The usual num-
Der Of fishing parties have been GO
Ing out during the week but no
notable catches have been recorded.
except In the matter of dog fish which
are unusually thick this summer.
On Sunday evening in the hotel par
Iors delightful musicale was given
by number of artists stopping at
the hotel, assisted by some of the cot
tagers. Although we have not the
complete program at hand the follow
Ing were among those who kindly ap-
peared:-Mrs. w. F. A. Engel of
Springfield, rendered two vocal selec-
tons most ably; Miss Marjorie Holmes
Of Newton, played a piano solo in an
artistic manner; Mr.. Harry Cooke
OF Newton sang in his pleasing tenor
voice two light opera selections which
were enthusiastically received. while
several other numbers were enjoyed.
Walter G. Rogers Of Dorchester acted
as accompanist in his usual excellent
style. 1t Is to be hoped that other
AFFAIRS OF similar nature may be
arranged before the season ends, as
many persons Of musical ability are
among the guests at the Hill Cregt.
and in conjunction with the cottage
colony some most excellent programs
could be arranged.
AhC AuSoudg evening
dances under the direction of Walter
Rogers are proving popular with the
people OF the house, the dance order
being varied with Germans, the Ian.
GERS and other dances.
A glance at the register shows
among guests of recent arrival DR..
and Mrs. +. Peabody Gerry of ia
maica Plain. DR.. Gerry. who is
retired physician OF jamaica Plain,
stopped for a considerable time here
earlier In the season, and has return
ed to prolong his vacation at the
house. For the past two weeks DR..
and Mrs. Gerry have been stopping
at the Cloyester on Cape Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Gleason of
Newton, arrived Saturday for the re-
mainder of August. Mr.. Gleason is
with the Green Fuel Economizer Co,
at TAI Milk Street. Boston.
Mr.. II. w. Huntington OF Hayer-
hill Is paying his first visit to the
Hill Crest. Mr.. Huntington Is the
Hayerhill representative OF the Ma
tional Biscuit Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G.. Drayton
of Natick, Mass. are enjoying their
fourth season here. Mr.. Drayton
Is a representative of the Smith-Duve
linen thread manufacturing company,
with mills at Andover, Mass.
Mr.. William Buxbaum is one OF
the old guests here, this being his
tenth summer to spend his vacation
at Chebeague. Mr.. Buxbaum Is in
the architects department of the
Charlestown Navy Yard.