Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1909-06-17
Bailey Island
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work.
William E. Leeman has accepted a
position with E. E. Sinnett for the
summer months.
Mrs. Xanthus Smith. with her two
sons. George and Xanthus Smith, Jr..
opened their summer home on the
East End Of the island Wednesday Of
last week. Mr.. Smith senior and
daughter. Miss Polly Russell Smith.
will join the other members of the
family about July /.
Mr.. Fred w. tBehrens of Washing
ton, d. c.. has been on the island
since the latter part OF May. making
repairs on the Hyde property which
he purchased last fall. The Behrens
occupied the Waugh cottage last sea-
son and entertained many of their
friends from the National Capital.
Mrs. Behrens and her friend. Miss
Rachel Mothersead of Washington are
expected to-day and Miss Mothersead
will be her guest for the season.
In another column of this paper will
be found the advertisement OF the Bal
ley Island Baking Co.. a partnership
which has been recently formed by
Mrs. Chester Sinnett and her brother
George o. Stetson. MIR. Stetson has
worked at his trade for many years
and is familiar with all parts of the
business. Already they are receiv-
ing large patronage and daily during
the summer months their delivery
team will he at the service of their
patrons. A lunch counter will also
be maintained where excursionists
will find quick lunches at reasonable
charges. Their many friends on the
island wish them great success on
their new venture.
Mrs. L. A. Bickford of Auburn.
Me-, who has been employed at the
Ocean View Hotel in years past, was
in attendance at the G.. A. r. con-
vention which was held at Portland
last week. Mrs. Bickford will spend
Buckfield, Me. This homestead was
the birthplace of Ex-Governor John d.
Long of Massachusetts,.
Word was received on the island
Friday evening last of the sudden
death of Mrs. Frank H. Gardiner,
daughter of the late George F. Root
at Michigan. Mrs. Gardiner was well
known to the members of the summer
colony for with her children she has
spent several seasons with her sister.
Clara Louise Burnham at The Moor
ings." Mrs. Gardiner was a woman
of rare attachments and outside Of
her family life she found much time
for social activities and educational
work. She was greatly interested in
the French club Of Chicago. She
leaves a husband, DR.. Frank H. Cards.
ner, one of the leading dentists IN
Chicago, and four children. Ly,ns.
Stewart, Clarence and Ruth tesides
Two sisters Clara Louise Burnbam.
Mrs. Paul Oscar Kern. and brothers
Charles T. and Frederick w. Root.
Mr.. ]. F. CULVER of Asheville. y.
c., has ordered from the F. and c.
B. Nash Co. Of Portland a new salt
water pump and another closet.
Plumbing and fitting will be done at
once on these improvements.
Rev. Charles H. Mann and wife
have spent the past winter in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. A. B. Patton arrived at Bailey
Island and opened his new cottage.
Saturday. The water was turned on
and plumbing tested out Friday by
o. w. Wickstrom Of the F. & c. B.
Nash Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. johnson, Mrs.
NJ. G.. Grady, Mrs. Laura Moore and
two children, Miss Havilah Moore and
Master Paul Moore, and Master Wal
lace Taylor, all of New York, arrived
here last Friday, after a pleasant trip
to Portland on the North Star. This
is the first time the party have ever
spent their summer in Maine, and
they are delighted with the scenery of
Bailey's. They are occupying the
Briggs cottage and will stay for the
three summer months.
Mr.. Charles W. Sleeper. who has
been at his cottage, the "Rest-a-bit."
on Mackerel Cove, since the middle
Of May, was Joined last Friday by Mrs.
Sleeper, their daughter, Doris E.
Sleeper, and her friend Miss Bernice
A. Lyman. Mr.. Sleeper's home is
In Lancaster. ". H., but he has spent
three or four months every year on
Bailey's for ten or twelve years. Miss
Doris Sleeper attends a girls school
near Washington, d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Knight OF wor.
cester, Mass, who have been at the
Dennie cottage on Summer Hill since
NsC haeN VI Sthts lttuIu uOtue
this week. Mr.. Knight Is with the
Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
The cottage will be occupied for the
season by the owner. Mr.. Parkman
n. Dennie, Mrs. Dennie. Miss Jennie
Knight, Mrs. Charles Edwards and
other friends. Mr.. Dennie II from
Leicester, Mass, where he Is cash
Ter In the National Bank. The
"Spruces," as Mr.. Dennie has named
his cottage, has one OF the finest
Views on the island. Situated on the
very top OF the hill. one gets a wide
view OF the surf through a vista of
pines and spruces.
Table board 5000 per week for the
season at the Ocean View Hotel. Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver b. Wood and
family OF Worcester, Mass, will come
down toward the end OF June to stay
for the season. They will occupy
Mrs. Charles Halls cottage "Uneeda
Rest" on Summer Hill. Mr.. Wood