Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-09
Summer Season Is Now
On in Full Swing,
Almost Every Cottage on The
Island Is Occupied.
Many Summer Residents Enjoying
The Cool Sea BFeezss.

tage on the island Is now occupied and
during the month of August there will:
not be cottage unoccupied. The Rich
ardson house Is open and ready for all
business. serving A at dinner the 5th.
The natural beauty and fine views OBJ
tanned from the island are making it's
popularity grow fast.
There are many excellent sea boats for
rent to all parties at the island. among
which are: Capt. knights Evelyn, Capt.
G. +. Wades Idle Wild. Capt. John Reid s
Sweetheart and Capt. Branns staunch
craft.
c. F. Wade, the wel-known store
keeper of Capitol has opened his store.
billiard room and bowling alley and is
doing a good business. Capt. Wade has
launched his rowboats and is now ready
for the summer rush the next two
months. The fishing near the island has
been somewhat spoiled lately by the
presence of large schools of dogfish. but
residents Of the island have been treated
to a rare sight the last week by the pres
ence of large schools of pollock in near
the rocks in pursuit of the tinker her.
ring. The waters seem fairly alive with
the fish, some of which grow to very
fair size A curious incident happened
this week when young man staying at
the island caught a large silver hake
which had become imprisoned in pool
in front of the Richardson in his hands.
Many Augusta people enjoyed the excel
lent dinner served at the Richardson the
5'h, among whom were Thomas Leigh.
Walter Davis, Leon w. Ladd. wife and
daughter Thelma, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Carver and daughter Alice Weston,
Frank Wiggens, Frederic Jones, Reuel
Soule. Max Wilder. Wallace Price, Willis
Townsend and others. Among the regular
boarders registered at the hotel are: Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Waggett, son Gray, and
daughter Leonie, Boston. Mass; Mrs. l..
II. Rennie. Ludford Rennie and Lois Rem
Ee. Pell City, Ala; A. A. Carson. Frank
Dunnell Mary ]. Walsh and Josephine
Callan. Waltham. Mass. Mrs. E. A.
Hunt. South birmingham; Mrs. c. A.
Kilburn. Springfield; Mrs. j. l.. Over
hieser. Amherst; f. A. Goodspeed, Ran
dolph Eleanor F. Holland. Watertown;
Edward A. Prentice and NJ p Smith,
Aliston. Mass.
Harold Partridge and family of Au-
gusta are enjoying life at the island at
The Eagles Nest
What might have been a serious acct
dent occurred at Capitol the Fourth
when rowboat containing four people
capsized near the landing float. Fortu-
naiely help was near at hand and no Sc
rious results followed.
Mr. and Mrs. Hallowell and Mr. Van
Robinson of Houlton. Me. Stanley Rob-
irson of New York City and Miss Mary
Brsen of Chicago are enjoying life at
C&pitol as the guests of Mrs Baker at
SeamOre.
MIR. and Mrs. William Whitney of Rich
riond are visiting Capitol for short
stay.
a. r. Clark and Mrs. F.. B. Jack are at
Miss Florence Robinson's camp for 10
days
Miss Rowland of Beverly. N. j.. is stop
ping at Boulder Lodge at the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs Fl. A. Stees.
II. w. Shugg and family of Needham
Mass. are at their camp for the summer
Mr.. Shugg is New England manager of
tine American Shoe and Leather Associa-
ticn.
Mrs. Frank E. Preble and daughter
Richmond; Miss Marguerite Kent. Lam
caster N. H.. and NJ. w. Brown. South
birmingham. Mass. are at The Maize as
the guests of James Proctor.
Miss Georgia Robinson. who is at the
Field cottage at Capitol Island. spent the
Fourth at Hammond's Grove Lake Cob
hcsseecontee. as the guest of her sister
Mrs. Fred Fife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lawson Of Bev-
erly. Mass. are enjoying life at DR..
Fields cottage.
Alfred Winslow and family left Tues
day for his home at Gardiner. after a de-
l'ghtful stay at the Winslow cottage.
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton. who is stop
ping at the Proctor cottage. left for her
hCme in Litchfield for a short visit Tues
day.
Capt. John G. Reid and wife are settled
for the summer at Seahaven and enter
tained Miss Marjorie Christy of Allston,
Mass. over the Fourth.
Residents OF Boothbay Harbor and the
surrounding islands were given a treat
this week in the first-cIass battleship
Ohio, which steamed into the harbor
early saturday morning ana ola not IeaNe
until! the following Tuesday at $50 o'clock.
The officers and men aboard ship were
kept busy during their stay answering
questions about everything from the mag
azine room to the fighting tops.
Robert Inversion. wife and daughter
Margaret Helen Inversion. William Niv-
erson. Marie Robinson. Florence Stobie
and Anne Smith arrived at the Shepard
cottage Thursday for a two-weeks stay.
Harvey Winslow left for his home in
Portland Tuesday, after spending the
Fourth at the Winslow cottage.
Miss Lou Sbillins who has been visiting
at the Proctor cottage. returned to her
n1cme at Richmond Sunday.
P. II. Winslow, Mrs. Harvey Winslow.
Miss Dorothy Winslow. Mrs. Scribner and
Miss Della Flaherty are enjoyingolife at
the winslow cottage.
Joseph August Of Cambridge is having
a beautiful new cottage built Tor him
at Pine Gift by an Edgecomb firm. The
camp will be ready for use the 18th of
August.
Capt. Chas. Reid and family of Rich
mcnd have opened their camp on the
Southport shore for the summer.