Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Summer Cottagers Arrive
For Seasons Outing
Many Improvements Since Last
. Last Year Are Noted.
J. A. Reed Superintendent. Stan
ley Cottage Very Beautiful.

Squirrel Island, Me-, July 1.-(Spe-
ciaD.-With the. advent of this month
the social season will begin at Squirrel
Island. Many of the cottages have been
opened and at the present rate of OPEN
| ing in only a few days there will be
no vacant houses. The indications are
for lively season.
| John A. Reed will again act as SUI
perintendent of the island. The Misses
Reed are in the postoffice. The Is
| land grocery and the Squirrel Inn are
under the supervision of f. H. Harris
of Boothbay Harbor@ John Kelley is
acting as agent for the steamboat COM
panies The Island Spa will be conduct
ed again this season by A. l.. Grant of
| Lewiston.
There have been general improve
tments in real estate since last season.
F. E. Stanley of Newton has built an
elaborate cottage on Park row. The
A. I. StanwOod cottage was remodeled.
The Sunset cottage is being enlarged.
| Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Phelps of
| Atlanta, Ca, have opened their cottage
on the east side.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Doyle of
New York have arrived at their cot
tage for the season.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Brett have returned
| for their second summer here and en-
| gagged O. cottage on the east shore.
| Mrs. Holden and sons Hubert and
Robert have opened their cottage.
| F. A. Owen and family of Bangor
are in their cottage for the summer.
William deBlois and family of New
| York have opened their cottage.
| Rev. S. P. Merrill has opened his cot
tage.
! Rev. G. S. Dickerman and family of
| New Haven, CT, are passing a few
| weeks at their cottage.
| Rev. and Mrs. Chadbourne have
| opened their Point Comfort cottage.
| +. L. Schmidt and family of Glen
Ridge, N. j., are at their cottage for
the season.
Mrs. Emery and Miss Gertrude En-
cry of Newton, Mass, have opened
their cottage.
| Miss Anna Johnson and Miss Grace
! Smith of Springfield, Mass, have a
cottage on the west shore.
| Rev. DIR. Ralph L. Kenyon and fam
| lily of Brooklyn have engaged the Sher-
| wood cottage for the season.
| DIR. John l.. Ames and family of Bos-
ton have opened their cottage.
Mrs. Stephen Lancaster and family
of Augusta have engaged the Edge
! wood cottage.
Edward T. Ward and family of New
ark, N. j., have opened their cottage.
| Mrs Davenport and daughter of Nal
den, Mass, are in their cottage
r. w. Peterson of Maiden, Mass, has
opened his cottage.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Buffum of Newton
have opened their cottage.
DR.. Simpson Of New Haven, Ct, has
arrived at his cottage.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ronelli and Mrs. White
of Boston are in their cottage for the
| season.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Foss of Auburn
have opened their cottage.
Walter Emerson and family of Port
land have arrived at their cottage.
| Mrs Bracewell and Miss Gertrude
Ballard of New York have opened the
Bracewell cottage.
| Frank l.. Dingley and family Of Lew
| iston have arrived at their cottage.
The Squirrel Island Athletic Associa-
ton has three new tennis courts I'M
der construction. The courts are being
| built on the vacant plot between the
| Squirrel Island House and the postOf
| flee.
The first church services were held
Sunday morning. Rev. Mr.. Chadbourne
was the preacher.
T hn
degree of Doctor of Divinity at Wheat
on College in June.
Frank l.. Dingley of Lewiston in
| tends to build first-class cottage on
the south shore.
The Squirrel Inn opened July /.
| The library is now opened daily.
| Squirrel has been enjoying the reg
| ular steamboat service for the past
Week-a good indication of the large
crowd that is coming.