Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-15
Pleasures Of Summer Sea
son Now at Height.
Cottages Full and Social Life
I Is in Full Swing.
Good Prospect for Ball Team =
Com. Presbrey to Leave.

Ocean Point, Me-, July 14.-(SpeciaD.
The season of 1910 may now be said
to be fairly open at this popular resort.
There are practically no closed cot
tages, which is remarkable for the ear
ly part of the summer. The weather
during the late hot spell has been very
comfortable, the Pointers getting but a
faint idea of the heat in the cities.
The air although bray has been cool
ed by the ocean winds making it ideal
vacation weather.
The social life at the Point is just
getting started.
1t is with regret that Pointers
earn - that Eugene Presbrey of
New York has sold his cottage at
Ocean Point and is about to make his
summer home in New Rochelle, New
York. Mr.. Presbrey has been leader
in affairs here for many years and will
be missed by all. He has been fore
most in bringing forward improve
ments on the Point and has willingly
devoted time and money to the COM
| mon good 1t will be remembered by
those here in 1905 that Mr. Presbrey
was the man who pushed the plans for
the erection of the Casino to such
successful result. 1t was through him
also that the Point now has it's water
system.
The Pointers all unite in giving Mr..
A letter was received lately from
Mike" Meagher of Boston, the coach
Of the Ocean Point baseball team.
There is some speedy material at the
Point and with Mr.. Meagher's able
coaching, a fast team is the inevitable
| result. The team wishes to get games
with any team in Boothbay Harhor OF
! Squirrel Island under 10 years of age.
| one game to be played at Ocean Point
and return. game being given on the
home diamond Of the opposing team.
| Amos Van Horn is at work moving
md putting the Ocean Point common
| into condition for the season. 1t is
here that the ball diamond is located
Capt. Cyrus Brewer is in charge of the
| work
Wednesday night, the opening dance
IF the season was given at the Casino
| Although not a large number was
present, all enjoyed themselves unit
| late. A party of young ladies who arc
| staying at Camp Negro on Negro Is
| and just off Ocean Point attended tn
| dance.
New arrivals at the Point are con
stantly coming. The Atlantic House
register shows the following: Rebeccs
| J. Farr, Augusta; L. II. Farr, Augusta
Miss Villa E. BACKYARD, Geo. w. Syl
vester. c. l.. Blackman. B. E. Bithel
| and G. l.. Hodgkins, Augusta; Mrs. A
| J. Harding, F'armingdale; VIM. II. Hall.
| Bath; Miss Dunning, Bath; A. M.
| Whittier, Mrs. Randall. Mrs. Common;
| Mrs. Fred'k. rockingham of Lowell
Mass; Glen Wright, Los Angeles
| Mrs. Hammond
Proprietor Burnham of the Pleasant
View House reports a good season an(
riders for crowded house. booked foi
august. The Pleasant View House i.
particularly popular summer hotel
many Augusta people being among tn,
,uests. The register shows for lat
arrivals: c. f. Sturtevant, Mr.. an(
Irs. Jas. e. Kingsley, Mrs. c. E. Stur-
| .evant. Mrs. c. S. Kingsley. Hee-
iaffen, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Fifielf
md son, all of Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs
las. Brooks, Gardiner; Geo. Hoyt, Der
lice Wolman, Frank S. Taylor, Gar
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P Connolly, Meriden
Conn.
Below is a partial list of the occu-
pants of the various cottages: Vickery
cottage. Mrs. p. o. Vickery of Angus
IA; West cottage, Mrs. West and son,
Partridge cottage. Mrs. Partridge, Miss
trace Partridge, Mrs. Libby, Charles
libby and Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Leigh
on, all of Waterville: the Anchorage
Mr.. and Mrs Frank 4. Noble, Miss
elizabeth Noble and Miss Charlotte
noble of Augusta; Robinson cottage
Mrs. j. H. Robinson, Mrs. Proctor OF
Boston and w. 3. Fay. headmaster oi
he famous Fay School for Boys
Southborough: Fairvew cottage, Mrs
isaac Thompson, Miss Elizabeth
Thompson of Augusta, Mrs. JENNIE
Moody, China, and Miss Helen Bur
,ank, Augusta; the -Alders, MIR. ant
Mrs. Ernest Jackson and children
Howe cottage, Mrs. Howe and Mis-.
Howe; Marion cottage, Mr.. and Mrs
Mitchell, Mrs. Hall and her children:
Rockhaven, Miss Helen Wright, Miss
Lila Darracott and Miss Katherine
Darracott of Lowell, Mass, and Glen
Wright of Los Angeles, CAL; Earns
cliff, Mrs. G. F. Earnsham and chill
tiren; Blaisdell cottage, Mrs. M. L
Carver and Miss Ruby Carver of Au-
susta and Dwight Emerson of Cam
bridge, Mass; Millinocket Lodge
Judge and Mrs. Frank f. Fitz, Davi'
Slade, Norman Dillingham;, Eden Sta
ples, Robert Fitz and David FitZ
Happy Nook. Mr.. and Mrs. H. M
Breen, Miss Edrie Breen and Charles
Breen of Augusta: Shaw cottage. Mr.
and Mrs Carroll Perkins, Mrs. Hor-
zee Perkins of Waterville and Mis-
florence Perkins of East Orange,
j.; Rockledge Mrs. G. A. Ware ant
Mrs Richard Vose; Flagg cottage
Mrs D. w. Flagg and Walter Flagg Of
Hallowcll; Rowe cottage. Mrs. Rowe
Miss Suzanne Rowe and Robert
Thorne: Sea Haven, Mr.. and Mrs {.
Griffin, Mrs. Whittier, Miss Blake o.
Augusta: Pinkham cottage. Mrs. Da'
Wis Mr. and Mrs. Earle Pullen of Au
g,lsta: Williams cottages Mr.. and Mrs
Stone. Augusta, Mrs. E. B. Williams
Geo. w. Williams, Jr., and Miss Eunlc'
Williams of Augusta; Ino, Mrs. j.
Raw, Mrs. Ripley and Miss Dora Rip
lev of Dorchester Center. Mass; Uno
Miss Clyda Couvin of SomerVihe.