Casco Bay breeze., 1912-09-05
Cliff IslarAd

Several departures are taking place
among the cottagers but number Of
September rentals have been made
20 that very few cottages are closed
as yet. Many will remain upen until
October. The steamboat service Is
almost as good from Clif Island as in
midsummer and will remain SO as
long as the two trip arrangement Is
kept In force by the company. :.rs
2 The Aucocisco House will close
about the tenth probably. after having
had a full house through -most Of the
summer. Mrs. X. B. Bachelor, the
proprietor has felt the need OF more
room for several years and has been
practically assured by the owners OF
the property that an extension will
be built before next year. The extern
sive repairs made last spring have
greatly improved the Aucocisco and 1t
seasons. Mrs. Bachelor returns to
Baltimore, Md, where she has busi-
interests.
d At the Beechwood. Mrs. c. E. Pet
tingill's new hotel. an excellent sea-
son has been had and the house will
be open through most OF the month.
and those already here will stay
sometime into the month. Mr.. and
Mrs. p. ]. Jordan OF Medford, Mass,
are among the latest arrivals.
Mrs. j. T. Wright OF the Sunset
house has planned to keep open until
October to accommodate the early fall
tourists. 1t is nicely situated for the
purpose, having been built very sub
stantially for summer hotel. Mrs.
Wright's guests have been many this
season and her management has been
pronounced successful in this, her
first season at Cliff Island. She in
tends opening early in 1918 with many
improvements.
A. E. Gushing has the sympathy Of
the community in his illness with ty-
phoid fever. His career as a grocer
seems closed here, his creditors hav-
ing forced him into bankruptcy. fol-
lowing an assignment made last win
ter. A collection has just been taken
up for Mr.. Cushing on the island and
the sum of thirty dollars was raised to
help him in his adversely.
Mrs. ]. C. Houghton Of Somerville.
Mass, has spent the month of August
with Mrs. c. F. Green and Miss A. E.
Houghton at Camp Mysczery. The
cottage will not he closed until later
IN the month.
The Sawyers of Roxbury. Mass,
who had the Cute" cottage this sum
mer. left on Tuesday. August 81, for
home, closing the cottage on that
date.
Mr.. G. NJ. Morrison Of Boston was
a guest Of Mrs. E. A. Solomons at
.'Breezy Bluff" on the south side over
the holiday. The cottage will be kept
open until the middle OF October.
Miss Katherine Farnsworth OF
Portland and Miss L. NJ. Coleman of
Brooklyn, n. Y, are guests Of Miss
Elizabeth Grihiths at the unique and
beautiful retreat, 1.-The Lodges" this
week. .-.,
Mr. David Coyle who Is with the
Coyles and Kendalls at Kendall cot
tage on the south shore, will return
to Phoenixvflle, Pa, Saturday the 7th.
Mrs. A. L. Kendall, Mrs. J. p. Coyle
and Miss Eva Coyle will close the
house on the t20th, returning home via
Wellesley, Mass, where Miss Coyle
returns to college. Mrs. Kendall and
Mrs. Coyle stay at the college town
a few days before proceeding to Penn.
sylvania.
nI anu hIS. r. L. WellCOmc Oh
Yarmouth who have occupied the 81
monton cottage on the south road for
two weeks will return home this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. John Simonton
of Yarmouth, Mr.. William wagg OF
Lambertville, y. j., and Mr. and Mrs
Charles Rogers of Chicago had a
camp on the same property a few days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F.. Putnam and
Mrs. E. f. Putnam and daughter. My.
ra and Mrs. Myra Putnam, of Wash
ington, ID c., who have had the Cush.
ing cottage, returned to Washington
Monday with the exception of Mr. F.
f. Putnam, who takes the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Co.'S
steamer from Boston to Baltimore
this Saturday.
At Daisy" cottage the jolly party OF
guests will keep cozy by the big liv.
ing room fire all through September
Mr.. Leon Cobb of Wakefield, Mass. +;
Mr.. II. p. Cobb OF Portsmouth, ". H.;
and Mr.. A " Cobb of Maiden, Mass,
spent the weekend. Mrs. Ella Phil.
brick and son of Portsmouth, are also
here as we'll as Mr.. Frank z. Black
OF the same city. A dance was given
recently at which MISS Gertrude Gay
of Portland presided at the piano.
u. Marshmallow roasts on the rocks
are common. 30 the Misses Jennie and
Gladys Cobb OF Portland. entertained
twelve young people at a marshmal.
low toast indoors at +. z. Blacks cot.
tage on the north road.
Mrs. Janet Cobb of Portsmouth, ~.
r., who is 90 years old next February,
has found In Cliff Island air health
giving property as usual and now goes
about the island making calls on her
many friends almost daily. She Il
with her daughter, Mrs. Janet Deiano.
As the Oldest person on the island,
she remembers the time when her
husband was instrumental in getting
the first steamboat to run here.
Sunset View cottage closes this
week when Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Cfb-
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