Casco Bay breeze., 1912-09-12
Boom At Bustin's.
MONEY BEING RAISED EoR COT.
',-- TAGE HALL.
Other Evidences Of Progressive Com
munity Spirit.

Other Evidences Of Progressive Com
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An epidemic of the most yfrt,lent
type has recently broken out among
the residents OF Bustins- Island, but
this need cause no fear among
the inhabitants Of other parts Of the
pay. In fact, the more infectious this
disease proves to be, the better It
WIN please everyone with the welfare
or Casco Bay at heart For the Bus
tlns people have been affiicted with
the work-together fever and they have
got u In Its strongest form. The fever
Is said to have been caught at the
meetings Of the society known as the
Bustins Island Cottage Association, an
organization which has been holding
meetings here for several years and
mas been ever since it's foundation a
considerable time ago, continually
working for the welfare and better.
ment Of the island with all the re-
sources at its command. having at va
rious times raised money by sales and
dincrent sorts of entertainments for
many public improvements, such as
the public floats. AT a recent meeting
OF this association. a committee Of
three was appointed from among It's
most energetic and Woodworking
members. composed Of iMr. Norris F.
Comley OF Lexington, Mass: Mr.. F..
y. Grant OF Portland and Mr.. Russell
OF Merrimac. Mass. This committee "a
to have charge OF erecting a new hall
there, which will be used for church
meetings, sociais and public enter.
tainments Of every sort. The building
Is TO cost $500 and already the COM
mttee has something over $500 on
hand to this end. II is proposed to
raise the balance which Is necessary
by means OF issuing stock at ten dol
lars a ehare, paying per cent divi-
dends to investors. The effort to
raise the money is meeting with a
most gratifying and ready response
from the residents OF the island and
the success OF the enterprise is prac-
tically assured. The land where the
hall Will be erected is known as the
school house lot and being sitpateS,
near the center OF the Island Is handy
to all the people. IL was donated for
this pur-ose by Mr.. J. p. Merrill of
South Freeport. Aud over the whole
island, there Is general great boom
In progress and there is not a doubt
tnat this Is one OF the coming islands
CT the bay. Mr.. Norris F.. Comley of
~oSSA, '-hdoo-, Who 10 we'll KNOWN
as practical horticulturist, has ac.
ouired twenty-five acres OF land in the
central part of the island from Mer.
rill and Sweet, and shortly will bring
down his crew OF expert workmen
from Lexington to clear the land.
which he will then divide into cottage
lots. Moreover at the present time.
MT. Frederick B. Fuller, one Of the
prominent attorneys of Boston, and a
member OF the b. I. G. A., Is engaged
in looking up articles of incorpora-
ton with view towards incorporat-
ing the island. Mr.. Fuller is making
special study OF the plans at Squir-
rel Island, and 1t is probable that the
ones at Bustins will be modelled TO
some extent upon these. The people
at Bustins are certainly to be congrat-
ulated upon their community spirit
and with other islands following their
lead, there are surely sunny days
ahead for Casco Bay.