Casco Bay breeze., 1912-07-11
The Beachwood.

Mrs. Pettingill Is very busy these
days attending to the wants of her
guests who are coming in a continu-
GUS stream. The Beachwood Is max
ing a name for itself as much by its
bountiful table and general air Of
comfort as for its wholesome and
homelike atmosphere. Among the
guests to arrive the last week are:
Mr.. w. w. Gilerest, who Joined his
son. Mr.. Charles Gilerest for a months
sojourn, and Mr.. Talbot. a friend of
Mr.. Gilerest's from New York. Other
newcomers are: Miss elizabeth Fox
OF Boston, Miss Gladys Barber. join
ing her mother, Mrs. John Barber,
and Mrs. w. d. Buckner Of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Charles Hunter of Phoenix
vile. Pa. arrived on Friday evening
to occupy her cottage on Sunset
road for the summer. With her is
her daughter, Mrs. H. II. Gilkyson
and Mr.. Gilkyson. Mr.. and MrsGilky-
son were married early In June and
have just returned from their bridal
tour. They are well known among
the Cliff island summer colony, as
Mrs. Gilkyson, who was Miss Phoebe
Hunter before her marriage, has been
here for many seasons at her parents
home.
Miss Nellie F. Bennett returned on
Friday to her" Shady Nook" cottage,
after having spent four days in Bos-
ton.
Last Sunday afternoon the second
of the weekly services of the summer
was. held at the Cliff Island church,
with DR.. II. F. Kloman Of st. Stephens
church in Portland ofiiciating. Itwas
a very successful meeting as a large
number Of the summer colony. as well
as many Of the island residents took
the opportunity Of enjoying the SER
vices. Each week on Sunday after
noon at four o'clock. these Union SER
vices will be held at the church and
everyone is cordially invited to come.
Pastors who may be visiting the is
land on their vacation. as well az
those OF local parishes, will be asked
TO address the meetings as In former
years. IL Is safe to predict that be-
fore the summer 10 past, some Of the
foremost clergy the country vii be
heard. This year also. Sunday school
will be held at three o'clock In the
church building for the many chill
dren on the island, and II IL hoped
that good results from the establish
ment Of this school will be aided by
a large attendance.
Mr.. Charles p. Fiske of Auburndale,
who has been sojourning q week at
the family summer home The
Ledges". left Friday for Ridgeway,
Penn. Mr.. Fiske. who is a sopho-
more at the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology. Will spend the sum-
mer learning the business of the Bos-
ton Firebrick Company. with which
his father In connected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Black are en-
tertaining Mrs. Blacks brother, Mr..
VIM. b. Thurber Of Providence. x. l.. as
their Cove cottage. DR.. ID. G. Black
left Saturday AFTER having spent a de-
lightful two weeks a. a guest At the
cottage. DIR. Black II q prominent
dentist In Roxbury, Mass.
Mr.. Asher y. Black and son, Mr..
Norman Black. have brought down
their motor boat. 'fWeona" from Port
land and placed her In commission.
The Weona In one OF the best known
motor boats here-abouts. and has car
ried many happy pleasure parties
from Cliff Island to points about the
Bay. She has been thoroughly over
hauled during the winter and is now
ready to give her owners more Of the
pleasure they have enjoyed In her. IN
past seasons.
On the Fourth OF July, the local
baseball crowd journeyed far from
home TO Bailey Island and watched
two good games between the Bailey
and CliR island teams. The nrst game
which was played n the morning,
was q hard one from start to nnish,
but vas hnally captured By the local
boys to the tune Of II 70 10. After
dinner they lined up again and this
tine the homo team came back In
Full strength and won fe to II. The
battery for the morning game for
C.iR Was G. Grimm Spear. and for