Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1913-07-24
Long Island

Police officers Chambers and Alb.
bolt Of the Portland Police Depart.
ment are spending their vacations at
camps on the West End.
Wednesday, July 16, the New Eng
land Hardware Dealers Association
held their annual field day at Cush.
ings. The party left Boston July Is
at o'clock on the night boat to Port
land. About 1876 composed the party
The next day, July 18th, they had a
busy day from the time of their ar.
rival to their departure. The time
was all in schedule form as follows
7.30, special car from boat to Corey
So. Hotel for breakfast.
500, breakfast at Corey So.
$50, auto ride for ladies'.
$50, pool match for men.
HOO, special steamer for Island.
11.45, ball game.
100, dinner. ,.....s
800, field sports.
400, steamer for sail on Casco Bay.
$50, land at city.
700, board boat for Boston.
They were merry bunch of hard"
men who arrived on the Island and
many were heard to remark that
they were we'll repaid for their long
trip to Portland by fine sail and good
dinner.
Sunday Scott MacVane and family
tives on the Island.
Mrs. Powers of Franklin street was
a mid-week visitor at McCarm's cot
tage.
Herbert Johnson of Harbor De-
Grace met with a painful accident
the past week. While painting a cot
tage the ladder slipped and he fell
to the ground, striking upon a crack
ed globe from the gas light which had
been placed over a rose bush in the
flower garden. A large cash was cut
in his forearm and one of the finger
cords nearly severed. A doctor was
called and dressed the cut, which re-
quired eight stitches to close. AL
though painful, the wound is quick
ly healing and Mr.. Johnson will soon
be out but unable to use his hand or
arm for several weeks.
Mrs. George Engle of New York
arrived the past week for a months
stay on the Island. Mr.. Engle, the
criminal lawyer of the Sheriff's De-
partment of New York City, is eX-
pected next month.
A week ago today a beautiful sight
was witnessed by the residents of the
Island. The explosion of the mines
by the mine planting department of
Fort Mckinley resulted in the waters
being thrown into the air hundreds
Of feet. About twenty motor boats
and row boats from Long and Peaks
Islands were gathered around the
scene picking up the dead and stun
ned fish. One lucky party got three
hundred pounds, which he sold for
ten dollars.
Last Thursday Captain Parsons
McVane in his passenger boat took
party from the Casco Bay House
the party were: Miss Hanna, Mrs
Petsch, Mrs. Gushing, the Misses
Charlotte, Josephine and Irene
Petsch, Miss Babcock, Miss Hallern,
the Band children and Joseph Eaton.
Last Friday group of young ladies
from the Island planned a basket
picnic at South Beach, but just as
they were ready to start, the rain be-
gan to fall and the veranda of a
vacant cottage was pressed into serv-
ice as shelter. Ethel Bates, Edith
Keith, Alice Eaton, Mildred Jones,
Reulah MacInnis, Esther, May, Lii
liam Ford and Cora Gilden were the
young ladies composing the party.
The dance at Cushing's last We'd
nesday was fairly we'll attended and
beside tht island colony George Par
sons, Joseph Little and Frank Welch
of Portland availed themselves of the
opportunity to have a good sail and
dance, and returned to the city on
the late boat after the dance.
William Hughes of New York of
the Celtic has purchased the st. He
lena cottage, formerly owned by N. B.
Chase. Mr.. Hughes intends to make
extensive repairs and alterations and
to install running water from his
pumping engine.
Mrs. d. p. McKenney has as a
guest Miss Margaret Sullivan of Cam
bridge, Mass.
Mrs. Leighburn of Worcester has
been visiting Mrs. Cook at Old
Homestead.
Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald Of Cedar
street, Boston, is spending week
as the guest of Wrights.
Capt. Peter McVane recently took
William Hughes, Mr.. McAndrews of
New York and capt. Parker of Port