Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-06-02
Cottagers Coming Early,
And Busy SeasonExpected.
Two New Cottages Building.
Casino Will Be Enlarged.
Winter Gale Raises havoc with the
Trees on the West Shore.

Capitol Island, Me- June 1.-(Spe-
ciaD.-The summer season at Booth
bay Harbor resorts is not supposed to
open until after the schools close. in
June. but it seems to Lave got q pret-
ty good start at Capitol this spring,
and the coming of Memorial day, the
latter part of the past week, together
with the always present desire of the
Islanders to get back once more to
this beautiful spot resulted, during the
past few days in something like an
exodus, so that many Of the cottages
have been open, and the island has
taken on almost summer-like activ-
ity. The parties on the wharf, each
day, to greet the steamer Islander,
have assumed almost the proportions
of a crowd, and were it not for the
chill of the breeze which comes across
the harbor one could readily be de-
csive1 into the idea Il it was sum-
mer. ar
While of course many Of the people
ON the island, the past few days, came
for only sniff of salt air and the en-
j
clans and Holsters, and went home,
this afternoon. the island is by no
means lonesome spot, for there is
quite a delegation ef people Who have
come to stay the season through
Among these may be mentioned Capt
S. Fl. Thompson OF SomervilIe Mass.
proprietor of the Richardson House.
who had the distinction, this spring
of unlocking the island after it's win
ter's solitude. Capt. Thompson came
| The later part of april and is now
ready for business. Capt. Bert Knight
| of Richmond ethey are all captains
| down here if they own anything moro
pretentious than a dingy) is on hand
with his fleet auxiliary cathoat, and
! already has several girls on the string.
! with prospects of many others, later
on. Seriously, the captain is one of the
| most POPULAR shippers on the island.
S:las Hamilton of Gardiner. general
| transportation agent, is on deck, and
| between Ills duties at the steamboat
wharf. conducting the island express,
and running n boarding house, is a
very busy man. Charles Wade of Per
Kius. postmaster a Capitol has been
down. this weeS, Just TO see If the is
land was still here, but as the post
office does not open until July he prob
ably. viii not be down for good until
after he gets hiss hay crop under cover
Times on the island will be busy be-
tween now and the days when the rush
is on, in the way of getting things into
readiness A wing is to be built on
the west side of the Carino, the walks
have got To be improved, and in addi-
ton TO this there is lot Of work to
ne done IN the way of clearing away
a lot of wreckage due to one of last
winters gales Fully 50 Of the fiji
trees. sorne of them the largest on hte
iisland, were broken or uprooted, the
damage being especially heavy along
the rocks Of the west shore These
Will be. cut up into firewood and the
job means lot of work.
The island is also to be beautified
by two new cottages, one of which,
iowned by f. B. Orcutt of winthrop
Mass, is already nearing completion
1t is of the bungalow type. very SINH
lar in detail te the Gaubert cottage
and is located lust north of it. The
other cottage will be built for Charles
| Hewitt, Jr., son of Capt Charles
Hewitt of Richmond. and the lumber
is already on the ground. The cot
taee will be located just east of tht
Thcobold cottage.
! The following people have been en-
joying the past few days ut the is
land:
Leigh eottage-Thomas Leigh ant
| family, Augusta
! DAYS Rest'-Mr. and Mrs. c, B
nav. Miss .Haines, Miss Murphy MIS-
| Kinfhail Miss Roberts. MISS AshworH
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Houdlette o.
fRichnond ilti4.
| Proctor cottage-Mr, and Mrs. Franl
Preble and Mr.. and Mrs. George Kim
! ball of Richmond.
| Smith cottage-Mrs George A
Hawkes. of Richmond.
| san Souei''-Silas Cunningham ant
family of Gardiner.
! Adams cettage-Mrs. Reuel Adams
of Dresden
Eagles Nestn-Mr. and Mrs. a. w
| Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Clarenc'
Ste wart of Augusta
| THE Terracc'-Hr. and Mrs. s. II
| Thompson. Miss f. l.. Eudgins ant
| Miss Mabel Hudgins of Somerville
Mass. and Miss Minnie Hudgins o
Kingston, \. 5.
! Lewis cottage-Mr. and Mrs E. E
Lewis Of Togus. DR.. and Mrs. *. w
Small of Richmond.
Goodwin cottage-Mr. Powers ant
family of Gardiner