Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1913-08-07
Long Island


Pearl DAILY, on the island.
Mr.. John Stokes Of e. TBurroghs
Co., Portland, is enjoying his vacation
on the island. Mr.. Stokes has Jus,
| returned from a weeks stay. va
| y Misses Dorothy and Esther PERRIN
of So. Portland were guests of Miss
Eta Floyd the past week and on lasl
Wednesday Miss Esther gPerrinn en-
| tertained Mr.. Joe Little of&Portland,
| who was last year captain of Portland
High school football team. Mr.. Little
Is now employed in Montreal.
Last week Jolly motor boat party
trip was taken by Capt. Blachford In
his motor boat BLACK Sheep" A
sail around Peaks, Cushings and. Long
Island was enjoyed. Those in the
party were the following: Misses
Shaw and Washington, the Misses
Darling, Mrs. Joseph Eaton and Capt.
Blackford.
On Beach avenue, near the West
End primary school, two tents nave
been put up and are being occupied
by party of young boys from Port
land. The boys who are here for a
camping vacation are Edgar and
Robert Thomas, Warren Boothbay.
Harry Norris and Weston and Ronald
Boothby. $685..
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L.. Cram and
family of the Deering district, who
have been occupying their cottage at
Cleeves Ledge for first of summer, re-
turned to their home in the city the
past week.
Mrs. Oscar P. Hart, West End. en-
tertained recently Mrs. Harriet Bows,
wick of Massachusetts.
Mrs. Chas. E. Cushing of the Casco
Bay House, is entertaining her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ridlon of KezaI
Falls, Me.
Mr.. Frank Starr and family of Mon
treal are occupying a cottage at West
End. Mr.. Starr arrived recently ano
is spending his vacation with his fam.
lily.
Mrs. D. P. McKenney, Beach avenue,
has as guests Miss Margaret Sullivan,
Miss Ana Murphy and Mrs. Mary
Downes Of Cambridge, Mr.. Frank Cur.
tbs and Mr.. John Marphan of Cam
bridge, and Mr.. HI. D. Taper of Bos.
ton.
Andy Burns of New York, who has
spent the past two weeks at V. G.
Mountfords on Garfield ST., returned.
home and is going directly to Mon
Teal.
Wednesday, July 30th, nearly 800
members of the Portland Retail
Marketmen's Association held their
29th annual field day and picnic at
Cushings, on the island. The trip 70
the island was made on the Pilgrim"
which made special trip from Port
land, leaving the city at 10 a. m. In
the morning, upon arrival, ball game
between teams representing Shaw's
and Mercier's was played and result
ed in a victory for Merciers. Then
came the tug of war won by the beet
men and apparently they lived up to
their calling for they were too strong
for their opponents. To win a base
ball throwing contest was one of the
next events and was warmly contest
ell by the participants. After the
shore dinner and clam bake a dance
was enjoyed until departure on $50
boat was made.
Rev. Father Power of Boston. Is
conducting mass every Sunday at
Cushing's hall. Father Power is a
brother of the famous Power, the win
ner of B. A. A.
Miss Enid Rodick, who has been
visiting her uncle, Harry Rodick,
West End, returned to Waterville, last
week
Mrs. Hattie Wright of Boston ar.
rived last week for few weeks
stay at Wright's cottage, West End.
| Mrs. Wright was Miss Hattie Cushing
| of the island, East End.
Miss Susie Robinson of Scarboro,
Me-, was a recent guest of her broth
er, Mr.. G.. w. Robinson, East End.
Mrs. V. G. Bragg of West End, has
| returned to her cottage, Tarry-a-
While, after a brief visit to her home,
Cambridge, Mass.
Mr.. Robert Johnson, Jr., wife and
daughter of Portland, were guests o.
Mr.. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Everett
: : Bickford, Sunday.
Capt. Chas. McVane of the island,
has secured the schooner Bernice and
Bessie and left last week sor the
fishing grounds. This is his first trip
as skipper of a swordfisherman and
he Is wished good luck by all. His
crew is composed of Henry Lawrence,
cook and navigator and Cnas. Law.
renee, Henry Fowley, Chas. Floyd,
Henry McVauland, Bert Cushing.
Capt. Fred Bickford Of the Katie
Palmer. was home last week from g.
sword fishing trip. He is one of the
| high liners this year and so far has
made nearly $500 for each man for
ftVe weeks work.
Joe McDonough, John McDonough,
James Hanley. James Feeney. Jack
Honan, Jack Smith, Frank Clahane,
Frank Connors. Frank Welch, Bugen.
McCalhoun. John Little. near,y all
members of Alahua club of Portland,
visited VIM. Mahoney and Loring Nc.
kenney. also members of the clup,
| last week.
Jerome Greear has fully recovered
from his fall from the veranda OF the
Granite Spring hotel. He was sitting
on the railing and suddenly lost hrs
balance and fell to the rocks below
William and Albert Gray. who have
been stopping at Gacelon's cottage.
have moved into a camp near Arch
ambeaus.
Mr.. Scott Mcyane and wife were
guests of Mr.. McVane's brother. mr..
ALBION McVane. Sunday.