Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1913-07-10
The BeechWood.

The BeechWood.
Mrs. Pettengill's attractive house is
being rapidly filed with tourists from
away. Among the late arrivals were:
Mrs. j. w. Barbour of Newton, Mass;
Misses Edith and Marie Howard Of
New York; Mrs. D. F. Howard of
Providence, R. l.; Mr. F. H. Lincoln
and family of Worcester. Mass: Mr..
Bower of New York; Miss Rita NJ.
Hargreves and sister of Newark, N. J..
Mr.. Emil Asby and family are expect
ed soon for the rest of the month.
Miss Anita SilcoX, who is the super
1ntendent of the School for Crippled
Children at New York, has been at
the Beechwood for while, leaving July
4th to return to New York Miss Sill
cox will, however, be back about Au-
gust l for another week or so.
The Great and Glorious Fourth"
was celebrated at Cliff Island in an
extremely safe and sane way. Only
here and there was even the pop of a
swapping cracker heard, and the alb
sence Of the Objectionable cannon
crackers and heavy revolvers was
marked Flags were very generally
displayed on the island by patriotic
citizens, and altogether it proved a
very satisfactory day to the majority
Of the islanders.
Miss Laura E. Bennett has returned
from few days in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball of Boston
have returned to their cottage on Sun
set Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. harrington and
George NJ. harrington arrived July 1
for a month at their cottage. the
Whippoorwill. The Farringtons are
from Montclair, n. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spofford from
Boston stopped off for few hours at
Cliff while on their way to South
Harpswell. Mr.. Spofford, who Is a
professor at the Boston Institute of
Technology, remained only over Sun
day, but his wife will stay the remain
der of this week there.
Mrs. John Coyle of Wilkesbarre.
Pa. will not open her cottage until
about the first of August Mrs. Coyle
has been summer resident at Cliff
for nearly, If not quite, twenty years
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Burns of Frank.
lin, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Briggs and son of Norwood, Mass. ar.
rived the last of June for a months
stay at the Simingtons' cottage
Mrs. E. A. Solomons Of Brooklyn.
N. Y, arrived May Is at her cottage
Breeze Bluff" Mr.. Solomons comes
uown TO spend every weekend at the
cottage. Mrs. Solomons' mother
Mrs. A. Searles, of Batavia, N. Y. and
Mr.. George G. Morrison of Boston are
guests OF the Solomons.
Mrs. G. F. Hunter opened her cot
tage on July 2 this year. Mrs. Hunter
mas been here every summer for four
teen years, and says that this trip to
Maine from her home, Montclair, Pa.
was the hottest one she has ever ex-
per1enced. She was unfortunate in
choosing the one hot day of the sum-
mer here, to travel. She is accom-
panied by her niece, Miss Josephine
Thompson, daughter os the Hon. 7
Whitaker Thompson, who is a United
States judge in the Eastern District
or Pennsylvania, and by her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton Gilgyson. Mrs. Hunters cottage
has been greatly improved since last
season, repairs having been made both
inside and out. A wharf Is also being
Quilt in front Of the cottage for use
with the family's motor boat, the
Shark, in which many pleasant trips
are planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Gilkyson are at
"Valhalla" for the summer with their
daughter Anne and her friend. Miss
Elizabeth Bennett
Mr.. G. F. Greene and family from
MAIDEN, Mass, and Mrs. f. p.
Greene Of Maiden, came July 2 for the
summer at their cottage, which is
called, somewhat inappropriately it
would seem, Camp Mysczery."
Among the recent guests at the
Red-Top cottage were Mr.. Albert COT.
FIN OF the Sullivan Osgood Co. of Port
land, who stayed over the Fourth. and
Mr. Henry Bird OF the Congress
square Hotel Of Portland, and Miss
Amelia Peterson OF South Portland,
Mr.. James Rankin spent the week.
END at Camp Comfort. Mr.. Rankin is
from Maiden, as are many others of
the Cliff Island summer residents,
The dwellers at the Daisy cottage
entertained friends last week: Misc
Adelaide Cobb and Mr.. A. M. Cobb of
Maiden, II. p. Cobb OF Portsmouth. II
b. Cobb of Portland, f. e. Black OF
Concord, N. H., and Mrs. Ida Foster
OF Portsmouth, N. II. Most of the
above remained over the Fourth and
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Baker and their
two children, Deane and Harold. have
arrived at the island from Maiden.
Mass, for the month of July. They are
occupying one of Mr.. Blacks cottages
on the shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Payne and fam.