Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1913-07-17

may be appropriated by the town of
Freeport for the maintainence of
| Bustin's and limited right to provide
for further improvements by leyying
| special taxes.
A second meeting will be held next
Saturday morning to take action on
the code of bylaws which will at that
| time be presented by the Board of
| Overseers.
Sustin's island Cottagers Association.
The sixteenth annual meeting of
this association was held in the grove
at the close of the Village Corpora
ton meeting.
The secretary and treasurer read
their reports of the work of last year.
| The latter showed a balance of about
5000.
1t was voted that the executive
committee be directed to convey to
the Village Corporation the interest
of the B. 1. c. A. in the public float
and landing.
The trustees for the association
were directed to convey all real es-
tate held for the association to the
Village Corporation.
This latter includes the church
grove and the school house lot.
|
1ngs reported that only about $500
had been subscribed of the 81 900
necessary to begin the work on the
building and only a part of this had
been actually paid in. The report of
the committee was accepted and the
money paid in ordered returned.
Messrs. Parker, Hosmer and Mrs.
Pidge were appointed a committee to
consider the feasibility of building
on the shore.
The officers who were reelected
are as follows:
President-Dr. Frederic w. Mar of
! New York.
Vice President-Prof. E. w. futile
of Somerville, Mass
TreaSurer-Mrs. Enola c.. Brainard
Of Somerville.
Secretary-Miss Louise C.. Bracket
| of Merrimac, Mass.
The regular Sunday services were
inaugurated in the grove on Sunday
by sermon by Rev. DR.. Pidge.
Mr. Earl Fogg of New York City
is spending week at Camp Sham
rock" as the guest of Mr. George r.
Lawes of Waltham, Mass.
Mr.. w. P. Whitley of the Exeter
Plumbing and Heating Department is
installing the plumbing and drainage
at Mrs. S. c. Lancaster's new cot
tage this week and it is hoped that
by next week the cottage will be en-.
tirely completed.
Mrs. Nellie Cushing and Miss Ida
Cushing of Merrimac, Mass, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Russell
at Camp Whittier
Mrs. Walter N. Walling of Auburn
dale, Mass, spent the week with Mrs.
A. M. Dolliver at her cottage. This
is Mrs. Walling's first summer on
the island and she is greatly pleased
with its picturesque views and charm
ing walks.
at the Nichols cottage there are
five young ladies from Boston, Mass,
who will spend the month of July
there. Those in the party are Miss
Ethel F. Swan, Miss Aleda Perkins,
Miss Jessie McMullin, Miss Jane
Kicker and Miss Christine Kicker.
Miss Catharine E. Brown of West
field, Mass, who Is supervisor of art
in the Clairmont school, is spending
few weeks at the Lodges as the
guest of Mrs. John P. Garfield.
Rev. Ralph H. White and wife of
Newport, N. H., who are spending
Tie summer at 1.-THE Garfield Cot
tage." went to York, Me-, Sunday,
where Mr.. White preached a sermon
at Rev. Frank Garfield's church.
Miss Alice e. Rockford OF New
Haven, Conn, Is a guest of Mrs. Will
liam III. Rockford at the Upper Gar
field cottage for few weeks.
Mrs. William A. Campbell has as
her guests for few weeks her sister,
Mrs. A. w. Zoebish, and her children,
Roger and Helene Mrs. Zoebish
made her first visit on this island
is years ago. Things were far diff
ferent then than they are at the pres
ent time. One could get good rich
milk for five cents quart, fowl cost
twelve cents pound and Holsters a
dollar dozen. There were about ten
cottages on the island and the good
old steamship "Maquoit" made two
stops on the island, one at Swett's
dock and the other at the present
stopping place. In another JIG years
there will probably be greater
changes made than there have been
during the past few years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Marshall of
Lexington, Mass, are guests OF Mrs.
Macdonald at the Twin Oaks" cot
tage for few weeks.
Mr.. John r. Allen of Brooklyn, N.
Y, and Mr.. William Lamb, the owner
of 1.-THE Green Lodge" are spending
the greater part of July in Mr.. Lambs
cottage.
During the many years that Bus
tins Island has existed there has
only been one song written about 1t.
This year, however, Frank NJ Nc.
Dowell, well known poet, has writ
ten another which very truly express.
es the sentiment Of the island:
Back to Bustin'e.
Tune--"Oid Black joe"
When winters gone and summers on
the way
We hear the call from dear old casco
Bay,
Come, weary ones, where you'll and
peace and rest