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

John Christensen came on June %.
with Mr. Louis Scott Deitz, Jr. also Of
Germantown. Mrs. Christensen ar
,, rived on June q with Master Ernest
Lawrence, Jr., of Bristol Pa, who will
spend the summer with his aunt, Mrs.
Katherine Robbins, at her cottage on
the North road.
Mrs. Katherine Robbins, accompan-
led by her twin daughters, Miss Err
| nestine and Miss Marie Louise, ar
rived at Chebeague on June 25. They
are occupying Mr.. E. 8. Hamilton's
house on the North road
The announcement of an engage
ment which was of much interest to
the summer residents is that of Miss
Eliza beth Sloane Duryea of New York
City and Mr.. Ernest Ballard son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Ames Ballard Of
Chestnut Hill, Pa. They will be mar
ried in the late summer or early fall
and will reside in New York City,
where Mr.. Ballard is practicing law.
Mr.. Ballard is graduate of Pennsyl-
vania University and of the Harvard
Law School. Mr.. Ellis Ames Ballard
| and family will occupy their beautiful
cottage, "Khatmandhu," at the west
end.
ChebSague,Still possesses q great at
traction for city visitors, shown by the
number OF people who have returned
this year. Among these may be num-
bered Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nelson and
family from Newton, Mass. They
came to Chebeague first in 1906 and
again in 1909. This summer thew
have taken Mrs. Nellie Hamilton's
house on the North road for the
month of July.
Mrs. E. NJ. Hoag of West Philadel-
phia has returned to Chebeague with
her daughter and son, Miss Rebecca
Hoag and MIR. Newton Hoag Mr..
Paris Hoag will join his family soon.
Miss May Taft Grout is spending
her vacation with her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hamilton, at their
cottage, The Pelham. Miss CIRCUITS
| home is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island,
where she is a teacher in the West
field Normal Training School in West
field, Mass.
Mr.. l.. j. Chandler is also spending
short vacation with his wife at the
cottage.
Miss Hazel Kicker, who accom-
panied Mrs. Chandler from the hospi-
tai in Springfield, has been called
home to Holyoke, Mass, because of
the illness of her mother.
| Mr.. Hamilton's flower garden is at
tracing more attention this season
than ever before. Saturday, June 80,
he picked some beautiful sweet peas.
The Schubert Male Quartette of
Portland will give a concert at AS
sembly Hall this evening at SIS P.
NJ. This popular quartette gave a de-
lightful concert here last season and
no doubt the hall will be filled this
evening. Dancing will follow the con-
cert.
Chebeague was the scene of another
fire, which may result in the death of
one woman. At midnight on July
third, the boys on Chebeague, follow
ing an old-time custom, began to ring
the church bell. Mrs. Hamilton,
wife of Mr.. Alvin Hamilton, was
awakened by the noise. She forgot
about the custom of bell ringing and
thought, of course. that something
must be on fire, so she hurriedly ran
to the window. Fright, attended by
the excitement of running to the win
dow, brought on an attack of heart
failure. Realizing her condition she
called fer assistance. Her son, Ardell
Hamilton, hearing her cry, lighted
lamp and fastened to her assistance,
the sight of his mothers face, pale
with pain overcame him and he
tainted away. AS he became uncon-
scious he dropped the lighted lamp
which he was carrying into a ham
mock which was made of some in
f1ammable material. The hammock
was lying by the stairs and almost
Immediately after the lamp was
dropped the whole stairs were ablaze.
Mr.. Alvin Hamilton, hearing the noise
of his sons fall came to the rescue.
He pulled his son out of the way of
the flames and putting out the fire.
he assisted his wife to bed. Mrs.
Hamilton is still in a critical condi-
ton although her son is none the
worse for his experience.
Rev. John B. Hutchinson of Roches-
ter, N. Y, with Mrs. Hutchinson and
their youngest daughter arrived at
their cottage on Parsons Bluff
Wednesday, July I'd. The two older
girls are at South Norwalk, Conn, for
a week or two longer while finishing
studies.
The Chebeague ball nine this season
is to be captained by Mr.. Robert
Spaulding Of Newton Centre, Mass,
and already fine schedule of games
Is being arranged. The games will
be played on the baseball diamond adj
Joining the bowling alleys, and it is
hoped to have two games weekly, on
Wednesday and Saturday. In order to
meet necessary expenses a season
ticket admitting to all games has been
Issued, which Is selling at 81 for gen.
temen and 81 for ladies'. Admission
to the Wednesday and Saturday games
will be 25 cents to gentlemen and Is
cents for the ladies. Mr.. Henry w.
Caldwell has spared no expense in get
ting the grounds in first class condi-
tion, and the island can well claim the
best ball field in Casco Bay. Captain
Spaulding promises strong ball nine.
and no doubt the games will attract
large audiences.
The Chebeague Island Base Ball
team opened its season at home by
playing double-header with Portland
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