Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1914-08-13
Long Island
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The second week of August finds
this island enjoying the best business
of the season. The hotels are report
ing large bookings, and the cottagers
are entertaining many mid-season
guests with the various attractions
which the island affords
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Small are
at present occupying the cottage of
Captain Parker at the east end. They
plan to stay for quite a while, al
though the definite date for their de-
parture is unsettled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie and their two
| sons and DR.. and Mrs. Wichiter are
occupying the Beals cottage, east
end
The firm of Clark and Griffin have
now opened their new store and are
we'll settled in it. After the cramped
quarters which they have been forced
to occupy, the new store seems a
great improvement. The place is
we'll lighted, commodious, airy, and
the facilities for serving customers
are of the best. The reputation of
the firm for fair dealing and reason
able prices insureS- them of a continu-
alton Of their large patronage, and
of the addition of large number of
names to their books, now that they
are able to care for increased bust
ness
Mr.. Maurice Moore is visiting with
Mrs. Clark at her cottage at the east
end now.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.. RestalI with
their son and daughter, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kingsbury are at the Cram cot
tage at the east end for an indefinate
stay.
Mrs. E. ]. Mcleod, Mrs. Walter
Morse Church and daughter Doris,
who have been making a stop at the
barracks, returned to their home in
Milton, Mass, after a very pleasant
time, last Saturday.
The Messrs. Bickford of Togus, Me-,
arrived this week for a sojourn at
the barracks on Island avenue.
w. E. Waite Of Dorchester, Mass,
scent Saturday and Sunday last with
his family at the Cushing cottage
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Chase of the
island summer colony are entertain
ing Mrs. Chase's sister from New
Hampshire at their cottage at Cleaves
Landing.
Piazza chairs of just the style you
want are to be found at the r. S.
Davis Co. store of Exchange street,
Portland.-Adv.
Harpswell lines are again making
landings at the Granite Spring wharf,
having abandoned the other wharf
which was used only temporarily af-
ter the fire.
Mrs. B. G.. Jones OF the cast end
summer colony is entertaining her
sister of Montreal, Canada, here for a
few days.
One Of the prettiest events of the
season here was the marriage of
Miss Grace McVane of the island to
Sergeant John Oliver Brown Of New
Jersey. The bride who is the daugh-
ter OF Captain Peter McVane, is we'll
| known and popular on the island. The
groom Is connected with the Medical
Department Of the u. s. Army with
| headquarters at Fort Mott, New Jer-
sey. The wedding took place at $50
in the afternoon, and Rev. Arthur
Leigh of Portland and Yarmouth was
the officiating clergyman. The bride
was charmingly dressed in white
crepe meteor with shadow lace trim
mings, and her veil was caught with
ferns and she carried roses. The
best man was George Johnson OF The
| island. and the maid of honor Miss
Annie MacVane, q sister Of the bride.
The flower girls were Virginia SWEET
and Alice Leigh. After the ceremony
| a reception was held at the home OF
the bride on Beach avenue, at which
| refreshments of ice cream, cake, fruit,
punch, etc, were served. After the
reception the bride and groom left
In Mr.. G.. T. Swetts yacht for Var.
mouth to spend short time with
MIR. and Mrs. Leigh. after which they
went on trip, but will be at home
at Fort Mott, N. j., soon Among the
beautiful presents which we're re-
ceived by the couple were gifts Of
silverware, cut glass, linen, rugs and
china.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner of Philadel-
phia, Pa, are occupying the Blockin.
| ger cottage at the east end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forbush Of Boston,
Mass, are egain at their cottage for
the rest of the season.
The Board of Registration Of Vot-
ers OF Portland, of which city Long
Island Is a part, has posted the warn