Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1914-08-06

NAL talk by DR.. John w, Butler at
Grayledge last week. Among those
present were the Misses Bennett,
Mrs. o. P. Stone, Mrs. K b. Bachelor,
Mr.. Robert Burton, Mrs. Coyle,
Miss Shields. Mrs. PIack. Miss
Lewis, Miss Clementina Butler, Mrs.
Gilkyson, Mrs. Chandler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Black. The talk was
very interesting and cast light on
the conditions In. Mexico hardly OBJ
tainable from any one not as well
Ter is, by reason of his IS years OF
experience in Mexico.
Miss Laura Bennett was in Boston
for short time last week.
A very Jolly picnic was held last
Thursday afternoon at the Punch Bowl
at JEWELS Island. Among those
who enjoyed the affair were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Hunter, Judge j. w.
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ran
dolph, Mrs. H. l.. Price, Mr. Kemp
Bachelor, Walter Gilkyson, Anna
Gilkyson, Jr. The party was called a
"fapjack supper" and was a decided.
ly pleasant novelty.
MISS Leila WILLIAMSON or wilson
College, Chambersburg, Pa, is visit
ing Professor and Madame Jensen at
Sweet Briar Cottage.
DR.. Warren B. Mack and two
| friends, Messrs. Blanchard and Whit.
ney of Lynn, Mass, were recent
guests Of G. M. Cobb and family here.
The gentlemen have been travelling
along the coast of Maine, and were
shown around the island in Mr..
Cobb's machine. DR.. Mack Is contem-
plating buying land to build cot
tage here IN the near future.
E. A. Pond Of Hartford, Conn.,, who
has been at the Loveitt cottage on
the shore returned to his home last
Friday.
Harry M. Steward, chief engineer of
maintenance and way, of the Boston
Elevated railroad, has taken the Cas-
co cottage for August and arrived
Saturday.
Hammocks in all varieties at R. S.
Davis Co.'s.-Adv.
Mrs. DR.. F. E. Mayberry of Dor
chester, Mass, and family arrived on
the island Saturday for the month of
August at Rancliffe cottage.
Mr.. Will Proctor of Somerville and
friend from Westbrook, Maine, is
oSoy AhS SAl IhC 1old1o d
1t is with pleasure that the island
ers welcome back Mr.. Ezra Bailey.
Mr. Bailey is in his eighty-fifth year
and has not missed a season at Cliff
for fifteen years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Searle and
daughters Mabel and Dorothy, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward SearIe and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis G.. Stevens all of Worcester.
Massachusetts, are spending a month
at Mr.. John Pettengill's cottage Mr..
Frederick Searle is superintendent of
the Goes Wrench Co, Worcester, and
Mr.. Edward Searle is electrician at
the same plant. Mr. Stevens is con-
nected with his father in the builders
finish business. The party is enjoying
most pleasant vacation, playing
tennis, fishing, claiming and taking
numerous motor boat trips, among
which was a visit to Half Way Rock
Light and an interesting inspection
of the light house. A trip to New
Meadows Inn was also enjoyed.
Miss Clementina Butler who has
been visiting at the Blacks, here, had
an exciting experience in leaving
Mexico where she had charge of a
school Of two hundred girls. On re-
ceipt of orders to leave Mexico, she
felt unwilling to do so, leaving the
girls unprotected. Therefore she re-
NAMED almost too late her school be-
ing searched by rebel officers who
tried to intimidate her into acknowl-
edging that she was a spy. Finally,
however, she was able to prove her
innocence Of the charge, and left, be-
ing the last American woman of the
refugees to go.
Mrs. o. P. Stone invited a number
of her island friends to meet Mrs.
John Vance Cheney, who gave an in
teresting talk on the art of Right
thinking and right living" last week.
All present enjoyed the talk and felt
that they had spent most profitable
afternoon.
The Library Tea of last week was
in charge of Mrs. II. W. Shields and
Mrs. Edward l.. Heydecker poured
tea. 1t was a splendid occasion and
large number were present. Yester-
days tea was presided over by Mrs
Cousins of Somerville, Mass, and
some friends who are visiting her.
Miss Helen Ogilvie is to pour tea.
Miss Ogilvie is a guest Of Mrs. Cou-
sins here.
Church services at 3 p. m. are be-
ing conducted every Sunday now by
the Rev. Henry F. Kloman Of ST.
Stephens church of Portland.