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

the nearby islands to this store to
be served with their delicious frozen
sweets, and the home made candies
are as much in popular favor this
year as ever.
Go to r. s. Davis Co., Portland for
your needs in household furnishings
of all descriptions. Adv.
We are very happy to report that
Mrs. Harold E. Cram is gaining in
health daily at Connecticut where she
is the guest of friends. Mrs Grants
many friends here will be pleased
to hear that she is coming to the
island soon, to remain at the Seaside
cottage until late in October.
!! Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright of New
ton Highlands, Mass, have opened
their cottage on the North End for
the rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Meyrick of
Wareham, Mass, are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Starr at the Starr
cottage. Mr.. H. P. Starr and Mr.
Conant Starr are expected next week.
Mr.. Starr with Mr.. Meyrick and Mr..
HeZekiah Starr took a cruise last
week in the Billiken down the Maine
coast
The many friends of Miss Viva
Monroe will be pleased to hear that
she is raidly recovering from the ILL
ness from which she has been suf-
fering during the past two weeks.
The Rev. and Mrs. John NJ. Nc
Gam of Chicago, ILL.,, are expected to
arrive here next week to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Mac
Nellie at their cottage here. Mr..
MacNeille left the island Sunday,
but will be back before the arrival of
| his visitors.
Miss Elsie Wygant of Chicago is
visiting Mrs. Clara Louise Burnham
at the "Mooring." Mrs. Burnham
! expects to entertain also this week
| Miss Jessie Root, who is spending
! the summer at Yarmouth Island.
| The Open Shutter" one of Mrs.
Burnham's most popular novels, is
| being dramatized at present by the
| Universal Film Company for pro-
| be produced for the first time in
| September. The scenes of "The
Open Shutter" are laid at the old
tide MILL which was for a long time
we'll known landmark on the main
land near Harpswell Neck Mrs
Burnham has recently been giving
readings from her latest work, "The
Right Track" to some of her friends
here. This book will be published
in the fall by Houghton, Miffiin
| Company. The cover design, which
has recently been completed, is by
Mrs. NJ. B. Blumenschein, who is the
illustrator for the popular serial
| "Bamby" which is now running in
the American Magazine.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Burnham of
Newton Center, Mass, were at their
cottage here for few days last
week and entertained Mr. and Mrs
| Nathan Lincoln of Cambridge, Mass,
| while at the island. Mr.. John Burn
ham is expected up this week, when
| he will put his yacht the Peggy" in
| commission for short cruise along
| the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Borst and
| family of Boston are occupying the
| Root cottage on Abner's Point for
the. summer. Mr.. Borst is a forester
| in Massachusetts. They have visit
ing them Mrs. Bertha Cushing Child
Of Boston. who is5a we'll known ora
torio and concert singer.
| Captain Humphrey S. Sinnett has
sailed again for the Georges Banks
! in his schooner the Bernard and
Bessie" on a fishing trip. On the
| trip from which he recently return
ed he landed sixty five fish for
which he received a good price.
| The members of the crew shared S79
| apiece.
Professor John Adams has brought
his yawl the Wrath" into Macker-
Ell Cove for the summer, having sail
ed her over from Boothbay Harbor,
where she was laid up during the
| winter. Professor Adams is spending
his vacation on Summer Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chanter Cornish are
VISITING a 10 rd
few weeks, having come here after a
fishing and hunting trip in the lake
region north Of Quebec. Mrs. Cor
nish, who was formerly Miss Chris
tine Seward, had the distinction Of
landing one of the biggest bass ever
| caught in that part of the country.
Miss Margaret Metz of Hacken-
sack, \. J., is visiting at the Wood
man cottage, the "Mainstay". Mrs.
A. Russell Metz is expected this
week. The Woodman cottage was
the scene last Wednesday of a sur
prise birthday party for Mr.. George
w. Oliphant at which about twenty
Of the summer colony were present.
Mr.. George w. OIiphant of New
York is spending few weeks here
at the Ocean View 1t is hoped that
the Rev. Charles H. Oliphant of
Meuthuen, Mass, who is to preach in
the vicinity on Sunday, will be down
at Bailey for few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln RICHTER leave
this week for their home in Newton
vile, Mass, but will return later to
spend the month of September. Ma
jor and Mrs. G. o. Cress will occupy
their cottage here for the rest of the
month.
Mr.. Alexander NJ Wilson returned
to his home in Philadelphia this week
after spending short time here.
Mrs. Wilson and Mr.. Sam Wilson
went last week to Camden, Me-,
where Sam is to spend the month Of
August at Camp Megunticook. Mrs.
Wilson expects Miss May Booth OF
Batavia, n. Y, to visit her next
week. Miss Booth spent short
time at Bailey's eight years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Alexander Of
Montclair, n. j., who were recent
guests OF Mrs. ID. s. Barker at the