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

pleasant because OF its novelty.
me regular weekly dance of the
Macca6ees was held last Thursday
night here.
Long Island was invaded on Tues.
DAY by the Portland Boys Club, a
thousand strong. Three steamers
were needed to convey the party to
the island, as beside the boys, there
were about a hundred of the mothers
VINO went on the enjoyable days out
ing. Mr.. Michael H. Fruh of Cush-
man street, Portland, superintendent
uL the club, had general charge of
tne anair. assisted by a large commit
Tee or which G. A. Bradley, r. L.
towards, M. H. Davidson, w. G..
chapman, Henry A. Peabody, Patrick
Connolly and Fred Sidelinger were
the principal assistants. An attrac-
i've and hotly-contested list of sports
was run on and prizes awarded to
the winners. The party returned to
the city late in the afternoon after a
very pleasant and invigorating out
ing. To the entire committee much
credit is accorded for making the
day so successful.
A party of eight took the New
meadows trip last week going one
way by steamer and returning to
cortland by trolley, via Bath and
brunswick, and thence to Long by
steamer again. Those who made up
the party were Mrs. B. J. Larrabee,
MRS. M; b. Hunt, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs.
mary Robson, Mrs. w. M. Church,
Mrs. f. ]. Mcleod, Mrs. George
Heald and Mrs. S. M. Libby.
The pretty little Rosecrest cottage
OF Mrs. A. D. Perry is being fixed
up extensively. A fine new chimney
mas been installed and other i'm
proyements made recently.
Mr. George Harvey and Miss Eliza
peth Harvey and Miss Nellie Day
were over-Sunday guests of the F. w.
Fords at the Fordette Cottage. -.
Mr.. Frederick w. Ford of the Bos-
ton Transcript arrived on the island
Ior stay at his cottage at the West
End. The length Of his sojourn will
depend on the situation in Europe, as
Mr. Ford is needed on his paper if
matters become stirring. -. ....
Chaplain S. J. Smith Of the United
states Army gave an illustrated talk
on the Philippines last Friday night
at tn Pavilion. The lecture was
given for the benefit of the new Meth
odist church, the special object be-
ing the raising of sufficient money
to install the lighting system. The
lecture was very interesting and a
good sum was raised by. voluntary
contribution at the end of the talk.
william r. Collins, who is in
charge of the installation of the Blau-
Gas plants on the entire island is
registered at the Casco Bay House
while engaged in work on the island.
Cards for the marriage of Miss
Grace McVane, daughter of Mr.. and
MRS. Peter McVane of the island and
Mr.. John Oliver Brown, which took
place On Tuesday afternoon, were re-
celVed extensively, last, week by
friends of both bride and groom. A
reception was held after the cere-
mony at the McVane home on Island
Avenue.
The occupants of the Moss Cottage
entertained as guests Miss Mary 70.
McElwee and Miss Jessie w. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Franklin, who
have been occupying the Sunset Rock
camp near Doughtys have returned
to their home in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. Charles Marshmeyer and daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Randall, who c.
cupy the Cleft-for-me Cottage at the
west End, have been entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Perley Wood of Gorham. N.
H., Mrs. Addie Higgins, Miss MolIie
Higgins and Mrs. Augustus Hendrick-
son and son recently.
The wharf Of the Casco Bay and
Harpswell Lines has now been entire
ly repaired and the waiting room re-
painted after the recent fire, and is
as good as ever. The boats are not
landing there as yet, however, but at
the old HaIpswell wharf, Just below.
All of the stores which are to be
built on the fire site this summer are
now finished or almost so. Bickford's
is open, Mahoney and Connors is
open, and Clark and Griffen also.
The BREEZE may be obtained at
Christiansen's at Doughtys Landing
now.
r. S. Davis Co. is Offering an A
NO. line Of touches now.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell of
brooklyn, New York, arrived last week
to he the guests for while of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Woodbury. at Har-
Dor Grace Cottage.
Mrs. Capt. Fred w. Doughty is Wis
lung her mother, Mrs. Edgar Lindsay
at the barracks