Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1914-08-20


having at their disposal such first
class workmen as NJ. Ward and Son.
This firm has given great satisfac-
ton to many of the residents of this
and other islands by their work,
one of the best evidences of this be-
ing the number of pieces of work
they are called on to carry out each
summer.
The recital to be given by Nine.
Suza Doane, pianist, of Boston, Mass,
who is summering on the island here,
and Mrs. Gertrude Walker Crowley, So
prano, of Boston and Chebeague, at
Library Hall, Thursday evening, Aug.
u, is being anticipated with a great
deal OF pleasure. Nine. Doane has never
been heard here, but she has had i'm
portant engagements with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra and several other
orchestras. She is one of the foremost
pianists in Boston and studied a num-
Der of years in this country and in Eu-
rope and received free scholarship at
Leipsic. Mrs. Walller-Crowleyi is most
pleasantly remembered as singing so
delightfully."- at the Folk Dancing enter
talnment given by the Misses Adams
at Cottage Hall, last summer. On
this occasion she will sing an inter-
estlng program which is we'll suited to
her abilities. She has been heard in
oratorio and concert engagements in
many cities and has had the best of
instruction in all branches of her art.
her first teacher being Nine Long of
Boston, with whom she studied in the
class with Geraldine Farrar and
Elvira Leveroni. The tickets are
meeting with a ready sale, and can be
purchased of the patronesses and at
the hall on the evening of the per-
Torrance.
Mr.. Chester c. Miller of Brockton,
Mass, who has been visiting the
Rev. and Mrs. l.. w. Atwood at
'Redgables" cottage during the past
two weeks, returned this week, after
a delightful visit. Mr.. Miller, who
is the soloist at the Universalist
church in Brockton, and who has a
fine baritone voice, has delighted
many of the summer residents with
his singing both informally and at
such affairs as the concert for the
benefit of the Jacob Riis Sea Breeze
Hospital, held recently,
Miss Weber of West Medford,
Mass, arrived at the island on Fri
day of last week and is spending
some time as the guest of Miss SUI
san Jordan at "Bonnyview" cottage
Miss A. l.. Gleason, also of West
Medford arrived on Monday of this
week for an extended visit.
Mr.. Fred Mailer of Raleigh, n. c.,
who has been spending some time
with Mrs. Mailer at "Morningside,"
Mrs. A. G. Colton's cottage on Sum-
mer Hill, has returned home after
most enjoyable outing here. Mrs.
Cotton, Mrs. Mailer and Miss Eliz-
abeth Mailer went last week on
delightful motor boat party as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dodge
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w. Potter of
Lewiston returned the last part of
last week to their summer home on
Summer Hill after having been away
from the island for week. Miss
Alice Smith, who has been visiting
at this cottage, left the island on
Monday of last week and will finish
her vacation at New Sharon
Mrs. Margaret Malloy and Miss
Agnes Malloy, of Lewiston, Me-, ar
rived here the first part of last week
for an extended sojourn. They are
staying at Bay View" cottage during
their visit to the island.
Mrs. Herman Slower, of Portland,
Me-, was a recent visitor to the is
her parents, Captain and Mrs. Henry
Sinnett, at their home near Mackerel
Cove Landing. Her many friends at
Bailey's accorded her very hearty
welcome and were sorry that her
stay could not have been longer.
Mr.. Edward Tracy, Of Lewiston,
Me-, arrived at the island last week
for the rest of the season, joining his
mother, Mrs. NJ. E. Tracy, who has
been here since early in the summer
at her cottage.
The line Of goods carried by r. S.
Davis Co., Portland, is the very best
in the way Of furnishings for the
home or cottage. Adv.
Mr. Xanthus Smith, Of Weldon, Pa,
the well known artist who Is as usual
spending the summer at his home at
the North End, has been doing a
great deal of artistic work this sum-
mer and has completed some unusu-
ally fine paintings Of scenes Of the
rocks and shores here. Mr.. Smith Is
expecting his sons, Messrs. George
and Xanthus, Jr., to join him here in
A large crowd was present at Lii
brary Hall on Thursday night of last
week to witness the amateur min
strel show given by some OF the 10.
cal talent. The performance was an
unusually clever one and the audi
ence was in a continual fit OF laughter
at the jokes and funny sayings of the
two end LINEN, Messrs. William Tracy
AMI Edward Adelman. Mr.. Edward
Pidgin, the interlocutor, ran the per-
Torrance very cleverly and the other
members of the cast Messrs. Perley
Sinnett, Fred Johnson, Harvey Dough
ty, Alonzo Doughty, and Leo Murray,
all did their parts well. The music
was furnished by Miss Ruth Morey at
the piano and Mrs. A. II. Longfellow,
violin. Dancing was INDUCED in af-
ter the close of the show. The pro-
duction, which was given for the ben
eft OF the Bailey Island baseball
team, netted over $50, and 1t Is prob
able that 1t will be repeated at some
of the other nearby islands.
The Rev and Mrs John M. McGann
of Chicago, ILL.,, we're guests for a few