Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1914-08-27
Bustins Island

Mr.. Charles e. Brainard and family
with their yacht Wychmere and Mr.
and Mrs. John Jaynes in their cruise,
Phoenix left on Saturday morning tc
resume their exploration of the Maine
coast. Last August the party explor
ed the several bays and fiords of the
coast, and the Kennebec river as far
as Augusta, ending their cruise al
Boothbay. This year they expect to
begin where they left off and cruise
to the eastward. 1t is not definitely
known whether they are looking for
Captain Kdds treasure or for those
German war ships which are said
to be hiding in the fog just outside
the three mile limit At any rate
such experienced searchers are sure
to find good time. With the Brain
ard and Jaynes families go as guests
Superintendent and Mrs. Clark of
Someryille. The party is expected
to return to the Port of Bustins about
the goth of the month and the whole
population is waiting with Impotence
to learn Of their adventures and dis.
coveries. We are glad to assure our
readers that we have obtained the
exclusive right to publish the log of
the Brainard-Jaynes-Cl voyage and
the first installnlent may be expected
in an early issue.
Sunday afternoon Rev. DR.. +. B.
Greul, chairman of the Religious Com
mittee of the Bustins Island cottag-
ers' Association, delivered the weekly
sermon. His sermon was suggested
by that of DR.. Pidge last week and
was on the text 1--WE shall see Him."
The sermon elucidated in brilliant
NJ n mn hot
tain aspects Of this life and the life
beyond.
Those cottagers who have not been
attending these weekly services have
deprived themselves of very enjoy
able and beneficial part of the Bus
tins life. The attendance, while it
has averaged about the same as in
previous years, has seemed smaller,
owing to the larger capacity of the
new grove. The final service will be
held next Sunday if the day is fair.
Rev. DR.. Nicholas Wander Pyl of Ha-
verhiil will preach the sermon.
There are many who have heard
Dr. Wander Pyl at Bustins in past
years and others who have read his
articles in the religious and secular
press who will make it point to be
on hand to hear him. All are cordi-
ally invited. For the benefit of those
on other islands who may wish to
attend, it might be we'll to say that
the grove services are held from
to o'clock Sunday afternoons.
The special music at the service
last Sunday was a very enjoyable
violin solo by Mr.. Donald Hosmer.
Owing to the scarcity of water on
the lower end of the island the Board
of Overseers recently decided to en-
large, deepen and rebuild the old
lice house" well. Excavation has
been made through the thick layer
of clay chat covers that part of the
island anu the men have reached a
stratum of gravel which is yielding
plentiful supply of fine water. When
the well is completed it is hoped that
the water problem for that part of
Bustins will be solved.
This week a committee OF the
Board of Overseers of the Bustlns
Island Village corporation made
tour of inspection of the roads to
determine what repairs and improve
ments need to be made next spring.
The Board hope to be able to put
the west road in good condition next
year. The Board would welcome sug-
geStionS as to work or improvements
needed and all such suggestions will
receive careful consideration. The
plan Of the Board is to use the funds
at their disposal to the best advan-
i=age each year and gradually put
the whole island into good shape.
On Saturday evening the last of
the very enjoyable series of dances
was held at WILSON'S Hail." 1t was
we'll attended and at the close the
young people voiced their approval of
the entire series. These dances have
made it unnecessary for the young
folks to make long boat trips in the
evening to enjoy this healthful and
! popular recreation. They hope that
| n similar series will be given next
year.
Miss Sophia Fischer of Jamaica
Plain is visiting for a week Mrs
F. w. Mar at the Hochheim. Miss
Fischer is a successful teacher OF
drawing in the suburban district OF
Boston.
Miss Georgiana Sawyer of Haver
hill returned home after a pleasant
visit of two weeks with Mrs. SWEET
and her daughters.
Mr.. Robinson, better known to old
err cottagers as "Robbie" when hi
was in charge of Camp Wychmere OF
/ BuSt1nS SeVeral years ago, spent tues
day night at Bustins with sixteel
boys from his camp at Boothbay VIII,
were on their annual canoe trip t.
Bustins. After spending day a
Bustins and making pleasant i'm
preston, they started on their return
trip Wednesday afternoon. Ellis Val
: der Pyl, one OF the popular boys o
Bustins, returned with them to spen,
a week at their camp.
Mr.. Roy Stimson returned HON
the morning of the 10th, after a visi
Of couple Of days with the Abbo
boys of Liberty cottage.
Mrs. Mariba Rockwell spent las
week with Prof. and Mrs. Rockwell
at the new Soule cottage.
Professor Rockwell, the only repre-
sentative of the Bustins fleet of mc
tor boat owners, won the first priz
in class ] in the motor boat race