Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1915-09-02

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The ball was most brilliant mas
querade and the Misses Bird and Cobb
are still talking of the many wonder
full costumes they saw there.
The camp meeting of the Seventh
Day Adventis.s held at ,Foxcroft,
Maine has called away several of the
prominent natives of the island. A
mong those who are attending these
camp meetings are Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
! Bickford and family, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Griffin, Miss Chr.A..ae Over
and Mrs. G. H. Dyer, all of whom are
leaders In the church on the island.
Mrs. Sarah Merrill of Falmouth
Foreside, who has been the recent
guest OF her son, Mr. Leland Merrill
returned to her home on the main
land last week, having greatly enjoyed
every moment of her visit
| Mrs. l.. NJ. Leighton of Portland
Mrs. Marshall o. Leighton and her
daugher Helen of Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. Josiah H. Johnson and son
Richard of Portland are all guests of
| Mrs. Fred Johnson at Sunset cottage
on Sunset Road.
Miss Martha Miles, daughter of Mr..
GWllym Miles, grand opera singer of
note, has returned to her home, after
having spent few weeks as the guest
OF Mr.. Perley Pitkin at the cottage of
his family
Mr.. Herman Hopkins of Bryant's
POND, Maine, spent last Friday here as
the guest Of Miss Helen Benson at
The Beeches.
Mrs. G. B. Hill of Dedham, Mass, is
now visiting on the island. She is
spending few days as the guest of
her brother, Mr.. F. IB. E. Hill.
The engagement of Miss Ethel Nc
llroy OF Swampscott, Mass, to Mr..
Arthur Stricken of Brooklyn, N. Y,
mas recently been announced. She
mas been most cordially congratulated
| by her many friends here
A most brilliant affair was the re-
ception given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Gushing last Thursday evening.
"A large group of the natives met the
newly welded couple at the wharf
from the city and accompanied them to
Mr. Cushing's home where large and
Drllllant reception Gas given them
! MI. Gushing married Miss Morrison OF
Yarmouth, where they also were given
a cordial send off. Mr. and Mrs. Cush
ing will make their home on the North
End of Church Road.
The late inhabitants of Cav Dees
Inn" have now deserted their cottage
and left the island for their home. Mr..
and Mrs. King Mcfarland left last Fri
DAY for their home in WeStbrook,
! while their guests returned to their
homes, Miss Kate Hunter going to her
j nome in Cumberland and Mr.. Law
renee Lang going to Weymouth.
Mrs. S. "A. Davis of Church Road ex
poets her daughter, Miss Gertrude Cor.
nish, to arrive September the first to
J stay with her for the month of Sep
/ tember
me house-party who have been
! spending two weeks in the "Rancliffe.'
cottage on Church Road, returned last
week to their homes in Westbrook
Those of the party leaving we're, Mrs
Helen Greene and daughter, Miss Mil
dred Greene, Mr.. Guy Plummer. Miss
] Ella Sawyer and Mrs. Edward Axel-
sess. They greatly enjoyed their stay
, here spending much of their time
on the water. Their last trip was an
all-day motorboat sail to Orr's Island
/ and back
Miss Elizabeth Griffiths is entertain
Church Road, Mrs. w. E. Harmon, and
her daughters, Helen and Mary Har-
mon, who are visiting Miss Griffiths
for week or more.
Mr.. Harold Hubble and Mr.. Hamil-
| ton Raynor, both of New Rochelle, "
y, have been the recent guests of the
Misses Smith at the Kehoe cottage or
the Bluffs.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph F. Smith and
Mr.. Ralph H. SWEET have arrived or
the island. 1t is the intention of Mr.
and Mrs. Smith to remain on the is
| land through the month of September
If the weather permits.
Miss Ethel McIlroy of Swampscott
Mass, left "Wednesday for her home
Miss McIlroy has been visiting the
Misses Smith for over month and
has become converted into an enthusi-
asitc supporter of Cliff Island.
Mrs. Sarah Merrill and Mrs. Perley
Fish, both of Portland, Maine. have
been recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Leland Merrill at their house on Is.
land avenue.
A new specie of browntail has been
discovered by some Of the residents OF
the island, specimens of when are
, to be submitted to the State Bacteri-
ologist in Portland The natives are
much concerned and greatly fear that
great damage will be wrought by
them. .i. 'ra
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