Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-23
BELGRADE LAKES
Belgrade Hotel Baseball Team
Meets First Defeat of the
Season at Hands of Nine
from Rangeley Lakes
LOCAL ITEMS, PERSONALS
AND THE CHATTER

The Belgrade Hotel baseball nina
met its first defeat of the season on
Friday afternoon at the hands Of the
Rangeley Lake House nine by the
score of to l. Belgrade took the
strongest lineup it could muster TO
,, Rangeley but met the stiffest, opposi-
ton it has thus far encountered ana
succumbed. The game was wone in the
eighth. With the score tied at ALL
| Rangeley punched their hits OF Orcutt
and put the game on ice with a sccrch@
ing three-bagger that sailed over Ber-
rvs head in center field. Harvey.
Charles and Berry hit the ball for safe
! hits early in the game and scored Bel<
grades only one.
The score:
Rangeley .......o 1 0 0 o 04x-5-6-0
Belgrade .........0 0 $1,000 0 0-l-4-1
Batteries: Lavelle and Smith: Or
cult and Charles.
The next game is scheduled for Sat-
urday. Aug. IS, with Pennington at
Belgrade Lakes.
A telegram received at the Belgrade
Hotel Saturday announces the fact
| that Francis j. Ouimet, Massachusetts,
famous golfer, accompanied by Noyes
and other top-notch amateurs. will ar
rive at the hotel this week and try the
local golf course. Ouimet expects to
get a good rest here before going to
Detroit to take part in a tournament
there.
Mrs. c. z. Tillson. wife of the local
garage owner, is suffering from brok-
| en- knee cap as result of an unfortu-
nate automobile accident last Sunday.
The exact nature OF the accident has
not been divulged, but it is thought
that the machine skidded and threw
| her violently against the side Of the
car Mr.. Tillson has experienced an un-
| lucky summer and has the sympathy
| of all for his misfortunes. Early in the
| season he lost one of his best cows by
sickness: about the middle OF July his
blacksmith shop and a huge pile Of
| lumber were destroyed by fire: and now
his wife is laid up with a painful in
jury.
Mrs. J. E. r CHM. Miss Martha CHM
and Master Everett CHM Of Winches-
! ter, Mass, are passing several weeks
as the guests of Mrs. Rufus L. Clark at
| Clarkscroft on Great lake.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Kelsey Of Dor
chester. Mass, are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs Russell Nash for several
weeks at "Pimkin Holler" on Great
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Ehlert Of Melrose.
Mass, stopped here Thursday Is the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L.
Kelley. They are touring Maine and
New Hampshire in their car. and ex-
pected to make the White Mountains
in one days journey.
The Rev z. A. White Of Glen Ridge.
n. J., is still the undisputed king
among Belgrade anglers. Last week IN
| company with DR.. Hartman. who II
stopping at the Belgrade. he decided
to try his luck in Lake Messalonskee.
A five-pound trout and a six-pound
salmon were the fish that they brought
back to incite the envy Of the local an
glers. OF course. the biggest ones got
away.
A party of girls from Camp Abena,
| journeyed to Augusta Thursday on
horseback. Riding seems TO be the
most popular sport at the camp and
W. H. Pollard. the riding master, u
kept busy instructing those girls who,
are anxious to acquire the art Anoth-a
| er party Of girls rode to Mount Philip
| Friday evening and passed the night tnl
the open. Next Tuesday 10 to be guest
day at the camp and the occasion VIII
be featured BY water sports. exhibitionI
canoe ard swimming races. and othset
| festivities. Guest day now takes theI
place Of the annual play which former.|
: ~ was the big day ct the ea9A