Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
SQUIRREL ISLAND
Summer Gayeties Begin-Large
Number of New Corners
Changes and Repairs on
the Island Chapel-the
Latest Arrivals

| Squirrel Island, Me, July 7.-(Spe-
cial)-ln spite Of the Indictment wealth
er Of the past few days there has been
4 large number of people added each
day to the summer population of this
colony. The boats touching here on
FRIDAY and Saturday Of last week
were crowded.
| summer gayeties have commenced;
Bridge parties are in vogue and the
flrst hop Of the season was held Satur
day night at the Casino, with a good
attendance. Excellent music was
furnished by the Squirrel Island or
chestra. including Miss Florence
Hayes of Cambridge, Mass, piano;
Mr.. Arthur Jones, Boston. violin. and
MI. Stewart Of Houston, Texas, drums.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Boutelle and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Boutelle of
Watervliie have arrived and are
again occupying the Davenport cot
tage on the South shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Brown
I Chestnut Hill. Mass, have opened
! Woodland cottage on the South shore
for the season.
". boGCIIUS, w ltmlnCtOn
Del, has joined his family here for !
short sojourn.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah S. Maxcv
/ Gardiner, are occupying the Maxcy
cottage.
Charles r. Whiting of New York
City has opened his cottage for the
! season.
! MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Sewau and
daughter. Miss Hulda Sewall of Au-
! susta are occupying the Hall cottage
on the South shore.
! Miss Alice L. Willoughv has arrived
and IS a guest at the Stanwood cor
/ tage.
Mrs. S. K. Smith and daughters
Miss Bessie Smith and Miss Jennie
Smith of Waterville are occupvinp
their cottage for the remainder of the
summer.
George H. Litner and family of
/ summit, n. j.. have opened their cot
tage on the South shore for the sea-
son.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Of New York
/ City are guests at the Lauriat COT
/ tage.
s. S. Randall and family Of Au-
gusta are here at the Randall cottage
/ for short sojourn.
! Prof. and Mrs. Ballard, Lewiston,
are occupying the Bracewell cottage.
Rev. Charles T. Morgan, D. D., and
Mrs. Morgan Of Bradford, Mass. are at
the Emerson cottage for the season.
R. w. Hustled, Washington, D. c.,
| has arrived and is the guest of friends
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Jones, Bethel,
/ Conn. are occupying the Little cot
tage for the season.
| Mrs. Arthur McGraw and son Ar
thur McGraw Of Detroit, Mich, have
arrived and are again occupying the
| Dingley cottage on the South shore.
Alton Grant, Lewiston, IS again in
| charge Of the Casino.
Mrs. George w. Holden and son,
Hurlburt Holden of Springfield, Mass,
have opened their Sweetbriar cottage
for the season.
Rev. and Mrs. George S. Dickerman,
New Haven, Conn.,. have arrived at
the Dickerman cottage.
Judge Bingham and family Of Man
chester, n. H.. are occupying the
Proctor cottage on the South shore
this season. Judge Bingham Is on
the federal court bench.
Mrs. Sarah B. Thompson hax opened
her cottage for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Ward and
daughter, Miss Margaret Ward and
Madam Ward Of Newark, N. j., are
again occupying Happedaise cottage.
The changes and repairs to the
Island chapel are now commpleted. A
new spire has been built and a new
portico at the front Of the church has
been added. These changes with a
new roof with much lower caves and
still other changes have given the
building quite new appearance. The
architect in charge Of the work en-
deavored to harmonic the contour of
this building, SO far as was possible.
with the nearby library and Casino
buildings.
The opening service at the chapel
was conducted Sunday morning by
Rev. R S. Colwell, D. D., Of Dennison
University, Granville, Ohio. The
musical service was under the direc-
ton Of Miss Ellen D. Spaulding Of
Hallowell.
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