Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-07-20

and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent
Eaton, who in previous years have
spent their summers here, were the
guests on Wednesday of Mrs. Haw-
klns. They returned Thursday to
tnelr new summer home on Great
Diamond Island. Mr.. Eaton and Mr..
Alan Cooke are now associated in
business IN Portland and will spend
their winter there.
Mr.. j. T. Hollis and family and Mr..
anu MIS-. +. f. Walsh, have now re-
turned 70 their homes in Belmont.
Mass. They enjoyed immensely their
stay at barrymore near the East
End where they remained for a little
over month.
MT. and Mrs. James McQuarrie and
family, all of Portland, have returned
to their home there.
MISS Julia Stenhouse and Miss Bet
ty Ingle, her guest for the summer.
have both returned to Holiday House,
the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stenhouse. They have been visiting
Mrs. Pattee in Castine, Me. and have
greatly enjoyed their stay away from
the island
MI. Harry L. Robinson has been
spending his two weeks vacation with
his wife at their cottage near Eastern
part of the week to Worcester. Mass.
where he will resume his business
Mr.. Robinson and wife have been on
the island for many summers and have
a great many friends among the mem
bers of the East End colony.
Mr.. Bicknell Hall, due to changes
at the Central Landing wharf, was
| recently placed there to straighten out
the affairs of the CaSco BAY and
Harpswell lines. Mr.. Hall last year
was the freight agent at Central
Landing, but this year is purse- on
the steamer Maquoit The manage
ment of the boat line have now re-
placed him as purser on the Maquoit
Miss Emily Chamberlain OF Spring
| field, Mass, is visiting Miss Hart
Lester Harris for two weeks. She
will leave for her home In Spring
| held soon. Miss Chamberlain was a
classmate of Miss Harris when they
| were in Smith college. They both
| belonging to the class of 1913.
Mrs. William Allen Harris arrived
at Noodle Head to join her family at
their summer residence here Mrs.
Harris has been in Springfield up to
the present time, but is now on the
island for the remainder of the sum-
mer. Mr.. William Allen Harris, Jr.,
Will spend part of his summer vaca-
| ton on a naval cruise prepared by
the government along the same lines
as the camp at Plattsburg. This
cruise begins in the middle of August
and extends for month. Mr.. Harris,
Jr., Will either leave Portland or Bos
ton on Aug. 18th.
L.. Miss Louise Gambill of Boston. Mrs.
"A. Gambill and daughters Eleanor
1 70 J.;
have returned to the Rufus Hamilton
house for their stay of the summers
duration. This is their second season
on Chebeague but already they have
many friends among the neighboring
! cottagers of their colony on the
North Shore.
Chebeague is not behind New Jer-
sey with it's man-eating sharks. We
have wild cats on the island so the
report is being circulated According
to rumor he was last seen near the
home of Mr.. Ephram Hamilton by
! Mr.. Hamilton himself. Several 9th
er people state that they have seen
an exceptionally large yellow cat with
! a fiat head and pointed ears Last
fall wild cat of this description
was seen on Littlejohns Island by
people living there. 1t is supposed
that the animal crossed over to Che
beague on the ice which freezes over
sufficiently in the winter for a horse
and wagon to travel on. The rumor
also says that this cat was seen in
the woods near the Massachusetts
colony in the early part of this sea-
son.
The Suburban club of Woodfords
was delightfully."- entertained last week
by Mrs. Nellie Hill at her home here.
The club came here for an all day
session and was much pleased with
the entertainment of their hostess
Among those present were Mrs. W.
A. Allen, Mrs. J. Boyman, Mrs. J..
Wright, Mrs. A. Smith, Mrs. E. Stu
art, Mrs. w. r. Read, Mrs. T. l..
Brewster, Mrs. r. Small. Mrs. A. Rob-
inson, Mrs. Clara Beal, Mrs. J. E..
Loud and children, Jerrold and Doris,
all of Woodfords, and the hostess,
Mrs. Nellie Hill. All enjoyed so very
much the good time here that it was
with great reluctance that they de-
parted for their different homes on
the afternoon boat to the city.
Miss May Crowder OF Norfolk, Va,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. o. Day,
at her cottage near Central Landing
The Red Dragon Gift Shop and Tea
Room is proving most popular. place
with the summer tourists Simmons
and Hammond's delicious ice cream is
served here. Plan to visit this at
tractive shop while on the island
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Roland B. French of
Wakefield, Mass, are occupying the
Fendessen cottage on the front shore.
The family were here last season and
purchased from Messrs. Fred G.. Ham
ilton and Henry w. Bowen about four
acres on the shore front 1t is the in
tention of Mr.. French to build fine
bungalow. The family will remain
until late in the season.
Mrs. Peter N. Popoff, accompanied
by her daughters, the Misses Claudia
and Olga and her sister, Miss Natalia
Mitropolsky, has taken the Hill home
stead for two weeks. Mrs. Popoff is