Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-09-07
Bailey Island

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less than five boats from motor crl1is- ID
er size downward, with whicb-I>he finds
his time we'll employed, 1t is even
said by his friends tbStT the big COM
pressed air whistle (which he installed
at the water poTSfer house on the hill,
was concesSif4on to his own absorb
ton in hiss work at boat house or
boats, Which might allow the dinner
: - isdf to pass unnoticed except for the
whistles blast. A smaller whistle last
summer was so nearly like a fishing
smack's, which occasionally puts in
here, that it was deemed best by Mr..
Luckey to make a change, otherwise
some confusion in mealtime might re-
suit.
Musicians of prominence are annu.
ally finding Bailey to be the most sat
isfactory spot at which to spend the
summer months. Many of them have
been here this year and at a concert
of unusual merit, given at Cottage
Hall, Friday evening, a neat sum was
realized toward the expense of main.
tenance of the building Mr. r. Hunt
1ngton Woodman, the noted organist
and composer, Mrs. Woodman and
Miss Jocelyn Woodman, all of New
York; Prof. Frank Roger, .organist at
Albany, n. Y. and Miss Dorothy Law
ton of New York, gave delightful pi-
ano and vocal renditions. The affair
was private.
Mr.. Robert Dempster, the play
wright and actor, who has just had
the rare experience of three weeks on
a swordfshing vessel, off the Nova
Scotia coast, returned to the island
Saturday He sailed on the schooner
Edmund F. Black, which is expected
in at Boston shortly with her fare of
fish. In order to take the Nova Scotia
land trip, Mr.. Dempster returned to
Portland by rail.
The Misses Sauveur, who have a
cottage on Rock Point road, have held
an exhibit of knitted goods which are
to be sent to the French army.
AIS well that ends WE'LL One
day last week party of ladies and
gentlemen were prepared TO go to the
mackerel pound with Mr.. Elroy john
son. To reach Mr.. Johnson's motor
boat near the Mackere1 Cove float it
was necessary to step over a dory
that was nearly filled with water. The
first lady's success in reaching the
motor boat made the feat look very
trivial and the second one started out
IN good spirits, but alas, her foot
slipped causing her to receive an I'M
v,
witnesses expected the lady to return
to shore at least long enough to pro-
cure dry clothing but they were much
disappointed for she was too good a
sportslady to turn back after starting
out, and proceeded with the PARTY to
the mackerel pound, going home with
the others and finding herself none
the worse for her experience.
The Robinhood Inn will remain
open until Sept. 10, when Miss Julia
d. Massey, the proprietor, will go to
Syracuse. N. Y, the home OF her
nephew, Henisley B. Massey, before.
her return to the Divinity school at
Philadelphia. -
An unusually large gathering is ex.
pected at the Democratic rally at Ii
brary Hall tonight to hear the Hon
Richard Olney, congressman from
Massachusetts, and Harry e. Nixon.
ESQ.,, Of Portland, who will address
the meeting. Ex- Representative
Chas. 8. Thomas was responsible for
securing Congressman O1ney, who
will make but few speeches in Maine
During the ball game Monday
morning between Bailey and Harps-
well, Eugene Baker. summer resi-
dent of so. HarpswelI, was struck by
pitched ball and removed from tn.
neld UNCONSCIOUS. The ball was one
OF III. Elroy Johnson's hottest ones
and 1T hit Baker in the temple, caus-
ing what at first appeared to be a
serious injury. His mother was call
ed and local physician gave imme-
diate attendance on the injured play
er, who had been removed to the
home of Mr.. Addison G. Burnham.
Late Monay night the physician as
sured the family that no harmful re-
suits would ensue.