Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-07
Squirrel ISLAND
Members of Squirrel Island
Band - First Hop of Season
Wednesday Evening - Ladies
Work for Red Cross Benefit

The cottagers have been rapidly nocK-
ing to this resort during the past week.
so that at the present time 50. or pracu-
calv two-thirds Of the cottages on the
island. are open.
Mrs. Arthur McCiraw and son, Arthur
McGraw. of Detroit, Mich. have opened
their cottage on the south shore for the
season.
Mrs Walter Emerson of Boston and
Miss Alice Emerson, formerly OF OAK
land but now of Atlanta, Ga, are occu-
nving the Emerson cottage on Park ROW
for the rer ainder OF the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. EdwarT 7. Ward and
Madam Ward. all of Newark, \. j., are
occupying Happedaise cottage on Spring
Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs George A. sayward OF
Winchester, Mass. have arrived at ther
cottage.
Hert II. Dingley of Lewiston joined his
family at Dingley Dell for the holiday
Mrs. Arthur Edwards and son, arthur
Edwards of Chicago, have opened the
Edwards cottage on the south shore
Mrs. Charles Pettengill and chN'.ren OF
Augusta are occupying their cottage on
the west shore
Mrs. Prescott Warren, her daughters,
Misses Marjorie and Frances Warren, and
son. Stanley Warren, of Newton Mass,
have opened their cottage for the sum-
mer,
Miss Sarah Adams of Groveland' Mass
has Joined her family at Rocky Cove cot
tage,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchins Of Maiden,
Mass. are guests Of Mrs. Hutchins' aunt,
Miss Perkins, at the Perkins cottage
ATTY. Clifton G. Bull and daughter,
Miss Harriet Bull. of Yonkers, \. y,
have Joined their" family at the Fisher
cottage and will remain here for the rest
of the season.
Lawrence c. Bowers Of Brookline,
Mass. and Arthur A. Jones Of Cam
bridge. Mass, are among the late ar
rivals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bacchus and
daughters. Mary and Ruth Bacchus, or
Wilmington. Del. are occupying their
cottage on Spring Cove for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lintner and
family of Shawmut, \. j.. have opened
their cottage on the South Shore for
the season.
Miss Abby Hall Of Lewiston is the
guest OF Mrs. Colby at her cottage.
Attorney Charles Pettensill of Au
gusta joined his family for the week
end and holiday
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bracewell of
North Adams. Mass. have arrived at
their cottage and viii remain here for
the summer.
Charles Whiting and family of New
York city have opened their cottage for
the season.
Commencing with oMnday July .,
the Squirrel Island library is to be
open every day excepting Sundays
from 10 to II A. NJ. and from until
p. NJ. Miss Helen Butterfield of Wa
terville is in temporary charge of the
library.
The Stanley speed boat Empress"
has put on war paint having been ac-
cepted by the government for patrol
work.
Frank H. Davidson of Brookline,
Mass. has just received from the
builders. his new motor boat, Rox Rob
~ HIS Doct Is % letl long ana is OF
a beautiful design with cedar planking
and mahogany tin1bers and finish She
has engines of high horsepower and is
undoubtedly very fast. She is credit
to her builders. Hodgedon Bros. of
East Boothbay.
The Squirrel Island orchestra is COM
posed for this season as follows: Miss
Florence Hayes. pianist: Arthur A.
Jones, violinist. and Lawrence c. Bow
ers. drums. and quite a variety of other
instruments.
Roy Grant OF Lewiston has charge
OF the Casino for the summer
The first hop of the season was held
at the Casino Wednesday evening. The
Squirrel Island orchestra furnished ex-
cellent music. Twenty couples enjoyed
the evening greatly. -
Charles Boswell of Newton, Mass,