Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
aught a and a 8 pound trout this

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week.
The hotel season thus far has been
nuiet. but this is not to be taken as an
indication that the season is nacK-
ward one. The Belgrade has about
80 guests. the Central House ABOUT
is and the Red Oaks Lodge 10. Inc
percentage at the camp settlements is
about the same. 1t is hoped that the
August season will fulfill expectations
as that is usually the banner month OF
the Belgrade season.
At the summer camps conditions are
about the same. Camp Abena has 40
girls this year, which is not as large
as in some years, but Camp Runora
reports a good attendance. Camp Ken
nebec for boys at North Belgrade is
also we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Grotecloss of
New York, summer visitors at Bel
grade for many seasons, are at Little
fields for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus L. Clark and
family of Winchester, Mass, are at
Clarkscroft for their third season.
Miss Dorothy hampton of Washing
ton, D. c., Miss Ruth Selden, and Miss
Marion Schneider ofsDorchester, Mass.
are among the girls returning to Camp
Abena for another season.
H. E. Harnden is building a new
boat E. A. Bean has purchased H.
W. Golder's old steam yacht and
equipped it with gasoline motor.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Trowbridge of
Swampscott, Mass, and II. w. Colder
left for Boston in their machine by
way of the mountains Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Colder, their
daughter Beth and her husband and
child. with Mrs. Edith Burbank and
her daughter Emily Of Augusta, came
over from Augusta by machine to pass
the fourth with Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Colder.
Arthur Pray. motor boat doctor of
renown, is still on the Job despite re-
ports to the contrary.
Wallace Ham Of Swampscott, Mass,
| is visiting his mother in town.
Nellie Macie is stopping at Bayn-
tons for the summer.
d. c. Kelley Of Boston, an old Bel
grader, and now passing another sea :
| son here for the fishing, experienced
few mishaps during the past week
which will seem funnier to him when
! he gets back on the road for Dwinell
Wright & Co. next Geek.
Dell has motor boat with only one
thing the matter with it. 1t has a
way Of stopping when far from the
home roost but it rides the waves
nicely as it is a dory and DELI calls
/ it the Titanic" except when it re-
! fuses to mote" and then it is known
as "Raby Emma" and a few more.
Mr.. Kelley went to Great Meadow
stream in the Titanic" on fishing
trip with his friend Charles Cox the
other day The fish were biting pretty
we'll and all was contentment until
they lifted anchor to start for home
and the beans" Then the Titanic"
refused to he resurrected.
| They called her Baby Emma" and
rechristened. coaxed, cursed and plead
/ ed with her, but to no avail. So they
| got out the oars. pointed her nose due
west and for many a good hour they
did row, row. row" 1t is seven miles
TO "Punkin' Holler' from Great Mead :
, ow, and the Titanic" demonstrated
! too we'll that she was not like her
| namesake, but built for comfort, not
| for speed.
| On the way home. however, ID. c.
| caught a trout which helped to ease
that lame back a bit Arthur Pray,
motor boat doctor was called in and
| the Titanic" was made to pillow the
| waves once again. Mr.. Kelley cruised
| down Hersums cove to the mud flats
to rescue his wharf which had been
carried off by the gale the night he
fore He hitched a tow rope to the
cleat and performed the necessary OPP
erations for starting the engine. This
| time she started with a Jerk, however,
and threw Dell" overheard for
mud bath, without charge. Look for
the ad in tomorrow's paper-For sale,
| "the Titanic" Cheap