Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-30
ocean. POINT
Early Opening Marks Season.
Money for Roads - Much
Building Anticipated

The season is opening early at the
Point and already much activity is
in evidence. The country roads are
in unusually good condition and the
streets at the Point wintered well.
Quite a number of cottage owners
who We're here during the bliZZar5,
April 10Th and Goth, had their first
experience OF big snow storm at
the Shore. The deep snow made 1t
rather difficult for automobiles put
everybody was comfortable ana
made their way out after the storm
cleared, although the travelling was
very heavy. The blizzard left in It's
wake q spectacle of much beauty In
snow-covered landscape and forest.
Among those who are recorded as
early visitors to cottages are: Ernest
| l.. Goodspeed and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert A. Walker, DR.. and Mrs.
Oliver w. Turner, Mr.. Charles w.
Savage and family. Charles E. Muir
ply and friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
T.. Marston, Mr.. and Mrs. Sanger n.
Annis. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks New
bert, Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. NeWbert,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ID. Jennings and
| Harold Pierce end family.
TIL cottages are now connected
with electric current and the Booth
| bay Harbor Water System will sup
pIy water through it's mains within
| a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. s. Lyon have
opened their big cottage and are
here for the season.
Mrs. r. J. Martin with the chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Burleigh Mar
tin are at the Martin cottage for the
week.
The general store will he opened
for business June first with a large
stock of merchandise and daily SER
vice to the cottages.
The Boothbay and Boothbay Har-
Dor State road program is of vital
interest to every Ocean Pointer. the
town of Boothbay will have avail
able for this season $4,000 to be ex-
pended on the extension of the state
road towards the Point. This will
take the State road to within about
one and one-half miles of Ocean
Point cottages The town will also
have available in 1926 $4,000 which
sum will probably complete the State
highway. In addition the town OF
Boothbay Harbor will have joint
fund of $4,000 this year and w.
600 in 1926. Out of this sum 1t Is
planned to build a State aid road
from the Harbor to meet the state
aid road now built by the town OF
Boothbay. This means that within
two years there will be a standard
State aid road from Ocean Point to
| Boothbay Harbor.
1t Is expected that there will be
good deal of bidding at the Point this
season and this activity is already be-
gun /. Frank Stevens of Nashua, y.
H., manufacturer of the White Noun
| tain refrigerator, has eight lots and is
| building a large cottage at the corner
| of Spring and ocean streets nearly
| opposite the summer home of Harry
r. Lowell. Mrs. Everett W. Moore
| formerly of Augusta and now of Ar
| lington, Mass, has plans for cottage
on Beech street and expects to have
! 1t completed early in June. Mrs. Kid
der of Media, Pa. has bought lot and
expects to build a cottage late in the
season. Mr.. and Mrs. Benge of New
| York City are planning to build on q
frecently purchased lot near the new
cottage of DR.. oliver w. Turner. +
+. Newbert will probably build one OF
more cottages during the season.
The directors of the Ocean Point
| Association have voted to improve ano
equip children's Fairgrounds en- lane
owned by the association adjoining the
| tennis courts and the casino. 1t is
believed that this will be an attraction
| for families and small children. Parl
! seats will also be provided for those
! who care to watch the children al
| play. The board has also voted t.
make interior improvements to the Ca
sino. Two toilets will be added ant
the Casino decorated after the style o
the best dancing pavilions. Plans arr
also in progress for the installation OF
a moving picture program for TIVE
| nights in the week. Tennis courts viii
be put into first class condition ant
the surroundings improved and mad,
more attractive.
At its annual town meeting in Marcel
the town of Boothbay voted an appro
priation for street lights at the Point
Locations are being examined and i
| is now planned to install about 81
street lights, covering practically al
| locations where there are cottages ant
lighting the highways that come int
the Point.
The directors of the association are
| sending out literature to property own
ers and friends seeking to create al
Ocean Point Improvement fund. :
number of returns are already in hant
| and it is expected that quite a funt
| will thus be created and expended thi:
| season on public improvements. 1t i
thought that every cottage owner ant
every friend of Ocean Point will give
| a subscription to this fund.
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