Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-07-03
SQUIRREL ISLAND

with July comes added activity
down here. Doane Arnold. the care
taker of the tennis courts. arrived
here Thursday, so we snaii no"
have to pay for the privilege OF play
ing tennis. The Spa, or Tea Shop' Is
now oten and with an almost over
adequate supply of fancy goods ant.
pifts-you know, the useless klnd we
are swamped with at Christmas. Inc
indian Tent, which actually is no
longer a tent but wooden structure,
Is opened, and this, too, mas suPplS
Of baskets, boxes, napkin rings pm
cushions, little wind mills ana Wnal
nots, the adequacy Of which reVeals
the proprietor's optimism IN fesalua
10 business. And the diving hoat
has RECENTLY been put in Spring
Cove. that those who take to the
frigidity Of the Atlantic may better
enioy themselves. The sea weed mas
also been removed from the peacf'
SO that those who do not take TO the
Atlantic, but who Iil,a Bathing SUITS,
sand and sunshine may lounge
around on the beach and get sun
burn. The first crop of hay has been
cut and taken in from the field-we
get three mails a day now G0.30 and
11.30 A. NJ, and 430 p. Nd whlch
fact at least gets our spirit OF nope
fulness and anticipation keyed up 10
fever pitch, only to result In an
empty letter box when the mall Is
all "out." The library Is open Tor n
while in the evening now-the Mel
lie G. is on its fast schedule ana the
sun shines warmer every day.
Manson Gordon, well-known, Of Au-
gusta, is to pass the summer here.
He is night clerk at the Inn.
President of the Squirrel Island
Village Corporation, Henry h. FaXon
and Mrs. Faxon, arrived here We'd
nesday, to occupy their cottage for
the sumner. Their daughter. Mrs.
Lemuel Bannister is here also, 10
pass the summer with them
Miss Edith Hooe, who attended
the Viles- Bond wedding in Augusta
Wednesday, returned to the island
Thursday with Miss Rachel Darling
of Gardiner.
Mrs. Frank Hanson arrived We'd
nesday to open UP her cottage for
the summer.
Major General James Gardiner
White Of Boston has arrived and is
occupying the Sayward cottage
which he bought this spring from
the Sayward estate.
Prof. and Mrs. Roscoe B. Ham Of
Brunswick are here for an indefinite
stay in their cottage on the south
shore. Mrs. Ham while visiting her
son, Edward, in England, last win
ter was taken sick practically the
same day she arrived. AS a result
she had to eturn home. Edward,
who is studying there, will probably
not return until next summer.
Mrs. George Paine Of Waterville
came down for q weeks stay in her
cottage. Thursday she was joined
by Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Paine Of the
same city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Vorster Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, arrived here We'd
nesday to stay at the hotel until the
middle of September. Their son,
Arnold, who is now a senior at Yale,
plans to be with them here for Fete
Week. Incidentally, il is impossible
to make reservations at the inn for
this week in August as they are al
ready filed up.
Mrs. William Foss and twin grand
daughters, Virginia and Elizabeth
Kustser, all of Grand Rapids. Mich,
arrived here Wednesday to pass the
summer in the Foss cottage. They
are to be joined later by Mr.. and
Mrs. Kustrer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hobson of
New York returned recently from an
extended stay in Boston, where they
witnessed the Harvard commence
ment exercises.
Mrs. Charles Dilloway and her
daughter. Mrs. Warren Ayres, of
Monte Claire, are now here for the
summer, staying in the Ayres cot
tage.
The Casino opened Saturday
night for a dance. The orchestra is
here and raring to 90. From now on,
every Tuesday evening in the Casino
there is to be a bridge party with
prizes to the winners and runners
up. Both of these Casino activities
are under the auspices of the Ladies
Improvement Association.