Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-17
OCEAN POINT
Mr. and Mrs.

| of HalloWell passed Sunday at Mr.
| Shows cottage near the steamboa
wharf.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Newbert and
| John Newbert occupied the Newber
| camp from Friday to Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. E. Wright anf
Miss Evelyn Wright Of Randolph
were week end visitors at the Point
MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth Foss ant
! child of Augusta were weekend
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Walker
at their cottage on the Shore Road
The Turner camp. "Idylease," was
occupied over Sunday by Mr.. anc
| Mrs. J. Henry Sturgis of Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stewart and
party of friends ;notored to the Point
| from Fairfield, Sunday, and are bust
| ly putting "The Villa" in condition
| for the summers business.
The Stanlev cottage is occupied
| this week by Mrs. Stanley and party
Of friends from Waterville. Mr.
Stanley and Lyle Stanley were at the
camp over Sunday.
Mrs. Lorenzo Fassett and Phyllis
| have arrived from their home in Leo
| minister, Mass, and are once more
at their cottage in Grimes Cove
| where they will remain throughout
| the summer months.
Walter Flagg and family drove to
| the Point, Monday, where Mr.. Flagg
| once again prepared to assume tie
duties of Postmaster. The postoffice
opened for the summer season on
| June Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yerrall. Senior
| and Miss owen are occupying the
| Yerrall cottage, having been driven
down from Springfield, Mass, by
| William Yerrall, who returned home
! last week, after passing several days
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Newbert -.
| tertained as guests at their camp
| over Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
| Byron and son, David, Of Augusta
| Mrs. Newbert, Mrs. Byron and David
are passing few days here this
| week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Georon Stickney mo-
| tored to the Point, Saturday, from
| Portland to get their cottage in read
| mess for the summer season. Mrs
! Stickney and her mother, Mrs. Ey er-
! EFT Mower of Arlington Mass, Wi
| occupy the camp during July and
August while Mr.. Stickney will pass
as much time here as his business
will permit.
The many friends here of Harvey
! Suite will be interested to learn Of
| his approaching marriage the latter
| part Of June to Miss Gertrude Pen
ney of Saugus, Mass. A portion OF
| the honeymoon rs expected to be
passed at the Suite cottage.
! The Budget cottage is once more
occupied by its owners who arrived
! last week for the summer, which they
| expect to pass here in its entirety
| except for occasional trips to the
j White Mountains where Mr.. Budgets
son has a summer home.
Mrs. c. F. Flynt is passing some
time IT her cottage, THE Breakers.
1t is understood that Mrs. Flynt has
been confined to the house by illness
| for the past few days and her many
friends join in wishing her a quick
| and complete recovery.
Burnham &c Brnham's store is
this year under the management OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Orvilla Burke of Booth
bay. Mr.. and Mrs. Burke have served
| in this capacity several other years
and are very popular among the
| Pointers.
Charley Libby has returned from
Cleveland, Ohio, where he passed the
winter. and is enjoying hard
earned vacation of three weeks al
/ the Point, in company with his dos
| Skipper.
Frank Tracy of Augusta has a
crew at work on a new garage for
| Mrs. +. S. Woodman. The two-car
garage which formerly occupied this
site has been moved by E. E. New
| bert to a location on Park street
near it's junction with the Shore
| Road, and will be used by him as a
| private garage.
Sunday found the Point looking
| very much like summer. Many cot
! tages were open and. the weather be
! ing glorious, numerous automobile
| parties drove in for the day. If such
| early indications can be relied upon
| it would seem that Ocean Point IS
due for a busy and prosperous sea-
son. The Casino, which several
times last year proved far too small
to comfortably accommodate the
gatherings therein, is being enlarged.
The structure has been sawed apart
just in front of the stage, moved
apart 20 feet and the space betxe m
has been finished to correspond with
the rest Of the building. This new
construction not only adds greatly
piazza fronting on the tennis courts
but incorporates a large kitchen for
the use Of the ladies of the Point.
The Casino is also being shingled and
within a few days work will begin on
the redecoration of the interior, an
elaboration of the beautiful color
scheme of last year which received
so much favorable comment. The
construction work on the Casino is
being done by c. E. HoXie, while the
decorations will be by Quimby's Art
Store OF Augusta, under the direction
CT J. Ralph Jackman.
The new tennis courts came
through the winter in good shape
and a week ago last Sunday the
tennis committee and helpers passed
the day rolling the courts, raking
them and preparing them for the