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rABLIftHED) VOL. XII. NO. 8. AS 1901. f THURSDAY, JULY 4. 1912. IKOXD I PORTLAND, MAINE, IUTUIDCLAM MAIL If ATT EM. | PRICE FIVE CENTS. \J^HY dread your work in the kitchen this hot Nearly Completed. Cliff Island. summer can a— fraka Aslant) when you NEW ^ouh^ buy AT BRIDGE LITTLEJOHN8 LIVELY SUMMER SEASON IN ISLAND. PR0GRES8 AT THIS I8LAND. Halptj t Sotnt, tfUraagtr Old Replaces Structure Carried Away Many Cottages Filled and New Arrtv- Ice Last Island Florence-Automatic by Winter. ale Daily. Jfrakfl (Caaro 9ag. Maine Work is nearing completion on the On Friday Mr. and .Mrs. C. \V. new Knight Blue bridge which is being constructed reopened their island home "Casco" Flame Oil Stove acrcss the narrows AMOUS for between Little- fur the summer months. Many im- FT years john's and Cousins 'islands. For a Which will do better work than can provements have been made on the your number of season* the for its range pos- old bridge cottage so It now stands more attrac- unequalled sible do. and more as costs which stood on the same location was tive than ever economically, it less than and promises to be in an unsafe condition for the the scene location, liberal man- a cent hour for each burner. passage of many social aflairs during per of and it heavy vehicles: had been the summer. Mr. Knight is well a of and fine shore only question time before the known in business, as the New agement much and Eng- repaired dilapidated struc- land representee of the Fuchs & ture would have to be a dinners. replaced by Lrng manufacturing company of Bos- Everything heavier and one. stronger ton. dealers in printing supplies. modern. The matter was brought to a head Electric Mrs. It. -Berle and from sooner than may have been anticipat- family, Brooklyi., X. i Y., are recent arrivals steam ed. when the heavy ice of last winter lights, heat, pri- ai.d are occupying one of H. P. Cobb's carried away the last remnants of the cottage* oif the Ncrtli shore. This vate olu bridge. As there is considerable is dining rooms, etc. Mrs. Berle> seventh season at Clift t-avel between the two islands, due island and will be later to the fact that the residents of Little- iffe joined In Accomodates 500- the season by Mr. Berle. He is con- Johns are accustomed to cross to Cous- sulting doing a large amount ins and frequently for many purposes, engineer. Rates, booklets and of work for *the government. floor the lack of a public means of commun- On ication has caused much inconveni- Friday the •"Ledges" was occu- plans on application. pied for the lommer ence to the early season visitors, so by Mr. and Mrs. FIske of this new bridge will be much appre- George Aubumdale. Mass., ciated. who are the proud possessors of this beautiful island Work on the new structure was home. Later their daughter, Mrs. Bacon will commenced June sixth and according join them shoe and fot a of some weeks. FNFIUADK'C rubber to present plans should be finished stay crccmflKiv J REPAIR next week. The contract was let by Mr. A. P.. Scull and family of West SHOPS the town of Yarmouth, in whose Bethlehem. Pa., arrived terri- Wednesday UPTOWN PLACE DOWNTOWN PLACE both islands for tory lie. to the Bennett evening their seventh season at CONGRESS TeWphonw. QPP. Cliff 8Q. CITY MALL Contracting Corporation of Portland, island. The family are very pop- — who have had much experience in ular with the summer visitors who Special Attention Our "Uptown" is equipped with work of this nature. The price named are more than pleased to see them neat and clean Waiting Parlors. Parcels checked free. in the accepted bid was thirty-seven here again.* hundred dollars, and the contractors •Mr. E. F. Bailey arrived Wednesday have until August first to complete to spend the summer here as usual. His McKeene cottage on Woodland road teen renovated and th« job. popular cottages are already en- completely newly again this summer. Mr. Gilcrest is furnished for WE ARE PORTLAND AGENTS The bridge will measure 610 feet in gaged until well into the fall. The housekeeping, so it is a artist of now with a road-bed twelve feet is landscape exceptional abil- a more attractive summer resl- length "Overlook'*, 'cottage occupied as ity. those who saw his paintings of dence than ever. Mr. Black wide. The flooring is carried on piles through by Mr. Fardy and fam- is an il- July scenes through the Bay will lustrator for books of driven into the mud seventeen feet ily of Mass., while the "Bay testify. Action and mag- Aubern, Hit studio is situated in New York. ainzes his work avart and will clear the mean high Cliff" la occupied by Mr. John Win-, being familiar, es- Mr. and to the tide level by a space of seven feet. ship and frailly of Cumberland Mills. Mrs. Collie Marr of Port- pecially readers of "Harper's." land. a few Among other contracts which have !:i the Braflkfett cottage will be Mr. spent days here last Mr. Robert A. Xeely and family of S. been carried out the Bennett and Mrs. of week. They prepared their for Pa., have R. DAVIS by Con- Cpostas Somerville. Mass.. camp Germantown. taken the the Complete CO., tracting Corporation recently have who. bavins "been here before, have coming of -Mrs. Marr's mother, Chandler cottage, near Sunset House Homefurnish^rs, b«en Mrs. Anna Woods who with for the work of repairing Portland mtny friends among the summer her two the season. Mr. Neely is one of Corner And grandchildren will Exchange Federal Sts., Pier and the wharf used by the Casco colony. JFiv spend the vacation Philadelphia's largest and most suc- F. at as summer residents on this cessful real E. President. Bay Steamboat Co. Cliff island. Mrs. A. D. of island, estate operators. In for- HASKELL, ^Chandler Reading. the They have also constructed the wharf gem of Casco Bay. mer years the have chosen Mass.. openqd her summer home on family At- at Cumberland Foreside. Mr. and Mrs. lantic City for their summer Sunse^-Bc "Si Friday. Her daughter. George W. Kimball outings, entertained as but this Mn;<- with Mr. &o?rd-j guests during the past year having been attracted by Mt. and favorable man accompanied her and it is w>ek. Mir. Eugene Savage of many reports of Cisco Bay Melrose on thtf of First Season Dance. hoped will stay until September. Highlands, Mass., at their part friends decided to by' jolly summer home on Sunset road. this more rugged location for their Mr. and Mrs. I. F. McCormick and • Their vacation. AT PEAKS ISLAND HOUSE LAST their two children from Roxbury. many friends are glad to note are that Mr. and Mrs. Peter Friday Mrs. W. A. Black of FRIDAY A NOTABLE EVENT. In the Herbert rushing cottage Maasbyll with Maiden, their two with her two arrived SPECIAL AT TALBOTS Through July. They have as their daughters. Miss Edna and children, to Thelma. of are spend the month here. Mr. Many Guests Now the Hotel guest. Mrs. McCormick's mother. Mrs. Westbrook. again sum- Black who Making here. is a furniture Their Home. Jchn Putnam of Washington. Mr. mering I-ast year they entered prominent dealer in Mai- den. will McCormick has been until actively into the socialities and gayety join his family the last two One very noticeable which is recently the weeks in thing a teacher in the Boston I^itin Of cottagers and gave much plea- July. evident to one who school, THIS keejw in touch but is now an pure by their and All WEEK at spontane- instructor the Col- affability good Cliff island fans'' will be with the register at the Peaks Island ous lege of the City of New York. good humor. interested to know that Mr. C. M. House. is the constant recurrence, Mr. and Mrs. Rankin and Mrs. F. Cobb has the 25 Pants worth season Mrs. Wm. Chapin are now Joseph J. materially strengthened pair Outing $3.50 $2.45 after season, of the sante island installed in their little Brewer of the "Redfern" cottage en- team by securing Mr. Pete Glb- namt's, not in the transient but as cozy bunga- list, a scn of X. low near Church road, that was built joyed delightful time last Thursday. Concord. H., to cover the Khaki Pants 95c and regular guests. If. as occaslonally The ladies difficult 69c, $1.45 by them this It is one of the took the morning steamer position of short stop for the happens. a party is absent one sea- spring. most attractive in fiie to Harpswell where an t-eason. The chances of landing a son—trying other resorts—the follow- Bay and is sure appetizing 12 made to be a source of *hore dinner was followed a long place high up in the Casco Bay League Outing Suits, in our own ing year brings about their return and great pleasure to by them for many Mr. drive through the woods. They re- wem good and with a little effort Tailor's to retail for never seems to fail. The charm of years. Chapin is Shop $12.50 head of the commercial turned to Cliff island on the this can be done with every one back- the place stays with them. department of evening the Portland boat and the ladies have much ing. $9.45 The of the interior of High school.