PEOPLE'S STEAMBOAT CO. ^MOVEMENT SOCIETY — THE MERRICONEAG HOUSE —1*80 or !30 0R6ANIZED AT HARPSWELL MEETS AT BAILEYS. • \ NEW LINE ELECTS OFFICERS. I SOUTH A COMMENDABLE WORK BEING Little of a Fnraace that AND Story APPLIES FOR CHARTER. ► DONE BY j COMMITTEES. HARPS WELL SAVES BIG MONEY Plans Made for Summer Being and Summer and Permanent Residents Co- MAINE. Winter Service to Casco Is- to Benefit ICH sum would Bay operating Island's High- yeu rather spend for yur winter lands. heating? Ways, Fire Protection, etc. An averaie furnace will eat up about $80 worth of anthra- In a month's time a W. W. TIBBETTS. new stearr-*• A meeting of the Improvement As- cite and warm an house in a line may be in Casco if eight-room moderate climate. It will running Bay sociation was held at the School house the plans of the on Manager. average less than $30 to pay for recently organized Bailey Island on Monday evening (heaptst slack, which, burned in the Line at Peoples Harpswell are p> r* to hear reports from several of the fected without The movemt delay. i.' committees on ways and means of fl- Enlarged and has been on foot for several weeks an>l ouring the cooperation of all the Is- newly furnished. PECK-WILLIAMSON a great deal of work * quiet has be« land in promoting the public affairs. Always the most done on many I a r islands. The final The Committee on Taxation. Bound- Popu H o t el UNDERFEED meeting was of aries In Casco FURNACE considerable intercfT and Roads reported that the most Bay. w ill heat u and was held at Seaside out in give ju»t clean and considerably Hall. OrrV pressing need of the Island in the mat- Right the more uniform. Island last ocean. 1A Carrying out the figure*, Thursday evening, at which ter of roads was felt in the Pasture, miles find that the officers were from Portland you')! every year you'll elected and organ- where there were many houses but no by ization at steamer. 15 papers applied for Augu?'J» public highways. A recommendation § Save to of Coal Bills The of miles Yx % capital stock the company will was made as to the most suitable lo- from be $5A.0fln with a Bru nswlck The Underfeed is a furnace which toon par value of $10. and i cation of the roads, and the associa- by it has been announced that one road. fmjs f%r tfse/f. Fed from below, with all fire or t«(i1 tion was urged to frame a petition rn smoke and fast steamers would be to Rates on appli- trp, gase* wasted in other fur- immediate!;* the selectmen of the township ask- cues are totally consumed in the Underfeed. cation. Thoacwho own an Underfeed declare it to he the BEST furnace on earth. We'd like to show t you some of the "boosts" given by tho« who know how much money the CndeHetd has saved for them. Peaks Island House Coll and 5c« This Furnacm MaromL RALPH E. HOWE. Mngr. Peaks Island, R. S. DAVIS CO. Cairo Bay. Me. COMPLETE HOMEFURNISHERS. Famous for years for its un- equalled 1 o c a tio n , liberal management and fine shore din- R. S. ners. Every- DAVIS CO. thing modern. Electric Portland's lights, Complete Homefurnishers steam heat, pri- vate dining Cor. £xchange and Federal Sts. rocms, etc. Ac- commodates 500. F. £. HASKELL, Treasurer* Rates, book- lets and floor W. L. on PURINGTON, CHARLES S. THOMAS. plans appli- One of Promoters of cation* The Big Store with small profits People's Line. Pros, of Improvement Society. procured and if i>ossible the line for the would ing construction and mainten- Weymouth. Mass.; Miss I.ida Draper, begin o|K-rations in two CHARITY WHIST. months »-r ance of these roads. The township Boston: Mrs. A. L. Porter. Brock- less, giving; winter and summer ser- should also be asked to lay out a ton. .Mass.; Mrs. E. H. Talbot and vice. MR. AND MRS. H. C. NEEDHAM public right of way along the ocean Miss Ethel Talbot. Dorchester: Mrs. The officers elected front Thursday were by the Giant's Stairway and the ENTERTAIN FRIENDS TUES- H. S. Peare. New York; Mrs. M. as follows: C. Pinnacle, thereby securing for all on DAY AFTERNOON. Perkins and Mrs. H. C. Needham, Dr. I^eon I,. Hale. the IRA f. Chebeague. presi- Island the right to enjoy these Hudson. Mass.: Miss Priscilla Lane. & dent; (LARK natural beauties CO. of the The The place. Progressive Whist Party in Aid of gentlemen's first prize, a John E. Osborne. Orr's treas- committee is of leather Island, composed Messrs. Park Fund. pocketbook and card case, was urere; Wm. D. Smith. C. M. Clary. Hudson awarded to Mr. C. D. Bates, with 31 John B. Kehoe. Orr. The beautiful summer Portland, clerk: Elisha Leeman. and John F. home of Mr. l*>ints. while Mrs. H. S. Peare with Directors: Dr. Leon I* Gulliver. and Mrs. H. C. Needham Hale. Che- of Hudson. 32 points, won the ladies' first prize, beague: John E. The Mass located at the east Osborne. Henry Al- Committee on Fire Protection end of a cluny lace doily. Dr. J. H. iJbby len. Orr's Island: Almon A. that Chebeague Island, was the scene Quimby. rej»orted arrangements had been of won a l»ox of candy as a second prize, Chebeague: made for a a William Lb Purington. demonstration of the effi- very pretty progressive whist party with a s< «>r<- of 2K. and for the ladies' South Portland. To of and sale One Price these will be ciency chemical fire extinguishers candy Tuesday afternoon in second. Mrs. Frederick Lane and Mi*s Cash. added Lendall M. on aid of the York and Everett Pebbly Beach on Tuesday even- Chebeague Park Fund, of KNif Litchfield were tied at 23. Mrs. Spot E. Sinnett of Bailev which Mr. It Island and Thom- ing. was recommended that the Needhani is the prime- I^ane chose a work basket, and Miss •Af. of mover. he Flaherty Cliff Island. householders either purchase small being president of the asso- Litchfield took a sugar bowl and Early in the ciation. The evening there was a extinguishers or form groups of three Needhams have always creamer. A handsome Dresden china mass meeting at which about or four and been noted for their 100 were that each group purchase hospitality and sugar bowl and creamer donated by present and when It was a small willingness to Clothiers, Hatters, asked how extinguisher. A volunteer promote any cause that R. S. Davis Co.. of Portland, was many of these would tends to benefit support the line fire department should then be organ- the island's welfare. awarded to Mr. John S. Crowley of all were said to have stood ized to The guests were bidden to up. It flght any large conflagration arrive at Beverly. Mass. The candy met with a has been announced that 3 p. m. and at that the sale of by collecting the small extinguishers. hour all were 'n ready sale and many thanks are due stock has been a excellent and that When cottages are closed at the attendance for delightful afternoon's Arthur Hamilton and H. L. Thomp- shares unsold are end Furnishers, readily disposed of of the summer, the extinguisher*, enjoyment and social chat. There son for their gift of materials for as the instead were five tables company propose to run safe, of being emptied, could be as- In play, the following candy, as well as those who donated fast and comfortable sembled at In boats between points to be designated by being attendance: Mrs. Frederick candy. Among those who gave every island below the prizes I,ong and as far department where they would not Lane. Maiden, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. for the whist were Messrs. Crowley as Orr's. making the freeze and / necessary num- would be available for fight- George F. Taft and daughter. Miss and I.unt of the Breeze and Mrs. H. ber of round to ing Are which Helen trips Portland dally. any might occur. The Taft. Allston. Mass.; Mrs. W. C. Needham. v Three It also has been said that committee Is A. Floors, 26 and 28 Monument freight rates composed of Messrs. L. White. Roxbury; Mrs. George R. The function was a glorious one,< Sq. would be cut and re- M. York. John F. Faucett. passenger fares Gulliver. C. W. Stamford, Conn.; Dr. and and fortunate were they who were in duced. the line run E. S. J. H. belntr to accommo- Clary. I^eeman. Walter E. John- Mrs. l.lbby. Miss Elsie Litch- attendance. The sum of was date the $17.'*) people of the Ix»wer Bay and son and D. P. Sinnett. field. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bates. East realized. giving best possible service at rate* i nc lommtttee on Membership re- sufficient Tolman, Bradford Furniture only to par dividends on the l>orted that 115 membpr* hart been ae- Co., capital of the company. <urert during the week, and that much 17 and The new of ITI-2 Preble St. company will have to char- approval the work and plan* of Cdgar H. Fain*. Proprietor. ter Its the in steamers at first with the op- association hart been expressed by Dealers tion of Oboboague Maine. buying If are those who have The commit Island., they satisfactory joined. W New and or In cas*» tee Open Jane to Sept.