Summary
September’s social notes report two small community activities: the Foggs hosted a christening for a new dock across from McDonough’s store, and Owen Boyle and Bussy LaFreniere supplied 23 large watermelons for children at three ball games.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper does not identify the dock’s builder or legal name and does not provide attendance or accounting records for either activity.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 1961, “Social Notes.”Reports the Foggs inviting islanders to christen their new dock across from McDonough's store and Owen Boyle and Bussy LaFreniere supplying 23 approximately 20-pound watermelons for children at three ball games. It does not identify the dock, give a construction record, or provide a complete attendance or delivery record.