110 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 10, 1911from the Mathews Journal
A merry party of young folks fared forth from Port Haywood on Tuesday night bound to the Bethel Bay Shore. An immense wagon especially constructed for such occasions furnished the conveyance and was drawn by three mules and one horse who, outside of occasional digressions, ambled amiably along. The ladies were charming, the night beautiful, the scenery at the beach imposing, the repast delightful and each member of the party feels indebted to their host, Sands Smith Jr., for a most pleasant evening.

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Aug. 11, 1921from the Gloucester Gazette
Bathing parties have been quite the vogue this summer. Last Sunday twenty-one people left Edgewater wharf and went in swim...