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‘Ofie Summer? Mr. MacDonald became Very ill efid wee obliged to cell a nurse; Miee May MaeDoneId9 whe was so well» liked that she was aeeoeiated with the family fer many yeareg travellixlg with them an their trips‘abroede Miss MacDonald later married Judge Neil MaeQuarrie9 Summereideg‘where she resided until her deatha
In 1899, M19 MacDonald decided ts emerge hie dwelling by adding a tinge The eontreeter at this time wee MoFoSehurman,Cempanyg while Samuel Arbing eenetrueted the huge fireplace of Island stone:
MISS MuWa e pezeoue . maid, Rose? wee e netive 0f Paris; she and William.Hughe39 the caretaker 0f the eetete, fell in lave and were marrieda They'eceupied the ca tage nearbye In the meantime; Miss Laura was merri ed to Prince Respiglioei fItely and Miss Helen te Count Murat ef Frances
Mr LecDorand passed away i. QI9IO at Long Beech? California, having bequeathed many mellfoue ta each grand» daughters as well as "DelvaysBwahenSee”o Mro Stalls, ex? eeutor of the will, was unfortunate ifi hie inyeetment;9 and practically all their holdings were loeta One of the Idea visits of any 0f the MacDonald familv was in 19155 ghee Prince and Prineeee Roepiglioei spent part 0:? that Summev at Dalvay~By~ThemSeew Because Of the war the ?rinee wee rem called to It 31y; an.d Princess Laurag‘not wishing her ehilm dren educated in Italy, returned to New Yerk. She again visited Cha;10+tetown.intI958e
As me one was interested in keeping up this pree perty3 Mia Hughee purchaeed it ve;j reasermbly; amd after three years, sold to William ORLeary9 Montreal; a brother of Bishop O'Le earyg who resided there duri Ing the Summer
Captain Edward Dio.ke was the next oceupe31t and in 1951 opened a firstnelass summer hotelo Eanover Her Geerge DeBlOie wae the next owner; who in turfi 8014 to the Federal Gavernmeut in 19380 It was to become one of the ehief at= tractions of the National Parke James MECFadyen. preeidefit 0f the North Shore Hetel Company, leased amd Operated this resort frem 1959 t0 the close of the 1946 eeaeem.
A few pieeee of furniture, used by the MaeDomeId family? still remaine In the reeept ion hall a e two sense tuary chairs, which had been in use in an old cathedral i3 Italya In the lounge'ream is a carved mahogany library table with glass sides? a solid mahogany table with beautia fully carved legs; a brass floor lamp with lantern effeetg trought from "Dalvey"s Cincinnati; and a bronze set of ends irons, imported frem New Orleans? but originally from Franeeo
Guests frem every state in the Unien and each Pro=