MANCHESTER SECTION 
Friday, January 1, 1915. 
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stanley and 
young child spent Christmas in towa 
with Mr. Stanley’s parents on School 
St. 
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mackin and 
their son, Clarence Mackin, returned 
Sunday from a brief visit with 
friends in Hudson. 
The Priscilla club held its annual 
Christmas tree at the home of Mrs. 
Jacob W. Lee, Monday evening. The 
meeting was very pleasant and all had 
a most enjoyable time. 
Mr. and Mrs. David Cobb and their 
little daughter, Barbara, returned to 
Boston Saturday after a Christmas 
visit with Mrs. Cobb’s parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. Benjamin Foster, Central 
mStreet, 
Miss Princie Dodge is returning to 
York Harbor, Me., the first of next 
week, after spending the holidays 
with her mother, School st. Miss 
Dodge has charge of the Commercial 
department in the High school at that 
place. 
The contract for printing the town 
reports have been awarded to Harry E. 
Slade. Bids were opened at the meet- 
ing of the board of selectmen Tues- 
day evening, and were as follows: 
Manchester Printing Co. (H. E. 
Slade), $1.60 per page; North Shore 
Breeze (J. A. Lodge), $1.70; Man- 
chester .Cricket (I. M. Marshall) 
$1.71 plus double rate for all tabular 
pages in excess of five. . Mr. Slade 
has given the work over to the Bev- 
erly Printing Co. to do. 
One of the most useful holiday 
gifts given out this year by a local 
concern is a nickel plated brush-broom 
holder given by John F. Scott, the 
Postoffice block plumber, to his pat- 
rons. Mr. Scott very wisely selected 
this useful remembrance instead of a 
calendar which he has been in the 
habit of giving away every Christmas. 
In giving the list of organizations 
taking part in the Christmas Eve pro- 
cession in last week’s issue, the Kings 
Daughters was listed as being associ- 
ated with the Baptist church. As a 
matter of fact the society is non-sec- 
tarian, and as such has been doing 
much good, in a quiet way, along 
charitable lines, since its organization 
in 1880. 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Standley 
spent Christmas in Beverly Farms. 
Miss Ruth Baker has the position 
of relief operator at the Manchester 
exchange for the winter. 
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Knoerr gave a 
New Year’s party at their new home 
on Schoollst, lastcevenings il here 
were tables for twenty-four at whist. 
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac M. Marshall, 
Miss Dora Marshall and Mr. N. C. 
Marshall spent Christmas in Annis- 
quam with Mrs. Marshall’s relatives. 
Night Patrolman Thomas Sheehan 
has been off duty the past few days, 
owing to an injury to his back while 
moving a piano at his home on Tap- 
pan st. 
Mr. and Mrs. James Slattery (Min- 
nie Leary) and child of Salem were 
guests of Mrs. Slattery’s parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. Joseph P. Leary, Tappan 
street, over Christmas. 
The second lecture in ithe course on 
current events by Miss Cole will be 
given in the Congl. chapel, Monday 
evening, Jan 4, at 7.45. These lec- 
tures are under the direction of the 
Manchester Woman’s club. 
Arthur J. Lodge came home from 
Lewiston, Me., where he has a posi- 
tion with an automobile concern, to 
spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. Mark Lodge, Pine st. 
Beginning with the new year Town 
Treasurer Stanley is inaugurating a 
new system in paying the town bilis 
and pay-rolls in all departments; new 
to this extent, that everything is paid 
by check. The presence of a bank in 
town makes this plan feasible. 
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Smith, 
who have had the Lewis Morgan cot- 
tage at the corner of School and 
Pleasant streets for the last few years, 
have moved into the Gorman house 
on Central ‘stréet)) SeMirgeanderlins: 
Clair Peters and family are to have 
the Morgan house. 
Mrs. A. G. Warner, while on her 
way to pay a holiday visit, fell in the 
Salem station, breaking her glasses 
and inflicting cuts about the eye. A 
number of stitches were taken by a 
physician, who was summoned, and 
although Mrs. Warner was confined 
to the house for a few days, her con- 
dition is not serious now. 
WILLMONTON’S AGENCY 
Real Estate and Insarance of .All Kinds 
School and Union Sts., Manchester ~: Old South Bidg., Boston 
William J. Lethbridge, foreman of 
the Manchester Water Department, 
is taking his annual ten days’ vaca- 
tion. 
John Gregory is visiting relatives 
at Ludlow. Mr. Gregory makes his 
home with his daughter, Mrs. E. J. 
Semons, Pine st. 
Rev. and Mrs. Chas.,Al Hatehere= 
turned last evening from a week’s 
visit to Mr. Hatch’s former home in 
St. Alban’s, Vt. 
Mrs. F. E. Thissell and daughter, 
Miss Edna Thissell, of Beverly were 
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Por- , 
ter Babcock ithe first of the week. 
Miss Gwendolen Glendenning enter- 
tained last evening at a small dance 
at her home on Church street, to 
which were bidden the young people 
home from college, for the most part. 
The next regular meeting of the 
Manchester Woman’s club will be 
held Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 5, when 
Mrs. Margaret Stannard will speak 
on “Education for Home-making.” 
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Fritz are 
receiving congratulations on the birth 
of a son, Chales Albert Fritz, Jr., at 
the Beverly Hospital last Saturday, 
Decr26: 
Harmony Guild held its annual 
Christmas tree at the Congregational 
chapel, Monday evening with a large 
attendance present. Games and the 
singing of Christmas carols added to 
the pleasure of the tree with its 
Christmas presents. The social com- 
mittee served sherbet and cake. 
It is noted that Manchester has not 
sent in the names of any one from 
here to the census bureau, to be listed 
among the census enumerators for the 
coming state census. If anyone look- 
ing for such a position will get in 
touch at once with Mayor Harry C. 
Foster (now Representative Foster) 
of Magnolia he may be in a position 
to do them a favorable turn. 
The close of the fiscal year of the 
town -on Dec. 31, makes one think 
again about ‘the all-important annual 
Town Meeting in March. The War- 
rant will be closed Saturday, Jan. 23, 
at 5 o'clock. All persons having 
articles for insertion must submit 
them to the board of selectmen on or 
before that date. 
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