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to the sea. 
2000 acres for sale. 
rate. 
WEST GLOUCESTER 
Mr. and Mrs. Claus Knudson and 
children of Beverly were the guests 
of John E. Nelson at Pleasant Val- 
ley Farm on Walker street last Sun- 
day. 
Miss Grace Roberts, Miss Helen 
Nelson, Mrs. Anton Nelson and 
Charles E. Nelson were the guests of 
Mr. and Mrs. Parker E. Andrews of 
South Framingham last Saturday. 
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Abbott of 
Essex avenue spent Sunday visiting 
Mr. and Mrs. Rosswell Ranken of 
Swampscott. Mrs. Ranken is Mrs. 
Abbott’s cousin. 
A sale of building lots will take 
place in Overlook Park, Saturday 
afternoon, September 21. Fifteen 
The launching of ‘‘The Mary’’ into Essex River from the ship 
yard of A. D. Story, Essex, March 19, 1912. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
IS RIGHT IN 
THE CENTRE OF 
The Summer Residence Zone 
It has high hills, beautiful woodland drives, a charming 
lake, a salt water-river which ‘‘like a ribbon of silver’’ tlows 
Boating, fishing and bathing abound. Although it 
has water on all sides it seldom if ever has the disagreeable 
fog which is so prevalent in other places. 
ered with dense forests which surround the town keep the 
fog away. We have many desirable places aggregating about 
One feature of Essex is, our valuation is 
so low that the addition of but one million would halve the tax 
The high hills cov- 
B. FRANK RAYMOND, ESSEX 
Telephone 8000 
lots will be sold to the highest bid- 
ders and one lot will be given away 
to the one holding the winning num- 
ber after the sale. Alex. W. An- 
drews, auctioneer, will officiate at 
the sale. 
Isaac H. Andrews of Gatun, Canal 
Zone, Panama, who is spending his 
vacation as the guest of his mother 
Mrs. H. E. Andrews of Concord 
street will give an informal talk at 
the YMCA, Gloucester, to members 
and friends next Monday evening. 
Mr. Andrews has been employed on 
the construction of the Canal nearly 
seven years and is well qualified to 
give an excellent discription of the 
great ditch. Over two hundred 
iat will be used to illustrate the 
talk. 
ESSEX 
Rev. H. M. Goddard occupied his 
pulpit at the Congregational church 
Sunday. Mrs. Goddard is gradually 
improving and there is every hope 
of full recovery from her illness. 
The public schools started in Mon- 
day for the fall term with the fol- 
lowing teachers: Falls—Miss Effie 
G. Armstrong, primary; Miss Helen 
L. Pierce, grammar. High  school- 
principal, Eugene Thrasher, and 
Misses Annie M. Curry; Frances 
Cook and Miss Wetherston, assist- 
ants. Central district—Mrs. Belle 
D. Rogers, grammar; Miss Florence 
Norton, primary. Thompson Island 
—Miss Emma F. Anderson, gram- 
mar, Ruby M. Adams, primary. 
South district—Miss Pauline Wass. 
Miss Grace Hart is attending the 
Gloucester High school. 
Monday the people of Essex were 
startled by the report that Charles — 
A. Burnham, the village blacksmith 
had dropped dead while at his work. 
Investigation proved the report to 
be true. Mr. Burnham was at work 
putting a tire on a heavy wheel, and 
after striking a blow to the tire 
fell over, gasped several times 
and died. The coroner was called. 
He pronounced death due to heart 
disease. Mr. Burnham leaves a wife 
and two children besides a host of 
friends to mour his loss. 
Miss Genie F. Kimball has been 
re-elected musical instructor for the . 
Essex Public schools for the coming 
year. Miss Pulsifer will fill the posi- 
tion of drawing teacher. 
Miss Mary Burnham has returned 
to her position as assistant superim- 
tendent of the publie schools of Nor- 
wood. 
Miss Edith Mears has returned to 
her school in Chelsea. 
Miss Ellen Riggs, a graduate of 
Essex High school, 1912, will take a 
post graduate course this year. 
Miss Ruth Low has resumed her 
duties as assistant teacher at the 
Reading High school. 
Frank E. Raymond, Esq., was in 
Gloucester on legal business Saturc- 
day. 
On Tuesday Miss Helen G. Mears 
gave an afternoon tea at Orchard 
Home. About fifty of her friends 
were present. Miss Georgia Story 
poured tea and Mrs. Louis B. Burn- 
ham presided at the chocolate. The 
company were entertained by vocal 
solos by Mrs.. H. J.. Connah, Mrs. 
Dr. Ellis and the hostess Miss Mears. 
The affair was wholly informal and 
everyone thought it a delightful oc- 
casion. 
