MANCHESTER SECTION 
Friday, November 29, 1912 - 
MANCHESTER 
George C. Leach was in town Tues- 
day. 
Mrs. Abbie Gray of Bennet street 
has gone to Tewksbury to spend the 
winter, as usual. 
Miss Lydia Lee of Allston spent 
the week-end as the guest of the 
Misses Eleanor and Mabel Morgan, 
School street. © 
J. Edward Cheever has returned 
from the West where he has been em- 
ployed as fireman on one of the Great 
Lake freighters. 
Mrs. Harry Broadhurst and chil- 
dren left Thursday of last week for 
a visit with Mr. Broadhurst’s grand- 
father at Mansfield. They will return 
home Sunday. 
Thomas A. Baker and family left 
this week for St. Augustine, Fla., 
where Mr. Baker has gone for a num- 
ber of years to take charge of a large 
fruit stand during the resort season. 
Mrs. Proctor of Gloucester has been 
the guest of Mrs. William Choate 
Rust at her home on Bridge street this 
week. Mrs. Rust’s health is so much 
improved that she is able to be out 
some now. 
Another burglar alarm was sent in 
from the Gordon Abbott estate at 
West Manchester this week. Sergt. 
Andrews and Patrolman Stoops went 
to the premises directly the alarm was 
received by telephone, but they found 
no evidence. 
The Manchester Boy Scouts in com- 
pany with the Beverly Boy Scouts and 
the Beverly Farms Boys’ club took a 
hike through Beverly woods Saturday 
afternoon. ‘These hikes have become 
a regular feature this fall and the 
boys find great enjoyment in them. 
Lamson and Hubbard hats for 
Fall and winter at Bell’s Beach street 
store. * 
In “The News” of Whittier, Cal., 
of Nov. 19, we find the following item 
concerning a former well known bus- 
iness man of Manchester, J. Frost 
Hubbard, now a prosperous furniture 
dealer of Los Angeles. The item 
says: “One of the show places of this 
vicinity will be the handsome new: 
home which will be started by J. F. 
Hubbard, a wealthy Los Angeles mer- 
chant, on his ranch in East Whittier. 
Plans are now being drawn for the 
home which will cost at least $15,- 
000 when completed.” 
(COMMUNICATION. 
Editor the Breeze: 
It seems unjust in some ways, and 
also unwise, to let money that could be 
kept in circulation by our good citizens 
of Manchester, escape the way it did 
lately on a certain job for town work 
let out by our good selectmen. 
It is usually the custom that work 
calling for an expenditure ot $2500 
is advertised and bids submitted, in- 
stead of keeping it quiet and have 
contractors guessing when the work 
is going to be done; and when a clue 
is discovered, nobody knows anything 
about figuring on contracts. Still, the 
money was appropriated at town meet- 
ing. However, out-of-town contrac- 
tors knew all about the work and two 
figured the same, while one local man 
just had a look-in. 
Also, in accordance with the vote 
of the town, the preference in all work 
should be given to union labor. This 
very important issue was totally ig- 
nored. 
The difference in price between the 
out-of-town contractor and the local 
man, on $2400, was about $60.00. It 
sees poor judgment considering the 
ab:lity and superior work of our local 
mechanics in the same line of work to 
=zwaid the contract to the outside bid- 
der. 
Another important point that should 
be brought out is that specifications 
were not wholly lived up to on said 
job, as the undersigned happened to be 
an eye-witness to that effect. 
The next time the town has any 
work to be done I would like to feel 
that we are not beaten before we start. 
Alex Sjolund. 
Manchester, Mass., 
Dec.2ar1ore) 
Sorosis shoes in Fall styles at Bell’s 
Central square store. - 
Letters remaining unclaimed at the 
Manchester, Mass., P. O. for week 
ending Nov. 30, 1912: Bible Train- 
ing School, Edward Davis, Frank M. 
Hix, Chas. A. Perkins, Costes Rhan- 
ges, John Read, Mrs. E. L. Wright, 
Thomas & Welleau.—S. L. Wheaton, 
Pris 
Emerson.and Douglas shoes in Win- 
ter weights and styles at Bell’s Cen- 
tral square store. =) 
MANCHESTER 
James Taylor will spend the winter 
at Halifax, N. S. ; 
Edmund Lethbridge will work with 
the American Express Co., in Lynn 
this winter. 
A large delegation of Pilgrims went 
to Gloucester Monday night as guests 
of Masconomo Colony of that city. 
Lyman Butler of the local branch, 
American Express Co., is having a 
two weeks’ vacation, starting last 
Monday night. 
The Winter club will hold another 
dancing party in the Town hall this 
evening, the second of the winter 
series. 
Among the divorce cases before the 
December term of the Superior court 
is that of Ida A. Lampron vs. Abra- 
ham Lampron, both of this town, 
Willmonton and White are the law- 
yers. 
B. J. Irvine, who has been in the of- 
fice of the American Express Co., the 
past season has been transfered to the 
office at So. Framingham, leaving here 
yesterday. Manager Peckham has 
just resumed his work after a fort-. 
night’s vacation. 
The entertainment of the Woman’s 
club in aid of the Beverly hospital 
and the District Nurse Fund. takes 
‘place in the Town hall next Friday 
night. Mrs. George Dean has charge 
of the program, “Folk Dances of all 
Nations,” and is devoting much time 
and labor to making it a success. 
Master Mark F. Forward celebrat- 
ed his first birthday at the home of © 
his parents on Norwood avenue, last 
Friday. The young folk had a most - 
delightful evening playing games. The 
cake was presented by Mrs. Thomas 
Dunn. The young chap _ received 
many pretty gifts. 
Curtis and Elite Fall and Winter 
Shoes at Bell’s, Central square. * 
A delegation of Pilgrims from the 
local colony, U. O. P. F., went to 
Gloucester Monday evening for the 
installation of officers of Masconomo 
colony of that city. The work was 
performed by Supreme Governor Pa- 
trick H., Boyle, who was-assisted by ~ 
the following: M. C. Horton, Mrs. 
Nellie ‘Smith,~ Mrs. Jennie Dennis, 
Miss Bessie Lethbridge, Mrs. Lizzie 
Floyd, Mrs. Mary Lucus and Mrs. 
Emma Howe. ‘The trip was made by 
barge. 
