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North Shore Breeze 
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Vol.-.X,5 December, 2751912) No.2 52: 
CHRISTMAS WEATHER! 
The real Yuletide spirit along the 
North Shore was heightened quite un- 
expectedly by myriads of snowy flakes 
which made’ Christmas of this year 
iruly a New England one. The severe 
storm of Tuesday subsided in time to 
allow Old Sol to come forth with his 
beaming rays to round out a perfect 
Christmas. Th good weather enabled 
many of the North Shore people to 
desert their winter residences for the 
holiday and to open their shore homes 
as the scene of the festivities which 
marked nearly every home locally. 
Business in all directions was great- 
ly hampered by the storm, however, 
tons of mail matter comprising Christ- 
mas gifts failing to reach their desti- 
nations in time for delivery because of 
the inability of the mail trains to make 
schedule time. Express companies and 
the men in Uncle Sam’s service were 
the hardest hit by the snow flurry and 
the overtime holiday work was made 
all more arduous. In nearly all of the 
postoffices the largest delivery of mail 
on record was registered and clerks 
were obliged to work throughout the 
day. 
But the tinkle of sleigh-bells along 
the Shore proclaimed the old-time 
Christmas day, and the Yuletide spirit 
was all the more pronounced because 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law. 
School and Union Sts., Manchester :-: 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
of the white-blanketed ground. The 
North Shore was a scene of general 
merriment, open house prevailing at 
many of the houses usually occupied 
by summer residents, who had come 
to this section to spend the holiday. 
Tuat WATER QUESTION. 
With the eyes of both Salem and 
Beverly on Wenham Lake and each 
guarding their interests on this source 
of water supply with jealousy, the 
water boards of both the Garden and 
Witch cities are training their optics 
on the entrance of a new member to 
the Beverly board. There is much 
to do within the next twelve-month 
in settling the water-supply dispute 
between the two cities, and Beverly is 
anxious to obtain the best man pos- 
sible to help protect her interests in 
the matter. The question will prob- 
ably be brought before the legislature 
again within a short time. 
John L. Saltonstall seems to be the 
logical candidate for the position, and 
his election is apparently assured 
without contest. Mr. Saltonstall is 
well fitted to look after Beverly’s in- 
terest in company with his fellow 
members, and has followed the con- 
troversy with great interest. His in- 
terest in the problem was instrumen- 
tal in promoting the action by the 
Beverly board, and he has since fol- 
lowed up his initia! move in the fight 
with care. In Mr. Saltonstall Bev- 
erly will obtain a man who has an 
intelligent conception of the problem, 
which is rather intricate as it now 
stands. 
The safeguarding of its water sup- 
ply is one of the most serious prob- 
lems of city building, and in protect- 
ing its interests at Wenham Lake, 
Beverly must handle the neighboring 
city with gloves. To further these 
ends a man of foresight and good 
judgment will prove a valuable asset 
to their interests. 
The history of the water question 
between the two cities is now ancient 
but the latest phase of the question 
which is now troubling the water 
boards is the most serious one; the 
critical point has been reached and 
the findings of the legislature when 
the matter is brought before them will 
be of no little interest to both muni- 
cipalties. 
Beverly thinks the problem will be 
best solved by her purchase of Salem’s 
interest in the present source of sup- 
WILLMONTON’S AGENCY 
Real Estate and Insurance of All Kinds 
Old South Bldg., Boston 
ply, and suggests that the -neighbor- 
ing city use the proceeds of the trans- 
action in purchasing an interest tots 
This 
solution of the problem seems to Bev- 
erly to be the logical one. It is claim- 
Metropolitan water supply. 
ed that an adequate reservoir of wa- 
ter for years to come will be provided 
for both cities. Meanwhile, what wiil 
probably be the final step in the 
whole affair before the legislature is 
anxiously awaited by both parties. 
REPRESENTS His CONSTITUENCY 
The spirit of service to his consti- 
tuents is further evidenced by Con- 
gressman Augustus P. Gardner’s ac- 
ceptance of the invitation of the peo- 
ple of Beverly Farms to address them 
tonight. The appreciation of the 
people of this district for their Con- 
gressman is also to be seen in the in- 
terest which has been aroused 
throughout the entire North Shore 
because of the opportunity presented 
them to hear Mr. Gardner during 
the Christmas recess of Congress. 
Although extra service is not to be 
expected from such a busy man, he 
has found time to be with his con- 
stituents and will speak on “The 
Conservation of our National Re- 
sources,’ a topic on which he is an 
acknowledged authority. 
Service seems to be the keynote of 
Congressman Gardner’s whole work 
for his district, and as. this spirit is 
too often found lacking in public 
men it is all the more appreciated by 
the public. This district is indeed 
fortunate in having the years of ser- 
vice which Mr. Gardner has given 
them, and an examination of his rec- 
ord reveals his steadfastness of pur- 
pose and his ability to think not only 
for himself, but for his whole consti- 
tuency. His regular service in con- 
gress has always been rendered with 
intelligence, good judgment and per- 
sistence, and the extra work, of 
which this evening’s address is an 
example, is but an additional evidence 
of his unfailing service. 
Tue Houstnc PRoBLEM. 
“For the good of society” is a well- 
worn phrase that is made to do ser- 
vice as an excuse for kindred move- 
ments and philanthropic schemes 
supposed to have an “uplifting” ten- 
dency. But there is one movement 
along the lines of social progress 
which is quite modestly and success- 
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