NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER. 
The rate of taxation for 1904-5, as 
just computed by the board of asses- 
sors, is $8:60 per thousand, against 
$9.10 of last year. The number of 
polls this year is 740, while last year 
the number was four less. 
Ulysses G. Haskell, candidate for 
district attorney from this district, 
was in Manchester Monday evening 
and spent a few hours with some 
friends in town. 
Weed; Ce ahssel Miwa 
Thursday on a flying trip. 
The alumni picnic will be held at 
Tuck’s Point next Wednesday, and 
from indications quite a large number 
of the alumni will be on hand to en- 
joy the chowder at 6 o’¢lock. Each 
member is entitled to invite one 
friend. 
Clem Harris of Pittsburg isa guest 
at present of the Ezekiel Lethbridges, 
Summer street. 
Ladies’ Knickerbocker 
Bell’s Combination Store. 
Julius F. Rabardy entertained quite 
a party of his friends at his Central 
street home Thursday evening, the 
occasion of the anniversary of the 
Fall of Bastile. Mr. Rabardy, being 
of French birth, always makes some 
observance of the event, which is to 
France what the Fourth of July is to 
Americans. The place was beautiful- 
ly decorated with lanterns, and a new 
tri-color French flag was flying from 
the flag-staff. Among those enter- 
tained were Mr. and Mrs. George L. 
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. George W. 
Jewett, Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. 
Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Dunn, Mrs. 
Lyman Floyd and family. 
Mrs. Benjamin L. Bullock enter- 
tained over Sunday her brother 
Robert Scott Catheron of Needham, 
and Miss Myra McLarren of North 
Beverly. 
A party of ten young people from 
town enjoyed an outing at the Lee 
cottage, West Gloucester, Wednes- 
day. 
The Manchester baseball associa- 
tion is to hold a dance in the town 
hall next Friday evening, the object 
of which is to raise funds to help de- 
fray the expenses of the team. 
Miss Lillian Quinn, of Montpelier, 
Vt., has been a guest the past week 
of Mrs. John Dillon, Brook street. 
Hunt’s orchestra from Boston is 
furnishing the music at the Mas- 
conomo this summer. 
Iron beds, mattresses, spring beds, 
iron couches, and a general line of 
furniture can be found at the A. S. 
and G. W. Jewett Co., Desmond 
avenue; (>% 
in town 
shoes at 
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Jeweler and Optician. 
THES EAN ESTO JEWELERY STOKE IN THE 
STATE. 
If you doubt this, call and compare with any you know of. 
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should be our cnly rule. 
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GLOUCESTER. 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA. 
Mrs. James McMillan entertained a 
large party of young people by a din- 
ner-dance at the Essex County club, 
Thursday night, in honor of her grand- 
son, Thayer McMillan, who arrived at 
“‘ Kaglehead”’ the first of the week 
with seven of his young friends from 
Detroit. Mrs. McMillan has not been 
given much to entertaining for the 
past two years, and this is the first 
party of note she has given this season. 
Society folk turned out in large 
numbers to the ball game at the Coun- 
ty club last Saturday, when the Essex 
County club nine deteated the Myopia 
team, 8 to 6. The diamond was 
marked off on the “ polo field,” beyond 
the tennis courts The Manchester 
Brass Band, which has been hired for 
the games at the club this summer, 
diffused music while the game was on, 
and later played on the lawn fronting 
the house. 
A special car brought on some fine 
horses from Ithaca, N.Y., for Dr. 
Francis Ellenwood, Thursday. Dr. 
Ellenwood is occupying one of the 
Kimball cottages on Smith’s Point. 
Mrs. Harrington Mills is entertain- 
ing at the Schoeffel cottage Mrs. J. 
M. Rogers of New York. 
The Clement L. Houghtons are ex- 
pecting a large party at their Coolidge’s 
Point place over Sunday. 
Mrs. E. L. Wood entertained at 
whist and at lunch at her Cobb avenue 
cottage, Wednesday, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. 
West and Mrs. Cress, who are stop- 
ping for the present at the Preston, 
Beach Bluff; Mrs. Stott, Magnolia ; 
S. A. Vinal and Mrs. Childs, Boston. 
Mrs. Childs has been a guest of Mrs. 
Wood throughout the week. 
Captain and Mrs. Morton J. Henry 
of Boston are noticed among the ar- 
rivals at the Masconomo this week. 
Captain Henry is connected with the 
commissary department. 
Mrs. John Reese started the early 
part of the week for a short trip. 
Miss Jessie Morse, who is spending 
the summer with her parents at the 
Masconomo, entertained the guests at 
the hotel last Saturday night with 
some very pleasing vocal selections. 
A Philadelphia party composed of 
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Smith, Mrs. 
Chas. A. Busiel and Miss Edith 
Busiel, who are touring New Eng- 
land, were at Manchester the early 
part of this week for a few days. 
When being shaved at Monteiro and 
Vasconcellos’ kindly take notice how 
they use towels. * 
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