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fied with the town. One of the most 
interesting is a group of six, with one 
common gravestone, showing the 
graves of an entire family removed by 
pestilence. 
The road from which the grave- 
yard pathway leads is the o 1d Con- 
cord road. Paul Revere attempted 
its passage, but failed, and Longtellow 
curiously ignores this fact by placing 
Revere, in his midnight ride into 
Concord, at ‘‘two by the clock.” 
It is generally understood that the 
Concord alarm was given by Revere’s 
companion, Dr. Prescott. 
The house on the west of the trian- 
gle is the Munroe house, which existed 
at the time of the battle, and from 
whose windows the inhabitants then 
saw.the fight. ; 
When Revere galloped into Lexing- 
ton the alarm was rung from the 
“Old Belfry,” which has now been 
restored to its colonial site by the 
Lexington Historical Society. The 
belfry ‘stands near the Hancock school, 
and may be reached from Massachu- 
setts avenue by following Muzzey 
street. It is interesting to note that 
Massachusetts avenue runs under this 
appropiate name from Edward Everett 
square, near Upham’s Corner, Boston, 
through the whole length of Cam- 
bridge, Arlington and Lexington to 
its terminus at Concord. 
Why the Leaves Change Color. 
“Probably not one person in a 
thousand knows why leaves change 
their color in the fall,” remarked an 
eminent botanist the other day 
“The common and old-fashioned idea 
is that all this red and golden glory 
we see now is caused by frosts. A 
true and scientific explanation of the 
causes of the coloring of leaves would 
necessitate a long and intricate discus- 
sion. Stated briefly and in proper 
language, those causesare these: The 
green matter in the tissue of a leaf is 
composed of two colors, red and blue. 
When the sap ceases to flow in the 
autumn, and the natural growth of the 
tree ceases, oxidation of the tissue 
takes place. Undercertain conditions 
the green of the leaf changes to red; 
under different conditions it takes on 
a yellow or brown tint. This differ- 
ence in color is due to the difference 
in combination of the original con- 
stituents of the green tissue, and to 
varying conditions of climate, exposure 
and soil. A dry, cold climate pro- 
duces more brilliant foliage than one 
that is damp and warm. This is the 
reason that. American autumns are 
so much more gorgeous than those of 
Scotland and England. There are 
several things about leaves that even 
science cannotexplain. For instance, 
why one of two trees growing side by 
side, of the same age and having the 
same exposure, should take on a bril- 
liant red in the fall, and the other 
turn yellow, or why one branch of a 
tree should be highly colored and the 
rest of the tree have only a yellow 
tint, are questions that are impossible 
to answer as why one member of a 
family should be perfectly healthy 
and another sickly. Maples and oaks 
have brightest colors.” 
Deacon Low Leads Meeting. 
Deacon A. E. Low, though in years 
the oldest resident of Manchester, is 
still young in other respects and Sun- 
day night was leader of the young 
people’s meeting at the Congregational 
church. 
DEACON ALBERT E. LOW. 
The subject of the meeting was 
“The world growing better.’”” Deacon 
Low reviewed in an interesting man- 
ner the progress the world has made 
throughout its history, touching upon 
the changes brought about by time in 
the ideas and thoughts of man. 
He spoke particularly of the church 
and its progress and through all the 
past and _ present, notwithstanding 
seeming wrongs, seeming errors that 
have happened, the conclusion arrived 
at was: that the world is growing 
better and all things that have hap- 
pened are for the best, and have been 
directed by an all-wise Providence. 
When it is remembered that Deacon 
Low can look back over almost a cen- 
tury of life, and has always been a 
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practical student of the times, his. 
words must have great weight, and 
should shame those who looking back 
over a comparatively briet period, cry 
in a pessimistic way that the world is. 
getting worse every day 
His words, supported as they are by 
an earnest, kindly Christian 
should beaninspiration to every young 
man and woman in Manchester. 
To Wed Ontoter oe 
Cards are out this week for the 
marriage reception of Harry Ames 
Ramsdell and Miss Susie Catherine 
Findley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
William F. Findley of Andover, Mass. 
The marriage will. take place in And- 
over, Wednesday, October 5, in the 
new house which has just been com- 
pleted there for Mr Ramsdell. 
Mr. Ramsdell is very well and popu- 
arly known in Manchester, because 
of his connection with the Essex 
County club, where he has been clerk 
for the past five years. 
New collars and cuff sets, new hand 
bags: at t the Old Corner Store * 
TEL. Con. Established 1884. 
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FLOWERS for all occasions. 
44 School St., Manchester-by-the-Sea. 
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