To Fight Moth Pest, 
MANCHESTER, MASS., Oct. 12, 1904. 
Editor North Shore Breeze: 
Will you kindly allow us a little space in 
your valuable paper in order to reply to the 
numerous letters which have been received 
by the North Shore Horticulturel Society, 
with inquiries as to what they were doing in 
regard to the brown-tail moth. 
They have appointed a committee, whose 
aim is to interest all citizens and property- 
holders in Manchester by lectures on the 
habits of the brown-tail and gypsy moths ; to 
give advice and full instruction as to the 
best and surest methods for the destruction 
of these pests, to all who apply for the same ; 
and also to urge the property-owners to at- 
tend personally or direct their employees to 
remove all nests from their estates. 
If any egg clusters of the gypsy moth are 
found, kindly notify the committee, as they 
wish to locate any new colonies and try to 
complete the work of destruction so well 
begun a few years ago by the State commis- 
sion. 
__ It is desired to raise a fund, to be placed 
in the hands of the treasurer of the society, 
so that this committee can hire thoroughly 
reliable men to take care of neglected terri- 
tory, such as vacant lots and places whose 
owners are too indifferent to care tor them 
themselves. Checks may be sent to James 
McGregor, treasurer of the society. 
The society has secured the services of 
Prof. A. A. Kirkland, the entomologist, who, 
on Oct. 26, at 7.30, will deliver an illustrated 
lecture in the town hall upon the Brown-tail 
and Gypsy moths and other injurious insects. 
The public is cordially invited to attend. No 
admission fee. 
It is hoped that a@// will avail themselves 
of this opportunity to learn how to vanguish 
these enemies of our beautiful trees. 
[Signed] 
JoHN BAKER (chairman), 
JAMES McGREGOR, 
C. M. DonpGE, 
W. B. JACKSON, 
P. R. SANBORN, 
JAMES SALTER (secretary). 
W hisperings, 
Iam told that the rooster on top 
the steeple of the Congregational 
church in Manchester has maintained 
its present lofty position for the past 
100 years, and has kept its weather 
eye onthe wind for the past 150 years. 
At any rate, whether it is > century 
and a half old or more, or less, it is a 
pretty old bird, and could undoubtedly 
reel off some interesting yarns of Ye 
Olden day could it be made to talk. 
* * * * 
It may interest some of our readers 
to know how the rooster got in its 
present position, anyway. 
Back in 1750 a special vote was 
passed in town meeting ‘To Repear 
the Meeting house.” The exact vote, 
according to the town records, was : 
_ “Voted that the Proprietors in the Meet- 
ing house in Manchester And the non pro- 
pritors vote together in Town Meeting in the 
affair under consideration viz for Repearing 
or Inlarging the said Meeting house any 
Law or Reason to the contrary notwithstand- 
ing.” 
Two years later it was voted “To 
Build a Stephel,’’ but the records 
NORTH; SHORE BREEZE 
ECHO BRIDGE AT NEWTON UPFER FALLS. 
Echo Bridge, across the Charles 
river at Newton Upper Falls, is one 
of the most beautiful spots within the 
limits of the State park reservation. 
The spot wherethe bridgeislocated is 
known as Hemlock Gorge and here the 
Charles river forces its way through 
a narrow and rocky defile. The place 
is one of the most picturesque in east- 
ern Massachusetts and abounds in his- 
toric interest, dating back to the time 
of the Norsmen. The bridge itself 
was built to carry the Boston water 
supply across the valley of the Charles 
river. In Trolley Tour No. 7, pub- 
lished in our issue of September 17, 
the route to this interesting spot was 
described. 
show that it wasn’t till 1754 that it 
was actually built ‘from the ground 
upward.” 
Then it was, by vote of the town, 
that a weathercock was provided at an 
expense of 47, 10s., 8p. 
* * * * 
In 1809, when the present church 
was built on the site of the old one, 
the rooster, which was then fifty-five 
years old, was given its present more 
lofty position, and has served us poor 
mortals almost 100 years more in tell- 
ing us the direction of the wind. 
* * * * 
In speaking of old churches it is 
kind of interesting to know that the 
church janitor in the early days did 
not, as a rule, lay aside very much out 
of their earnings from that position. 
Here’s something which will bear me 
out in the statement : 
Oct. 28, 1696. ‘‘It was voted and agreed 
to give to Ephram Jons one pound and fower 
shillings per year for to ring the bell and 
swepe the metting hous and to perform the 
office of a sacston acording to the orders of 
the sealect men.” 
A pound and four shillings! How 
many church janitors are religious 
enough to accept $5.80 a year now? 
* * * * 
One of our prominent young busi- 
ness men in Manchester who took in 
the Fair at Brockton last week be- 
came quite attached to the Ferris 
wheel there, and I hear he is con- 
templating a purchase in the near 
future. Should the purchase be ef- 
fected, I understand our friend will 
travel the country over this fall and 
winter with the attraction. 
* * * * 
‘While other sections of the coun- 
try are putting forth a claim for the 
‘meanest man’ medal,” says the 
Beverly Times, “Beverly has a none 
too bashful candidate for the honor. 
“The claim of the Beverly man’s 
friends is that he munches a cracker 
at 11.30 o’clock every morning, so as 
to spoil his appetite for dinner. 
“This claim should make a hit, and 
come well in with the hustlers for the 
tin medal.” 
* * * * 
Thanks to the “ Man About Town ”’ 
of the Vews for reminding us that the 
* District Attorney is not elected annu- 
ally. So, Mr. Haskell, may we wish 
you success in 1907! You have three 
years instead of one to prepare for the 
battle. 
North Shore Breeze: 
Gentlemen: Please send the 
Breeze to the address given below 
months. 
