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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Published every Saturday Afternoon. 
J. ALEX. LODGE, Editor and Proprietor. 
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ble to NORTH SHORE BREEZE, Beverly, Mass. 
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North Shore. 
Entered as second-class matter May 23, 1904, at the 
post-office at Beverly, Mass., under the Act of Congress 
of March 3, 1879. 
Telephones: Manchester 9-13, Beverly 1008-4. 
SATURDAY, OCT. 22, 1904. 
Change of Address. 
Subscribers who are leaving the 
shore will confer a great favor upon 
the proprietors of the Breeze of they 
will send in their winter address, either 
to our Manchester or to our Beverly 
office, as soon as they know when they 
are to leave. 
This will greatly factlitate matters 
and will insure a prompt continuation, 
of the paper at your new address. 
The Moth Pest. 
In our issue of last week we pub- 
lished a communication from the 
North Shore Horticultural society, in 
which it was explained that the soci- 
ety aimed to interest all citizens and 
property owners in the work of 
destroying the brown-tail and gypsy 
moth pest, and also stating that they 
desired to raise a fund to aid in carry- 
ing on their work. 
In another column of this issue we 
call attention to the lecture to be 
given in the Manchester town hall 
next Wednesday evening upon these 
pests. 
At the Essex Institute in Salem 
this week there was held a big meet- 
ing, at which this same matter was 
the sole topic of discussion, and at 
which it was decided to ask the Legis- 
lature to pass a law requiring cities 
and towns to rid themselves of the 
pest. 
And so it goes. 
That there is grave danger of the 
pest spreading and thus raising havoc 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
with our foliage on the North Shore 
is no longer a matter of conjecture. 
That few of the people realize the 
danger is equally true. 
And that something must be done 
at once is plainly evident. 
The North Shore, with its beautiful 
wooded drives, its attractive hills, its 
forest roads, is in grave danger of 
suffering the same as many other 
places from the destructive pest. 
Everyone should be awake to this. 
All property owners should take active 
measures at once, either in having 
their employees attend to the matter, 
or by notifying members of the soci- 
ety in Manchester, who make it their 
duty to look after the pest. 
Stealing Fruit. 
During the past few weeks people 
in Manchester, and in fact all along 
the North Shore, have suffered much 
from the depredations of boys who 
have stolen fruit from yards and 
orchards. In Manchester one man’s 
orchard has been almost entirely 
stripped of apples, and he does not 
expect to gather more than a bushel 
for his own use. 
The town is never free from such 
annoyance, but this year it has per- 
haps grown to more objectionable 
proportions than usual. The best 
way in dealing with the problem is a 
matter concerning which there may 
be some controversy. While the boys 
do not steal from the orchards for the 
sake of stealing, but rather more out 
of fun, it is theft just the same; just 
as much as if they went to a man’s 
cellar and stole fruit. 
While we would not urge any over- 
bearing measures being taken in the 
matter, surely, considering the trouble 
that has been experienced, it would 
seem as if more vigorous measures 
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months. 
might be adopted by those in author- 
ity toward checking the evil. 
W hisperings, 
A friend handed me the following 
advertisement, copied from the Salem 
Gazette of March 21, 1803, and I think 
it is well worth publishing : 
Hatr CeEnT REWARD. 
“Whereas George Smith, an in- 
dented apprentice to Capt. John Allen 
of Manchester, has absconded himself 
from the service of his master, this is 
to forbid all persons (as they would 
avoid the penalty of the law) harbour- 
ing or trusting the said Smith on 
account of said 
Joun ALLEN or 
Ruta ALLEN his wife. 
N.B. An half cent will be given to 
anyone who will return him to his 
master, but no charges paid. 
Manchester, March 21, 1803.” 
Evidently John Allen was willing to 
spare no expense in the matter, as 
this warning was inserted in the fol- 
lowing issue, together with the same 
reward offered. 
One of our oldest residents s-ys 
the above George Smith was most 
cruelly beaten by Captain John, as 
strenuous quarter-deck methods were 
always in vogue on his ship. 
* * * * 
And speaking on this subject, here 
is the latest story which shows the 
advantages of advertising. An es- 
teemed Missouri contemporary of a 
Kansas city paper published the item : 
“‘ The business man of this city who 
isin the habit of hugging the hired 
girl had better quit or we will publish 
his name.”’ 
That was enough! The next day 
twenty-seven business men called at 
the office, paid up their subscriptions 
and told the editor not to give any 
attention to foolish stories. 
* * * * 
From a note book kept by Deacon 
Albert E. Low, Manchester’s beloved 
old citizen, I find these two notes 
which should be of interest to all our 
readers: 
« The center of the town in 1642 was 
covered with walnut trees. The first 
orchard was planted at the corner of 
Bridge and Central streets, and was 
owned in 1684 by John Lee. Some 
of the trees are still standing.” 
* * * * 
“Tn 1846 a road layed out to Salem 
come over Bennett street hill by the 
town pump, around the powder house 
hill, crossing the mill stream and 
turning around the town hill till it 
came to the old burying ground, 
thence through the Neck over Dane’s 
farm to the Gloucester line.” 
