MANCHESTER. 
Miss Ida Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Fred Boothbay of Boston, after a very 
pleasant visit with Mr.and Mrs. A.S. 
Peabody at the Dexter Farm, return- 
ed to Boston last Saturday. 
Manchester’s share of the Bank 
Corporation tax this year, the returns 
for which have this week been receiv- 
ed from the State House, is $42,000, 
approximately. 
The many friends of Oliver T. Rob- 
erts, who was confined to his bed a 
greater part of last week, are glad to 
see him about again. 
A son was born last Saturday 
morning to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Mor- 
ley, Brook street. 
Special sale of wrappers and house 
dresses, —- .50, .75 and $1.25, — at the 
Old Corner store. * 
Mrs. Hattie Baker returned from 
Boston, Tuesday, where she had 
undergone a successful operation at 
the Women’s Hospital, in Brookline. 
Henry B. McCullon, Lyman W. 
Floyd and Richard Baker of the local 
camp S. of V., attended the big 
smoker and campfire in Faneuil hall, 
Boston, Monday night. 
Miss Lila Morse entertained two 
tables at whist at her North street 
home, Monday evening. Refresh- 
ments were served, and a very pleas- 
ant evening was spent. 
The Sons of Veterans at their meet- 
ing Tuesday night nominated officers 
for the ensuing year, and an election 
of officers will take place at the meet- 
ing next Tuesday night. 
Many of the older residents who re- 
member Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mead- 
er, who formerly conducted the poor- 
house at the Cove, will regret to learn 
of Mrs. Meader’s rapidly failing health 
at her home in Rockport. She has 
been very ill the past week and is not 
expected to live. Mrs. Meader is a 
sister of Mrs. Charles Hooper of this 
town. 
Conomo Tribe, 113, of Red Men 
will work the adoption degree on one 
pale face at the regular meeting next 
Wednesday evening. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Plans are being made for a new set- 
ting’ out of ‘Ejm sstreet, socalled, 
which runs off Central street, almost 
opposite the police station, and a peti- 
tion has been presented to the select- 
men bearing on widening the street. 
It is possible the selectmen may re- 
port favorably on the matter of wide- 
ning the street and taking it as town 
property at the March meeting. 
A delegation of Red Men went to 
Gloucester by barge last night to see 
Zephra at the Union Hill theatre, 
which has been given under the 
auspices of the Gloucester tribe. 
Beverly’s New Pastor. 
Rev. Ezra A. Hoyt of Dover, N.H., 
who was recently given a unanimous 
call to the Universalist church in Bev- 
erly, will assume his new charge the 
first of the coming month. 
Rev. Mr. Hoyt is a native of Hano- 
ver, Me., where his early boyhood was 
spent. He received his early education 
in the district school of his native 
town, and by constant study and hard. 
work fitted himself, at the age of 18, 
to teach a country school. After this 
he entered Westbrook seminary, at 
Westbrook, Me., from which he was 
graduated in 1878. Heentered Tufts 
college, and was graduated in the 
class of 1882. He was ordained to 
the ministry at Thompsonville, Conn., 
and since then he has had .highly suc- 
cessful pastorates in Skowhegan, Me., 
St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Dover, N.H., 
where he has been pastor of the Pierce 
Memorial church for 13 years. 
A Series of Sermons, 
Rev. Edward Hersey Brewster is to 
begin a series of sermons at the Bap- 
tist church in Manchester tomorrow 
evening on ‘The Shepherd King,” 
which are designed especially for 
young people. The topics are ar- 
ranged in the following order: Dec. 
4. ‘Called irom the Wild-17 Dec#11, 
“ Faithswersus Force. ea ecemo, 
Weeds. -in» thes ralace.. see) 225, 
“Hearts of Golda s)anciy ine Why 
of a Rebel,;’” Jan; 8," ‘SA Face inthe 
Dark ;27 Wan, 1055 “ono elivesthe 
oinoae 
H. M. Bixby & Co.) 
242 Essex St., Salem. 
700 pairs 
Scotch Laces 
At HALF their actual val- 
ues. We closed from a 
prominent maker certain 
They 
were his best patterns, made 
from Cable Net, fully 3 
yards long. A better lot of 
numbers of laces. 
patterns we never saw, fully 
worthy a permanent place in 
our stock. We have, how- 
ever, concluded to move 
them—to do so at this sea- 
son means extremely low 
prices— We name ONE- 
HALF regular prices upon 
the lot. 
need —it’s the chance of 
If you have a lace 
chances. 
Half Usual 
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Prices. 
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$1.50 Curtains now 75c 
$2.00 Curtains now 98c 
$2.50 Curtains now $1.29 
$3.00 Curtains now $1.49 
$3.50 Curtains now $1.69 
’ $4.00 Curtains now $1.98 
#4.50 Curtains now B2.24 
$5.00 Curtains now $2.48 
Scotch Laces 
Ladies’ and Gent’s Night Robes (warm and sightly), Carter’s Inks 
and Mucilage, J0c Cotton Belts, Tam O’Shantas, Gents’ and 
Boys’ Underwear, Men’s Overalls, Working Shirts in Black, 
Blue; also light colors. 
Dennison’s Crepe Paper. 
THE OLD CORNER STORE, 
GEO. F. ALLEN, 
Manchester. 
CHARLES HOOPER 
Dealer in 
Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, 
Tennis Shoes, etc. 
Repairing promptly attended to. 
MANCHESTER - BY - THE - SEA, MASS. 
