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MANCHESTER, 
The condition of Mrs. Mary Bing- 
ham, who was taken with quite a 
billious attack the middle of the week, 
was reported this morning as greatly 
improved. Mrs. Bingham is one of 
the oldest women in Manchester. 
The W. R. C. will hold an installa- 
tion at their meeting next Thursday 
night. 
Mr. and Mrs. George Gould spent 
Christmas with relatives in Stoneham. 
Mr. Gould has been drawn as juror 
for the sitting next week of the Supe- 
rior Judicial court in Salem. 
Christmas is said to have been a 
pleasant one for the four male and 
three female inmates of the a!mshouse 
this year. A tempting and abundant 
dinner of roast turkey and all the fix- 
ings was served. 
The dry goods and shoe stores in 
town — Bell’s, Allen’s, Tappan’s and 
the millinery store —have been clos- 
ing the past week at 8 o'clock, and 
beginning next week Chas. Hooper 
and L. W. Floyd will also close at 8 
o'clock. 
Thomas A. Baker of Camp 149, S. 
of V., has been appointed by the Mas- 
sachusetts headquarters to install the 
officers of J. Franklin Dyer camp of 
Gloucester, next Wednesday evening. 
Duncan T. Beaton, the Central 
street plumber, has been presenting 
his patrons with a handsome calendar 
the past week, ‘A Seaside Girl,’”’ 
quite appropriate, indeed, to Manches- 
ter and the North Shore. 
There will be a public hearing in 
the selectmen’s office next Wednesday 
evening at 8 o'clock, notice of which 
may be found in another column, on 
the petition of Fred J. Merrill, William 
Hoare and others, relative to widening 
and resetting as a town way Elm 
street, so-called, leading from Central 
street, almost opposite Sheldon’s mar- 
ket. 
A public hearing was called for this 
afternoon, on request of Tree Warden 
William Young on Ocean street, at 
the Cove, on petition of F.M. White- 
house for the removal of a row of white 
maple trees in front of his land on 
Ocean street. 
Quite a number of local Red Men 
are planning on attending the big 
pow-wow at Rockport next Friday 
night. The members will go on the 
7.25 train, and will return by specia 
train. 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Wilson of 
Boston are guests of Mr. and Mrs. 
George E. Willmonton over Sunday. 
Mrs. Wilson is a member of Savage’s 
company, presenting “ Babes in Toy- 
land.” 
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL. 
Sites for New Summer Homes Opened Up by Big Land Deal in 
Manchester—The Bennett-Kitfield Estates Sold to Leonora 
F, Gorman. 
The largest real estate deal which 
has been negotiated in Manchester for 
the past twenty-five years was carried 
out yesterday, when Mrs. Leonora F. 
Gorman obtained full possession of all 
of the undivided Bennett and Kitfield 
estates—about seventy acres all to- 
gether. 
Portions of the estates are located 
in Manchester proper, West Manches- 
ter and North Yarmouth, socalled. 
The move is an important one in as 
much as it opens up many choice sites 
for summer cottages,—sites that have 
been sought after for years for that 
purpose, but which could not be 
bought at any price from the fact they 
were part of individual estates. 
The property has not changed hands 
for 70 years, it having been accumu- 
Jated by Messrs. Bennett and Kitfield, 
who were in the coal and lumber 
business where Samuel Knight is now 
located. 
Misses Elizabeth Pulsifer and Sarah 
Cuff of Salem have been guests the 
past few days of Mr. and Mrs. Fred 
Johnson, Bennett street. 
The regular monthly meetings of 
the fire companies will be held next 
Monday night. 
The Essex County association, S. 
of V., will hold their quarterly meeting 
in Manchester, Monday, as guests of 
Camp 149. 
Miss Helen Jewett of Salem was a 
guest of the E. J. Semonses on Pine 
street the first of the week. 
Miss Ada Dow has been spending 
the week visiting friends in Boston 
and vicinity. 
A number of young people last 
evening gave Miss Etta Knowlton, 
the blind girl, a surprise party at her 
home in West Manchester. 
The committee in charge of the 
S.of V. fair announce that all those 
desirous of selling season tickets to 
the third annual fair of Col. H.P. 
Woodbury camp, 149, S. of V., will 
please call on Wa!ter R. Bell, Beach 
street, where the same may be ob- 
tained. To all those who sell ten 
season tickets a complimentary ticket 
will be presented. 
Prof. N. B. Sargent of West Box- 
ford has been it town this week on a 
brief visit, being a guest of Mr. and 
Mrs. Chas. E. Bell. Mrs. Bell re- 
turned to West Boxford with him 
Social Reunion. 
The date of the annual social re- 
union and roll-call of the Congrega- 
tional church in Manchester has been 
set for Thursday evening, Dec. 19. 
Private Dancing Party. 
A rather select gathering of young 
people were present at the private 
dancing party in the Manchester town 
hall, Thursday evening, there being 
about 25 couples on the floor. The 
affair was one of the best ever given in 
the town hall, and was attended by 
all the young people home from coi- 
lege, and friends. The party was given 
under the direction of Sayre Merrill, 
Frank M. Fleming and Chester Stand- 
ley, who were assisted by the Misses 
Marion G. Scott and Marion Allen. 
Dancing was from 8 to 1 o'clock. 
Long’s orchestra furnished the music. 
Edw. Haraden contemplates start- 
ing for California next week. 
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