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MANCHESTER SECTION 
Joseph McNeary has joined the 
Artillery company in Boston. 
The grocery stores are keeping 
open evenings, beginning May 1, as 
usual. 
Water Perham and family will oc- 
cupy the Victoria Johnson tenement 
on Bridge st., the coming summer. 
There are a few vacancies in the 
second class in First Aid being organ- 
ized in Manchester, which will un- 
doubtedly be filled rapidly. 
Story High school ball team will 
play Hamilton High school at the 
playground tomorrow afternoon. It 
is the second home game and the boys 
hope to make it a “home” game. 
The selectmen will hold a_ public 
hearing on the petition of Lewis Tarr 
of Gloucester for permission to main- 
tain a fish trap on the western side 
of Egg Rock for a period of five 
years, on Tuesday evening, May 15. 
William Walen is filling a tempor- 
ary appointment as carrier at the 
postofice during the letter carriers’ 
vacations, and will be assigned to the 
Smith’s point route. John L. Prest 
of the School st. route is having his 
two weeks’ vacation, starting, May I. 
The members of the fire depart- 
ment are all happy for awhile now. 
On Tuesday evening Town Treas- 
urer E. P. Stanley put his “John Han- 
cock” on about half a hundred $50 
checks for the “fire laddies.” Some- 
how or other the firemen like the sea- 
son around the first of May better 
than any time of the year. 
John H. Cheever, for many years 
in the coal business, as representative 
of the Sprague, Breed & Brown Co.,, 
has resigned his position and will re- 
tire from active business. Since the 
taking over of the Sprague, Breed & 
Brown Co. by the New England Coke 
& Coal Co., a number of the smaller 
offices, including the ones at Man- 
chester and Beverly Farms, have 
been discontinued. 
George R. Dean purchased the 
property of the Manchester Laundry 
on Central st. at public auction last 
Saturday afternoon for $2115. The 
only ather bidder was Howard Mor- 
gan of Beverly Farms. The sale was 
made to satisfy the terms of a mort- 
gage given by the late Edward 5. 
Bradley to Thomas D. Connolly, 
Stephen J. Connolly and Gregory P. 
Connolly. J. F. Connor who con- 
ducted the laundry last year expects 
To reopen it soon. 
FIRE, LIABILITY, AUTOMOBILE, LIFE, 
ACCIDENT, HEALTH, BURGLARY, 
PLATE GLASS INSURANCE 
Friday, May 4, 1917. 
Announcement 
BEGINNING MAY 1 
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will be advanced to 
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Take advantage of the 
present 
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(Paid in advance) 
and have your name added to our 
list of subscribers. 
After May 1 all copies bought at 
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Manchester, Mass. 
To OrGANIZE HomE GUARD. 
A call has been issued by Raymond 
C. Allen, chairman of the committee 
for home guard, on the public safety 
committee, for a meeting of those 
interested in the formation of a home 
puards > The“ téextsot thexcall issas 
follows: 
“A meeting for the formation of a 
hore guard in Manchester will be 
held in Town hall, Wednesday eve- 
ning, May 9, 1917, at 7.45. This 
home guard is to be a purely volun- 
tary organization for local protection 
in case of need and is not to be con- 
fused with the proposed State Guard 
recently authorized. Its purpose will 
be to afford an opportunity for or- 
ganizing and drilling a body of men 
for local protection in case of need 
and to give preliminary training to 
those who may later be members of 
regular bodies should there be any 
such. 
“The purpose of the meeting is to 
form this local guard, to discuss the 
general subject and give any required 
information. This is a duty and 
should be performed by all who are 
able.” 
Ella Sanderson of Wakefield has 
been. spending her school vacation 
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Eric Erickson, 
and family, Summer st. 
A party of 28 members of Mag- 
nolia lodge, I. O. O. F., went to Bev- 
erly in automobiles last Saturday eve- 
ning to attend the Bass River lodge, 
where the third degree was exempli- 
fied. 
WILLMONTON’S 
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY 
The floats at Masconomo Park 
have been placed in position the past. 
week. 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Swett have 
returned to Manchester for the sum- 
mer after a winter spent in Allston. 
Thomas A. Baker and family re- 
turned home from St. Augustine, Fla., 
this week. Mr. Baker will resume 
his work at Bullock Bros. soon. 
Work is to be started at once on 
the construction of a fireproof garage 
on the M. J. Callahan property at the 
junction of Pine, Bennett and Bridge 
streets, for H. M. Bater. It will be 
a_steel-work building. 
The Arbella club will have its first 
lesson on planting, Monday after- 
noon, May 7, at 4 o'clock, at the 
home of Mrs. William Hooper. 
Members are urged not to miss this 
extra meeting. If stormy it will be 
postponed. 
Joseph Dodge was brought home 
from the Peter Bent Brigham hospi- 
tal last Friday. He is suffering from 
misplaced ligaments in the back which 
have caused ruptures of the nerves. 
His condition is somewhat improved 
since his return home. 
Mrs. Norman Crafts suffered a. 
painful accident last week. | When 
taking a carpet tack up with a knife, 
the point of the knife broke and flew 
into her eye inflicting a painful cut, 
it being necessary to perform a deli- 
cate operation on the member. 
John “Cuppie” Gillis, who enlisted 
in the navy several weeks ago, was in 
town last night to say goodbye to his 
relatives and friends before his ex- 
pected departure today for France. 
He is one of eight from whom six 
will be selected this morning to com- 
plete the complement of a supply ship 
sailing tonight from Boston. If he 
sails he will be the first of the Man- 
- chester boys to depart for the actual 
seat of the war. 
On Friday evening, May 25, the 
airls’ Glee club of the Story High 
school, assisted by the Orpheus club, 
will present “The Feast of the Little 
Lanterns” a Chinese operetta in two 
acts by Paul Bliss, in the Town hall. 
The success of its recent production 
in Boston indicates that Manchester _ 
people, too, will enjoy the music of 
this charming operetta. Reserved 
seats at 35 cents are on sale at Allen’s 
Drug store, and may also be obtained 
from members of the Glee club. 
Admission tickets are 25 cents. 
SURETY BONDS 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. 
School and Union Streets, 
