LOCAL SECTION 
MANCHESTER 
We regret to report the serious ill- 
ness of John Henry Cheever at the 
home of Dr. Tyler, School st. 
Charles Cheever of New York is 
renewing asquaintances in Manches- 
ter after a long absence. He is visit- 
ing his sister, Mrs. George Hooper. 
Thomas Dunn, for many -years 1n 
the employ of Mrs. James McMillan, 
is in Newport, R. 1., with a family 
this summer. 
William. R. Rayner of Wellesley 
Hills was the guest of his son and 
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Es 
Herbert Rayner, Vine st. 
Edgar H. Simms, butler for Mrs. 
Gardiner M. Lane, left last Sunday 
with a party of about 100 other Brit- 
ish subjects employed in the vicinity 
of Boston, for Canada where he join- 
ed the Canadian Medical Corps for 
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Raymond 
are spending the week with the lat- 
ter’s parents in Brockton. They will 
spend this summer in Manchester as 
Mr, Raymond, during his vacation 
from his duties as principal of George 
A. Priest school, will be employed at 
the Manchester Trust Co. 
The baseball game in Manchester 
tomorrow will be with the Western 
Electric nine of Boston. The team 1s 
one of the fastest semi-professional 
nines that played in Manchester last 
vear. As the Western Electric team 
played .in Marblehead last week, to- 
morrow’s contest will be watched with 
interest. The enthusiasts are already 
beginning to talk a Marblehead-Man- 
chester series for August. 
For the purpose of encouraging 
ereater production of food and for 
the conservation of food, the North 
Shore Horticultural society is plan- 
ning to hold an exhibition of canning 
and preserved winter vegetables in the:, 
new hall.on October 24. Prizes will 
be given for the best exhibits. All 
housewives on the North Shore will 
be invited to enter the contest. The 
society is also going to award medals 
for the greatest production for area 
planted of winter vegetables in the 
allotment gardens along the Shore. 
Entry forms will be ready for all who 
desire them in a few days, ‘The lat- 
ter contest is not open to those who 
plant gardens at home, but only to 
those who plant on the publicly al- 
lotted plots. Get busy, all you ama- 
teurs! 
FIRE, LIABILITY, AUTOMOBILE, LIFE, 
ACCIDENT, HEALTH, BURGLARY, 
PLATE GLASS INSURANCE 
Friday, June 29, 1917. 
Manchester 
FOOD CENTRE 
Telephone 116 
NOTES 
A lecture will be given next Tues- 
day morning at to o’clock and again 
on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The 
subject will be “Why Foods Spoil.” 
Office hours for consulation will be 
held after each lecture. 
_ Application for lessons in Canning 
may be made by telephone. The num- 
ber is Manchester 1106. 
STATE GUARD ACCEPTED. 
Manchester’s State guard company 
was inspected by Col. Sleeper, detail- 
ed from the Adt.-General’s office for 
the purpose on Monday evening. 
There were 64 of the petitioners pre- 
sent to answer the roll call. Col. 
Sleeper said the company made a 
fine appearance for “rookies” and 
said he would recommend their im- 
mediate acceptance as a unit of the 
new state guard. Alexander Robert- 
son, who commands the compdny at 
present, received notice yesterday of 
the acceptance of the company, which 
will hereafter be known as “Co. 125.” 
Descriptive cards and medical exam- 
ination blanks were also received. It 
is expected that the company will re- 
ceive the medical examination some- 
time next week. In order to insure 
the acceptance of the company by the 
state it is necessary that at least 60 
men pass the physical examination. 
To be sure of this several more men 
are needed immediately. Three mem- 
bers of the postoffice force were in 
the home guard company, but did not 
enrol in the state guard because re- 
auested by Postmaster Foster not to 
de so. The men are anxious to get 
into the guard and Mr. Foster is con- 
sidering allowing them to do so. As 
it is iniportant to havea full quota 
it is hoped Mr. Foster will be able to 
make arrangements whereby the men 
can get into the company. Everyone 
who is eligible should join now. 
SALEM COMMERCIAL SCHOOL 
Be" SCHOOL 
SALEM, Mass. B 
Offers exceptional 
opportunities for superior vocation- 
al training along commercial lines. 
— WILLMONTON’S 
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY 
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Miss Jane Kendall, a former teas 
er here, is visiting Mrs. J, W. Camp- 
bell. | 
S. of V., will please be around at 
headquarters at 8.30 a.m. on July 
4th, in full uniform, ready for the 
parade. ; oe Ea 
Members of the Arbella ‘club who 
intend to march in the parade on 
Fourth of July are requested to notify . 
Miss Beth Jewett. 
The Arbella club will meet at Mrs. — 
Frank Cheever’s on Fourth of July © 
morning prepared to march in the 
parade, Members are asked to wear 
white. 
The Manchester telephone opera- 
tors are to conduct a dancing party in — 
the Town hall.on Tuesday, July 17th, 
for the benefit of the Red Cross—as 
their donation toward the fund. Here 
is a good chance to show your inter- 
est in this great work and at the same 
time have a most enjoyable evening. 
All boys large and small—up to 15 
years, who are to be in the military 
unit of Manchester Woman’s club 
division for the Fourth of July pa- 
rade, will meet this evening—Friday 
—at Mrs. Dean’s bungalow, Allen 
ave., at 6.30, to get their suits. The 
girls will meet tomorrow evening 
(Saturday) at 6.30. 
of the town may join as long as the 
suits hold out. 
Manchester started out to do her 
“bit” for the Red Cross last week and — 
before she had finished it had become 
ore than a “bit” that the residents 
of the seaside town had done. Man- 
chester’s quota was 
which was just one percent of the 
auota for all of Essex County. When 
Red Cross week closed last Monday 
Manchester’s total was $14,000. Al- 
though the rest of Essex County had 
not made a proportionate response the 
entire county went over its quota. 
Just to show that Manchester: meant. 
business in her supvort of the. Red 
Cross. she~- has. raised. the entire 
amount of her quota in the days since 
the campaign closed and last night 
the total subscriptions was $17,490. 
This contribution ranks the highest 
per capita of any .place in Essex 
County. The local. committee is high- 
ly pleased with the result of the cam- 
paign here and the people should feel 
proud of their offering for the reliet 
of the wounded of our armies. | 
SURETY BONDS _ 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. 
School and Union Streets, 
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Any children . | 
set at $3,000, 
