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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 34. 
SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1905. 
Mayor Wallis and Good Roads. 
Whatever else may be expected of 
Mayor Wallis, it is pretty evident 
from the start that he intends to put 
an end to the fault-finding of the 
people of Beverly Farms and Pride’s 
Crossing and their cry for better 
roads. 
Mayor Wallis will come pretty near 
doing what the majority of the people 
want, if his inaugural address tells the 
story. The summer residents last 
year made appeal after appeal for road 
improvements, but their petitions were 
only pigeon-holed and the roads grew 
worse. 
Now, if Mayor Wallis co-operates 
with the summer people —and it is 
evident that he intends to do so in 
this regard, at least —there will bea 
road down through Pride’s and Bev- 
erly Farms next year that all will be 
proud of. 
It is purposed to make a State high- 
way of the shore road from Chapman’s 
Corner, where the electric line ends, 
to the Manchester line. Thesummer 
residents are interested in the project 
to the extent that they have formu- 
lated a plan of financing the enter- 
prise. 
It is estimated that the total cost 
will be between $30,000 and $40,000. 
Of this the summer folk have set 
themselves the task of raising two- 
thirds or three-quarters by subscrip- 
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tion. Already a committee — com- 
prising Col. William D. Sohier, Oliver 
Ames and Charles H: Tyler — have 
make substantial progress toward 
raising the $25,000 needed: The idea 
is that the State will pay the cost of 
one mile of road, as it has in other 
sections of the Commonwealth, and 
that the subscribed money will be 
turned over to the State to build the 
additional three. Thereafter the road 
wiil be kept in repair by the State, but 
charged against the city. 
Just how the scheme will work itself 
out, of course, is not known now, but 
it is safe to say a great deal lies with 
the new mayor. If he urges the 
project the chances are the thing will 
sail along quickly and work will start 
in the early spring. 
W hisperings, 
I came across a rather interesting 
bit of information the other day, and 
I know it will interest some of our 
readers. I am told by one of his 
grandchildren that the good old Col. 
David Colby, whom some of our oldest 
residents in Manchester will readily 
recall, put up the first street sign in 
the town of Manchester. It was when 
he lived in the then uncompleted house 
on Washington street now occupied 
by George W. Hooper, that the 
Colonel, who was then chairman of the 
board of selectmen, justice of the 
peace, and a leader in everything in 
town, placed a sign on the old Murray 
tavern, located on the lot where the 
Geo. A. Priest school now stands, 
designating Washington street. It 
was some years after this that any of 
the other streets were labeled. 
* * * * 
Col. Colby was a character. We 
have referred to him before. He 
built the little brick powder house on 
Powder House hill, compelling his son 
to bring every brick used up the steep 
incline on his back. About that time 
— during the War of 1812 — he packed 
up all his belongings, placed them on 
a big wagon, and was ready to start on 
a minute’s notice for New London, 
N.H., in case the British swooped 
down upon the shore. It was he, also, 
who took the contract for building the 
Congregational church (now standing) 
in 1809. At that time, while at work 
in the belfry, he fell and broke several 
ribs. 
* * * * 
A friend showed mea novel get-up 
in the line of a calendar, a day or two 
ago, which is far ahead of anything I 
had ever seen before. It is gotten 
out by a Boston hardware concern and 
is very appropriately called “The 
Perpetual Calendar,” for it is good for 
every year from 1901 to1917. Seven- 
teen years! and all on one little card 
that can be carried in the vest pocket, 
too. The different years are affixed 
and table of months arranged by a 
small disk which turns easily. It was 
quite a striking contrivance. 
John W. Carter, 
The death, on Wednesday morning, 
of John W. Carter takes away from 
Beverly one of its most prominent 
citizens and successful business men. 
For many years Mr. Carter had been 
associated with Austin Whitcomb in 
Whitcomb & Carter, and later the 
Whitcomb — Carter company, dealers 
in hardware, and had built upa large 
and profitable business. Besides this, 
he was also interested in the J. W. 
Carter Shoe company, which had. an 
extensive trade. Mr. Carter was the 
holder of many public trusts, was 
trustee of not a few charitable institu- 
tions, and was a member of several 
fraternal orders. The funeral was 
held from the Dane Street Congrega- 
tional church on Friday, and was 
largely attended by friends and _busi- 
ness associates. Rev. E. H. Byington 
conducted the service, and Liberty 
lodge of Masons performed its ritual. 
High-Priced Fruit. 
A member of the Astor “600” 
recently offered $250 in New York 
for enough strawberries for five peo- 
ple that evening. It took seven hours 
to find them, but they were finally 
produced on time. 
Some people want things simply 
because they are dear. The famous 
“ Zanzibar apples’’ have sometimes 
reached the enormous price of $100 
apiece. They have to be especially 
ordered, for they are too dear to keep 
in stock, and are said to cost $10 a 
bite. 
Is there a certain satisfaction in 
eating something that nobody else can 
afford ? 
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