Auto Balks and 
Goes Over Embankment. 
A horse has often been credited 
with possessing considerable sense 
but never before have we been able to 
credit autos with any of that ‘gray 
matter’’ which their drivers some- 
times have a great lacking of. Last 
Sunday a big touring car refused abso- 
lutely to go through the wood drive 
leading from Pleasant street, Man- 
chester, to Chebacco and Wenham 
lakes. The road is plainly labeled 
“Not an Automobile Road ;”’ but the 
driver of the ferocious looking car did 
not ‘‘see’”’ this. The auto did, how- 
ever, for it had gone only a few rods 
when it stopped in the middle of a 
steep hill, near the Tenny farm, be- 
came unmanageable and backed over 
an embankment throwing out all of 
its eight occupants. 
The accident happened about 2 
o'clock but it was almost dark before 
the auto was taken from its precarious 
position. It was removed by aid of 
blocks and tackles supplied by Ben- 
jamin Crombie. 
The Merchants’ Bazaar in Salem 
the past week has attracted no end of 
shoppers from Manchester and Bev- 
erly Farms. Scores of people have 
gone to Salem daily. The various 
stores have been decorated and special 
bargains have been offered. Titus’ 
on Washington street has been strik- 
‘ingly decorated as well as Bixby’s on 
Essex street, at both of which places 
the many bargains offered have been 
taken advantage of. At Cobb, Bates 
& Yerxa’s, too, scores of people have 
found bargains which have more than 
repaid them the expense of the trip. 
Jap-a-lac and rugs are better than 
carpets and dust. It stains and var- 
nishes at the sametime. D. T. Bea- 
ton. ig 
Shines at Bell’s bootblack stand, 5 
and 10 cents. “2 
GARDENING. 
Practical gardening in all its branches. 
Work done by hour, day, or contract. 
J. N. LIPMAN, 
Box 365, Manchester. 
COOK OR LAUNDRESS 
A Protestant woman wants a situation 
as cook in small family. Would take a 
laundress’ place. Thoroughly experienced. 
Manchester or Magnolia preferred. Ref- 
erences. Address W. M., Box 257, Man- 
chester , 
Cc. L. CRAFTS, 
Carpenter and Builder, 
Special Attention Given to Jobbing. 
MANCHESTER, MASS. 
Telephone 139-4. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
“DOWN IN MAINE.” 
Four Act Drama Successfully Presented in 
Manchester by Hyde Park Young People. 
The domestic drama, ‘‘ Down in 
Maine,”’ presented by a company of 
amateur actors from the Young Peo- 
ple’s Christian Union of the Univer- 
salist church of Hyde Park, in the 
Manchester Town hall, attracted an 
audience of 350 people, Wednesday 
evening. The play was given under 
the direction of Samuel B. Crombie of 
Manchester and Hyde Park as a ben- 
efit for Mrs. Ida Douglas, the invalid. 
The play was very successfully 
staged and was full of fun throughout. 
There were four acts and twelve char- 
acters were introduced. 
Following is the cast of characters : 
Zeph Cummings of Hardscrabble Farm, 
way down in Maine, believes in the 
golden rule and practices the same. 
J. Alden Bradford 
Ralph Cummings, his brother, a N.Y. 
mitlionareme ates sects or John Lauppe 
Neil Wentworth, a young inventor..... : 
Arthur F. Evans 
Bingle, the old flsherman.............. 
Herbert I. Jackson 
Tomps, the hired man,....George Dickinson 
Holden, a city Jawyer,........ Walter Evans 
Jimpsey;.a “fresh air” kids W53<202'. 2% 
Miss Amy Blodgett 
Mose Gossin, a rural lover,..George Carlton 
Susie Cummings, Ralph’s daughter,.... 
Miss Marie Lauppe 
Mrs. Cummings, Zeph’s wife........... 
Mrs. J. C. Hanscom 
Keziah, forty-three and desperate....... 
Mrs. E. E. Abbott 
Betsy Tomps, a village maid. Mrs. J. Lauppe 
During the evening an orchestra of 
six pieces, accompanying the company, 
played several pleasing selections. 
Miss Alice R. Rainville rendered a 
piano solo ; Frank B. Cannell of Brook- 
line, bass, sang “ King of the Forest,”’ 
by Parker, and later sang “Sing Me 
to Sleep,’ with violin obligato by 
Miss Maria G. Scott. Miss Scott 
played a violin solo, ‘‘ Serenade Ba- 
dine,”’ by Gabriel Marie, in her usual 
pleasing manner. 
Mrs. Ida Douglas, for whose bene- 
fit the drama was given in Manches- 
ter town hall, Wednesday evening, 
wishes to return thanks to the people 
of Manchester, through the columns 
of the BREEzE, and especially to Mr. 
Crombie and to those who were asso- 
iated with him in making the affair a 
success. A neat sum was realized. 
The young people came from Hyde 
Park for expenses only. 
Men’s Douglas shoes at Bell’s. * 
13 PRINTING 
Will be done promptly, well, and at a 
# reasonable price, if you have it done by the § 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE §& 
SCHOOL ITEMS. 
Manchester. 
At the teachers’ meeting at the G,. 
A. Priest school, Monday, Superin- 
tendent Fish read from the report of 
the board of education an article on 
“Some Reasons for the Scarcity of 
Qualified Teachers,’’ and discussed 
the same. 
The date for the exhibition of school 
work to be held this summer has been 
set for June 20. 
Mrs. J. K. Tappan, Mrs. Ernest 
Lucas and Rev. W. H. Ashley visited 
the Priest school this week. 
A new bulletin board has been 
placed in the lower hall of the Gram- 
mar school. 
It is interesting to note the amount 
of water per pupil used at the G. A. 
Priest school and at the High school. 
In the former, where there are over 
300 pupils, 48 cubic feet of water is 
used daily, or .16 cubic feet per pupil, 
while at the High school 84-cubic feet 
is used, an average of about 2 cubic 
feet per pupil—or 124 times as much. 
This is due largely, of course, to the 
amount of laboratory work at the 
High school. 
Parts have been assigned for the 
Memorial Day exercises at the Priest 
school. The first and second grades 
will march to the Summer Street cem- 
etery and distribute flowers on the 
Revolutionary soldiers’ graves. The 
rooms will consolidate as usual. 
Plans to be Presented 
For Park Improvements. 
The Manchester Park Commission- 
ers have a plan which they will pre- 
sent at the adjourned town meeting 
Monday night, for the proposed 
changes and improvements at Beach 
street park. 
It is proposed to dredge a channel 
from the main channel to the new pier 
at which point it is proposed to dredge 
out a basin. Two plans are to be pre- 
sented for this. One is for a channel 
20 feet wide and the other for a chan- 
nel 40 feet wide. It will be necessary 
to remove 3200 cu. ft. of mud if the 
former is accepted and 4500 if the lat- 
ter. These channels will be four feet 
deep at mean low tide. 
It is also proposed to builda granite 
embankment from the pier to Beach 
street, ata point some 110 feet from 
the centre of the stone arch. 
Figures will be presented as to the 
cost of the proposed improvements. 
Jap-a-lac your weather-beaten front 
doors with the Oak, Walnut or Ma- 
hogany. Same effect as polish on a 
pair of old shoes. Makes a wonderful 
improvement. D. T. Beaton. ‘ 
