NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
(MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, AUGUST 
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TAX. RATE $9.60 
Manchester Assessors fix rate a dollar over that of last year, 
Almost 
half a million addition of new taxable property. 
The rate of taxation in Manchester the 
present year will be $9.60 on $1000, an 
increase of a dollar over last year, and the 
highest, in fact, for a number of years. 
The figure was given out by the assessors 
Tuesday. 
The increased amount of appropria- 
tions and the consequent increase in the 
‘amount of money to be raised by taxation 
to meet these expenditures, together with 
the increase of over $6500 in the state 
and county tax this year, is responsible 
for the increase in tax rate. In fact Chair- 
man Swett of the board said in Town 
Meeting last winter that, in view of the 
appropriations, a $10 tax rate would 
result. 
By the addition of new taxable prop- 
erty, however, amounting to about 
$486,000, it was possible to discount this 
figure and the assessors were able to 
make a rate of $9.60. This new increase 
in the valuation of almost half a million 
is mostly personal property, and the ad- 
dition of such an amount to the valuation - 
of the town bespeaks the good work on 
the part of the board. 
The following figures on which the 
valuation is based may be of interest: 
Poll taxes $1566. Personal property, 
resident, $4,219,508; non-resident, 
$385,670; total $4,605,178. Real estate 
Bee tdinos: resident, #1, 831,535; non- 
resident, $1,800, 445; total $3, 631, 980; 
land, resident, $1, 463, 015; non- ecesilandl 
$2, 186, 055; total, $3, 649, 070. Total 
real estate 87, 281,050. Total valuation 
$11,886, 238. Last year the valuation 
was $11,399, 547; the increase this year 
is $486,691. 
Change in Trains. 
The following change in trains went 
into effect Monday, Aug. 12: 
Week-day passenger train leaving 
Boston 5.55 a.m. for Rockport, does 
not stop at Bass Rocks, and arrives at 
Rockport at 7.32 instead of 7.34 a.m. 
The train leaving Boston at 6.50 a.m. 
gains between Boston and Beverly and 
comes down the branch five minutes 
earlier than before. 
The train leaving Rockport at 7.37 
leaves five minutes earlier and leaves all 
the stations a little earlier, though it ar- 
tives in Boston at the same time as-usual. 
The changes in the above trains were 
made so that the last two could make 
bettter connections in meeting at West 
Gloucester. 
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Work on the double track east of 
Magnolia is progressing quite well. The 
past week the trains were changed over 
to the new track between Magnolia and 
West Gloucester, in both directions, so 
that the old track could be moved to its 
new location. 
Editor North Shore Breeze: 
I notice that at every band concert in 
Manchester the few seats which are to 
be had are always taken by men, while 
ladies and children have to stand. They 
have the so-called ‘‘end seat hog’’ of 
electric car fame completly in the shade, 
for here they do not merely “‘hog’’ the 
end seat, but the whole seat. 
OBSERVER. 
Manchester, eee 15% 
THE HMEATEH Co. 
BERKELEY BUILDING, BOSTON 
ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF TREIR SUMMER BRANCR 
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31 Central ot., (Manchester-by-the-Sea, /l\ass © 
Where they are displaying their latest importations in 
amr, handle and blectile Shades. 
ALSO ARTISTIC FURNISHINGS FOR COUNTRY ROUSE 
Water Sports. 
All interest for the coming week cen- 
ters in the water sports to be held on 
Crescent beach, Magnolia, on Monday 
next. A very interesting program of 
events has been-arranged and great en- 
thusiasm has been aroused among the 
members of the summer colony in the 
sports. The entries are unusually large 
this year and the day promises to be one 
of the most enjoyable of the year. 
The list of events includes dashes and 
and hurdle races on the beach, a sack 
race always provocative of much amuse- 
ment, and a pillow fight. The water 
sports include a canoe race in which the 
contestants will sit in the bow of the 
canoe, instead of the stern, and paddle 
from that position. The tub race will no 
doubt furnish considerable sport. A 
special feature will be the ladies’ swim- 
ming race. A large number of the best 
swimmers among the summer colony 
have signified their intention of participat- 
ing. Among those already~ entered are 
the Misses Dean, Miss Marjorie Newell, 
Miss Grace O’ Brien and Miss Margaret 
C. Overton. The final event will be 
climbing the greased pole, which always 
creates a great deal of fun. 
The affair is in charge of ka Haare 
- Brown, swimming instructor at the beach, 
and Dr. E. A. Dakin. The sports will 
begin at 2.30 in the afternoon and tickets 
may be obtained at any of the Magnolia 
hotels or at Lycett’s drug store, Magnolia. 
Ratified Action of Church, 
Ata meeting of the First Parish in 
Manchester Wednesday evening it was 
voted to ratify the recent action of the 
church in extending a call to Rev. Louis 
H. Ruge of Steubenville, O., and the 
formal call will be extended to Mr. 
Ruge at once. 
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New York City 
