‘churches Sunday. 
NORTH SHORE BREE 
Vol. V. No. 52 
11 A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE NORTH SHORE 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1907. 
20 Pages Three Cents. 
CHRISTMAS IN MANCHESTER 
Exercises at the Churches Sunday and Christmas 
Folk Tuesday Night. 
Services in commemoration of the 
Nativity were held in the Manchester 
Christmas sermons 
were preached at the Congregational 
and Baptist churches in the morn- 
ing, and a Christmas concert» was 
held at the Congregational church in the 
evening, on which occasion the church 
was well filled. 
The Christmas services’at the Sacred 
Heart church were hell on Christmas 
Day, when three masses were said and 
a service was also held ‘in the evening. 
The Christmas mass was sung by a choir 
of twelve voices. . Rev. Fr. Powers 
preached strong and helpful Christmas 
-Trees for Young 
sermons. 
At the 1 eadoegy ay Church. 
At the Congregational church Sunday 
morning Rev. L. H. Ruge preached a 
Christmas sermon on the subject ‘‘ The 
Guiding Star.’’ His text was: ‘‘ We 
have seen his star, and are come to 
worship him.’’ (Matt. 2:2.) The 
preacher discredited the mythological 
viewpoint taken of this account by some 
critics and claimed Matthew was writing 
facts,-—history, when he recorded the 
visit of the ‘“ wise men”’ and the 
in the east.’’ ‘* Because a thing hap- 
pens out of the usual order of things,’’ 
Continued on page J2 
BLAZE IN CENTRAL SQUARE 
GIVES MANCHESTER A SCARE 
A blaze in the store of Charles T. 
Loomis, jeweller, Central square, gave 
Manchester people a_ scare Tuesday 
noon and caused considerable excitement 
for a time. 
The fire was bined by the contents 
of a can of gasoline becoming ignited. 
** Jack,’’ a pointer dog owned by Mr. 
Loomis, was curled up in the corner of 
the little room. On a stand was a can 
of gasoline being used by Mr. Loomis in 
washing and soaking the parts of some 
jewelry he was_ repairing. 
yawned and lazily arose from his bed to 
~ get a drink of water in another part of 
the room. He hit the can and the gas- 
oline was sent flowing over the small 
floorspace. Asit flowed it came toward 
the small stove, and as there was a fire 
in the stove the gas from the gasoline 
became ignited. P-ssh! and away she 
went. ‘ Nothing Mr. Loomis could do 
He was 
His hair was 
could smother the flames. 
lucky to get out himself. 
scorched as it was. 
One of the first to see the smoke 
pouring out of the store was Bert Floyd. 
He rushed up stairs in his house, ad- 
joining, grabbed a small hand chemical 
** Jack’? : 
and rushing into the store discharged its 
contents. In the meanwhile an alarm 
had been rung in and the department 
was responding. “The chemical was 
promptly on the scene, largely through 
the efforts of F. G. Cheever, who was 
standing in front of his store at the time. 
Though the whole. department. was on 
hand their services were not needed for 
the chemical was effective in its works. 
There is no question, however, but 
that if the chemical did not respond 
promptly the fire would have gained a 
headway, and had it gained a headway, 
the results might have been seriqus. 
The building in which the fire was 
centered is the smallest business block in 
Manchester, and probably in the State. 
It is located in Central square, between 
the buildings owned by Henry T. Bing- 
ham and J. F. Rabardy, respectively: It 
measures 54 by 12 feet. 
The alarm was sounded from the box 
at the fire station about 11.45. Mr. 
Loomis estimates his loss, to clocks, 
watches, and jewelry of various kinds, at 
about $600. He was insured for $500 
through the agency of J. F. Rabardy. 
OAYnis 
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star. 
in Town Hall Christmas 
Night a Big Success. 
Concert 
‘The concert given in the Town hall, 
Manchester, on Christmas night, proved 
a big drawing card, the seating capacity 
of the hall being well taken care of. 
Nearly every seat was occupied. The 
concert was given under the direction of 
Wm. W. Hoare and Frank G. Cheever, 
and consisted of vaudeville acts by ~ ‘the 
three Marshalls,’’ and illustrated songs 
and moving pictureés. 
In the afternoon a matinee was given 
for the children, who were highly 
amused by the moving pictures.  Illus- 
trated songs furnished the balance of the 
entertainment. ; 
The concert of the evening started. at 
8 o'clock. **Selections from the 
Chimes of Normardy,’’ on the Swiss 
hand bells, was the first number given. 
Other selections by the Marshalls 
included popular selections on _ the 
silver sleigh bells by Miss Edith Mar- 
shall; a reading, ““ Impersonation of the 
Sweet Girl Graduate,’’ by Miss Ethelyn 
Marshal!, a Dutch song in costume by 
Miss Edith’ Marshall; musical lyre, 
‘* Sing Me to Sleep,’’ by Miss Ethelyn, 
with cello obligato by Miss Edith Mar- 
shall, and a xylophone duet by Misses 
Edith and Ethelyn. 
All the numbers by the Marshalls were 
well rendered and called forth flattering 
encores. ‘Their work with the bells and 
the musical lyre is unique and perfect. 
The moving pictures included “‘ Lost 
in the -Alps,’’? ‘“ The Reluctant Dog,’’ 
Continued on page 4 
Odd Fellows Elect. 
Magnolia lodge of Odd _ Fellows, 
Manchester, elected the following 
officers at their meeting Thursday even- 
ing: William W. Hoare, noble grand; 
H. M. Stanley, vice grand; F. - Clifford 
Rand, recording secretary; H. T. Bing- 
ham, fin. secretary; Edward A Lane, 
treasurer; F. A. P. Killam, W. C. 
Rust and Horace Standley, trustees one 
year. After the election the first-degree 
was worked on one candidate. 
