14 
BEVERLY FARMS 
The county commissioners last 
Monday, accompanied by members 
of the city government, looked over 
the widening at the Bennett estate on 
Hart street, and were much pleased 
at the great improvement which this 
work has brought about, and on Tues- 
day formally accepted the work and 
directed the county treasurer to draw 
a check to the order of the City of 
Beverly for $816, the proportion of 
the cost which is to be paid by the 
county. 
Patrick W. Brady a well known and 
respected citizen of Pride’s Crossing 
has good reason to be provoked, to 
say the least, over the fact that some- 
body else gave his name and brought 
him into an affair of which he knows 
absolutely nothing. The facts of the 
case being that some other man who 
has lately made Pride’s Crossing his 
boarding place, got mixed up with 
others in a rough house in a Lynn 
restaurant and was arrested, the par- 
ties being fined $50 each, and the 
Pride’s Crossing man who falsely gave 
his name as being that of Patrick 
Brady was held to answer to an_addi- 
tional charge of assault. Mr. Brady 
naturally feels quite badly over the 
fact and it certainly is to be deplored 
that an innocent party should be 
used to shield the guilty. 
At Gravelly pond Monday a nimrod 
fishing through the ice caught a 24 
pound pickerel, together with several 
other smaller ones. 
Frank Dix was home from New 
York the first of the week for a few 
days. 
The worry of the Beverly Farms 
folk over the prospect of an ice famine 
for next summer were practically al- 
layed this week when Mr. Addison 
Davis started operations Tuesday at 
Gravelly pond, in filling his ice 
houses with a good quality of ice, av- 
eraging 104 inches thick. Mr. Davis 
in getting his crop was obliged to go 
across the pond on the opposite side 
from where his storage house is 
located, necessitating the cutting of a 
channel across the pond for the pur- 
pose of floating the ice to the ice 
house, which of course is much in ad- 
dition to the expense usually incurred. 
John A Morrison, a popular young 
man of Beverly Farms, and foreman 
for Messrs. Connolly Bros., writes 
from Florida that he is enjoying him- 
self there immensely. The weather 
reminds him of the middle of June on 
the North Shore, and there are plenty 
of large and sweet oranges on the 
trees. He is registered at the Hotel 
Plaza Rockledge, which is 150 miles 
south of Jacksonville. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Last Monday afternoon was given 
over to the observance of Lincoln 
Day at the local schools. Exercises 
were arranged by the teachers and 
carried out in a splendid manner by 
the scholars. The affair was held in 
the school assembly hall, and was 
listened to by the parents and others 
interested in the work of the public 
schools. 
On Thursday a delegation of Boston 
gardeners came to Beverly Farms 
from Boston on the 10.45 train and 
were met at the station by the Beverly 
Farms and Pride’s Crossing gardeners, 
who took them.in charge, and in 
barges they were taken to the differ- 
ent estates and greenhouses in this 
vicinity. Later on the party went to 
Manchester and in the evening were 
guests of the North Shore Horticul- 
tural society at their annual banquet. 
John West Colony, Pilgrim Fathers, 
at their meeting last evening were 
visited by Supreme Lieut. Governor 
Treadwell of East Boston and others 
high in the order. These were later 
called upon for remarks, which proved 
very interesting and were highly ap- 
preciated. One candidate was initiated 
into the mystery of the order. 
There is for afew days a vacant 
desk at Messrs. Connolly Bros. office, 
due to the absence of Miss Lena J. 
Voorhees, who, in company with her 
parents of Danvers Centre, is on a va- 
cation trip, visiting relatives in Pough- 
keepsie and Hyde Park, N.Y. 
The Ladies sewing circle on Thurs- 
day evening at the Baptist chapel 
held a public supper, which was well 
patronized, the proceeds going toward 
the purchasing fund of the church. 
Don’t forget the sheet and pillow 
case party to be held in Marshall's 
hall next Tuesday evening, Feb’y 20, 
and also be sure to provide yourself 
with a “ ghostly: attire,” so that you 
may enter into the spirit of the occa- 
sion, as the management desire all 
those who dance during the earlier 
part of the evening to appear in cos- 
tume. Long’s orchestra is to furnish 
the music and Parker the refresh- 
ments. 
John Daniels contemplates soon 
a combined business and pleasure trip 
to New York and Washington, D. C. 
The pleasant weather and fine con- 
dition of the ice at Gravelly pond dur- 
ing the first part of the week offered 
attractions to many of the Farms peo- 
ple for skating and ice boating, and a 
number enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. 
and Mrs. Eli R. Hodgkins at their 
are camp on the shores of the 
ake. 
Mrs. Leeman of West Medford is a 
guest of her sister, Mrs. Wilbur J. 
Pierce on West street. 
Mr. Whiteley, who is at present the 
caretaker and manager of the E. C. 
Swift farm on Brimbal avenue has ac- 
cepted the position of superintendent 
and gardener on the W. D. Denegre 
estate, which position on March 1 be- 
comes vacant by the resignation of 
Mr. Herbert Clark. 
The lecture and stereoptican views 
on the “ Passion Play,” given by Rev. 
Nicholas R. Walsh at St. Margaret’s 
church last Monday evening, was en- 
joyed by a large audience who tound 
the entertainment very interesting, 
and it was no doubt productive of 
much good. 
His large circle of friends and ac- 
quaintances are very sorry indeed to 
hear of the continued illness of Mr. 
Harvey M. Hodgkins at his home on 
Greenwood avenne. At this writing 
however, he is reported to be improv- 
ing. 
Preston W. R. C. 188 have ar- 
ranged an elaborate program and 
made all arrangements for exercises 
on Washington’s birthday in Mar- 
shall’s hall, to which Preston Post 188, 
and associates have been invited. 
Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Strong 
Pond will leave Monday for a week’s 
visit with relatives of the latter on the 
South Shore. 
Bass River lodge of Odd Fellows 
are to hold a fair in Beverly soon and 
every Beverly Farms resident will be 
given an opportunity to contribute to 
the cause, either by a donation of 
articles or by a distribution of cash at 
the fair. F 
Herbert Betts, whom we reported 
last week as having resigned his posi- 
tion at the E. C. Swift estate, has de- 
cided to remain there. 
Thomas Murray, the popular clerk 
at Varney’s drug store, has tendered 
his resignation to accept the position 
of assistant postmaster at the Pride’s 
Crossing post office. 
Chas. W. Day and Theo. A. Holmes, 
Andrew Standley and Eben Day rep- 
resented Preston Post 188 at the G. A. 
R. Encampment in Boston this week 
and also stopped over for the camp- 
fire in the evening. 
Messrs. Charles H. Trowt, James 
B. Dow, Postmaster Elmer Standley 
and Rep. William R. Brooks repre- 
sented the Ward 6 republicans at the 
banquet of the Republican club in 
Beverly on Wednesday evening, at 
which Speaker Cole and Representa- 
tive Luce were the principal after-din- 
ner speakers. 
The busiest day of the season at the 
Farms was Valentine day. The local 
stores sold out their supply early and 
the postmaster and assistants were 
busy all day in handing out to some 
love missives and to others ‘‘ knocks.” 
