NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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NUMBER 17 
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1906. 
VOLUME 3. 
It would, indeed, be a bad move 
for the License Commissioners of 
Gloucester to grant a license to the 
parties projecting the same in Mag- 
nolia. This pretty little village, the 
flower of the North Shore in the 
three months of summer, can ill af- 
ford such a malady. The storm of 
protest being made against it is be- 
ing made justly and we hope no 
license will be granted. 
WHISPERINGS 
It is surprising how little regard 
some people have for the appearance 
of our streets. Last Saturday after- 
noon some clothing concern in a city 
near-by sent out some advertising mat- 
ter through the mail in the shape of 
cards, and benefiting by past experi- 
ence Supt. Kimball kept the ‘“hokey- 
pokey” cart man at work in the vicinity 
of the post office a little later than 
usual, for he knew a great many of 
the cards would find their way to the 
street. Sure enough, by 4 o’clock a 
score or more had found their way to 
the street, and were picked up. The 
‘hokey-pokey”’ cart man went home, 
and before 6 o’clock a score more 
cards found their way to the gutter, 
and had they not been picked up by 
the superintendent they would have 
laid on the street and in the gutter all 
day Sunday. It does seem as though 
people might be a little more thought- 
ful as to the looks of our streets, and 
if they have waste paper to throw 
away, do not throw it on the street. 
* * * * 
I was interested the other night 
when going through the center of the 
town to see one of the night police 
come down School street and request 
FIRE AT BAKER’S ISLAND 
CALLS OUT TWO FIRE DEPARTMENTS 
Manchester Fireman Called Out at 3 a.m. 
only to find the Fire Three Miles out to Sea 
The Manchester fire department 
was called out about 3 o’clock Wednes- 
day morning to answer an alarm from 
Box 38, located at the telephone ex- 
change. The heavens were brilliantly 
lighted at that time, and every one 
who saw the light decided one of the 
large summer cottages on Smith’s 
Point was going up in smoke. 
Five minutes after the alarm was 
rung in the whole centre of the town 
was alive with people, and the engine 
house presented a lively appearance. 
But very few realized where the fire 
was till they arrived at the centre of 
the town, a great many going directly 
to Smith’s Point, where the fire 
seeemed to be. The alarm was rung 
in by the night operator at the ex- 
change in answer to a call from a 
subscriber, who saw the _ heavens 
lighted up in the direction of Smith’s 
Point. 
The cause of all this excitement in 
Manchester and Beverly Farms, and, 
in fact, in Beverly and Salem, for the 
illumination could be seen for miles 
around, was the burning of the far- 
famed Winne-Egan Hotel on Baker’s 
island. The hotel was owned by Dr. 
C. W. Morse. All that now remains 
of it are two or three tall chimneys, 
some of them minus a part of their old- 
time height, for the house was burned 
flat to the ground. 
The first inkling of the fire came to 
Caretaker Frank B. White through 
the barking of his dog Sport, who, not 
content with trying to rouse his master 
the gang leaning up against the build- 
ing to move. The crowd of young 
men did it without a murmur, and as 
the officer moved along I noticed an- 
other of our respected blue coats, 
whose duty, I was led to think was to 
keep order in the center of the town, 
standing along side of another build- 
ing, just as the crowd had been, 
nearby. ' 
Lecture on “Grumblers” by Rev. 
Dr. P. S. Henson of Boston 
The Manchester Town hall was 
crowded Wednesday evening, when 
Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson of Tremont 
Temple, Boston, gave his famous lec- 
ture on ‘‘Grumblers,” which, though 
full of fun contained a deal of sound 
philosophy. Dr. MHenson’s lecture 
was bubbling over with the good 
humor for which he is famed, and his 
flow of oratory at times impressed 
upon his hearers his position as one of 
Box 57 called out the Beverly Farms Laddies 
and set afl Beveriy on the Qui Vive 
The flames were eating up one of 
the summer cottages along West 
Beach, Beverly Farms, about 3 o'clock 
Wednesday morning, in the mind of 
Night Officer Webster K. Bray, and 
he pulled in an alarm from Box 57, 
which called from their beds not only 
the Beverly Farms firemen, but those 
of all Beverly. 
The first arrivals in Central square 
could swear the fire was at the Haven 
estate, for the flames were shooting 
up through the trees in that direction. 
An investigation soon showed that 
the fire was neither along the beach, 
nor on Misery island, but three miles 
beyond—Baker’s island. 
It seemed as though all Beverly 
Farms was out, but all took the joke, 
that was not a joke, good naturedly. 
Many went to the beach and watched 
the fire till it began to burn down and 
die. 
by the barks, ran up and down his 
body until he awoke. 
Caretaker White found the fire 
raging fiercely in the kitchen, and 
called on Lighthouse-keeper Rogers 
and his assistant, Cameron, but the 
men could do but little. 
It is said that Henry R. Morse, the 
proprietor, had not intended to open 
the hotel this year, and had offered it 
to General Manager Charles Prescott 
of the Salem Bay Navigation Com- 
pany, but terms had not been arranged. 
The hotel was insured, but the exact 
amount is not known, as Mr. Morse is 
in California. 
the foremost platform orators of the 
day. His lecture has been too widely 
talked about to give any lengthy ex- 
tracts from it here. The men’s class 
of the Baptist church, under whose 
auspices the lecture was given, are to 
be congratulated on securing such an 
entertaining as well as convincing and 
eloquent speaker. 
There “was a slight mix-up in the 
train service on the local branch 
Thursday morning, caused by the en- 
gine and mail car on the first train 
down the line leaving the rails just 
before reaching the Rockport station. 
It was fifteen minutes late anyway 
because of some trouble on the main 
line. As it was necessary to geta 
mail car from Boston the train which 
comes down the branch about 9 
o’clock was delayed almost an hour 
and the 10.21 train from Manchester 
was over half an hour late. 
