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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
A WEEKLY: JOURNAL DEVOTED-TO-THE: BEST: INTERESTS:OFTHENORTHSHORE 
Vol. III. No. 19 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1906 
Three Cents 
IN THE OLD PLACES. 
By Kate Restieaux. 
We waited till Spring was well 
upon us this year, in fact it was the 
19th of April that found us stroll- 
ing down the pleasant path that 
dips so serenely into the woods, 
where the Essex Road divides the 
Longham Meadow lands. Of just 
such a spot as this must our poct 
have sung— 
“Sudden as the babbling brook or 
robin’s whistle 
Spring—swift, thou art come in the 
old places, 
In the hollow swamp-land, bloom 
or brake.” 
I am not much tempted to write 
verse in Spring, simply because 
others have written so sweetly and 
perfectly, and the precious, belated 
New England Spring is such a 
fleeting and sensitive thing,—here 
today and gone tomorrow,—that I 
am loathe to bring my clumsy 
English artifices to bear on one so 
lovely. Thus I go singing with 
Woodberry, 
“Was it April 1 heard sighing? 
Was it May I heard replying?” 
And I believe I am quite as happy 
as if I had originated the sweet 
idyls for which he is responsible. 
Continued on Page 22, 1st Col. 
CONTRACT AWARDED 
Roberts & Hoare will Build the New Catholic 
Church in Manchester, the Stone Work to be 
Done by Morley, Flatley & Co. 
The contract for building the pro- 
posed new Catholic church in Man- 
chester was awarded this week to 
Roberts & Hoare, the well-known 
Manchester concern, and the stone 
work is to be done by Morley & Flatley. 
All of the bids as first turned in 
were rejected on account of their 
excess over the architect’s estimate. 
New proposals were therefore sub- 
mitted to the lowest Boston bidder 
and to the lowest local bidder, for a 
proportionate part of the work. The 
result is that the work on the church 
this year will embrace at least the 
shell of the structure, exclusive of the 
tower and the interior finish of the 
auditory. It is on this much of the 
work that the contract has thus far 
been awarded, it is understood. 
The pastor is gratified in being able 
to give the work to Manchester people. 
It has been determined to have the 
summer services of next year in the 
new church, even if the interior be in 
the rough. 
A series of entertainments, sales 
and functions of various kinds are be- 
ing arranged with the object of rais- 
ing funds for the church, the first to 
be in the form of a reception to Rev. 
Fr. Powers. 
FIREMEN ORGANIZE 
The Manchester Companies Held Their An- 
nual Meeting Monday Evening 
The Manchester firemen held their 
annual elections Monday evening of 
this week, the board of engineers ap- 
pointed by the selectmen organizing 
with James Hoareas chief; George S. 
Sinnicks, assistant chief, and Clarence 
W. Morgan, clerk. The companies 
organized as follows : 
Steamer No 1.—Chas. W. Sawyer, - 
foreman ; Richard J. Baker, assistant 
foreman, George E. Hildreth, clerk. 
Chemical.—Frank G. Cheever, 
foreman ; Raymond C. Allen, asst. 
foreman; L. W. Floyd, engineer and 
clerk ; Michael Kelliher, leading hose- 
man; Edward Crowell, 1st asst. en- 
gineer; Charles Morse, 2d asst. en- 
gineer; Manuel Thomas, foreman of 
the leading hose. 
Hook and Ladder.—Granville Crom- 
bie, foreman ; Thomas Baker, asst. 
foreman ; Chas. W. Fritz, clerk. 
A feature of the meeting of the 
Hook and Ladder company was the 
resignation of George D. Haskell, a 
member of the department for upward 
of 35 years, and for 25 years clerk of 
the Hook and Ladder Co. Mr. Has- 
kell’s resignation comes after a great 
many years of valuable service. Very 
few knew. of his intention of leaving 
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Pretty North Shore Scene 
The accompanying water 
scene is probably admired by 
more people than any other 
along the North Shore. It is 
that seen from the West Man- 
chester station, and comes 
suddenly into view as the train 
pulls into the station. In the 
summer season the harbor at 
this point is crowded with 
yachts. 
