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Vol. Ill. No. 20 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1906 
BURNED TO THE GROUND 
Barn on the Augustus W. Smith Estate, 
Manchester, Destroyed by Fire Early Last 
Sunday Morning 
The Manchester fire department 
was called out just after midnight last 
Sunday morning for a fire in the barn 
on the Augustus W. Smith estate, off 
Proctor street, Smith’s Point. De- 
spite their quick response, however, 
the building was wholly destroyed, 
together with about six tons of hay 
and farming implements, Jumber and 
other articles in the building. The 
loss is placed at about $2500, on which 
there was $1800 insurance—$1300 on 
building and $500 on the contents. 
But for the fortunate direction of 
the wind, which was quite brisk, there 
is no doubt but that the residence 
nearby would have gone also. As it 
was, however, the house was not 
scorched. 
It was about 12.40 that the blaze 
was discovered. Officers Andrews 
and Lee were both on their beats re- 
turning to the police station. When 
Officer Lee crossed the bridge be- 
tween the station and Sheldon’s mar- 
ket he noticed a faint light at the © 
Smith’s farm. Closer inspection 
showed the place was on fire and he 
ran to the fire station and pulled in an 
alarm from Box 52. Driver Connors 
was on the way to the fire with the 
May Flowers 
By JosEPH A. TORREY 
When April snows were lingering in the 
woods, 
I sought again the sylvan solitudes, 
Tracing the path thre’ devious ways and 
dank, 
To where the sunlight kissed a sloping bank. 
With eager eye and hand I stooped to trace 
The early May-flower, genius of the place. 
With tender grace the pale-pink clusters 
grew, 
But Spring was laggard and its mates were 
few. 
Its rusty leaves hugged round its shrinking 
form, 
Nourished and fenced it from the cold and 
storm, 
The while, obedient to the season’s date, 
It raised its head and bravely dared its fate. 
So bloomed the flower centuries ago, 
The first wee blossom after Winter’s woe, 
That smiled upon the Mayflower’s dauntless 
crew — 
So like what erst in English meadows grew. 
Their homesick hearts rejoiced when thee 
they saw, 
And hope revived by Nature’s kindly law; 
This truth writ plain, they read on leaf. and 
stem — 
The God who planted thee would shelter 
them. 
Preach thou that living lesson unto us, 
Brave, modest, faithful, trusting Arbutus! 
hose wagon as the last round sounded 
and two lines were soon on the _build- 
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WEDNESDAY EVENING CLUB 
Slight of Hand Performer and Mind Reader 
Entertained the Members at the Last 
Meeting of the Season at Manchester 
The members of the Wednesday 
Evening club were treated to a differ- 
ent kind of a program than usual at 
the last meeting of the season held 
this week in the Town hall. The 
Lloyds of Boston, including a slight- 
of-hand performer and a mind reader, 
furnished the program, which was 
very much enjoyed by the audience. 
The performance consisted of many 
of the customary slight-of-hand tricks, 
by Mr. Lloyd. Mrs. Floyd was the 
mind reader and her performance was 
exceptionally good. This was followed 
by a few more slight-of-hand tricks, 
and the evening closed by the amaz- 
ing and ever puzzling trunk trick in 
which Mr. Lloyd was handcuffed, 
placed in a canvas bag and the end 
tied securely. He was then placed 
in a trunk, and this was tied with 
ropes by A. Cunningham and R. L. 
Cheever and was afterwards locked. 
It was placed within an enclosure on 
the stage. Within a minute Mrs. 
Lloyd, dressed in the costume of a 
page, entered the enclosure on one 
side and Mr. Lloyd who had been 
locked in the trunk came out the 
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