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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
by Jonathan Allen or his sons, 
three of whom are known to have 
owned property and lived there, 
namely, Jacob, Azariah, John and 
* probably Malachi the first who had 
four children and Malachi his son 
who had eleven. The younger 
Malachi was a stern man of the 
Puritanical type of strict integrity. 
Just prior to the Revolution when 
the Constable was the collector of 
His Majesty’s. taxes and was re- 
quired to imprison those who could 
not or would not pay, he refused to 
serve and paid his fine for his refu- 
sal; a no mean sum for those days. 
A monument to him and to his wife, 
Ruth Edwards, daughter of John 
Edwards and a woman of sterling 
worth, has been placed in the old 
cemetery on Washington _ street 
by three of his great grandchildren. 
In one of these old houses Mas- 
ter Moore, an old school teacher, 
taught navigation, an important 
training for these early settlers who 
were obliged to eke out their 
farming by fishing trips to the 
banks and elsewhere. 
Thus North Yarmouth seems to 
have been a peculiarly Allen settle- 
ment. In those early days they 
seem to have been a hardy, ad- 
venturous set, many being lost at 
sea; a number being killed in en- 
counters with Indians along the 
Maine coasts and in the Indian 
wars; and some migrating to New 
Hampshire and then to Vermont 
settlements. 
To-day no trace remains in the 
old village to more than faintly sug- 
gest the pleasant little settlement 
just described, but the traditions 
which cluster around it are very 
interesting to those whose fathers 
lived there, and reared their fami- 
lies in simple faith, and among 
many privations and hardships. 
Rev. E. H. Brewster of the Baptist 
church made a few informal remarks, 
speaking of the influence of such a 
community as this has on the Com- 
monwealth. He said he himself was 
of the 9th generation from Elder 
Brewster who was the founders of 
that family on this side of the water. 
Others who spoke briefly were 
Isaac West of New Orleans and Man- 
chester, D. L. Bingham and Dea. 
Jos. A. Torrey who read a hymn, for 
Old Planters’ Day. Mr. Torrey was 
one of the committee in charge of the 
reunion and to him is due a great deal 
of the credit for the success of the 
gathering. 
Souvenir Postals—over 20 local 
scenes, at Allen’s. * 
Neck. charms, lockets, at Win- 
chester’s, Jeweler, Gloucester. * 
BEVERLY FARMS 
John H. Linehan is out this week 
with his new Pope-Toledo car. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis G. Williams 
were host and hostess to a party of 
friends who called upon them on Fri- 
day evening, which evening was se- 
lected as it was the second birthday of 
their daughter Dorothy. 
Much to the gratification of the 
large number of people who use the 
West Beach pier, and especially the 
bathers and owners of boats, the second 
large float was taken from its winter 
storage on the upland and placed in 
position at the end of the pier on Fri- 
day. Owing to the considerable ex- 
pense necessarily incurred the board 
of directors were for a time undecided 
as to the advisibility of this move. 
Spring lamb, spring ducklings, 
spring broilers. Agents for Broad 
Valley Farm jumbo squabs. Preble 
& Co., Beverly Farms. ¢ 
Fred Williams and family, after the 
past few months spent at Pride’s 
Crossing, moved to their Hart street 
home, Beverly Farms, the first ot the 
week. 
Miss Lida Pierce, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Jesse Pierce, Hart street, is 
out again, after a severe illness with 
appendicitis. 
The school year of the Beverly 
Farms school came to a close on 
Thursday. 
Mr. F. P. Gaudreau, the well-known 
tonsorial artist of Beverly Farms, will 
keep his place of business open until 
11 o'clock p.m. July the 3d, so every- 
body will have an opportunity of 
getting their work done. His shop 
will be closed all day on the Fourth. * 
A worthy task of a prominent Cen- 
tral square business man is that of 
forming a club of 30 or more Farms 
residents, who are waited upon once 
each week for a donation of 25 cents, 
making up a total sum sufficient to 
keep the wolf from the door of a 
mother and a number of small chil- 
dren, whose father is sick in the hos- 
pital, and is likely to be confined there 
for some time yet to come. 
Residents living in the vicinity of 
the bell which has been rung on cer- 
tain holidays have entered a protest, 
and as it seems to be the general sen- 
timent of the community at large that 
this form of celebration is not appre- 
ciated, it is very likely that it will be 
dispensed with. 
Blueberries, blackberries, gooseber- 
ries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, 
plums, apricots, melons, pineapples, 
etc., fresh from Boston markets every 
day, at Preble’s market, Neighbor’s 
block, Beverly Farms. a 
Driver John Morgan of the West. 
street engine No. 3 is drawing the 
reins over a new horse, one of the’old 
pair. being transferred to more suitable 
work on the street department. 
Hale street, in the vicinity of Lee’s. 
Crossing, has been treated to a re- 
surfacing of macadam. The improve- 
ment is much appreciated by the trav- 
eling public. 
The estate at Preston Place for- 
mally occupied by Mr. Bryce J. Allen 
as a summer residence, has been 
leased by out of town parties who will 
shortly open up a first-class summer 
hotel. There seems to be no doubt 
of the success of the venture, as the 
house, stable and other buildings, as 
well as the location, is an ideal one 
and the demand for accommodations 
of this kind at Beverly Farms are 
much in evidence. 
The horse events scheduled to com- 
mence at West Beach at 3 p.m., on 
the afternoon of July 4th is being 
looked forward to with much interest 
and a large number of entries have al- 
ready been listed. A pleasing feature 
will be the pony jumping competition, 
ridden by children. The other events 
are the horse race, pony race and 
horse high jumping and pony high 
jumping. The chairman of the com- 
mittee is Bernard J. Woods, the ath- 
letic instructor, whose connection 
with it is a full guarantee of its com- 
plete success. 
The Friends’ Bible class had their 
annual picnic and outing at West 
Beach, Wednesday. The large boat 
house was thrown open for their use 
and with the weather all that could be 
desired, the pleasure of the day will 
long be remembered. 
The crowds who constantly gather 
in front of the large show window of 
a local store in Central square, is a 
matter of some wonder to the casual 
passer-by, but is soon explained—inas- 
much as the window is wholly devoted 
to the display of prizes to be given 
away to winners of the different events 
on July 4th. The collection is cer- 
tainly a splendid one and much credit 
is due to the committees in their good 
judgment in making up the list of 
trophies in which are both useful and” 
ornamental. 
The popularity of the West Beach 
property these days is much in evi- 
dence. Daily the place is thronged 
with people who find pleasure and en- 
joyment there and it is the popular 
spot to find the cool breezes. 
Thomas J. McDonnell the Central 
square plumber, has joined the ranks 
of the local yachtsmen, making an ad- 
dition to the fleet anchored off West 
Beach by a trim and speedy knock-. 
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