MANCHESTER SECTION 
The Manchester schools close to- 
day for the spring vacation, to re- 
open Monday, April to. 
Miss Mary Manion, who is a school 
teacher in Chelsea, is ill at her home 
in Tappan st. with tonsilitis. 
Randolph Knight has a_ position 
with the C. E,. Riley Co., Franklin st., 
Boston, dealers in textile machinery 
and cotton goods. 
Neat line of men’s and boys’ spring 
caps. Wi JK. Bell's: sCentiralisqn Seade. 
The Gloucester- Magne 1a- Manches- 
ter *bus is on the job again after an 
enforced absence of three weeks, due 
to storms of the month. 
One of the signs of Spring was 
observed yesterday when men were 
at work tidying up the B. & M. rail- 
road yards. Section men were busy 
smoothing over the gravel roadbed. 
Rodney H?*-Dow,*so- tar as) we 
know, is the only active member of 
the state militia in Manchester. Mr. 
Dow is a member of Co. G of Glou- 
cester and his term of service will be 
up this summer. He ranks one of the 
highest in target practice in the Glou- 
cester company. 
Charles Hooper, of Sheldon’s Mkt. 
has just shipped to the New York 
market, from his plantation in Flor- 
ida, his second car-load of celery of 
the finest variety. Mr. Hooper’s 
plantation is from 10 to 12 acres, and 
his output this season in celery alone, 
will be six to seven car-loads. 
Members of the Manchester Wom- 
an’s club are reminded that al! nomin- 
ation blanks.are to be filled in and 
returned to the corresponding secre- 
tary, Mrs. John Baker, on or before 
Apr. 4. Mrs. Edith J. Roberts and 
Mrs. Kate N. Parsons were appoint- 
ed to serve on the momination com- 
mittee at the last meeting. 
Taxi—phone Manchester 200. adv. 
Charles E. Dodge, who has been in 
New Haven, Conn., the last year and 
a half, returns ho: ne next week. Mr. 
Dodge is a civil mechanical engineer, 
with the Aberthaw Construction Coy. 
of Boston, which concern has been 
engaged in the construction of a mag- 
nificent plant for the W inchester 
Rifle Co., in New Haven, said to be 
the largest in the world, and a veri- 
table marvel for speedy construction. 
The work was started October of 
1914 and is now completed. Mr. 
Mr. Dodge has been second in charge. 
Friday, March 31, 1916. 
Dr, Willis returned Tuesday from 
a few days trip to New York city. 
Miss Gladys Semons, Jackson col- 
lege, 1s spending the spring vacation 
with a classmate in New Jersey. 
Taxi—phone Manchester 290. adv. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Roberts and 
- little daughter Helen spent the week- 
end with friends in Dover, N. H. 
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lamb (Flos- 
sie Allen) have moved to Appleton 
ave., Beverly, where they intend to 
make their home in the future. 
John O’Neil, who has been living 
at 3 Bennett st., has secured a good 
position on the Dawson estate, at 
Holliston. He is moving his family 
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there today. 
Fresh Frozen Herring at Swett’s 
Fish Market. adv. 
Mrs. Christabel Kidder of Boston 
will give a reading of Bernard Shaw’s 
play, “Pygmalion,” at the union meet- 
ing of the Arbella club and the Man- 
chester Woman’s club in Town hall 
nextt, Tuesday “atternoon. ats 3:30 
o’clock. 
There appears to be no dearth of 
work about town this spring, and 
has’nt ‘been all winter. The state 
moth work has been started, in the 
Pine st. section, and about ten men, 
all foreigners, come into town on the 
early train from Beverly every day. 
Any Manchester man wanting work 
can have it for the asking, we  under- 
stand. 
Taxi—phone Manchester 290. adv. 
Only their nimbleness saved a man 
and woman from injury or death at 
the B. & M. station in Manchester on 
Tuesday morning. They had alighted 
from the Gloucester bound train at 
9.26 a. m. and had walked to the end 
of the platform toward Gloucester 
while waiting for the train to pull out. 
As the end of the train passed they 
crossed the tracks toward the depot. 
The 9.33 Boston-bound train ap- 
proached the station at a rapid rate 
just as they stepped Onl thes tracks. 
Passengers waiting to take the Bos- 
ton train turned “their heads away, 
fearing to see the two people killed, 
but they hurried out of the way of 
the train and escaped being struck by 
a few inches. Many narrow escapes 
have occurred at the station because 
of the speed with which some of the 
trains come into the station while an- 
other train is pulling out. 
Frank P. Knight is starting next 
week for a visit to his mining prop- 
erty in Arizona. as 
Liberty Rebekah lodge, 78, I. O. 
O. F., will celebrate its 27th anniver- 
sary in connection with its weekly 
meeting tonight. 
‘he “park commissioners have ap- 
pointed Levi A. Dunn as caretaker at 
Masconomo Park, Benj. . Cromea 
bie caretaker at Singing Beach park, ~ 
and Mrs. Crombie, matron. 
Chelsea Finnan Haddie at Swett’s 
Fish Market. adv, 
Friends of Miss Evelyn Guinivan, 
the organist at the Sacred Heart 
church, sympathize with her in her 
double loss this week. Her mother, 
Mrs. Annie Guinivan, and her aunt, 
Miss Ellen Guinivan both died the — 
first of the week after short illnesses 
with pee 
The Fourth of July committee met 
last Friday evening and organized 
with Roland H. Knight as chairman 
and Chester L. Standley as secretary. 
As a result of the war and the con- 
sequent high price of every thing in 
the line of explosives, it is probable 
that the fireworks part of the cele- 
bration will give way to something 
else this year. 
Mrs. John W. Campbell, who has: 
been spending the winter in Califor- 
nia, is leaving there the end of next 
week to return East. She plans to 
break the long trip across the conti- 
nent by stopping off for a brief visit 
with Miss Augusta Friend in Minne- 
apolis, and with the Rev. C. Arthur 
Lincolns, who have recently settled 
in Buffalo. 
Spring Underwear at W. R. Bell’s, 
Central sq. adv. 
Members of the baseball squad of 
Manchester high school had a work- 
out at Singing Beach Monday after- 
noon. No extensive training for the 
opening of the season has been at- 
tempted as yet, however, but during 
the vacation next week more stren- 
uous practice will be attempted if the 
weather permits. William Francis is 
manager of the team this year and 
Gordon Crafts is captain. The team 
is handicapped this season because of 
the lack of a coach, but after a couple 
of weeks hopes to have the services | 
of Playground Director McCarthy.” 
The opening game is scheduled for 
April 19 in Marblehead. . 
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G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
WILLMONTON’S AGENCY 
Real Estate and Insurance of all Kinds 
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