Vol. II. 
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No. 14 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
A:WEEKLY JOURNAL: DEVOTED:TO-THE: BEST: INTERESTS-OF THENORTHSHORE 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1905 
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS. 
Floral Fete and Spielkartenfest, and Parade of 
’ Decorated Autos one of Features of the 
Summer at Magnolia. 
All Magnolia was out for the floral 
fete and Spielkartenfest, and parade 
of decorated autos Thursday after- 
noon, and crowds of the summer cot- 
tagers, with their guests, drove over 
from Manchester and the Beverly 
shore for the event, which truly might 
be called the most brilliant out-of- 
jorie Dakin, Freeman Matthews, Lor- 
aine Price, Grace Harker, Marion 
Dakin, Priscilla Coe, Karin V. Mc- 
Donald, Harold Strauss, Constance 
Orr, Charles Presby, Franklin Tracy, 
Hal Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Robert 
Bentley, jr., Corinne Tracy, Eugene 
Holliday. 
Mrs. H. C. Matthews and Mrs. 
Robert Bentley were the matrons in 
charge of the dance. 
The cast of the prologue: Mary 
Contrary, Miss Geneveive Gibbs; 
Three Cents 
LIST OF TAX PAYERS. 
Manchester has an Even Dozen who fay more 
than $3,000. 
The Manchester board of assessors 
have completed the assessment of 
taxes for the current year, and Thurs- 
day they made the formal commit- 
ment to Tax Collector Stanley, who is 
now preparing to make his annual as- 
sault with tax bills. 
The total amount raised by taxation 
this year is $92,308.59, of which 
“ALL OAKS,? THE SUMMER HOME OF EDWARD S. GREW AT WEST MANCHESTER. 
door event of the season at Magnolia. 
The affair was given for the benefit 
of the Village Improvement society. 
Fresh and green after the rain of 
the early week, the lawns about the 
Oceanside and the tennis court, which 
served asa stage for ‘“‘ Mary Contrary”’ 
and her band of performers, presented 
a beautiful setting for the 2,000 peo- 
ple who were present. 
In the children’s flower procession 
were Virginia Harrison, Elizabeth 
Donnell, Phoebe Adams, Lucy Emer- 
son, Grace A. Orr, Elaine Orr, Mar- 
Handy Spandy, George Kimball ; The 
Pieman, Gaillard Boag ; Simple Simon, 
Richard Kennard; Son Jack, Tom 
Coburn. 
Miss Genevieve Gibbs of Philadel- 
phia made a hit as ‘‘ Mary Contrary,” 
and won several encores with her 
dancing. There were songs and 
dances by ‘‘ Handy Spandy,”’ a char- 
acter well handled by George Kimball, 
“ Son Jack,’’ which part was taken by 
Tom Coburn, and by Gaillard Boag, 
“the Pieman ” 
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$90,700.59 is raised by assessment on 
real and personal estate, and $1,608 
on poll taxes. 
The town now has an even dozen 
whose taxes amount to more than 
$1,000, the Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge 
heading the list with a levy of $8,506.82, 
while Francis M. Whitehouse, who 
has become a resident this year, is 
taxed for $2,930.24. Following is a 
list of those who pay over $1,000, and 
on page 17 will be found a list of those 
paying over ¢25 : 
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