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FIRE AT FARMS. 
Flames Eat Up $15,000 Worth of Property 
Belonging to Connolly Bros. 
The most severe fire to strike this 
section of the North Shore was that 
which ravaged the property of Con- 
nolly Bros., the well-known general 
contractors, at Beverly Farms Wednes- 
day, when the flames ate up practically 
all their sheds, barn and stable at Mill 
Pond valley, so called, bounded by 
Hale, Everett and Haskell streets. 
The fire is supposed to have been 
started by sparks from a bonfire on 
the playgrounds nearby. It is thought 
to have caught in the hay-loft of the 
barn, where tons of hay were stored, 
which, once started, nothing could 
stop. 
The first to discover the fire was 
Thomas Kelley, one of the teamsters, 
and at that time flames were leaping 
from the roof of the big red barn. 
He called to some of the other work- 
men, who ran to Central square, where 
J. M. Publicover pulled in an alarm 
from box 57. This was at 1.07 p.m., 
and as soon as the firemen arrived it 
became evident that the fire was more 
than they could cope with, and at 1.30 
a second alarm was sounded, bringing 
the Beverly apparatus. 
Lack of water handicapped the fire- 
men at the start, but soon after the 
Beverly steamer arrived good streams 
were put on. 
About 20,000 feet of lumber was 
among the material lost, and a large 
quantity of hay and grain, cement, 
lime, derricks and other contractors’ 
materials. 
It looked at one time as though the 
entire village might go up in flames. 
The stiff wind carried large blazing 
embers through the air, landing them 
on roofs, and before the fire was out 
no less than 20 dwellings and business 
blocks were on fire. Fire started on 
the roof of the engine house, on the 
roof of the Col. J. H. Watson resi- 
dence, and on the houses owned or 
occupied by N.S. Simpkins, Gregory 
P. Connolly, the stores of John Dan- 
iels, Marshall’s block, Publicover Bros., 
William Moriarty, Mrs. James Ben- 
nett, J. Frank Blaney, William Leahy 
house and block, Lawrence Watson, 
W.F. Eddy, Fred Woodbury, Parker, 
the baker, Culbert, the harness maker, 
and several other houses about the 
square 
Card of Thanks. 
We wish to thank all those who so gener- 
ously helped and aided us in saving so much 
of our property during the recent fire which 
destroyed our buildings. 
CONNOLLY BROS. 
Aug. 25, 1905. Beverly Farms, Mass. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
-Volunteer brigades did great ser- 
vice. One headed by Rev. D. J. Ma- 
guire put out a blaze on the roof of 
the Watson house, while Rev. C. S. 
Pond led another in the vicinity of 
High street. At the time of the fire 
all the firm of Connolly Bros. were out 
of town, but before the ‘“‘all out’’ was 
sounded at 4.54 Thos. D. Connolly ar- 
rived on the scene. The firm will re- 
build at once. 
Mrs. Emo and her grandson, Ernest 
Nailor, left, Thursday, for several 
weeks’ absence from Beverly Farms. 
They will visit relatives at Lewiston, 
Maine, and also different places in 
Canada. 
MAGNOLIA. 
Henry Locke and his niece, Miss 
Mary Lycett, have returned to Mag- 
nolia after a pleasant two weeks’ visit 
at Bridgewater, Conn. 
Miss Frances and Frank Chamber- 
lain of Roxbury have been spending 
the week at Magnolia with Mr. and 
Mrs. Henry Butler. 
Mrs. Ada Booker of Somerville and 
Mrs. John Reece of Chelsea have been 
spending the week at Magnolia, guests 
of Mrs. Philip Lycett. 
Miss A. Leighton returned to her 
home in Milford, N.H., Monday, after 
a two weeks’ visit with Mrs. Warren 
Knowlton. 
Miss Ethel May spent Sunday with 
friends in Marblehead. 
The interesting series of baseball 
games between the employees of the 
three hotels came to a close Tuesday, 
when the Hesperus boys defeated the 
Oceanside 10 to 5, thus winning six 
out of eight games. The Hesperus 
boys are claiming the championship, 
having defeated all the other hotel 
teams. They defeated the village 
team last week, 7 to 3. 
The cotillion in the dining-room of 
the Oceanside tonight, in aid of the 
tennis tournament, will no doubt be 
one of the smartest events of the 
season here. : 
A family of Baltimore people, in- 
cluding Mrs. P. Grogan, Misses Kath- 
erine, Nellie C. and May A. Grogan 
and L. V. Grogan, made the Hesperus 
their headquarters over Sunday. 
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Fearey of 
Kansas City were guests of G. H. 
Nettleton at the Hesperus the first of 
the week. 
Prominent among the week-end 
guests at the Hesperus were B. F. 
Yoakum and his two daughters, the 
Misses Katherine and Bessie Yoakum. 
Mr. Yoakum is at the head of big rail- 
road interests in Texas. 
C. P. Lovell and Miss Doris Lovell 
of Melrose were guests of the Cyrus 
Strongs at the Oakes the first of the 
week. 
Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Farnham of 
Boston were guests of W. B. Petti- 
bone at the Hesperus Tuesday. 
Miss W. H. Horton had as her 
guests at luncheon Tuesday, at the 
Oceanside, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. 
Lee, Geo. H. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 
Sargent, Mrs. H. O. Brown and Miss 
Brown of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. 
Merrill of Exeter, N.H., and W. G. 
Horton of Boston. 
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Johnson of 
Paris, France, and Miss Marion Dodd 
of Boston, were guests of Miss Helen 
O. Bigelow at the Oceanside the first 
of the week. 
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MANCHESTER, MASS. 
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- Gloucester and Magnolia. 
First-class Stable for Boarders. All the latest styles of 
Carriages, with safe horses and careful drivers, furnished 
promptly. Auto Garage, Electric Carriages re-charged. 
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MAGNOLIA, MASS. 
BOARD BY THE DAY OR WEEK. 
Transients accommodated. 
Mrs. A. M. TARR, Manager. 
WILLOW COTTAGE, 
Magnolia, Mass. 
Room and Board by the Day or Week. 
Barber Shop Included. 
Mrs. M. C. SULLIVAN, Manager. 
All Accommodations. 
JONATHAN MAY, 
Real Estate and Insurance, 
NOTARY PUBLIC, 
MAGNOLIA. 
VICTORIA 
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Free Delivery to Magnolia. 
Fruits and Vegetables in their Season. 
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