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BEVERLY FARMS 
As predicted in last week’s issue 
the dry and fancy goods store of Miss 
Elizabeth F. McGloin will change 
ownership on or about January Ist, 
Miss McGloin selling out to two 
young ladies, Miss White and Miss 
Marsters of Salem. These young 
ladies have had valuable experience 
in the large department stores at 
Salem, and will no doubt try to make 
their new venture such an inducement 
as to offer no excuse hereafter for the 
ladies to go out of town to do their 
ordinary shopping. 
The park commissioners met one 
evening this week and considered the 
matter of the play ground land at 
Beverly Farms, formulating plans for 
the taking of some of the adjoining 
land. The city engineering force has 
also the past few days been busy mak- 
ing surveys. 
The Xmas sale at the Farms school 
house last Saturday was largely at- 
tended and a_ success financially, 
over $50 being netted. The proceeds 
are to be devoted to the purchase of a 
stereopticon lantern for the school. 
If you have not already contributed 
please do not delay longer your dona- 
tion to the annual Xmas dinner that 
the Beverly Salvation Army provides 
for the worthy. poor. 
Preston Post, 188, have already re- 
ceived a goodly number of applica- 
- tions for membership to the Preston 
Post associates, and the success of the 
venture is now assured. If you desire 
to aid in the good cause and help out 
the old veteran send in your applica- 
tion at once. 
The building of a dam across the 
brook which runs through the play 
ground and adjoining land has formed 
quite a skating pond which the young 
people of the place enjoyed immensely 
during the early week. 
The flooding of these properties 
has brought forth the fact as pre- 
dicted in a former issue of the 
BREEZE, that all the land in the vicin- 
ity of the play ground is buried under 
water, except that lately bought by 
city for this purpose. The cause of 
it all is the fact that the city property 
has been used for a dumping place for 
rubbish, etc., having the effect of 
raising the grade above that of the 
other lands. In other words private 
land and not the city’s is at present 
furnishing the skating park. 
The marriage at about New Year’s 
of a popular Farms young lady and a 
young man who has lately made this 
place his home, will be the bringing 
forth of a host of congratulations and 
best wishes for their large circle of 
friends. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Capt. Frank Blaney is certainly a 
fisherrnan with luck. He never re- 
turns from a day’s trip but he has 
from 100 to 350 pounds of cod. With 
440 hooks on his trawls, he has re- 
cently taken 350 pounds from Whale’s 
Back. 
The St. John’s Episcopal church 
will have their usual entertainment 
and Xmas tree in Marshall’s hall, 
Tuesday evening. 
The St. Margaret’s Catholic church 
Sunday school will defer their Xmas 
tree until New Year’s eve, when they 
will have Neighbors’ hall, and in con- 
nection with the usual services have 
an entertainment, which has been in 
preparation for some time and is 
looked forward to with much interest. 
The drug store of F. W. Varney 
has put on holiday attire, and is cer- 
tainly very trim in appearance. Be- 
sides the show windows the interior is 
decorated in fine shape and is a credit 
to the artist and proprietor. 
At the poultry exhibition which was 
held in the Beverly city hall last week 
the incubator, given to the one guess- 
ing the nearest to the number of seeds 
the big squash contained, was won by 
Frank Eldridge of the Farms, who 
guessed 587, the exact number. 
Xmas at Beverly Farms will no 
doubt be a quiet one, and those who 
seek entertainment or amusement out- 
side of the usual will probably go out 
of town for it. Many families will 
entertain their relatives and friends, 
and the day spent in exchanging pres- 
ents and partaking of the good cheer 
to be found around the fireside of each 
family. 
Wyatt’s market closes tonight for 
three months, or until there are signs 
of the “ good old summer time” again. 
Capt. J. Frank Blaney is spending 
his Christmas holidays with relatives 
at his old home in Swampscott. 
Christmas Tree at the Farms 
Last evening the chapel of the Bap- 
tist church was crowded to overflowing 
by children, parents and adults of the 
church and Sunday school. Interest- 
ing stereopticon slides were thrown 
on the screen for the children. After 
the humorous slides the pastor told 
the story of the little match girl—a 
Christmas story illustrated by beauti- 
ful slides. This served as a transition 
to the slides illustrating the birth of 
the Christ Child. After the stereop- 
ticon slides and stories the screen was 
removed and doors thrown back and a 
Christmas tree, laden with presents, 
was presented to view, and a fireplace 
built of bricks (candy boxes). The 
tree was laden with good things, and 
many were pleasantly surprised during 
the distrihution of presents by the 
superintendent, Mr. Willis A. Pride. 
Each one was presented a box of 
candy, and every family was presented 
with a new calendar. This calendar 
is printed in three colors — black, red 
and gold—on a tinted card board, 
with an appropriate verse by Robert 
Louis Stevenson, a half-tone picture 
of the church, church services and 
these appropriate words : 
“As the Sun lightens the 
World so let our loving 
Kindness make bright this 
House of our Habitation.” 
How swift my feet 
To duties daily run 
In office and in street. 
Why should they drag 
On Sabbath day 
When I take my way 
My God to meet. 
Telephone Concessions 
The Farms’ users of the telephone 
are much satisfied over the conces- 
sions recently made by the telephone 
company in granting a reduction in 
the rates. But the company in so 
doing have shortened up the district 
by cutting out Salem, Marblehead, 
Peabody and Danvers, which places, 
with the possible exception of Salem, 
will not be missed very much by the 
Farms patrons. If the company could 
see its way clear to add on Manches- 
ter in place of the above-named places 
taken away, the Farms would be con- 
tent. 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA 
Undeveloped parcels of land from one to thirty acres 
Good view of ocean. Great opportunity to buy for 
building pQ@rposes or investment. ORRIN A MAR- 
TIN, Summer street, Manchester, Mass. 
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£2 SERS SRE pee ree 
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=~ CHRISTMAS 4 
NECKWEAR 
SILK UFMBRELLAS 
SQUIRREL-LINED GLOVES 
HOUSE COATS 
BATH-ROBES 
N.B. For Sale at a bargain: 
Two mink fur lined overcoats. 
One musk-rat fur lined overcoat. 
With otter collars; made this season. 
STACY’S CLOTHING STORE 
168 MAIN ST., GLOUCESTER 
