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TOWN POLITICS. 
The Political Pot in Manchester is 
unusually inactive this year; there 
appears to be less interest, less talk, 
and very little of the old-time spirit. 
Last year, of course, was a particu- 
larly active beford- town - meeting 
campaign owing to the fact that 
there was an _ issue,—the police,— 
but this year there seems to be noth- 
ing to draw the interest of the vot- 
ers 
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Everybody feels pretty certain 
that there will be some change in the 
Roard of Selectmen. Very few are 
of the opinion that the Meldrum- 
Dean-‘Cheever combination will 
sweep everything before them as 
they did last year; on the other 
hand, nearly everybody admits that 
at least one member of the present 
board will be re-elected, and a ma- 
jority seem to think that two of 
them will be returned. As to who 
the new member or members wiil 
be there seems to be a diversity of 
opinion. 
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The only real life being put in the 
campaign as next Monday’s election 
approaches appears to be for a 
change in the board of park commis- 
sioners. Frank H. Crombie, whose 
term expires this year, is a candidate 
for re-election. His name is the only 
one appearing on the ballot. Quite 
a spirited campaign is being pushed 
forward by the friends of William 
Till, who is the superintendent of 
Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge’s estate at 
the Cove. For a number of years 
there has been a feeling that the 
duties of the board of park commis- 
sioners, especially in a town like 
Manchester, required the knowledge 
and experience of men who knew 
something of the business. In other 
words, the gardeners and _ superin- 
tendents of estates, of which there 
are many in Manchester, have felt 
that their fraternity ought to be rep- 
resented on such a board, and so 
they have come forward with one of 
their most representative men,—Mr. 
Till, Town-people in general seem to 
be taking an interest in Mr. Till’s 
candidacy, and although his name is 
not on the printed ballot, the cam- 
paign being conducted in his favor 
will probably result in his election. 
“Stickers” bearing his name will be 
passed around the day of election 
and if used by the voters and check- 
ed in the usual manner, will probab- 
ly result in his election. There is no 
doubt but what Mr. Till would make 
a good man for the board of park 
commissioners, as he is a man of 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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SCENK From “tHE Lirvriest REBEL,” AT EMPIRE THEATRE, 
Satem, Art, Next WEEK. 
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wide experience in his profession as 
gardener and horticulturalist. 
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For the first time in a number of 
years, the official ballot appears with 
no candidate for one of the offices, 
that of school committee. Edward 
A. Lane retires from the board this 
year after many years of service, 
and Raymond C. Allen is the candi- 
date to succeed him. It was found 
that Mr, Allen could not serve as 
moderator at town meeting and have 
his name on the ballot for any office 
and for that reason it was not print- 
ed. It is generally expected, how- 
ever, that he will be elected to the 
office as his friends have prepared 
“stickers” for use at the election 
next Monday. Mr. Allen is a col- 
lege-educated man, well versed in 
all town affairs and ought to be es- 
pecially fitted to give the town good 
service as a member of the school 
board. 
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The only office contested is that for 
the Board of Selectmen, for which 
there are six candidates, of which 
three must be elected. For -every 
other office there are only the neces- 
sary number of candidates, except as 
above stated, the office of park com- 
missioner. 
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The report of the Appropriation 
Committee wag printed the first of 
the week and was distributed about 
town Wednesday. The committee 
makes recommendations to the 
amount of $169,085.51, to which must 
be added later the amount necessary 
for county and state-tax, which was 
$71,946.43 last year. It is noted 
that the board recommends that no 
appropriations be made at this time 
for the removal of waste from the 
sewerage excavations to Masconomo 
park; also, for improvement and 
maintenance of forest lands, which 
is a new article inserted in the war- 
rant this year; nor for a new hearse, 
nor for a new almshouse, nor for re- 
modelling and repairing the present 
almshouse. One of their recommen- 
dations which will undoubtedly stir 
up a hornet’s nest is that “the town ‘ 
consider the subject of receipts from 
