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Silver Wedding Anniversary. 
Last Friday evening, Nov. 25th, 
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Floyd cele- 
brated the 25th anniversary of their 
wedding at their home on Central 
street, Manchester. The rooms were 
very prettily decorated, Mr. and 
Mrs. Floyd receiving under a hand- 
some floral arch. During the even- 
ing many friends called to congratu- 
late the couple. Among the out-of- 
town. friends were Mr. and Mrs. 
John Kenny of Charlestown, Miss 
Effie Dunston of New York, Mrs. 
Gilbert West of Amesbury, Frank 
E. Smith of Salem, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Fred Smith of Boston. Mr. and 
Mrs. Floyd received many beautiful 
presents of silver and cut glass. 
The William Jeffrey colony of 
Pilgrim Fathers, of which both Mr. 
and Mrs. Floyd are valued members, 
called in a body and presented the 
couple with silver spoons, the pre- 
sentation being made-by Gov. W. H. 
Tyler. 
Refreshments were served during 
the evening by the Misses Beth 
Jewett, Mary Rust, Edna West, Ab- 
bie Floyd, Mildred Peart and Lillian 
Nunn, while Bertram P. and Frank 
L. Floyd and Fred Smith were the 
ushers. 
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd were married 
by the Rey. George L. Gleason, a 
pastor of the Congregational church. 
During the first few years of their 
married life they made their home 
in Byfield, Mass., the birthplace of 
Mr. Floyd, Mrs. Floyd being a native 
of Manchester. At Byfield Mr. Floyd 
conducted a grocery store. After a 
short time they came to Manchester, 
where Mr. Floyd accepted a position 
with J. F. Rabardy, then proprietor 
of the periodical store, which Mr. 
Floyd now conducts, having bought 
the business some 14 years ago. 
Mr. Floyd was for 14 years pur- 
chasing agent of the School Com- 
mittee having the honor of signing 
diplomas for his four children who 
have graduated from the Story High 
school. He is a past commander of 
Col. H. P. Woodbury camp, S. of 
V., and has been a delegate at many 
national conventions. He is also a 
member of North Shore lodge, A. O. 
U. W., Conomo tribe, I. O. R. M., the 
Manchester club, the North Shore 
Business Men’s association, the Sub- 
urban Newsdealers association, Wm. 
Jeffrey colony of Pilgrim Fathers, 
and also connected for many years 
with the fire department of the town. 
Mrs. Floyd is a faithful worker 
in the interests of the Pilgrim 
Fathers and the local W. R. C. which 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE | 
M. E. GORMAN, MANCHESTER'S NEW CHIEF. 
Unanimous Choice of Selectmen at Meeting Lake Night. 
To Assume Duties at Once. 
At their meeting last night the 
Manchester Board of Selectmen vot- 
ed unanimously to appoint Michael 
E. Gorman Chief of Police to sue- 
ceed W. H. Sullivan, whose resigna- 
tion they received last Saturday. 
Mr. Gorman will enter upon his 
duties at once. 
The board will instruct Chief Gor- 
man to make an impartial enforce- 
ment of the laws, especially the liq- 
wor laws, and they will give him to 
understand that they will stand be- 
hind him to a man in this regard. 
Mr. Gorman is one of two Man- 
chester men whose application the 
board had received for the position; 
there were an even dozen applica- 
tions from out-of-town men. The 
situation was gone over carefully 
last night and the board was unani- 
mous in its choice of Mr. Gorman. 
Chief Gorman is about 45 years 
old. For the last ten years he has 
been dealing extensively in real -es- 
tate. His appointment as chief does 
not come under the civil service re- 
gulations. He has been appointed 
for the balance of the town year at 
a salary of $3.00 a day, which is at 
organization presented Mr. and Mrs. 
Floyd with a beautiful remembrance 
in silver. 
Of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd’s five child- 
ren all were present but one, Joseph 
E., who is studying forestry in Col- 
orado College, Colorado Springs. 
The other children are Harry R., re- 
cent graduate from Dartmouth ; 
Bertram P., a Cornell graduate, Ab- 
the rate of $1100 a year. 
The news of Chief Sullivan’s re- ; ; : 
signation last Saturday spread like — 
wild fire and was one of the sensa- 
tions of the year in town affairs. 
The selectmen met in special session 
last Friday afternoon and took for- — 4 ; 
mal action to remove the chief on a 
charge of ‘ 
officer’’. Being under the civil ser- 
vice Mr. Sullivan had-~the right 
either to resign or to demand a hear- 
ing. He sent his resignation to the 
board, and at the regular monthly 
meeting Saturday afternoon it was 
accepted. 
Mr. Sullivan’s record had been. On 4 
clean since his appointment a year~ 
ago last spring that this sudden act-— 
ion came as a great surprise. -He 
had been looked upon as a model 
chief and as a most efficient officer. _ 
On every hand regret has been ex- 
pressed for the cireumstanees which 
culminated in his resignation as the 
head of the police department and 
the consequent appointment of a 
new head. 
Sergt. Leonard Andrews has been -: 
acting as chief the last week. 
bie P., a student at Simmons College, - 
Boston ; “and Frank L., who is in - 
the senior class at the Story High 
school. 
When you make doughnuts, re- 
member that it isn’t the hole that 
fills up a hungry boy’s appetite. Put 
in some doughnut, as well as a great 
big hole. 
NEW STYLES IN 
ELEGTRIG 
DROP LIGHTS! 
HARTWELL’S 
GIFT SHOP 
Chestnut Street 
Gloucester 
‘conduct unbecoming ano 
