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winding shores of Manchester, bordered 
by her beautiful landscapes of meadows 
and stately forest lands, in their historical 
transitions present phases of evolution quite 
unusual. 
First the haunt of the picturesque Red Skins, then 
the home of the English settler, then the busy mart of 
seafarers, and now valuable localities adopted by an 
ever increasing summer population for beautiful estates 
for rest and pleasure. 
Tis difficult to associate the modern Manchester 
redolent with the odors of the finny tribe, the now 
fashionable Smith’s Point and West Manchester water 
front covered with fish flakes and the harbors and 
wharves filled with vessels. 
Glass Head was a fishing stage. It was called after 
Richard Glass, who came to Manchester in 1660 and 
built his home on that point now the site of the C. KE. 
Cotting estate, at West Manchester. From Glass Head 
through to the shore line of Tuck’s Point were fishing 
stages as late as 1845. 
Gale’s Point called for another early settler, Am- 
brose Gale, was another fishing stage. The modern 
Gale’s Point embraces that territory occupied by the 
estates of S. Parker Bremer, A. I. Croll and F .C. 
Stevens. . 
The one great desire of the early colonists was to 
““worship God and eatch fish,’’ and there were ample 
opportunities for satisfying that desire. 
Fishing became the greatest source of colonial 
revenue. 
Indirectly Manchester’s present prosperity is due 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
It gave us great pleasure to view recently, the very 
beautiful and profuse display of clematis and wistaria 
in combination growing at Mrs. Greeley S. Curtis’ es- 
tate, off Summer street, Manchester. The entire front 
of the handsome stone villa is completely hidden by 
these flowering vines and the exquisite combination of 
the two graceful vines can be imagined. The woodland 
and ocean environs of ‘‘Sharksmouth,’’ as the Curtis 
estate is called, makes it one of the most fascinating 
and picturesque estates on the shore. Enjoying its 
charms with Mrs. Curtis are the Misses Harriet, Isa- 
bella and Margaret Curtis, all of Boston. 
““Chipstone,’’ which is numbered among the mosi 
beautiful estates on Smith’s Point, Manchester, was 
opened last Friday afternoon for the season. Mr. and 
Mrs. Boylston A. Beal of Boston, preside over this 
charming summer home, which has been all changed 
over since it was purchased from the estate of the late 
Mortimer B. Mason. 
In our reference last week to Master Jack Merrill, 
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Merrill of Boston and 
Manchester, a student at St. Paul’s school, we stated 
- St. Mark’s school through an unconscious misunder- 
standing. We appreciate all young students’ loyalty 
to their prospective alma mater and gladly make the 
correction. 
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to her adaptibility for maritime pursuits. 
She developed a class of seamen and master mari- 
ners known all over the world. 
It is extremely interesting to know. that her pres- 
cnt serenity, aspect of ease and well-being were founded 
by the brains and daring of her early seamen. 
In 1810, fifty of Manchester’s citizens were masters 
o: fishing vessels and ninety-one Manchester captains 
kad vessels employed in foreign trade. 
The effects of the war of 1812, drove much of the 
Manchester shipping from the ocean and her coves and 
creeks were the depository for dismantled vessels 
erumbling to decay, causing temporary paralysis of the 
business. 
In. 1825, the fishing business greatly declined and 
fewer vessels were being built. 
In 1836, there were 150 men engaged in the fisheries, 
seven fish yards and ten storage houses. 
Then came another transition. Cabinet business 
increased as an industry. The fish flakes and fish 
houses were abandoned, ship and boat building ceased. 
Two small vessels, a few fish traps and dories remained 
as reminders of the leading industry of the town for 
100 years, but it reared a hardy, persistent, heroic and 
self-sacrificing people, who handed down these quali- 
fications to their progeny, who have founded and de- 
veloped the modern Manchester, now one of the wealthi- 
est, most beautiful and noted towns of the state, with a 
distinguished clientele on her list of summer residents. 
As Whittier has written: ‘‘The great eventful Present 
hides the Past, but through the din of its loud life 
hints and echoes from the life behind steal in.’’ 
SOCIETY NOTES 
John R. McGinley and family of Pittsburg, are 
scttled at the Stevens cottage, Smith’s Point, Manches- 
ter, for the season. 
Additional Bostonians to enlarge the Manchester 
cottage colony on Smith’s Point are Francis M. Stan- 
wood and family. 
Lieut. LeBretton of the Charlestown Navy Yard, 
and family, arrived at the Roberts cottage, West Man- 
chester, last Saturday. 
Daniel Fraser and family party of five from Wash- 
lngton, are annual guests to register recently at The 
Brookbank, Fresh Water Cove, Gloucester. 
Mrs. F. H. Peabody has closed her Boston house 
and arrived at her summer home, Ober street, Beverly, 
Wednesday of this week. 
‘“Windeliffe,’’ the summer home of the W. J. 
Boardmans, School street, Manchester, was opened this 
week for the season. 
“‘Sunnybank,’’ the Gale’s Point summer home at 
Manchester of the Albert I. Crolls of Boston, weleomed 
that family back for the season last Friday. 
The W. H. Wellingtons of Boston, spent the last 
week-end at the Morgan Cottage, ‘‘Sea Brink,’’ Smith’s 
Point, Manchester, They will settle there shortly for 
the summer, 
