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SOCIETY NOTES. 
James Routledge, esq., who has 
been spending the summer at Wid- 
combe-by-the-Sea, Rockport, has re- 
turned to his home at San Antonio, 
Texas. 
has been visiting at Rockport, and 
other points on the North Shore has 
left for her winter home at San 
Antonio, Texas. 
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Sir Frederick Pollock of England 
is making a ten days’ visit with 
Justice and Mrs. Oliver Wendell 
Holmes at Beverly Farms. The 
Holmes’ cottage will be closed next 
week, when Justice and Mrs. Holmes 
are leaving for New York for their 
annual sojourn before going on to 
Washington for the winter. 
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S. R. Hollander and family, who 
have been occupying a bungalow on 
Mystery Isle this season, removed 
yesterday to their Wenham Neck 
residence. 
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Miss Stevenson of Haddon Hall, 
Boston, is returning from her Euro- 
pean trip October first and will come 
to Beverly Farms to visit her sis- 
ter, Mrs. Bernard C. Weld. The 
Weld family are remaining on the 
North Shore until the middle of Oc- 
tober. 
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Sidney E. Hutchinson and family 
are remaining at Beverly Farms un- 
til November Ist. 
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Last Wednesday (Sept. 13), the 
children of the Beverly Farms col- 
ony had their annual dramatic per- 
formance. It was giveu at the God- 
frey L. Cabot barn. A little German 
play was presented in costume and 
there were recitations in French. 
Thirty parents and adult friends of 
the children were in the audience. 
The Misses Gray, Interior Dec- 
orators, are receiving fall and 
Christmas orders at their summer 
studio, 14 Bridge street, until Octo- 
ber 2d. After that at their Drawing 
Room Studio, 51 Walnut Park, Rox- 
bury. Boston. They are showing ex- 
elusive designs in shades and decor- 
-ated furniture. 
Navajo Rugs. 
A very choice stock will be shown 
at the Magnolia Branch of the In- 
dian Store of 186 Boylston street, 
Boston, at the ‘‘Apple-Tree Cot- 
tage,’’ just off Fuller steet, two or 
three houses south of Magnolia post 
office. After September 27th, rugs 
will be at Boston shop. 
Mrs. Mary Routledge who 
Death of Former Magnolia Summer 
Resident. 
The sudden death in Chelsea this 
week of Hon. George EH. Mitchell, an 
ex-mayor of the city, will be learned 
with much regret by his large num- 
ber of friends and acquaintances on 
the North Shore. Mr. Mitchell 
married for his first wife, Annie M. 
Knowlton, daughter of John C. 
Knowlton of Magnoha, and was one 
of the pioneer cottagers of Magnolia, 
having built there in 1878. Until 
within a few years he has been a 
summer resident at Magnolia, and 
was one of the founders, and for 
years was treasurer of the Mag- 
nolia Improvement Association. Mr. 
Mitchell has spent part of each sum- 
mer of late with his daughter, Mrs. 
William H. Wyeth at her bungalow 
at West Gloucester. 
From the Chelsea Gazette of Sep- 
tember 16th, we reprint the follow- 
ing concerning Mr. Mitchell: 
“‘x-Mayor Mitchell was one of 
the city’s most prominent and active 
citizens. He was born in Cambridge 
May 8, 1844 and received his educa- 
tion in the public schools of that 
city and Somerville. At the age of 
18 years he enlisted in the War of 
Rebellion as a member of Company 
B Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer 
Infantry serving in three campaigns 
and receiving an honorable dis- 
‘charge at the expiration of his en- 
listment. 
In 1872 he engaged in the whole- 
sale butter, cheese and egg business 
being the senior member of the firm 
of Mitchell, Dexter & Co., and 
through death of one of the part- 
ners the firm name changed about 
ten years ago to Mitchell, Duffey & 
Co. The firm has been located at 5 
Blackstone street, Boston, since it 
opened for business and is one of 
the largest of its line in New Hng- 
land. 
‘“‘Mr. Mitchell had always taken a 
deep interest in city affairs and in 
1878 was elected a member of the 
old Common Council and was re- 
elected in 7°79. His ability as a 
councilman was recognized and in 
1880 he was elected a member of the 
Board of Aldermen and reelected in 
1881. He was urged several times to 
become a candidate for mayor and 
in 1887 acquiesced to the request of 
his friends and became a candidate, 
winning the nomination and election 
after a warm contest. The next year 
he was honored by his fellow citi- 
yens with an unanimous renomina- 
tion from all political parties. Dur- 
ing his term as mayor many import- 
ant improvements were carried out, 
prominent among them being the 
adoption of the high water service 
which included the building of 
Powderhorn Hill reservoir, and the 
pumping station near the old City 
Hall, electricity adopted for street 
lighting, main streets macadamized. 
His administration was very success- 
ful. 
‘‘Tle was a member of the E. W. 
Kingsley Post, 113, GAR, of Bos- 
ton, and had been secretary of the 
Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Vet- 
eran Association since its organiza- 
tion, more than twenty-five years 
ago. He was also a member of W. 
S. Hancock Command, U. V. U. and 
of the Boston Chamber of Com- 
merece, and affiliated with the Rufus 
S. Frost General Hospital Associa- 
tion, the Review Club, of which he 
was a past president, and the execu- 
tive board of the Children’s Day 
Nursery. For many years he had 
been a member of Star of Bethle- 
hem Lodge, A. F. and A. M., Naph- 
tali Council, R. and 8. M., Palestine 
Commandery, Knights Templar, Old 
Suffolk Chapter, S.A.R., Mayor’s 
Club of Massachusetts. 
‘‘Mr. Mitchell was a public spir- 
ited citizen and never wavered in 
his opinions on all matters pertain- 
ing to the city. He was frank, hon- 
est and fearless, and the marked 
eandor of his expression in all his 
public utterances won for him the 
respect and confidence of the com- 
munity. His last public appearance 
was at the Williams School last De- 
ecember when the question of new 
city charters was discussed. 
‘“‘Mr. Mitchell is survived by a 
wife, two daughters, Mrs. Eugene R. 
Atwood of Quincy, and Mrs. William 
H. Wyeth of Chelsea, and one son, 
Charles E. Mitchell of New York.’’ 
HEARING 
On petition of Henry W. Nelson of 
Gloucester for permission to construct and 
maintain a floating fish trap at ‘Saddle 
Rock,’’ a hearing will be held at the office 
of the Selectmen on Thursday evening, 
October 5, at 7.30 o’clock. 
SELECTMEN OF MANCHESTER. 
Annie Leighton Lane 
TEACHER OF PIANO 
5 Vine St., Manchester 
Telephone 247-3 
