26 NEO Re Ee S 
MANCHESTER 
Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Ruge were 
ealled to New York last Friday by 
the death of the latter’s uncle, Col. 
Ethan Allen, lawyer, author, and 
descendant of his namesake of revo- 
lutionary fame. He was eighty 
years old and wealthy. Col. Allen 
at the outbreak of the civil war en- 
listed, was commissioned a colonel, 
and organized and equipped the fa- 
mous Blair’s brigade. He managed 
Horace Greeley’s campaign for the 
presidency. 
A gift that would be appreciated: 
a subscription to the Breeze. Sent 
to any part of the U.S. for $2.00. 
The members of the Republican 
Town committee, with one excep- 
tion, went to Boston Tuesday on an 
outing. They dined at a French 
cafe and saw ‘‘Everywoman’’ at the 
Majestic theatre in the evening. 
This was not a junketing party, may 
we inform voters, for there is never 
enough money in the treasury of the 
committee to even purchase car fares 
to Boston, much less theatres, din- 
ners, ete. 
Union Suits and Sweaters at 
Bell’s, Central Square. if 
Mortgage Burned at Manchester 
Baptist Church 
A feature of the sale and enter- 
tainment of the Church Aid society, 
in the vestry of the Baptist church, 
Manchester, Tuesday evening, was 
the burning of the mortgage on the 
parsonage. As announced at the an- 
nual supper and roll-call of the 
church last week, a friend of the 
church had given a check to make 
the last payment of something over 
$100 and thus wipe out the indebted- 
ness on the parsonage. Hasty plans 
were made by the Church Aid so- 
ciety for wiping out the debt and to 
burn the mortgage. 
In’ his remarks Rev. A. G. Warner, 
the new pastor, praised the good 
work of the aid society and told 
how a short time ago the mortgage 
on the parsonage was $1300, and 
that by hard work they had reduced 
this a little at a time, until finally 
through the generosity of a friend 
the last $125 had been paid, the so- 
ciety having succeeded in paying 
$1175 of the original debt. 
Deacon T. B. Stone in his re- 
marks gave a brief history of the 
building of the parsonage, from the 
time the land was purchased until 
the present time. 
Mrs. Helen Willmonton, president 
of the society, touched the match to 
the mortgage and the pastor offered 
prayer as the flames ate up the 
paper. 
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Other features of the entertain- 
ment of the evening were: piano 
solo, Miss Gladys Hildreth; read- 
ings, Mrs. Mary Lucas and Mrs. 
Mary Allen; piano solo, Mrs. Ches- 
ter Cook; readings, Mrs. J. Davis 
Baker, Mrs. Nellie Rogers and Miss 
Effie Stidstone; piano solo, Allyn 
Brown; reading, Mrs. Charlotte 
Brown. 
The articles offered for sale the 
first of the evening were quickly 
disposed of. The tables were in 
charge of the following: fancy ta- 
ble, Mrs. Edward Crowell and Mrs. 
L. B. Harvie; fancy apron, Mrs. 
Nellie Rogers; domestic, Mrs. Helen 
Willmonton; candy, Mrs. Byron 
Bullock and Miss Lutz; cake, Mrs. 
Alice Preston. 
ESSEX 
At the annual meeting for the 
election of officers, the O. H. P. Sar- 
deep, and 24 feet beam. She is of 
thorough construction both in ma- 
terial and workmanship. 
gent GAR Post, No. 152, elected the 
following to serve for the coming 
year: Commander, J. Horace Burn- 
ham; SVC, John F. Gilbert; J VC, 
Eben Perkins; QM, David Cor- 
eoran; Chaplain, Reuben Morris; 
OD, Albert Andrews; OG, Geo. A. 
Lendall; surgeon, Cyrus Andrews; 
adjutant, Edward W. Lander. 
Many are availing themselves of 
the special subscription offer on 
page 33. Read it! 
A large number of interested 
spectators witnessed the launching 
of the Flora L. Oliver from the ship 
vard of A. D. Story. The tug Eve- 
leth towed the vessel to Gloucester 
on the same tide. The Flora L. Oli- 
ver will be used in the fishing busi- 
ness. 
The Breeze would serve as a 
pleasant reminder of a _ vacation 
spent here—sent anywhere for $2 a 
year. 
BREEZE 
ESSEX 
Our citizens are pleased to see 
John H. Curtis, who recently had 
cataracts removed from his eyes, out 
upon the street. Mr. Curtis has ev- 
ery hope of wholly regaining his 
sight. 
Our fellow townswoman, Mrs. D. 
O. Mears, recently addressed a 
large audience at the Trinity church, 
Gloucester, upon ‘‘The Atmosphere 
of the Home.’’ Mrs. Mears is a 
vice-president of the ‘‘ National 
Congress of Mothers.’’ Mrs. Mears 
and family are now sojourning in 
Brookline, from thence they will go 
to Albany, N. Y., and thence to 
Atlantie City. 
Miss Mary Burnham was a guest 
of Miss Lelia Raymond of 8 Norway 
street, Boston, Saturday and Sun- 
day. 
We regret to say that Mrs. 
Sohnier, the aged mother of Mrs. 
Malonson and Mrs. Hodgdon, is 
very low. Mrs. Hodgdon, of Peter- 
boro, N. H., has been in town nearly 
a week. 
On Monday evening as Mr. Man- 
ning was sitting before his hearth- 
stone smoking his evening pipe, he 
was surprised and somewhat startled 
by a large number of his friends 
walking right in upon him. He 
said, in his droll way, ‘‘Well, I 
can’t pay you all off tonight. Is 
there any more left in town?’’ 
Mrs. Story was upstairs when she 
heard the commotion, she said _ to 
herself it must be an earthquake— 
it’s safer to be on the ground floor 
so descended. She found what 
proved to be a ‘‘surprise party.” 
Mr. and Mrs. Story were presented 
with a mission chair, Mr. Frank HE. 
Buckley making the presentation 
speech. The party brought a boun- 
tiful collation of ice cream, confec- 
tionery and fruit. Games were 
played and a fine social evening en- 
joyed. 
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