MANCHESTER SECTION 
Friday, June 9, 1916. 
Miss Grace Allen has resumed her 
former position as one of the book- 
keepers with Smith’s Express Co. 
Take your bicycles to Peters to b. 
repaired.—Opposite Manchester Elec- 
tric Co., Summer st. adv. 
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wogan 
(Priscilla Fritz) are now settled at 
their new home on the Essex County 
club property, Summer st. 
Otto Glockler, tennis instructor at 
the Essex County club, is occupying 
the Rust house, Jeffries court, form- 
erly leased to Bernard L. Boyle. 
A few men’s and women’s second- 
hand bicycles for sale—C. 5S. Peters, 
bicycles, opposite Manchester Electri> 
Co., Summer st. adv. 
Miss. Lillian McCann of South 
Bend, Ind., society writer on the 
BreEEzE the last three years, is back 
to her old position for the summer, 
and is living with Mrs. E. L. Rogers, 
North st. 
Sneak thieves are said to have en- 
tered the locker room at the Price 
school building while the ball game 
was in progress Saturday and got 
away with small sums of money from 
two of the players whose clothes 
were there. 
Edwin P. Stanley attended a re- 
ception in Whitman in honor of the 
new Relief Corps department com 
mander, Tuesday. As junior vice 
department commander of the G. A. 
R., he delivered an address at the 
function. 
Andrew J. Orr left Manchester last 
Friday for Syracuse, N. Y., where he 
plans to make his home in the future 
with his sister. Mr. Orr recently 
closed ottt his painting business in 
Manchester and disposed of his busi- 
ness, on account of poor health. 
Samuel Wheaton, Rev. A. G. War- 
ner and a workman from Walter B. 
Calderwood’s boatyard made the voy- 
age in the “Bucentaur,” the Tech- 
nology barge, which was towed from 
Manchester to Boston Wednesday. 
William Haskell accompanied the 
barge in a motor launch and assisted 
in shifting the lines for the tugs. Ow- 
ing,to the height of the barge the lines 
had to be handled through the rowing 
apertures. Three motor boats were 
used in moving the barge down th? 
harbor to the point where the tug 
took it in tow. A swell from a pass- 
ing steamer tore away one of the 
ornamental panels as the barge enter- 
ed Boston harbor. 
Thomas A. Baker has a position 
with the Manchester Laundry Co. 
Magnolia. lodge, I. O. O. F., will 
attend Memorial services with Ocean 
lodge in Gloucester Sunday. 
Take your bicycles to Peters to be 
repaired.—Opposite Manchester Elec- 
tric Co., Summer st. adv. 
A daughter was born in Cambridge 
Wednesday, May 31, to Mr. and Mrs. 
Burton Pelton (Edna Kitfield), for- 
merly of Manchester. 
Clay’s ice-cream by plate or cone 
at Reed’s Beach st. café. adv, 
The engagement has been an- 
nounced of Miss Mary Alice, daugh- 
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Angus McNeil 
of Gloucester, and Archie C. Peters 
of Manchester. The wedding is to 
take place this month. 
The engagement is announced of 
Miss Gertrude Anna Ryan, formerly 
of Manchester, and Dr. Ernest S. 
Merrill of Lowell. Miss Ryan is just 
completing a course of training at the 
Lowell General Hospital. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Steedman 
(nee Florence Bradley) returned to 
Beverly yesterday from their honey- 
moon trip spent in New Hampshire, 
and will be “at home” to friends, at 
443 Cabot st., Beverly, after June 10. 
A wooden ash barrel filled with hot 
ashes started a fire under the back 
piazza at the home of G. A. Knoerr, 
School st.. Monday morning at 8.i5 
o’clock. An alarm was telephoned to 
the fire station and the truck was sent 
out. Chief Clarence E. Morgan put 
out the blaze with a pail of water 
before any damage was done. 
Shoe shine for ladies and gents at 
the Beach st. Bowling Alleys. adv. 
H. B. Rainville, a brother of Mrs. 
Axel Magnuson, is ill in the Beverly 
hospital. He was a former resident 
of Manchester, but for more than 12 
years past has been in the Unite:l 
States regular army. He has served 
iy different parts of the country in 
the medical corps and was recent'y 
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen in Ver- 
moiit. 
The school gardens are looking un- 
usually attractive in their well laid 
cut order. Visitors from out of town 
and motorists are noticed admiring 
the gardens oft and on. A handsome 
new flag now flutters from the flag- 
pole. Both the pole and the flag 
were the gifts of School-committee- 
man Cunningham, the pole being 
presented four years ago. 
Mr. and Mrs.’ Frank’ -P.- Knight } 
have been spending the week at Nor- 
way, Me., making the trip by motor. 
At the playground Saturday morn- 
ing the Priest school. team was de- 
feated by a Gloucester 
school ball team, 8 to 5. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
A return game will be played with 
Marblehead High School at the Man- 
chester playground by Story High 
School on Saturday as a preliminary 
to the game between the Manchester 
Town team and Cliftondale. 
Graduation exercises will be held 
by the senior class of Story Higa 
School on Wednesday evening, June 
21. Exercises will be held this year 
for Priest school also. The closing 
of the school for the summer wilt be 
On yj ines 23: 
On Saturday, June 17th, the King’s 
Daughters will hold “Tag Day.” Don't 
refuse the girls as they call at your 
door with their tags and boxes. If 
this proves successful you will not be 
called on again this year to help the 
King’s Daughters raise funds for 
their winter’s work. Save your dines! 
Bathing suits for Ladies and Gen- 
tlemen at E. A. Lethbridge’s. ady, 
Poles have arrived for new lights 
which will be placed at Singing Beacn 
and Masconomo Park and the lights 
will be put in service as soon as pos- 
sible. Five lights will be placed along 
the beach and two additional lights 
will be installed in the park. The 
lighting of the beach is a needed im- 
provement and will add much to the 
enjoyment of those who frequent 
the sandy stretches during the sum- 
mer evenings. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv 
Flag Day will be observed next 
Wednesday evening, June 14, by fit- 
ting exercises in. Town -hall. ‘The 
program, which will be given under 
the auspices of Allen Relief Corps, 
has been arranged by the patriotic in- 
structor, Mrs. J. S: Reed: One, of 
the features of the observance will be 
a flag drill by the drill team of Lee 
Temple, Pythian Sisters, of Beverly. 
Speakers will be Rev. Charles A. 
Hatch, Rev. A. G. Warner, Alfred &. 
Jewett, patriotic instructor of Allen 
Post, G. A. R., and John C. Mackin, 
superintendent of schools. In addi- 
tion to the addresses there will be mu- 
sical numbers and recitations. The 
exercises will be public and everyone 
is cordially invited to attend. 
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