MANCHESTER SECTION 
Friday, June 16, 1916, 
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. big- 
wood and sons of Malden are occup;-, 
ing the old homestead, 77 Pleasant st 
Mrs. Charles A. Hatch underwe:1 
a slight operation at the Beverly ho-- 
pital Tuesday. She is improving at 
her home. 
The Odd Fellows will attend ser- 
vices at the Congregational church 
Sunday morning. 1s aberty ReuS ON 
lodge will also join with the Odd Fel- 
lows. 
Miss Grace Merrill was one of the 
eraduating class at Abbott Academy, 
Andover, this year. She plans to en- 
ter Smith in the fall. Mr. and Mrs. 
Fred J. Merrill attended the gradua- 
tion exercises at Abbott last week. 
Next Thursday evening Manches- 
ter people will again have the pleas- 
ure of listening to the music of the 
Salem Cadet Band. The opening 
band concert of the season will be 
held on the common between 7.45 and 
9.45 o'clock. The concerts will be 
continued practically every two weeks 
during the summer. 
Rain prevented last week’s ball 
game between Manchester and_ the 
Cliftondale town team. The sche! 
ule of games as far as made out in- 
cludes the following teams) whicu 
rank among the best in Eastern Mass- 
achusetts: June 17, Samecs of Do-- 
chester; June 24, Gray and Davis, 
Cambridge; July 1, Waltham Watch 
July 4, Stoneham town t am; July g, 
Dorchester town team; July 15, 
Reading town team; July 22, Quee:i 
Quality; July 29, United Shoe; “Aug- 
ust 5, Wakefield town team. The 
remainder of the season is open. 
Taxi—-Phone Manchester 290. adv 
A. delegation from Col. H. P. 
Woodbury Camp, 8. of V., called 
Nathaniel Morgan at her bungalow, 
“Home Crest,” Bennett st., Sunday 
afternoon and presented him with a 
handsome birthday cake decoratsi 
with the American flag. ‘The evert 
was the 76th anniversary of Mr. Mor- 
gan’s birth and the congratuations of 
the Camp were extended by the com- 
mander, John L. Prest. Mr. Morgan 
is a veteran of the Civil War and a 
member of Allen Post, G. A. R. The 
members of ‘the Camp brought 1 
bountiful supply of ice cream, cake 
and cigars and an enjoyable after 
noon was passed. A number of 
neighbors and friends of Mr. Mov- 
gan also called to extend their con- 
erotulations and best wishes. 
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A daughter was born Friday, June 
9, to Mr. and Mrs. Axel Magnuson, 
Vine st. 
A son was born Wednesday, J1ne 
7,2 tor Mr acand?! iMirsi William © Ey 
O’Brien. 
The household goods of Omar 
Stowe, 29 Bridge st., are offered ai 
private sale until June 30. adv 
Mrs. Fred Mosher and child left 
Tuesday for a two months’ visit 
among relatives in Nova Scotia. 
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Goodwin and 
son Maynard, of Dorchester, were in 
town over Sunday, with Mrs. Good- 
win’s parents, on Vine st. 
A banjo orchestra ought to prove 
-a pleasing innovation for dancing 2a 
Mz inchester Town hall, at the party 
to be held Tuesday, July Tt, und>r 
the auspices of the “Preparedness 
club.” 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
Dr. Robert Scott Catheron, who 
has just returned from France, was 
in town over Sunday, with his sister, 
Mrs. Benj. L. Bullock and family, 
School: “st: Mrv--Catheron “was > + 
member of the second Harvard unit 
that went to France last year to en- 
gage in active relief work among the 
French soldiers. Mr. Catheron ha: 
a wide and varied experience, both in 
hospitals and camps, in French and 
British lines. 
‘Tomorrow is the day of the all-day 
picnic of more than 300 members and 
friends of the Salem Union of the 
Christian Endeavor at Tuck’s point. 
inate a have been made for a 
girls’ ball game in the morning, a 
boys’ game in the afternoon and land 
and water sports. It is hoped to have 
music. In the evening the picniceis 
will congregate on the pier for a 
meeting at 7 o’clock when Rev. Don 
Ivan Patch of North Beverly will de- 
liver the address. 
_the summer branch of the 
McKinnon is clerking at 
American 
Allen G. 
Express Co. in Magnolia. 
The Manchester Trust Co. has been 
awarded the Town of Manchester 
loan of $40,000 for six months, at 
3.15% discount. 
Ladies’ Silk Hose, 29c, 50c, and $1, 
at EK. A. Lethbridge’s adv. 
Antone Silva lost a horse Monday. 
While mowing the grass at the E. G. 
Black property, Sea street, the animal 
suddenly reeled, fell over and died. 
A daughter was born Saturday, 
June 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius 
Macdonald (Beryl Heath) of Dor- 
chester, at the former home of the 
latter in Manchester Cove. 
A dance is scheduled for Friday 
evening, June 30, under the auspices 
of * the “fA. S:)Gr; Santlab, Sea eee 
hall. Long’s 6-piece orchestra ha; 
been engaged for the occasion.. 
The King’s Daughters will hold 
their “tag “day” tomorrow (Satur, 
day). In event of the anticipated 
success of the campaign to raise funds 
for the winter’s work this will be the 
last request for assistance this year. 
Consequently everyone is urged to 
contribute. 
The Manchester High School base- 
ball team has concluded its very suc- 
cessful season with a record of only 
one defeat, the one received at the 
hands of Dummer Academy. Fran °3 
and Crafts were the mainstays of tae 
team throughout the season. The 
proposed game with Gloucester High 
School for tomorrow fell through. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adu. 
Mrs. Eliza Leach and sister Mrs. 
Julia Curriea of Ashland ave., are to 
spend the month of July at North- 
field, where they will have the rest- 
dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Moody, 
incitentally attending the Northfieia 
conferences. Mr. and Mrs. Moo iy 
and four daughters, meanwhile, will 
spend July at Manchester, occupying 
the Leach cottage on Ashland ave 
Mr. Moody, who is carrying on the 
vonderful work started by his illus- 
trious father, the evangelist, wi'l 
spend  week-ends at  Mancheste-, 
while Mrs. Moody and daughters will 
enjoy quiet and rest by the seashere. 
Mrs. Moody was a Whittle. a daugh- . 
ter of Major Whittle. Her mother’s 
sister was the first wife of the late 
Daniel Leach, the present Mrs. Leach 
neing a second wife. She has visite 1 
Manchester frequently. 
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