_ 58TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. 
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Pattillo 
 -«~Congratulated by Hosts 
a of Friends. 
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander’ Pattillo 
- observed the 58th anniversary of 
_ their marriage last Monday, at their 
home on Hancock street. They re- 
ceived the congratulations and best 
_ wishes of a large number of their 
- .close friends, while the immediate 
members of their family passed a 
large portion of the day with the 
aged couple. Both Mr. and Mrs. 
_ Pattillo are remarkably active and 
energetic for persons of their age 
and take as keen an interest in the 
affairs of life as they:ever did. Mr. 
Patillo was in business in Glouces- 
ter for many years, and he has a 
fund of interesting anecdotes and 
reminiscences of this old city and its 
period before the advent of the rail- 
road. 
Tuesday’s Snow. 
The first real sign of an old-fash- 
jioned winter came on Tuesday when 
the people awoke and gazed out up- 
on about two inches of snow and 
the air still filled with the white and 
fleecy flakes. 
The storm continued without in- 
terruption throughout the day, and 
by nightfall the ground was covered 
with a thick blanket of snow. The 
street railway people and the high- 
way department had large gangs of 
men at work with ploughs, shovels 
and teams and the snow was carted 
away from the principle business 
streets so rapidly that traffic was 
but little interfered with. 
Supt. Roberts of the Boston & 
Northern, kept the lines open all ov- 
er the Cape, and cars were running 
practically on time all day. 
While the storm caused some in- 
convenience and considerable ex 
pense it was not altogether unwel- 
come, for it assures plenty of mois- 
ture in the ground for spring farm- 
ing, and it will also fill up the wells 
and ponds that for almost a year 
past have been at low ebb and in 
some cases have been entirely dry. 
The winter previous to the storm 
of this week, has been unusually 
open and mild and local weather 
prophets are predicting an _ early 
and pleasant spring. They claim 
the heavy snow coming just at this 
time is an especially good sign. 
The Louisa Parsons Auxiliary, U. 
S. W. V., held a supper and dance 
at Spanish War Veterans hall, Tues- 
day evening. Sewall’s orchestra 
furnished the music. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
F GLOUCESTER 
John Sundberg of Proctor Bros., 
is a candidate for deputy collector of 
taxes, under Collector Richard L. 
Morey. 
William R. Ferguson, circulation 
manager of the Gloucester Times 
spent last Sunday in New York 
City. 
Sylvanus Smith expects to start in 
a few days on a Southern pleasure 
trip. Mr. Smith will visit Porto 
Rico, Cuba, Isle of Pines and Pana- 
ma. 
Hon. James E. Tolman, senator 
from this district, is being promin- 
ently mentioned for the position of 
surveyor of the port of Boston, an 
office to which Wlifred W. Lufkin, 
private secretary to Congressman 
Gardner, also aspires. 
At the regular meeting of the 
tribe Wednesday evening, an official 
visit was received from Great Sac- 
hem John W. Converse and suite of 
Somerville and chiefs of neighbor- 
ing tribes. 
The Ladies’ Aid Society of the 
Bethany Congregational church gave 
an enjoyable supper party last ev- 
ening. 
The Webster Debating Club, com- 
posed of a number of young men in 
the 9th grade of the Collins school, 
have challenged the Douglass De- 
bating Club, comprised of young 
ladies of the same class to a joint de- 
bate Wednesday afternoon, Febru- 
ary 15. The subject to be discus- 
sed is—Resolved: That the men in 
the days of the bow and arrow were 
braver than the men of today. 
A turkey supper was served un- 
der the auspices of the Ladies’ So- 
ciety of the First Baptist Church, 
Wednesday evening. 
The Douglass Debating Club of 
the Collins school elected officers for 
the ensuing six weeks, at their reg 
ular weekly meeting last Monday. 
The following were elected: Presi- 
dent. Miss Dora Peeples; vice-pres- 
ident, Dorothy Haskell; treasurer, 
Helen Thompson; secretary, Ethel 
Coehrone. 
Iee cutting has again been de- 
layed. The Cape Pond Ice Com- 
pany bad made all preparations to 
commence harvesting the crop 
from Fernwood lake .and Cape 
Pond on Tuesday morning, but the 
heavy snow storm interfered with 
the work and it was again delayed. 
Unless a crop is harvested within 
the next ten days a supply will have 
to be obtained from New Hampshire 
and Maine. 
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Y. M.C. A. NOTES. 
Secretary Roy N. Berry, who has 
been in charge of the Gloucester Y. 
M. C. A., for the past two years, had 
his first experience with a cold since 
his arrival in the city. He was laid 
up for several days at his home, 
but has so far recovered as to be 
able to resume his duties at the as- 
sociation building. 
Rev. W. W. Campbell of Rockport, 
will address the boys meeting at the 
association rooms, Sunday at 4 o’- 
clock. He will give an illustrated 
object talk. 
Charles Stelzle of New York, the 
noted ‘‘Apostle of Labor’’ will ad- 
dress a men’s meeting at the City 
Hall, Sunday, at half past three o’- 
clock. 
The Boys’ Minstrel show will take 
place at. Bradford hall, the evening 
of Tuesday, Feb. 28. 
A debating club is in process of 
formation. It is planned to hold 
weekly meetings. 
Nineteen societies have signified 
their intention to take part in the 
Co-operative fair to be held in the 
association rooms, on Tuesday, Feb. 
21. 
Agassiz Field Club. 
The following officers of the Agas- 
siz Field Club of the Sawyer School, 
have been nominated for the ensu- 
ing year: President, Harold Ruth; 
vice-president, Benjamin Goldman ; 
secretary, Marie Saunders; treasur- 
er, Christine Gillis; pianists, Annie 
Longley, Laura Enos; committee on 
rules, Gervaise Carlz, Agnes Glea- 
son, Giertina Gunderson; cabinet 
committee, Mary Oleson, Mary Silva, 
Reginald Courant; flag committee, 
Ernest Christensen, Marion Bishop, 
Virginia Vierra; entertainment com- 
mittee, Charlotte Blake, Catherine 
MeLean, Ellen Curtis. 
“A Piatt Andrew, Assistant See- 
retary of the Treasury, is one of the 
hardest working men in the national 
capital. Not long ago he stuck to 
his desk for four days while his tem- 
perature was one hundred and five 
as the result of an attack of malarial 
fever. On the fifth day he gave up 
and went to his cottage in Glouces- 
ter. Massachusetts, to recuperate.’’ 
—From National Topliners, Sunday 
Post Magazine. 
J. A. Johnson, the insurance agent, 
has adjusted the loss sustained by 
the Ariston Club, through the fire 
that recently damaged their quar- 
ters, 
