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20 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
TWO COSTLY FIRES. 
Preston O. Wass’ Residence and 
Brass Justin Wheeler’s Home 
Destroyed. 
Jardienieres Gloucester was visited during the 
Don't Forget 
that Box of Candy 
Saturday Night at 
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PALACE OF 
SWEETS 
197 Main Street 
past week by two disastrous fires, 
entailing a loss of over $10,000. 
On Sunday night the handsome 
residence of Preston O. Wass in 
Kent Cirele was almost completely 
gutted by fire, the loss being esti- 
mated at about $6,000. The fire 
started in the roof, probably from 
some defect in the chimney, and the 
whole upper portion of the house 
was destroyed. The flames spread 
so rapidly that it was almost impos- 
sible to save any of the furniture. 
Monday night the home of Justin. 
Wheeler on Essex avenue near Laur- 
el street, caught fire and was com- 
completely destroyed. <A. heavy 
10 and 12 inch snow storm was raging and it was 
impossible to get the fire apparatus 
§2.98 - $3.48 to the scene of the fire before the 
building had been burned to the 
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eround. ‘This fire is also supposed S é |: 
to have caught from a_ defective pecia P) 
A fine line of chimney. 
One part of the house was occu- 
Brass Candle pied by Mr. Wheeler and the other CHOCOLATE 
by George E. Waldron, a milk man, 
The total loss on house and furni- 
yi ture amounted to about $4,000. | 
ena ae .. MIXTURE .. 
‘ EAST GLOUCESTER : 
Brass Smoking Sets : 
Miss Helen Hodsdon, who is stop- 
Brass Tea Trays ping with Dr. Bergengren and fam- 19 lb 
ily of Lynn, during the remainder of C per * 
Tea & Coffee Percolators] the winter, will join Miss Bergen- 
; : gren tomorrow in a ten days’ trip to ee : . 
Chafing Dishes New York City and New Jersey Regular price 30 cents 
where Miss Bergengren’s brother’s 
fiancee will be their hostess. A round 
of delightful pleasure has been plan- —— 
Brass Craft Stamped ned for them ineluding grand opera 
r and theatre parties. Miss Hodsdon, 
Patterns to pierce will also spend a while in New York All Flavors 
with Prof. and Mrs. Lowell Herrick 
Sc to $1.00 (nee Una Davis), of East Gloucester. C Tl I d 
Miss Hodsdon is employed in the of- Ollege ices an 
Sat = See ee fice of County Treasurer D. I. Rob- g 
inson in Salem. 
H T dl | y 4 Not infrequently the exalted lodge 
a r WwW ¢ SS) member, the whack of whose gavel 
brings all the members up standing, 10 cents 
takes off his shoes outside the door 
Gift Sho when he goes home, lest he waken 
p his wife. 
Banana Royal 
9 Chestnut St. PURITAN HOUSE Music Saturday Night 
Cor. Main & Washington Sts. GLOUCESTER 
A ican and European Plans. Special 
Gloucester, - Mass. "by. tha Weck. GHiaslaees Nog p: lesen Welcome to All 
at Noon, 25 Cents. 
All Improvements. Mrs. K. Ryan, Prop. 
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