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SOCIETY NOTES. 
The engagement of Miss Helen M. 
Longyear of Brookline, to Lieut. 
Carroll Paul, civil engineer in the 
United States navy, was recently an- 
nounced at a small tea given at the 
Hotel Gorham, New York, by Mrs. 
J. M. Longyear, her mother. The 
Longyears were summer residents of 
Smith’s Point, Manchester, a few 
seasons ago. The engagement is of 
interest following closely upon the 
marriage of her sister, now Mrs. 
John N. Richardson Lyeth. The 
young people met at the Mass. Insti- 
tute of Technology, where they were 
both students. 
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That a play by the late Julia Ward 
Howe is to be given a special per- 
formance at the Tremont Theatre, 
Boston, March 24, has aroused great 
interest. The play, ‘‘Hippolytus,’’ 
was written for Edwin Booth. 
Among the North Shore society folk 
on the committee of arrangements 
are Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. Wm. 
CG. Endicott, Mrs. James T. Fields, 
Mrs. George Lyman and Miss Kath- 
erine Loring. 
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Mrs. Martha B. Silsbee, widow of 
John B. Silsbee and mother of Ar- 
thur B. Silsbee, president of the 
Merchants National bank, Boston, 
died Tuesday morning at 115 Marl- 
boro street, Boston, after an illness 
of several years. Mrs. Silsbee was 
82 years. of age, and was a native of 
Salem, the daughter of Michael 
Shepard, a well-known merchant, 
who was a descendant of Rev. 
Thomas Shepard, one of the early 
settlers. Mrs. Silsbee had been a 
widow for 40 years, during which 
period she had lived in Boston. For 
a long time she had been a member 
of Trinity church. She leaves two 
sons, Arthur B. and Thomas Silsbee, 
and one daughter, Miss Martha Sils- 
bee. Mrs. Amory A. Lawrence, an- 
other daughter, who was formerly 
Miss Emily F. Silsbee, died several 
years ago and left three children. 
The Silsbee summer home is on 
Prince street, Beverly. 
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Thomas M. Babson, corporation 
lawyer of the City of Boston, has 
leased the Sherrill house at Bass 
Rocks for the coming season. 
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The headquarters of the Siamese 
legation will not be located at East 
Gloucester the coming season as 
usual, the secretary, Edward Loftus 
having decided not to locate here this 
year, 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER YOUNG MAN 
CONTRIVES A.NOVEL .MOTOR- 
DRIVEN SLED. 
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Meredith Whitehouse, the son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Whitehouse 
of Manchester, has contrived a novel 
motor-driven sled, that. has been at- 
tracting no end of attention on the 
North Shore roads, between Beverly 
and Gloucester the last two weeks. 
The picture printed above shows Mr. 
Whitehouse in his sled ready for a 
run from his Manchester Cove home 
over the Manchester roads to Bev- 
erly Farms. 
Mr. Whitehouse looks upon his in- 
vention as a matter-of-sort affair, 
though it is really a wonderfully con- 
trived machine. 
The motive power is a Watkins 2- 
eyele 2-cylinder marine motor, six- 
horse power, friction transmission. 
The engine is run and operated much 
the same as an automobile. Excel- 
lent control is obtained, as good as if 
a 4-cycle. The engine operates a 
large wheel affair in the center of 
the outfit, and just in front of the 
driver’s seat. This wheel is more 
like a water pedal wheel. As it re- 
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volves its steel teeth dig into the i 
and sends the machine off over t 
road, at a 20 to 25-mile clip, wi 
two people aboard. The whe 
works on heavy springs which wo 
up or down as the contour of t 
road requires. There is a continuo 
pressure downwards. In coasti 
down hill this wheel may be lift 
and left free from the road. 
The steering control is very go¢ 
The runners of the sleigh are ec 
cave like a skate and thus keeps t 
sleigh from skidding in roundi 
curves. | 
The outfit is certainly a smi 
little contrivance and deserves to 
put into operation on a larger sea 
It was worked out after seve, 
weeks of study and experimenti 
by Mr. Whitehouse and his cha, 
feur, Mr. Creelman. It weighs o1 
350 pounds. A heavier machi 
with a stronger engine ought to 
able to work up a good speed a 
be practical for use in snow as W 
as on an icy surface. 
Col. Sidney Hedges’ of the’ Tudor, 
Boston, who is making extensive im- 
provements to his estate at Eastern 
Point, Gloucester, is planning to oc- 
cupy the estate himself the coming 
summer. 
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William Sheafe, a well known real 
estate man of Boston, has bought the 
Clover Leaf cottage at Easter Point, 
Gloucester, and is making an ad- 
dition, preparatory to occupying it 
the coming summer. 
At the annual dance of the H 
vard Juniors, at the Harvard uni 
last Friday evening (Feb. 24) | 
patronesses included several No 
Shore society matrons: Mrs, Oli} 
Ames, Mrs. Allen Curtis and M 
George Wigglesworth. The comn 
tee in charge of the dance incluc 
R. B. Wigglesworth, chairman, / 
Milton and Manchester. Amiong | 
younger set in North Shore soci 
present were Misses Elise An 
Evelyn Curtis and Elsie Pollard. 
