a 
_ Town Meeting Comment. 
Phe Beverly Evening ‘Times yes- 
day had the following to say on 
2 coming election: *‘The fight for 
etmen at the coming election, 
t Monday, at Manchester, is a 
eity one. There are seven candi- 
in the field. It is generally 
needed that Edward S. Knight will 
re-elected, and the fight for the 
er two places is between Walter 
Bell, Frank A. Foster and Allan 
Peabody. Frank A. Foster is well 
own in this city and it is said 
is an excellent chance for election 
the Manchester board. He has 
rved with credit in the Beverly 
ymmon council, and the board of 
dermen, and is thoroughly quali- 
ed for the position of selectman of 
[anchester.”’ 
_F. M. Andrews, superintendent of 
ater works, wants the Breeze 
y for him that this is absolutely 
last year that he will enter the 
tical arena in Manchester. After 
this year he will not ask the voters 
» support any candidates favorable 
» his. retention. 
COMMUNICATION. 
a Manchester, Mass., 
Fi) March 2, 1911. 
Editor North Shore Breeze, 
Dear Sir: If it will not be utiliz- 
ing too much space in your valuable 
paper, I would like to make a few 
suggestions for the improvement of 
Singing Beach and Masconomo Park. 
_ First I would suggest the placing 
of five or six seats along the park 
and Beach street for the use of 
women and children who enjoy to 
go there during the summer months 
and could rest on the seats in going 
and coming from the beach. 
_ Now we have one of the finest 
beaches in the country and that is 
Singing Beach. We lack something 
important on it, and that is a town 
bathing house. Now when the peo- 
ple of this town go down on the 
beach they like to take a dip in the 
water. When their friends from out 
of town come here to visit them they 
‘ask where the town bath house is? 
I should think that this town 
-eould afford to spend $5000 to put 
a bath house on the beach this year. 
‘Let us hope that it will be done. 
a / A CITIZEN. 
Think every day of beautiful 
things. If you do not, you will soon 
get so that there will be no beautiful 
things to think of. 
It is claimed that marriage is a 
lottery, but it can not be true else 
the law would take hold of it. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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Political Advertisement, 
NOTICE! 
TO THE CITIZENS 
OF MANCHESTER: 
Gentlemen: I regret very much that it becomes necessary 
for me to make the following statement, it having been re- 
ported to me that there is a 
report in circulation that Mr. 
James Hoare is not against me and does not desire my removal 
as Superintendent of Water Works. 
I would say that Mr. 
Hoare has not been friendly to me for a number of years. 
The communication published in the local papers last year 
and signed by him has never been retracted although he has 
been requested to do so by me, and the matter stands just as 
it was last spring, and he has 
taken occasion during the past 
year to make my official position hard and unpleasant. I 
desire that every man should know the conditions in the Water 
Department as they stand this year and then vote as his own 
judgement dictates. If you are a friend of mine and desire that 
I should be retained as Superintendent of Water Works 
VOTE FOR NATHAN P. MELDRUM 
Awaiting your decision, I am, 
Yours truly, 
FRANCIS M. ANDREWS, 
ie Ne 
Two Continents Discuss Frick’s New 
Velasquez’s. 
Henry ©. Frick’s purchase for 
$500,000 of Velasquez’s full length 
portrait in military uniform of 
Philip IV of Spain, was the absorb- 
ing topic in art circles of New York 
yesterday. ; 
London was interested, for this 
painting, known as the Fraga por- 
trait, having been painted at Fraga 
in 1644, is the original and that in 
the Dlumuch Gallery a copy. | 
Except the bust picture in the 
London National Gallery this is con- 
sidered the finest portrait of King 
Philip IV. It is notable for its rapid 
brush work and strong characteriza- 
tion. 
The price is said to be the largest 
ever paid for a single painting in 
America, and it is doubtful if a Vel- 
asquez ever commanded such a high 
figure in Europe. 
Mr. Frick already possessed an- 
other famous Velasquez portrait, 
that of Maria Anna of Austria, 
queen of Philip IV. 
The rumor was revived yesterday 
that Mr. Frick was negotiating for 
the purchase of Lord Lansdowne’s 
Rembrant, ‘‘The Mill’. , 
The next highest figure for a sin- 
gle painting was the $400,000 which 
Mrs. C. P. Huntington paid for Va- 
lesquez’s portrait of Olivares, prime 
Vine street, Manchester, Mass. 
minister to Philip V., now in the 
Hispanic Museum, a memorial gift in 
honor of the late C. P. Huntington. 
LOST! On February 8th, between 
Annisquam and Magnolia Station, 
by electric and steam cars, a roll 
of brown paper containing a cray- 
on portrait. Of no value except to 
owner. Any information leading 
to recovery of the same will be 
liberally rewarded. 
MISS A. S. HIGGINSON, 
Magnolia, Mass. 
CARD OF THANKS. 
We desire to express our sincere thanks 
to the many friends and societies, for 
the sympathies shown by them in the 
loss of our Cousin, Mr. John Desmond; 
MRS. MARY A. SULLIVAN, 
also for the many beautiful floral tri- 
butes. 
MRS. MARY A. SULLIVAN, 
MISS ANNA DESMOND, 
MISS KATHERINE DAUNT, 
MR. P. A. DALEY. 
Much of what we call love at first 
sight, fails when it comes to the 
second, sober view. 
Many a man who is calling loudly 
for justice would be in the county 
jail if he got it. 
Some men are like a laying hen, 
they set up a big cackling every time 
they do anything. 
