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Ont Hunprep THOUSAND DOLLAR 
LIBRARY FOR BEVERLY PLANNED. 
The book lovers of Beverly are 
patiently awaiting the report of the 
committee on public library, and hop- 
ing for action looking towards the . 
erection of a suitable library building 
upon the land recently purchased by 
the city for that purpose on Essex 
street, opposite the Common, between 
Winter and Dane streets. It has been 
said that the special committee will 
favor a structure to cost somewhere 
in the vicinity of $100,000, or a little 
rising that figure, which, when com- 
plete will form a sort of companion 
to the handsome new Young Men’s 
Christian association building now in 
process of erection near it. 
The project has the good will of 
wealthy friends who are disposed to 
assist in more ways than one, when 
once the project has been commenced. 
The city at present has two trust 
funds for this purpose; the first one 
a gift from Hon. John I. Baker, Bev- 
erly’s first mayor (1895), wno con- 
tributed his first year’s salary of $500, 
and which now amounts to about 
$825. In 1909 Rev. Augustus Wood- 
bury, D. D., of Concord, N._H., be- 
queathed to the city a fund to be 
known as the “Ebenezer Ray fund” 
for the use of the free public library, 
and this now amounts to nearly 
$18,000, so that the city has now 
about $25,000 to its credit, and with- 
out doubt this sum at no distant fu- 
ture will have substantial increase. 
The present quarters of the li- 
brary are at City Hall, and are wholly 
inadequate for the demands upon. it, 
for it has a very large collection of 
books, with thousands of readers. AI- 
though occupying the entire northerly 
half of the lower floor of City hall, 
it is compelled to seek outside quar- 
ters, occupying, in addition a suite of 
rooms in the Endicott building lower 
down on Cabot street. 
Some idea of the special work be- 
ing accomplished by the library de- 
partment can be learned from the 
following: 
Two cards are issued to every bor- 
rower on request; one is for general 
reading including fiction and _ the 
for non-fiction. These entitle 
patrons to two books at a time— 
one for travels, magazines, etc., and 
the other for lighter reading. Teach- 
rs, students and anyone looking up 
other 
j 
lege of taking out any number of 
books, not exceeding 10. Also a cer- 
in number of books are allowed to 
Is going away on a_ vacation, 
being responsible for these 
particular topic have the privi-. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Established 1877 
Painting and Varnishing 
Special Departmert for Automobiles 
Telephone: Factory 248-12. Residence 219-12 
HE. C. S A Ways 
218 — 236 Rantoul Street, 
BEVERLY, MASS. 
Carriage and Automobile Repairing 
New Coverings, Tops and Slip Linings 
for Automobiles 
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALTERATIONS 
Corner Bow Street, 
First-Class Work 
books during their absence from the 
city. 
Another thing the library is doing 
is compiling special lists of books on 
timely subjects, namely: charities, 
civics, municipal improvement, agri- 
culture, economics, gardening, birds, 
India and many others. These books 
ure grouped together on special 
helves in the delivery room, so that 
my one interested in the subjects 
nay examine the books before hav- 
ng them charged. Mechanical books 
are also on open shelves for mechan- 
ics, new books in that class being 
added from time to time. 
Recommendations and suggestions 
on new books are always received. 
The American Machinist, Techni- 
cal World, Popular Mechanics, Elec- 
trical World and other magazines, 
also the Boston Transcript, Spring- 
field Republican, New York Sun, 
Beverly Times and Citizen are on the 
reading table. The current maga- 
zines are in the reading room in the 
Endicott building, which is open ev- 
ery week. day. 
The library also supplies seven 
schools with books and sends depos- 
its to North Beverly and Centerville. 
It also maintains a branch library at 
Beverly Farms.—Beverly Cor. Salem 
News. 
The Colonial Theatre. 
Commencing Monday night, Jos. M. 
Gaites’ charming musical play “The 
Girl of My Dreams” enters on its 
third week at the Colonial Theatre. 
The play, the dances and the lines 
throughout are clean, wholesome and 
possessed of that delightful sparkle 
that recalls to the mind of the bon- 
vivant the mellow flow of rare old 
champagne when congenial souls 
gather of an innocent night “over the 
walnuts and wine.” 
The co-stars of the play accept their 
honors gracefully and ably discharge 
the debt they owe the paying public. 
Miss McIntyre has a winning manner, 
a beautiful face, a sweet voice and two 
active feet to help her success and she 
ALDEN WEBB 
Watchmaker, Jeweler, Optician 
Repairing in all its Branches 
Masonic Bldg., Cabot Street, BEVERLY 
HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS 
FILLED AT 
DELANEY’S 
APOTHECARY 
Cor. Cabot and Abbott Streets 
BEVERLY 
We keep everything that a good drug store 
should keep. 
Telephone Connection - 
S. A. GENTLEE & SON 
Funeral Directors and Embalmers 
Calls answered day or night 
277 Cabot Street 
Residence, i§ Butman St. 
does everything with a skill and charm 
that silences criticism. Mr. Hyams, a 
very good light comedian, makes a 
capital team-mate for Miss McIntyre. 
His dancing and his polite fooling — 
greatly benefit the performance. 
Others who contribute to the gayety 
are Ray L. Royce, Nita Allen, Perci- 
val Aylmer, Harry Clark, Anna 
Laughlin, Henrietta Lee, Irving 
Brooks, Anna Walker and George 
Trimble. 
“The Girl of My Dreams” will de- 
light the children as well, for it has 
many features which will appeal to 
the young person. It is youthful in 
spirit, a large proportion of its char- 
acters are school boys and girls, they 
romp and play games on the stage, 
one of the best being “Dear Little 
Games of Guessing” and finally child- 
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ren of a younger age are appealed to 
in the last song, when Leila McIntyre 
is nightly obliged to respond to encore 
after encore with “Dr. Tinkle Tinker 
of Old Toy Town.” 
