Gloucester Section — © 
NORTH 
SHORE 
GLOUCESTER CFFICE, 171 MAIN STREET. 
Good Roads. 
Many thousands of dollars have 
been expended on, the North Shore 
and Cape Ann roads in the past 
few years, and columns have been 
written in the press urging a con- 
tinuance of the good work. 
Money carefully and judiciously 
expended on the roads is a good in- 
vestment. The North Shore can 
boast of having the best roads in any 
section of the state, and the fact 
that we have such excellent roads 
has brought many people to this 
section who have invested heavily 
in seashore property and built many 
magnificent summer residences and 
homes. 
The season is close at hand when 
these people will return here for 
their summer’s pleasure and it is 
to be hoped that as much work as 
possible will be done on the roads 
prior to July first. There are prac- 
tically three months in which to 
work on the roads before the great 
army of summer people begin to ar- 
rive, and in that time a great deal 
can be accomplished and the roads 
can be put in first class condition 
for summer travel. 
Last year a great deal of fault 
was found because much of the 
work was done during July and Au- 
cust and a number of the most popu- 
lar drives were closed for weeks at 
a time. If the city officials have 
planned for any extensive improve- 
ments on the roads of Gloucester 
the work should be begun as soon 
as possible and pushed to comple- 
tion before July first. 
The War in Mexico. 
The members of Co. G, are watch- 
ing with keen interest the develop- 
ment of the threatened trouble with 
Mexico. The officers and men have 
been cautioned to hold themselves in 
readiness to proceed to the front at 
any moment and most of them are so 
imbued with the warlike hope that 
they rather hope the call will come. 
Gloucester has always given a good 
aceount of herself in the time of war 
and the spirit of 1776, 1814, 1861 
and 1898 is still alive and burns 
as fiercely in the breasts of the pre- 
sent generation as it ever has in the 
history of the nation. 
We all hope that war with Mexico 
will be averted. Nobody really be- 
_day noon, by 
lieves that the Mexicans want to 
‘‘mix it?’ with Unele Sam. The 
fight would be more one sided than 
the Johnson-Jeffries contest of last 
July, but even’ so it would be no 
summer picnic as it would probably 
cost many lives and a heap of money. 
We are glad to see that the men 
of Co. G, are ready to respond ‘to 
the call of their country but with 
every other patriotic citizen we ear- 
nestly hope that it will not be neces- 
sary to sound the eall. 
The Disaster in Gloucester Harbor. 
The distressing accident that oc- 
curred in Gloucester Harbor Tues- 
which four men lost 
their lives seems almost incompre- 
hensible. It was one of the many 
marine disasters that will probably» 
never be fully explained as all of the 
occupants of one of the colliding 
crafts were drowned and none’ of 
the crew of the other vessel seem” 
to have been aware of the close pro- 
ximity of the gasoliner until the ac- 
cident occurred. 
It was a bright, clear day with a 
fair wind and comparatively smooth 
water.. The little power boat Hope 
had just entered the harbor from 
the fishing grounds, and was almost 
within hailing distance of the shore 
when she was cut down by the out- 
going schooner Hattie A. Heckman 
and all of her crew of four men met 
their death in the blue waters of 
the harbor. 
The accident was one of the worst 
that has been. recorded in this port 
for a long time and it has caused 
universal regret over the loss of the 
four fishermen, and sympathy for 
the families of the victims. 
Spring Cleaning Time. 
The days and nights are now each 
about 12 hours long and after next 
Monday the days will begin to gain 
a few minutes and the nights will 
perceptibly lessen in length. We are 
standing at the threshold of a new 
Spring. The air while still chilly 
and at times sharp, bears the soft 
breath of stirring plant life and each 
dav as the sun climbs higher and 
higher in the northern latitutes, its 
ravs become warmer and more pene- 
trating and old winter slowly re- 
treats to his summer quarters in the 
vast ice fields of the North Pole. 
BREEZE 
L. F. WILLIAMS, MANAGER. 
This is the time for cleaning. It is. 
the time to tidy up the streets and 
alleys, the gardens and back yards. 
Burn up the rubbish, clear away the 
debris of winter and let us make 
Gloucester the banner city of clean- 
liness. A good many cities have 
adopted the plan of setting apart one — 
day of Spring for a general cleaning 
up and on that day citizens of all 
grades of life take part in the work 
of making their city clean. It would 
undoubtedly be a good idea here and. 
the citizens would be glad to show 
a patriotic spirit by turning out and 
assisting in the work. Only a few 
weeks from now the summer visitors’ 
will begin to arrive and Gloucester 
should be ready to weleome them 
with her most attractive appearance. 
Petition to Dredge Harbor Cove. 
A petition for dredging what is 
known as Harbor Cove has been pre- 
sented to the Massachusetts Harbor 
and Land Commissioners, bearing 
the signatures of all the owners of 
water front property from the Fort 
to Dunean’s Point. 
also endorsed by the Master Marin- 
er’s Association, the Board of Trade, 
the Gloucester Mutual Fishing In- ~ 
surance Company and Collector of - 
the Port William H. Jordan. The 
petition asks that the cove be dredg- 
ed so that there will be a depth of 15 
feet at mean low water in all parts 
of it. 
BRAEWOOD SOLD. 
J. D. Estabrook of Westboro, 
Mass., has purchased Braewood, 
West Gloucester, one of the oldest 
and best known stummer boarding 
houses of the city. 
The owner, Mrs. Maria H. Bray, 
whose advancing years precludes 
further activities in this direction, 
will remove to 212 Essex avenue, 
near the Saville cottage. 
City Marshall Marchant has noti- 
The prospect is- 
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fied all constables of the city of Glou- . 
eester that they must not wear 
badges similar in design to those of 
the regular police force. 
City milk Inspector George HE. 
Watson has been in the western part 
of the state this week, attending a 
convention: of milk 
Northampton. 
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