New Fireproof Business Brock. 
Frank E. Davis & Son of this city, 
“ill soon have erected on their 
‘ogers street property, a new solid 
merete, fireproof business block to 
leet the demands of their most suc- 
ssful mail order fish business. 
The present main building on 
ogers street is to be moved down on 
ie wharf. On its site is to be 
ected the new concrete, fireproof 
lock 85 x 60 feet, three stories front, 
our stories rear. The building will 
over the entire front on Rogers 
. first floor will be used for 
ffices; second, canned goods and 
acking rooms; third, skinning, pack- 
x and canned storage departments. 
Densmore and LeClear of Boston 
ere the architects for the building. 
t will be one of the best business 
looks in the city and the only one 
trictly fireproof. ” 
‘Hon. Mr. Davis has built up a 
most profitable business which differs 
rom that of all other fish merchants 
f the city. He sells directly by 
ail to the consumer. He buys his 
oods in all the great fish marts of 
the country and Nova Scotia. His 
ustomers are to be found all over 
1e country. 
EAST GLOUCESTER. 
_ A. Stanley Wonson of Essex, for- 
merly of this ward, took part in the 
YPCU minstrel show held in that 
town last Friday and Saturday eve- 
nings. Mr. Wonson served as one 
»f the tambos. He also sang in the 
quartet. Mr. Wonson was always 
actively identified with the local 
church entertainments here. He isa 
member of the Chapel Street Baptist 
church of this ward. 
_ Mrs. Warfield of Worcester, who 
las conducted a private boarding 
se for the past two seasons in the 
Sidney W. Oakes’ residence, Rocky 
Neck avenue, has secured the Joseph 
Norwood property on East Main 
et, near the foot of Mt. Pleasant 
venue. She will conduct a like es- 
tablishment there the coming season. 
Victor Valenkamph, the artist, has 
sold his attractive studio on Rocky 
Neck avenue to George J. Tarr. An 
addition is being made to it. 
A. W. Buhler’s studio at Rocky 
Neck is being enlarged. 
Walter L. Dean, the noted Boston 
marine painter, who bought the pic- 
firesque estate of Capt. Charles 
O'Neal, on East Main street, with a 
water frontage on Rocky Neck cove, 
has plans drawn for extensive im- 
provements to the house. It will 
be ready for occupancy this summer. 
ran 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
GLOUCESTER 
In the matter of local Sunday 
pleasures and Sunday work, it will be 
a matter of interest to learn that the 
recent agitation of the question of 
Sunday post office closing in Beverly 
has succeeded. The letter carriers 
have been agitating the movement for 
some time. The Beverly Board of 
Trade also voted to favor it. 
A letter of administration has been 
granted on the estate of Charles H. 
Saunders of this city, Fred B. Saun- 
ders, administrator. 
John W. Snelling of Boston, for 
more than 30 years a summer resi- 
dent at Camp Comfort, Fresh Water 
Cove, died at the Massachusetts 
General Hospital Saturday night. 
He was well known to many residents 
of the North Shore and to the entire 
Fresh Water Cove and Camp Com- 
fort summer colony for many years. 
He leaves a widow and one daughter, 
Florence. The funeral was held from 
Trinity church, Boston, Wednes- 
day morning. 
Brig. Gen. Wm. A. Pew, of Salem, 
and Gloucester, is among the Bay 
State officers picked for border duty 
in Texas during the Mexican revolu- 
tion. 
William J. Dolan a native of Wor- 
cester, who has resided in this city 
for several months, died at his home 
on Dunean street, Wednesday morn- 
ing. The body was taken to Worces- 
ter for burial. 
The members of the YMCA are 
engaged in a four days strenuous 
campaign to raise the membership of 
that organization to 750. 
The fire department was called out 
Tuesday night to extinguish a small 
fire in the junk shop of Benjamin 
Raizin on Maplewood Ave. A stream 
from the chemical extinguished the 
blaze. 
Miss Lilian DeCoste, a pupil in the 
Boston school, fainted at the corner 
of Pleasant and Main streets, Wed- 
nesday morning. She was taken 
into Wetherell’s drug store where 
she was given restoratives and sent 
to her home. 
Hugh Parkhurst of Edgewood, 
West Gloucester, has returned from 
a three weeks trip to Porto Rico and 
Cihka. 
he Rice Bible Class will give a 
musical and literary entertainment 
in the vestry: of the First Baptist 
church, Thursday evening, March 30. 
Nicholas Solovicus has opened a 
fruit and candy store on Railroad 
ave. at the corner of School street. 
It is a good location and the store 
presents an attractive appearance. 
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TEACHERS AT GLOUCESTER. 
Successruy Institute ConDUCTED IN 
Hicw Scnoo, Stupy Harr— 
PAPERS AND ADDRESSES. 
A very successful teachers’ insti- 
tute was held at the high school 
building last Friday, about 275 Essex 
county teachers being in attendance. 
The exercises were in the study hall 
and commenced at 10 a.m. William 
Orr of the state board of education 
opened with an address on “The 
School and Social Service.” 
The general subjects in the morn- 
ing were: “Geography and Natural 
Study,” grades one to four, by 
Charles P. Sinnott, Bridgewater 
state normal school; “Arithmetic,” 
grades five to nine, Miss Harriet E.. 
Peet, Salem normal school; “Geome- 
try,’ high school, by James W. 
McDonald, agent of the state board. 
“Story Telling,” grades one to 
three, by Miss Catherine T. Bryce, 
supervisor of primary schools in 
Newton, followed at noon. “Geog- 
raphy,” grades four to nine, by Mr. 
Sinnott, and “History,” high school, 
by Miss Frances B. Deane of the 
Salem state normal school, carried 
the program to dinner time. 
In the afternoon, the subjects 
treated were: “Arithmetic,” grades 
one to five, by Miss Peet; “Reading,” 
grades six to nine, by Mr. MacDon- 
ald; “Seat Work,” grades one to 
three, by Miss Bryce; “History,” 
grades four to nine, by Miss Deane; 
“English Literature,” high school, 
Mr. Thomas. 
Miss Helen B. Herrick will 
spend Sunday with relatives in 
Cliftondale. 
Dr. Seott W. Mooring a former 
prominent Gloucester physician, who 
went abroad late last summer, is in 
Russia where he is holding a re- 
sponsible government position. 
Miss Helen B. Herrick entertains 
her Sunday school class this evening 
at her home, 50 Western ave. 
John D. Woodbury, city editor of 
the Gloucester Times is confined to 
his home by a severe illness. 
Company G will hold a dance at 
the Armory this evening, in cele- 
bration of St. Patrick’s day. 
Mayor Isaac Patch has tendered 
his services in an effort to end the 
strike of the quarrymen at Lanes- 
ville which has been in effect since 
March first. 
Col. Charles F. Wonson addressed 
the Men’s club of St. John’s church, 
Tuesday evening, at the Parish 
House. His subject included the 
militia and life in the Philippines. 
