- GLOUCESTER. 
Mrs. Preston O. Wass and son 
Paul, are in New York visiting her 
parents. 
Miss Eleanor Smith, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Smith, has been 
visiting relatives in N ewburyport 
this week. 
Rev. F. J. Libby of Magnolia, 
spent Tuesday night with the Boy 
Scouts who are camping at Conomo 
Point, Essex. 
Mrs. Francis M. Clark of Middle 
 §treet, is seriously ill with blood 
poisoning, caused by a cut on her 
hand. 
P.M. Longan, manager of the Jas. 
H. Tarr Co., is in Washington, D. C. 
_ The young people of St. John’s 
chureh are planning a social dance 
to be given in the Parish House, 
soon after Easter. 
Miss Grace Dennett of Arlington, 
and Miss May Wood of Cambridge, 
are guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. 
John Burpee of West Gloucester. 
Miss Mary Brooks of Essex ave- 
nue, who spent last winter in South 
America, delivered an_ illustrated 
lecture on that country before the 
YMCA at Worcester, on Sunday. 
_ Fernwood lodge, AOUW, will ak. 
- serve the 24th anniversary of its 
' organization, Tuesday evening, April 
18. An elaborate program of enter- 
tainment including a supper will be 
- arranged by a special committee. 
' An enjoyable dancing party was 
held in Red Men’s hall, Bradford 
_ building, Monday evening, under the 
auspices of Ucita council, Degree of 
~ Pocahontas. 
The death of Miss Margaret Eliza- 
beth Karcher of this city, occurred 
- at a sanatorium in Reading, Sunday 
evening. She was 21 years of age 
and was the daughter of Margaret 
- and the late Fred Karcher. She 
' was formerly employed as stenog- 
_ rapher in the office of Joseph L. 
Rowe & Co., but has been ill for a 
long time. Besides her mother, she 
_ leaves three brothers, Robert, Roger 
_ and Ralph Karcher, and one sister, 
_ Miss Marion Karcher. 
John D. Woodbury, city editor of 
- the Times, who has been ill several 
/ weeks, 
has so far recovered as to 
be able to resume his duties. 
Miss Hazel Smith of Middle street, 
has been spending the Easter vaca- 
_,tion with relatives in Boston. 
Misses Charlotte and Lucy Mac- 
Donald, students at Simmons Col- 
lege, are spending the Easter vaca- 
tion with their parents, Hon. and 
=) Mrs. George E. MacDonald of Kent 
-Cirele. 
VP arses 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
The White katy fire truck was 
given a test by the municipal coun- 
cil on Monday. The truck made 
some ofthe highest “hills without 
difficulty. 
The Board of Registrars has pe- 
titioned the Municipal Couneil for 
an increase of salary. 
Rev. D. J. Neilly was in Beverly, 
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 
assisting at the special meetings at 
the First Baptist church. 
Fishermen from Gloucester in 
Seattle. 
In charge of Freeman Thorborn, 
43 picked fishermen from Gloucester, 
arrived in Seattle, Washington, this 
week and are becoming settled at 
Anacortes, Wash., their future home. 
This small company ‘is the first ar- 
rival of more than 500 fishermen 
who are leaving Gloucester and At- 
lantic ports for the newly developed 
fisheries on the North Pacific coast. 
At present the principal fisheries 
companies operate from Anacortes, 
and here will be the Gloucester of: 
A sturdier set of men <- 
the Pacific. 
never came west than this picked 
company of weathered:seamen which 
arrived here this week. They were 
selected by Thorborn because of 
their experience and knowledge of 
fish and their habitat.. Once selected, 
the inducement offered by the agent 
was too alluring to be refused. 
The price of fish in the -west is - 
high, and the great abundanre of all 
kinds, from sardines to the halibut, 
makes the new fisheries very profita- 
ble....The wage -paid- fishermenis al- 
most double that of the Atlantic 
fishing ports, and.the opportunity to 
engage in the work privately is ex- 
cellent. a 
The greater part of the imported 
fishermen will go to Behring Sea in 
search of halibut, and part. will op- 
erate sardine and herring nets along 
the coast of Washington and Van- 
couver Island——Seattle dispatch to 
Salem News. 
Be A. 
BREEZE AGENT 
The work is pleasant and_profit- 
able and we can keep you busy all 
summer. 
We are going to add 3,000 new 
names to the subscription list of the 
North Shore Breeze in the next 
four months. That means we will 
pay out to our agents about $1,500. 
Why don’t you get your share of 
this money? 
Come in and talk it over. 
If you 
are really willing to work we have a 
good offer to make you. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
171 Main St., Gloucester 
GLOUCESTER. 
Mrs. Emma Adams, wife of Chas. 
B. Presson, died Sunday at the Hotel 
Brunswick in Boston, in- the 67th 
year of her age. Mrs. Presson was a 
native of  Gloucester,. being the 
daughter of John W. and Nancy 
Cressy Bray. She was for many 
years active’ in the social life of 
Gloucester and leaves a wide circle 
of friends. -She is survived by her 
husband and one ‘daughter, Mrs. 
Marion L. Parsons of this city... She 
also leaves one sister, Mrs. George H. 
Morton of this city. Interment was 
in the family lot in Oak Grove ceme- 
tery. 
Miss Dorothy Nauss, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Lauren H. Nauss, who 
is attending school at St. Mary’s 
Convent, Manchester, N. H., is home 
for the Easter holidays. 
Patronize the Breeze. 
Dainty Suede Artic'es, suitable for Easter Gifts. 
THE NAUTILUS 
GLOUCESTER, MASS. 
Easter Gards 
Another Gonsignment of 
Holland and Austrian Fern Pots 
Many of them 
hand illuminated 
AT 50c AND 75c 
Entire Belt stock this 
month at reduced rates 
THE NAUTILUS 
3 Angle Street 
LOUISE P. LOW 
