Gloucester Section 
NORTH 
SHORE. 
GLOUCESTER OFFICE, 171 MAIN STREET. 
The Future of Gloucester. 
What will be the future of 
Gloucester? Will this. famous old 
fishing port gradually become the 
Newport of the North Shore? Will 
its industries, many of which have 
been on the wane for a number of 
years, finally become extinct and the 
city resolve itself into a summer 
home for millionaires and the well- 
to do? 
Many are willing to. predict that 
Gloucester: has seen the best of her 
industrial days and that the future 
holds: out no encouragement along 
those lines of dévelopment. Conse- 
- quently, they argue, the best. ef- 
forts Should be directed towards 
catering to the interests of the great 
army of summer people who yearly 
flock to Cape Ann for rest and rec- 
reation: Just at present it looks as 
if that advice was good. The ef- 
forts that have been made to attract 
new industries here have been la- 
mentably unproductive. Manufac- 
turers pass up Gloucester with hard- 
ly a thought and settle in some lo- 
cality that does not begin to have 
the ‘advantages possessed by this 
city. 
It is difficult to determine just 
what is the matter. Possibly the ef- 
forts of those who are trying to in- 
terest manufacturers in this city are 
misdirected. Perhaps there is no 
well defined policy of procedure. At 
any rate there’ is something lacking, 
some good reason for the ill success 
that attends these efforts and it 
might be well to make a radical 
change in the methods pursued and 
make Gloucester not only an ideal 
summer resort but an ideal indus- 
trial city. 
A Backward Spring. 
Spring is backward. Winter 
seems reluctant in taking its de- 
parture from the. scene, and is 
rapidly wearing out- the patience of 
those who are looking with.longing 
hearts for the first signs of spring. 
Haster is close at-hand-and the mil- 
liners who have adorned their win- 
dows and show: eases with startling - 
color effects in hats: and bonnets are 
beginning to wear an anxious look 
and well they may for, with snow 
storms and biting winds from the 
north, there seems ‘little prospect of 
the usual elaborate Easter Bae of 
millinery. 
However, there is nothing so un- 
certain and fickle as the New Eng- 
land climate and while we may have 
winter this week it is not unlikely 
that the temperature will within a 
twenty-four hours take one of those 
sudden and unlooked for jumps and 
land us in the midst of weather as 
soft and balmy as any that can be 
found in the south seas. 
Let us hope for the best and be 
prepared for the best so that if 
Easter does dawn bright and sunny, 
we can don our finery and add to 
the spectacular feature of the day. 
The Children’s Playground. 
Residents along. Western’ avenue 
and in the vicinity of Stage Fort 
Park have filed objections with the 
municipal council against a contin- 
uance of the Children’s playground 
on the park, basing their objections 
on the fact, as they allege, that the 
children ‘are. guilty of indecent 
language and rowdyism. 
The municipal council has- taken 
the matter up and has placed itself 
on record as opposed to the play- 
ground. It is probable the Park 
commissioners who really have au- 
thority in the matter, will be asked 
to take some action. 
It seems rather a pity that the 
playground should be abolished be- 
cause some of the children who con- 
gvregate there do not know how to 
behave. The park is‘a great play- 
ground for children and they should 
not be driven away. from it. It 
would be far better to employ an 
officer.to maintain order and good 
behavior. By abolishing the  play- 
ground, the children are deprived of 
much innocent and helpful amuse- 
ment.and are driven to seek recrea- 
tion in much less desirable localities. 
We hope the Park commissioners 
will find some way of settling. the 
matter. satisfactorily without de- 
priving the children of their re BIBY- 
ground. 
Mrs. 
West Gloucester, has. returned to her 
home in New York. 
state of neglect for several years 
“Miss Cecelia Beaux of Philadel 
Frank Malone who has been = 
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Story-ot . 
BREEZI 
L. F. WILLIAMS, MANA 
WILL RESTORE — 
BONEPARTE ESTA 
Important Purchase Made in I 
dentown, N. J., by Harris 
Hammond. 
Harris Hammond, son of J 
Hays Hammond of this city, 
John V. Rice, Jr., of Bordente 
N. J., have purchased Bonepé 
Park, the former home of Jo; 
Bonepart, the. brother of the far 
Napoleon, and propose to restor 
to its former grandeur. 
The estate consists of several } 
dred acres lying in Bordento 
unon which nearly three-quarter 
a million dollars were expended 
its former owners. It has been 
will require a large outlay of mo 
to restore it to its former condit 
The new owners are reported 
have paid $50,000 for the proper 
One of the features. of the ¢ 
is a system of tunnels. which 1 
constructed by Joseph Bongp 
for the purpose of. aiding him 
making his escape should the o 
sion arise for him to do so. 
RECEPTION TO 
MASTER MARINI 3 
MeMBers ENTERTAINED at SuM 
Home or A. Pratt ANDREV 
A. Piatt Andrew was host at a 
ception tendered Sunday at his b 
tiful summer home at Eastern P 
East Gloucester, to the member 
the Master Mariners’ «Associa 
The reception was held from 4 
o'clock and proved a most delig 
occasion. Mr: Andrew was ass 
in receiving by Mrs. John. L. Gar 
of Boston, Miss Dorothy..T. Wh 
of New York,--daughter of the 
William C. Whitney, Mr. and 
Archer H. Huntington of New 3 
Lawrence Lunt of Colorado Sp 
and. E. Davis. : iia 
Boston. 
The affair was given i in recog 
of the complimentary . reception 
banquet given in honor of Mr. 
drew recently,- bythe Master 
ners’ Association. 
Henry 
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