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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER. 
Word reached Manchester last 
Sunday of the death at Newport, Ky., 
of Charles H. Bingham, a native of 
Manchester, brother of Henry T. 
Bingham and Mrs. Harriet Perkins of 
this town. Mr. Bingham died of 
blood poisoning as the result of an in- 
jury to his shoulder. His death re- 
vealed the fact that for the last 4o 
years he had been living under the 
name of Charles H. Devereux. The 
cause of his changing his name is a 
mystery to his former acquaintances 
here and his brother says he does not 
know the reason. It may be he en- 
listed in the army after the Civil War 
under an assumed name. At the out- 
break of the Civil War, he left Man- 
chester with several other boys and 
went to Readville to join the Fifth 
Mass. Volunteers. When he arrived 
there he was too late’to be mustered 
in and the general told’ the» young 
men—Bingham was then 14—to come 
along with them. ‘They were mus- 
tered in when the regiment reached 
Fort McHenry, Baltimore. George 
Driver, Hildreth and Elwell were 
other boys going along with Bingham. 
When the war was over Bingham re- 
turned to Manchester and he later 
enlisted in the 6th U.S. regulars, 
serving in the west throughout the In- 
dian conflicts. At the outbreak of the 
Spanish-American war, he was sent to 
Cuba, and afterwards to the Philip- 
pines. He was a-clerk in court at 
Newport, Ky., since the war. Henry 
Bingham had not seen his brother 
since August 1865. He had corre- 
sponded with him at various times, 
but not within the last five years, 
when the estate of their late. mother 
was © settled. Unable to with- 
stand the ravages of pneumonia and 
the great shock of her husband’s 
death, Mrs. Devereux (or Bingham) 
died late Tuesday afternoon at 
Speer’s Hospital, Dayton, Ky. Rich- 
ard E. Newman of Manchester, re- 
members Devereux well, though he 
did not know until this week that his 
real name was Bingham or that he 
came from Manchester. Mr. New- 
man was with the 6th U. S. Cavalry 
at Fort Buford, Dak., as. Quarter- 
master Sergeant (in the same troop 
with D. O'Sullivan of this town), at 
the same time Devereux was Sergt. 
Major with the 6th U. S. Infantry. 
He knew Devereux well. 
Mrs. Abbie Crombie observed her 
Sist birthday Monday, at the home 
of her daughter, Mrs. B. F. Merrill, 
North street, with whom she has 
made her home for several years. 
Many of her friends remembered her 
with tokens of respect. 
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Bullock 
and children motored to Needham 
yesterday and spent the day with 
Mrs. Bullock’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Howard Catherton. 
Miss Evelyn Eldridge, sister of 
Mrs. Frank A. Rowe, who has been 
teaching in Lynn much of the time 
since her return from Panama last 
summer, sailed Wednesday from 
New York city for the Isthmus, 
where she will become a bride shortly 
after her arrival. 
Work on transforming a store in 
the postoffice block into a banking 
room for the new Manchester Trust 
Co. is being pushed along rapidly. 
The counter was put in yesterday ang 
the 13-foot addition to the rear of 
the store having been completed, the 
rest of the work will be pushed along 
to completion. The directors hope 
to have the bank under way by May 
Ist. The directors have appointed, 
during the last week, Harry W. Pur- 
ington, of Andover, as book- 
keeper. Mr. Purington is a Bow- 
doin College graduate, class of 
1908. His home was in Bethel, Me., 
where his family is one of the- best 
known in that section of the state. 
He took up banking after his college 
course and has been with the Shaw- 
mut Bank in Boston for — several 
years. The Shawmut officials re- 
garded him as one of their brightest 
young men. 
Magnolia lodge IOOF worked the 
First Degree on one candidate at 
their meeting last night. The Second 
Degree will be performed next week. 
The annual meeting of the High 
School Alumni is called for Tuesday 
evening, April 18, at 7.30, at the home 
of Mrs. L. W. Floyd. This is the 
regular meeting for the election of 
officers and collection of dues, so 
that a full attendance is requested. 
New members may also enroll at this 
meeting. 
Miss Annie Smith, a daughter of 
the late Henry Smith, former pro- 
prietor of Smith’s express, died Mon- 
day at Brookline, at the 
years. Burial private in Brookline, 
Wednesday. The family formerly 
lived on Tappan street in this town. 
H. C. Swett was given a surprise 
last evening, when a number of his 
friends called on the occasion of his 
birthday. It was a “stag” party. 
At the meeting of the N.S. H. So- 
ciety, Friday, April 21st. Joseph 
Tillson of Beverly Farms, will speak 
on “Grape Culture” under glass. 
Tommy, aged six, was asked by a 
visitor how he stood in school. 
‘‘In the corner,’’ replied truthful 
Tommy.—Harper’s. 
age of 309. 
ADJOURNED. ‘TowN MEETING. 
The adjourned Town Meeting in 
Manchester,’ Tuesday evening, was 
called to order by Moderator Allen 
about 7:40. The first business was 
the matter of building a new dam in 
place of the present one at the outlet 
of the channel into the harbor. Upon . 
motion of M. E.. Gorman it was 
voted that the town reconsider its 
former vote whereby the subject mat- 
ter of the article in the warrant bear- 
ing on this matter was referred to 
the selectmen. After some discussion 
it was voted that the selectmen be 
instructed to build a concrete dam on 
the northerly or southerly side of the 
bridge as in their judgement shall 
be for the best interest of the town. 
It was voted that the sum of $1,200 
be appropriated for the constructio 
of the dam. 
It was voted that the report of the 
finance committee be accepted and 
their recommendations adopted “That 
all town officials and committees in- 
trusted with the expenditure of mon- 
eys keep within the appropriation as 
voted by the town.” ps 
A report from the county commis- 
sioners was read hy Chairman Knight 
of the selectmen bearing on the 
acceptance of the Water Works 
road, so-called, between Manchester 
and the new pumping station at 
Gravel Pond. It was voted that 
$7500 be appropriated for the pur- 
pose of constructing the new road 
from Pleasant street to the Hamilton 
line as ordered by the county com- 
missioners. This appropriation was 
made with the understanding that 
upon the completion of a graded way 
the county of Essex will pay into the 
treasury of the Town of Manchester 
the sum of $2,500. The construction 
of this road to be done by contract 
under the direction of the selectmen. 
It was voted that the sum of 
$130,000 be raised by taxation the 
ensuing year. Res 
It was voted that the town grant the 
free use of the ‘Town hall to the pu- 
pils of the Story High school on the 
evenings of June 22 and 23. 
It was.voted. that the moderator be 
paid $25 for his service, after which 
tl:e meeting dissolved a total appro- 
priation of $219,365.96 having been 
made. 
Last year the total appropriations 
amounted to $259,744.58, including 
the special meetings later in the year, 
which sum included the retiring of 
$36,350 of unmatured water bonds. 
It was voted last year to raise by tax- 
ation $110,000. It looks this year as 
though the tax rate will be kept un- 
der the $9 mark. 
