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NORTH'S HOR EIB REE ZB 
Why Expose Your Valuables to Theft 
and 
Yourself to Anxiety 
When 
The Manchester Trust Company 
Has 
A Strong, Safe Deposit Vault 
Made by 
The Mosler Safe Company of Boston? 
THE MANCHESTER TRUST COMPANY 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, 
Banking hours 8:30-2:30; Sats, 8:30-1 
MASS. 
; Sat. Ev’gs. 7-8 (deposits only) 
RAYMOND C. ALLEN 
J Assoc. Mem. Am. Soc. C. E. 
Member Boston Soc. C. E. 
CIVIL ENGINEER 
Investigations and Reports—Design and Superintendence of Con- 
struction—Design of Roads and Avenues—Surveys and Estimates. 
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Lee’s Block, Manchester 
Tel. 73-R and W 
MANCHESTER 
Rodney H. Dow, accompanied by 
Mr. Brown of the. Perkins & Corliss 
establishment, Gloucester, took in the 
great automobile show in New York 
the first of this week. 
Rev. Wm. McKay and Rev. Ken- 
neth Munroe and wife of Boston, 
were in Manchester the first of the 
week guests of Rev. Mr. Munroe’s 
aunt, Mrs. Margaret Lee, Pleasant st. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
Manchester 
Office: 
21 SUMMER STREET 
The demonstration, followed by 
dancing, of the Manchester gym 
classes under the direction of Mrs. 
Geo. R. Dean will be held in Town 
hall, Thursday evening, Jan. 25. The 
work of the classes in gymnastics, 
corrective work and dancing will 
start at 7.45, after which general 
dancing will follow. Those inter- 
ested may obtain tickets from the 
members. 
Educator and Walton Shoes for 
Children. W. R. Bell’s, Central sq. adv. 
Electric Co. 
ELECTRIC LIGHT and POWER 
Don’t Heat the whole Garage 
“Expensive and Unnecessary’’ 
The Hughes Engine and Carburetor Heater will prevent 
freezing the engine and radiator, permitting your car to 
start the coldest. mornings without fussing with hot appli- 
cations to the carburetcr and.manifold. 4 sy 
Telephone 168W 
T. A. LEES, Manager 
Jani 12, 1917. 
MANCHESTER ~ 
Born, at the Beverly hospital on 
Saturday, Jan. 6, to Mr. and Mrs. E. 
H. Wilcox, a daughter. 
At the annual meeting of the Mass. 
Press association, at Hotel Vendome, 
Boston, Monday, J. A. Lodge of the 
BREEZE, was re-elected auditor. 
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING OF 
MANCHESTER Trust Co. 
The annual meeting of the stock- 
holders of the Manchester Trust Co. 
was held in the Congl. chapel on 
‘uesday afternoon, the following be- 
ing’ present, Oliver T. Roberts, H. 
W. Purington, George L. Knight, Dr. 
G. W. Blaisdell,-E. A. Lane; :F. J. 
Merrill, George E. Willmonton, M. J. 
Callahan, Henry T. Bingham, E. P. 
Stanley, A. E. Olson, Charles Hooper 
and Maynard B. Gilman. The re- 
port of the secretary; H. W. Puring- 
ton, was read and approved... Mr. 
Purington’s report as treasurer re- 
vealed another year of progress for 
the institution. The growth of.-busi- 
ness may be seen in the increase in 
the deposits during 1916. In’ Jan- 
uary, 1916, the deposits were $676,000 
and in January, 1917, $774,000, an in- 
crease of 14% percent. .The million 
dollar mark for deposits was passed 
November last. The net earnings 
showed a pleasing increase over 1915. 
Mr. Purington thanked the stock-. 
holders for their cooperation in mak- 
ing the past year a success. The re- 
port of the examining committee was 
complimentary of the management of 
the bank. The committee reported 
that the work of the bank had shown 
a remarkable increase in volume the 
past year. ‘The cash, securities and 
accounts were examined and found 
tc be correct. The bank has been 
well managed and is in a very healthy 
condition. 
Officers were elected for the en- 
suing year as follows: Oliver T. 
Roberts, president; William Hoare, 
vice-pres.; Roger W. Babson, vice- 
pres.; Harry W. Purington, clerk of 
corporation; F. J. Merrill, M. B:; Gil- 
man, A. EF. Olson, stockholders.exam- 
ing committee; Roger W. ‘Babson, 
Dr. G. W. Blaisdell, ‘Michael J. Cal- 
lahan, Ernest S. Curtis, Everett I,. 
Edmands, Maynard B. Gilman, Wil- 
liam Hoare, George L. Knight, Ed- 
ward A. Lane, F. J. Merrill, Oliver 
T. Roberts and George F. Willett, 
directors. 
At the meeting of the director im- 
mediately following the stockholders’ 
meeting H. W. Purington was re- 
elected secretary. 
A semi-annual dividend on a basis 
of five percent for the year has been 
declared, 
