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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Vol. XV 
SBOCInTY-<NOTES 
There appears to be more or less activity at the 
present time in the sale of real estate along the North 
Shore. Several important sales have been made the last 
week or two through the office of T. Dennie Boardman, 
Reginald and R. deB. Boardman of the Ames Bldg., 
Boston and Manchester. The purchase of a site for a 
summer home at Pride’s Crossing by Mr. and Mrs. John 
W. Blodgett of Grand Rapids, Mich.—referred to else- 
where—is only one of several important transactions. 
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Mr. and Mrs. John W. Blodgett have just leased for 
the summer, through the same office, Mrs. Lucius Manlius 
Sargent’s attractive place at Pride’s Crossing. The estate 
is on the waterfront, quite near ‘“Swiftmoor,” and also 
the Frederick Ayer estate. It is in this vicinity that Mr. 
and Mrs. Blodgett will build a new summer home, in 
which they plan to spend the greater part of the year. 
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The Parker Cornings of Albany, N. Y., have de- 
cided to return to the North Shore for the coming sum- 
mer. Last year they came rather late and occupied the 
Leland “red house,” so-called, at West Manchester, but 
the coming season they will be in the Harris cottage, 
“Alabama,” on Smith’s Point. The lease was made 
through the Boardman office. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry St. John Smith (Constance 
Wharton) of Boston and Portland, Me., who are to spend 
the summer in Manchester will occupy the Clark cottage 
at the corner of Blossom lane and Masconomo street, 
Smith’s Point, instead of the Clarke cottage at West 
Manchester, as erroneously stated last week. 
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Some of the best known American yachts have been 
proffered to the government for auxiliaries to aid in the 
defense of the coast in the naval district extending from 
New London to Barnegat, it was announced last Satur- 
day. Among 375 thus far volunteered toward the 500 
which the navy department considers a minimum neces- 
sary for the district, are J. P. Morgan’s Corsair, Mrs. E. 
H. Harriman’s Sultana, John Borden’s Kanawha, Mrs. 
John S. Kennedy’s Cherokee, George S. Baker, Jr.’s., 
Viking and Vincent Astor’s Nahma. All of which are 
familiarly known in North Shore waters. Many of the 
yacht owners not only have offered itheir vessels free, but 
their crews’ services as well. 
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Dr. J. C. Phillips of North Beverly, whose estate, 
“Windyknob,” on the shores of Wenham lake is widely 
known, gave an interesting talk before the members of 
the Essex County Ornithological club at the Peabody mu- 
seum, Salem, one evening last week on “Wenham lake 
wildfowl records.” Dr. Phillips has kept records of the 
migration of water-fowl since 1900, and during that time 
has made some interesting observations. Many rare wild- 
fowl have been either shot at the lake or seen and identi- 
fied. During. the 16 years, divided into two periods of 
eight years each, there have been recorded as either taken, 
seen or identified, no fewer than 6161 water fowl during 
the first period and 5622 during the second eight-year 
period. A number of stuffed specimens were used by 
Dr. Phillips in illustrating his talk, showing the difference 
in the various birds of the same general species, but of 
other countries, as well as several hybrids. Altogether 
the talk was very instructive and helpful. 
Manchester, Mass., PEN ee hada March 23, 1917 
No. 12 
SOCILF-EDYENOTES 
One of the reasons why so many families are plan- 
ning to open their summer homes early this season— 
many as early as April 1—1is because families with chil- 
dren are anxious to move out of the city before warm 
weather on account of a fear of another outbreak of the 
infantile paralysis epidemic, which caused so much 
trouble last year. 
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The first arrivals of the season, in Manchester, are 
Mr. and ‘Mrs. J. Warren Merrill and family of Boston, 
who are established in oa home on Smith’s Point. 
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Miss Anne Brown Braden whose engagement was 
announced last week to Samuel Eliot, son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Amory Eliot of Manchester, was at Manchester last 
week for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Eliot. She 
left Friday for her home in. Baltimore. 
The marriage of Miss Katharine Ayer and Keith 
Merrill, the latter of Minneapolis, will take place at 
Pride’s Crossing the latter part of May, it has been de- 
cided definitely, although the exact date has not been 
selected. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ayer have not opened 
their town house at 395 Commonwealth ave., Boston this 
season, but have spent the winter at Pride’s ‘Crossing. 
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The marriage of Miss ‘Christine Snelling, daughter 
of Mrs. Russell CG. Fessenden of 402 Marlboro : ot Boston, 
and Loring Wilkins Coleman, son of Mrs. Joseph Cole- 
man, of Chicago, will be solemnized on June 9 at 12 
o’clock in Trinity Church, Boston. 
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An important transaction in North Shore land was 
completed Monday in the sale by Judge William Cabot 
Loring ‘to Mrs. Minnie C. Blodgett, wife of John W. 
Blodgett of Grand Rapids, Mich., and New York City, 
of two and one-half acres at Plum Cove Point, Pride’s 
Crossing. This land is regarded as one of the finest un- 
developed waterfronts on the North Shore. The new 
owners, who are summer residents, will build a house for 
their occupancy. TT. Dennie Boardman, Reginald and 
Richard deB. Boardman of the Ames Bldg., Boston, and 
Manchester, were the brokers. Mr. and Mrs. Blodgett 
and family have spent the past two seasons at Pride’s 
Crossing, in the Saltonstall house, near Mingo” Beach. 
The place has been sold to A. C. Burrage of Boston. 
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The most unique shep on the North Shore this sum- 
mer, we venture to say, will be that of the Lowestoft 
Shop, the North Shore branch of 85 Chestnut street, Bos- 
ton. Last year the shop was on Lexington avenue, Mag- 
nolia; this year it will be in Manchester, in new quarters 
being fitted up now. <A _ building, owned by the late 
Hattie P. Allen, on Bridge st., is being changed over by 
the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Harris. Burk 
& Bottomley of Boston and Lynn are the architects, and 
they are laying out a most unique shop, from sketches 
by Amos A. Lawrence, the proprietor of the Lowestoft 
Shop. Everything will be in keeping with the rare and 
distinctive antiques which the Lowestoft Shop offers for 
sale. The building itself is old and offers unusual oppor- 
tunity for carrying out Mr. Lawrence’s recognized taste 
in matters of this kind. The general location of the shop, 
we might add, is on Bridge st., almost opposite the Pierce 
Studio, the back of the property bordering on the inner 
harbor, 
