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Some 
Wise man 
Says America 
Is not prepared 
For war, but there 
Is one thing certain—she can 
ready. 
acon ae ere 
Dreams are not real unless you get 
up and hustle. 
x—x—-x 
Every person who owns an Amer- 
ican flag should display it from his 
dwelling and place of business next 
Monday, April 2, when the national! 
Congress will convene at the call of 
President Wilson to take action on 
Germany’s destruction of American 
shipping and American lives. And 
if there is anyone in Manchester who 
does not own an American flag at this 
time he should procure one. Every- 
body should unite in this silent dem- 
onstration of support of whatever ac- 
tion Congress and the President may 
deem advisable. There is more need 
of patriotism and its evidences at this 
time than ever before. 
2 GP SSeS 
Russia is an old country, but she 
pulled off a first-class revolution. © 
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Now comes our genial Moth Sup- 
erintendent, Peter A. Sheahan, who 
claims the H. C. L. demands a most 
urgent assault upon his weekly  sti- 
pend of $18 per from the town and 
asks the board of selectmen for an 
increase. As he draws only $18 the 
year round, whether there are gypsy 
moths to be picked or not, it seems 
only fair that he get a raise.. Every- 
body else is getting theirs, why not 
you, Peter? 
Sac? Crea. 
Almost everybody knows how to 
growl, but a sweet smiler is rare. 
P a? Ga? 4 
Considerable surprise has been ex- 
pressed over the action at the ad- 
journed town meeting in Manchester 
on Monday evening when a small 
body of voters rescinded the action of 
the annual town meeting and defeat- 
ed the will of the majority as express- 
ed on the previous occasion. In fact 
the state of surprise borders closely 
upon indignation and there have been 
intimations from several that there 
will be “something doing” at this eve- 
fing’s session. At the annual meet- 
ing it was voted to appropriate $500 
for the purpose of a Fourth of July 
celebration, but at the adjourned 
meeting it was advised, on account of 
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March 30, 1917. 
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the national crisis and its possible ef- 
fect upon the Manchester tax rate, to 
rescind the vote. Such action was 
taken without dissent on the part of 
anyone present, but when the fact be- 
came noised about town expressions 
of disapproval began to be heard— 
not so much because the appropria- 
tion was withdrawn, as the way in 
which it was done. Economy is not 
so apparent in other directions, it is 
charged. 
x—~—x—X 
The concern over the loss of the 
Fourth of July appropriation, how- 
ever, was nothing compared to that 
over the tabling of the dredging pro- 
ject. Nearly everyone has agreed 
that in event of war it would hardly 
be appropriate for Manchester to 
waste any money on festivities, but 
the harbor matter was looked upon in 
a different light. The dredging of the 
harbor is considered and has been for 
some time, to be a matter of vital im- 
portance to Manchester as a summer 
resort. One of the chief assets ot 
Manchester is its harbor, with its ex- 
cellent provision for the landing -of 
pleasure yachts. Obstructions to the 
channel during the last couple of 
years kept away quite a number of 
the larger craft, which might have 
used the harbor. With the excellent 
shelter provided by the outlying is- 
lands it seems too bad that the inner 
harbor should be inaccessible except 
at high tide, is the complaint of those 
in favor of the dredging project. 
x—xX—X 
And the yacht trade in Manchester 
last summer was worth $20,000. That 
is to say the amount of provisions, 
groceries, ice, etc., delivered by local 
dealers to these yachts stationed in 
the harbor and visiting here, amount- 
ed to more than $20,000, as far as we 
can figure. Worth catering after! 
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Last year the town voted to leave 
the matter of dredging in the hands 
of the selectmen to act in conjunction 
with the Mass. Commission on Water- 
ways and Public Lands. The matter 
dragged through the year without any- 
thing being accomplished and_ this 
year it was again voted to empower 
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the selectmen to act. Those who 
favor the project are of the opinion 
that the will of the town, as express- 
ed by the vote, was in favor of dredg- 
ing. The petition was presented by 
the selectmen to the waterways and 
lands commission this year and a 
hearing announced for Wednesday of 
this week. At the adjourned meeting, 
however, it was voted to postpone ail 
action on the dredging until after the 
next annual meeting. Some of those 
interested in the dredging project at- 
tended the hearing, but were inform- 
ed that no action could be taken with- 
out the approval of the town. They 
feel that the work is just as important 
this year, or more so, in case of war. 
If the coast is to be patroled this sum- 
mer, Manchester harbor, properly 
dredged, would furnish a haven in 
stormy weather for the motor boats 
of the Naval Reserve in this section. 
It is thought that it may not be too 
late to get assistance from the state in 
case the action of Monday night’s 
meeting is reconsidered this evening. 
DE ES 
One voter expressed himself quite 
freely in the matter of “slipping” 
through these important matters in 
poorly attended meetings. He says 
there should be a town by-law dealing 
with the rescinding and_ reconsider- 
ing of votes. When a matter. is voted 
upon at a fully attended meeting, it 
seems hardly fair to move for a re- 
consideration when there are only a 
score or more voters present. <A fair 
notice should be given. 
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Another feature of the abandonment 
of the dredging project will be the 
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