March 30, 1917. 
NORDH, SHORE BRERZE 
crippling the improvement, work at 
Masconomo Park this summer. _ It 
was hoped that the Park Commission- 
ers would be able to use the material 
taken from the channel by the dredg- 
ing for filling at the park. If this 
could be done it would be a big sav- 
ing to the town. Under the appro- 
priation for the improvements at the 
park this year the commissioners were 
limited to $500, instead of $3000, their 
usual appropriation _for improve- 
ments. Whether the other $2,500 will 
be available for the board or not, is 
of little consequence in view of the 
big saving which would have been 
possible if the filling of the park had 
been done in conjunction with the 
dredging, it is said. 
FAVORS DREDGING 
MEANS BusINEsS FOR MANCHESTER 
—Wer ARE SOMEWHAT PuR- 
BLIND, SAYS CORRESPONDENT. 
Editor North Shore Breeze, 
Sir: It has been very interesting 
to me, as a resident of Manchester, to 
read the different viewpoints set forth 
by correspondents on the mosquito 
question. 
I am strongly in favor of measures 
that will benefit each and all of us, 
and here I should like to say a word 
upon a subject of which very little 
notice seems to be taken. 
I refer to our harbor. In its pres- 
ent condition we have, confronting us 
day by day, a matter of great mo- 
ment. 
Now, sir, if we appropriate a sum 
of $5000, or more, towards a fund for 
the extermination of insect life, 
should we not also act in conjunction 
with this good work and appropriate 
a similar amount towards making our 
harbor of some commercial value? 
It would scarcely be erroneous to 
say that we, as a community, are 
somewhat. purblind. Thinking of 
ourselves, we apparently don’t try to 
cater to our summer visitors in a busi- 
ness-like way. This reflects little 
credit upon those who are responsi- 
ble. 
For want of dredging, our harbor 
is practically valueless. Except at 
high tide, no boat with deep Henne 
can come in—or leave. If the water 
were of moderate depth at low tide, 
we would, in all probability, be favor- 
ed with visits from the large yachts 
which cruise along the coast. Some 
of these boats carry crews of from 
thirty to forty men. When at anchor, 
say, for two or three weeks, the pro- 
visioning of these crews means more 
business to our merchants. 
Sheltered by nature, our harbor 
sould, by the way, male an ideal re- 
tvge for submarine chasers, which, ° 
Telephone 190 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA 
Bullock Brothers, ‘xe Groceries 
Veuve Chaffard Olive Oil, Swansdown Flour, Brigham Creamery Butter 
———§. S. Pierce Co.’s 
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Postofiice Block 
Fancy Groceries 
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time of war is sine qua non. 
A story is told about a New Yorker 
who was visited by:a friend who lived 
near the Mississippi river. Whilst 
driving alongside the Hudson, the 
New Yorker asked his friend what 
he. thought of the river. 
“Very nice,” said the visitor, “but 
you should see the Mississippi.” 
“Ah!” replied the New Yorker, 
“God made the Mississippi, but we 
made the Hudson.” 
Let us. launch upon this scheme 
whole-heartedly, put some pith into 
our efforts, and unitedly assist in mak- 
ing our harbor one of the finest on 
the coast. 
—SEA Bass. 
MANCHESTER CHURCHES 
The Ladies Social circle will meet 
next Wednesday evening with Mrs. 
Chas. E. Williams, Norwood ave: 
Masconomo council, K. of C., will 
receive Holy Seas in a body 
next Sunday morning at the 8 o’clock 
mass at the Sacred Heart church. 
There will be a, special service at 
the Baptist church on Tuesday eve- 
ning, April 3, in connection with the 
evangelistic services of the week. 
The night has been designed as 
“Young People’s Night.” 
The Women’s Missionary society 
of the Congl. church will hold its 
semi-annual meeting at 4 o'clock, 
Thursday, April 5, in the Chapel. 
Topic, “Ask.” Supper will be served 
as usual by the young ladieés. 
Rev. A. G. Warner will preach at 
the Baptist church next Sunday morn- 
ing on “Jesus Christ, Crucified.” At 
4 ‘o'clock in the afternoon there wil! 
be a union meeting for men only, led 
Pye. Stockwell. The 
service at 7 p. m. will be led by W. B. 
Stockw ell 
“The best way for a man to train 
up a child in the way he should go, is 
to travel that way sometimes “him- 
self.” 
ev ening 
FRESH FRUIT! 
Direct from the Boston Markets Daily 
Only Fruit Store on the North - 
Shore that Guarantees Its Fruit. 
Native Garden Vegetables in Season 
Pure Olive Oil 
MANCHESTER FRUIT STORE 
Post Office Block Phone 160 
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DEALER IN 
FIRST-CLASS 
GROCERIES 
KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 
Manchester, : : Mass, 
See 
Rea, Estate AND SUMMER HOME 
ISSUES. 
On Saturdays, March 31 and April 
7, the Boston Evening Transcript will 
print a generous amount of reading 
matter which will be of much interest 
to real estate owners in New England, 
investors and those who lease or have 
summer homes at -the ° seashore, 
mountains or country. 
Anyone having a house, farm, cot- 
tage or desirably located land for sale 
or exchange, or a summer place to 
rent for the season, will do well to 
secure advertising space in these is- 
sues, for they will have a wide cir- 
culation among interested people all 
over the United States. 
Trimmed and untrimmed hats, also 
flowers and ornaments, in great va- 
riety at the Gertrude Shop. adv. 
Since industry makes life worth liv- 
ing, why not make industry worth? 
ALLEN’S DRUG STORE 
um MANCHESTER 
SQUARE 
Registered Pharmacists Always on Duty 
Telephones: 217. 8388 
If one is busy call the other 
