MANCH 
‘Miss Mary ‘Morgan has concluded 
her services as bookkeeper at Bullock 
Bros. 
The work of putting 
Park in condition for 
was started this week. 
John F. McDevitt of Woburn, who 
is connected with the state forestry 
department, spent Sunday in Man- 
chester. 
Curtis B. Stanley has returned from 
Springheld to his summer’s position 
at the American Express—another 
sign that spring has come. 
‘Chas. E. Bullard of Peterboro, N. 
H., joined Mrs. Bullard yesterday 
for a brief visit with his daughter 
Mrs. J. A. Lodge, Church st. 
Total appropriations made by the 
town at the annual meeting and its 
adjourned sessions, including the 
$3,400 appropriated at Monday eve- 
ning’s final session, amount to $235,- 
a. 
The fire truck was sent to the home 
of Patrick Cleary. on Bennett st. 
Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 in response 
to a telephoned alarm. The fire was 
in the chimney and was extinguished 
without damage. 
Manchester was represented in 
Beverly’s big patriotic parade yester- 
day by the police ambulance, which 
was commandeered by the Red Cross 
unit. Alexander Robertson marched 
with the Spanish war veterans. 
Allen G. McKinnon, of 17 North 
st., has been elected Class Marshal 
for the Class Day exercises which 
will form a prominent part of senior 
week next month at the College of 
Liberal Arts of Boston University. 
Walter B. Calderwood has been 
able to attend to his business at the 
boatyard the past week with the aid 
of crutches. . Last Friday he was as- 
sisting in moving a 2'%4-ton keel when 
something slipped and Mr. Calder- 
wood’s foot became crushed against 
a pile of heavy timber. Fortunately 
no bones were broken. 
Friends of Forster Tenney of Bev- 
erly Farms, the son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Frank Tenney, Manchester, will be 
pleased to learn that he has been pre- 
paring himself for the service of his 
country the past winter by taking up 
aviation. He is in San ‘Mateo, ‘Cal., 
‘(Masconomo 
the summer 
his vocation as chauffeur for Miss 
Fleonora Sears having taken him 
there the past winter, and while there 
he has made the best of his opportun- 
ities by taking a course at a local 
school of aviation. 
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ARBELLA CLUB, IMPORTANT! 
An important meeting of the Ar- 
bella club will be held next Tuesday 
afternoon in the Chapel, Manchester, 
Every member is urged to be present 
as very 1mportant questions are to be 
decided. it will be the annual busi- 
ness meeting. 
Walter R. Skeen is the new gard- 
ener at the Geo. E. Cabot- estate, 
Smith’s Point. 
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Good- 
win and son, Maynard, of West Rox- 
bury were in town over the week-end. 
Lawrence F. McCarthy, playground 
instructor, arrived in Manchester on 
Monday after spending the winter in 
Vermont. He will begin his duties at 
once. 
The finals in the whist tournament, 
which has been in progress at the 
Manchester club all winter, were play- 
ed last Friday evening, between Oscar 
Wing and. EF. H. Wilcox, who were 
the winners of last year’s tournament. 
and Austin Jones and J. A. Lodge, 
runners-up this year. Jones and 
Lodge won the tournament by six 
points and are thereby the present 
‘‘champeens’’ of > thé club. In ,the 
semi-finals in pool, Al. Walen met E. 
H. Wilcox and beat him, 100 to 91, 
in a 100-ball match, though the early 
part of the game was all in favor of 
latter, “Wi R» Bell’ and: cid. 
Wheaton started their match, the 
score being 48 to 42 in Wheaton’s 
favor when playing was concluded. 
The finals, between Walen and the 
winner of the Bell-Wheaton match 
will probably be played Saturday eve- 
ning. 
WILLMONTON’S 
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY 
STER SECTION 
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Soulis were 
week-end guests of the former’s par- 
ents, Lincoln st. 
Miss Bertha Lane of Athol is visit- 
ing her sister, Mrs. Theodore S. 
Coombs and family, 16 Vine st. 
Joseph Coen of Pine st. has enlisted 
in the “Fighting Ninth,” which is en- 
camped “somewhere on Cape Cod.” 
A ball team composed of. Story 
High school players and alumni was 
defeated in Marblehead yesterday af- 
ternoon in a close game, 7 to 6. 
The large field at the Masconomo 
hotel, some 8 acres, is to be ploughed 
up and devoted to gardening this sum- 
mer by D. A. Sullivan, who lives in 
the Schofield cottage, and A. L,. 
Race, manager of the hotel. 
Contributions for the local branch 
of the Red Cross society may be left 
with the treasurer, Harry W. Pur- 
ington, at the Manchester Trust Co. 
The local. branch is expected to be 
self-supporting. | Considerable work 
has been undertaken by the commit- 
tees and funds are needed to further 
their efforts. The committee in 
charge of the finances of the local 
branch is composed of William Hoop- 
er, chairman; George S. Sinnicks and — 
Mrs. Gordon Prince. 
Next Friday evening the pupils of 
Story High school will stage a vaude- 
ville show for the benefit of the 
athletic association. The perform- 
ance will be under the direction of 
Prof. Savary and will include a great 
variety of entertainment. One of the 
features will be a xylophone number 
by a professional entertainer. Long’s 
orchestra will furnish music and 
candy will be on sale. Dancing will 
follow. Tickets now on _ sale at 
Walen’s drug store are being bought 
rapidly. The prices are 35 cents for 
reserved seats and 25 for general ad- 
mission. 
Patriot’s Day was not generally 
observed as a holiday in Manchester 
yesterday, though all the stores in 
town closed for the day. The post- 
office was open, however, contrary to 
custom in observance of state holi- 
days. It is customary for the office 
to be open on holidays until to o’clock, 
and ‘people may call at the carrier’s ° 
window for mail, but yesterday the 
carriers made all their deliveries as 
usual. Business with them was very 
light, except on the early morning 
delivery, and practically no business 
was done at the postoffice, though six 
clerks were on duty during the day. 
SURETY BONDS 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. 
School and Union Streets, 
