NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
PLEASURES OF THE CHASE. 
(BARTOL. ) 
The purpose of a journey is not only to arrive 
at the goal, hut also to find enjoyment by the 
There is a certain dignity in pursuit; 
I join the chase, who will may share the fruit. 
Columbus’ facea shade of sadness wore, 
His errand ended onthe Western shore, 
f The final outcome of his venturous acts — 
_ His dream exchanged for the material facts. 
_ To go with Cortez and his Spaniards bold, 
_ Were greater joy than stores of Mexic gold. 
¢ The far Alaskan journey were more fine 
_ Than bales of fur or riches of the mine. - 
The ships in port an honest pride may boast; 
_ Greater the fleet racing along the coast. 
"The keel along the beach less transport gave 
Than when my boat was tossing on the wave. 
: No peach nor pear can so delicious be 
_ As was my thought when I set out the tree. 
i My wealth I leave to heirs at my life’s ending, 
Pleased if my joy to earn be theirs in spending, 
"For so this money-making race of ours 
Is but activity of worthy powers. 
Me for the chase whoever shares the fruit; 
J get my satisfaction in pursuit. 
—Joseph A. Torrey. 
eged Cree 
? Much speculation has been going on 
as to the outcome of the scheme to turn 
the Masconomo House and surrounding 
| grounds at Manchester, into a sanita- 
‘rium. A couple of reeks ago the pro 
oters of the scheme sent to this office 
printed circular setting forth extensive 
lans and how from $50,000 to $75,000 
| would be spent in bringing about the 
changes. Presumably this circular was 
! a to members of the summer colony 
as it was worded in such a way as to 
interest’? them in the scheme. For 
what a great benefit to the community 
Such an institution would be, the circular 
and read to him the circular. He was 
dumbfounded, to say the least. 
He had told this paper early in the 
Summer that he had an option on the 
Property for lease and he was surprised 
to know the promoters of the sanitarium 
scheme w were still going ahead with their 
~ plans.”’ 
_ As we have stated in these columns 
before, Mr. Hamilton is a man of many 
years’ hotel experience. He was taken 
MANCHESTER’S HEAVY TAXPAYERS. 
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: | MANCHESTER, MASS., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1908. 
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Twenty-five that Pay Over $1000 ; Fifty-five that Pay Over $500. Hon. 
T. Jefferson Coolidge the 
Heaviest Taxpayer,— 
$9666.14. List of 
All Over $50. 
We are publishing this week a. com- 
plete list of Manchester’s taxpayers who 
are levied $50 or over; the list will be 
found on next page. 
A perusal of the list will show there 
are twenty-five whose tax levy is over 
$1000, and that there are fifty-five who 
pay over $500. ‘The Hon. T. Jefferson 
Coolidge is Manchester's heaviest tax- 
payer as usual, —his levy being $9666. 14. 
The Hannah B. Merrill estate pays the 
second heaviest tax,-—$4155.74, and 
Francis M. Whitehouse third, — $3580. - 
58. 
Others who are levied over $1000 are 
as follows: 
Residents— Gordon Abbott $1272.88, 
T. Jefferson Coolidge, jr., $1222.12, 
Hortense (Mrs. Charles) Head $1790. - 
70, R. C. Hooper (estate) $1741.00, 
Trustees of F. W. Ames estate for bene- 
fit of estate of Helen A. Hooper $2585.- 
00, Clement S. Houghton $1488.44, 
MASCONOMO HOUSE TO BE REMODELED. 
R. Hamilton, Manager of the Once yet Hostelry the Past Summer, Has taken 
Five Years’ Lease and will Improve the Property. 
with Manchester the minute he first saw 
the place and decided the first week he 
arrived here that he would improve the 
property if he could get it on a four or 
five years’ lease. “The information fol- 
lowing is given practically as it came 
from Mr. Hamilton’s lips. 
‘The property has been taken on lease 
for a full period of five years, the past 
year counting as one. During the late 
winter and spring the house and grounds 
will be greatly improved, such as_ paint- 
ing, repairing, remodelling, etc. “The 
greatest change, perhaps, will be in _ re- 
gard to the casino, or dance hall, which 
it will be recalled is separated from the 
main building. “This has been the scene 
of many a brilliant gathering in years 
past and was in the early days of the 
hotel the center of fashion on the North 
Shore. Mr. Hamilton proposes to 
change this into an automobile garage. 
A casino will be provided in the main 
house, by changing over the rooms of 
the ground floor. 
Another important change will be the 
installation of electric lights. “The in- 
stallation of baths will be another im- 
portant addition. 
Alice G. (Mrs. Geo. D.) Howe 
$1223.88, Emma G. (Mrs. Gardiner 
M.) Lane $1097.92, Manchester Elec- 
tric Co. $1118.60, Hannah B. Merrill 
estate $4155.74, George Putnam $1711.- 
86, W. L. Putnam $1177.00, Margaret 
Sturgis (Mrs. Russell) Sturgis $1283.57, 
Loutse C. (Mrs. W. B.) Walker 
$1293.44, Francis M. Whitehouse 
$3580.58. 
Non-Residents---Benjamin B. Board- 
man heirs $1087.65, Greeley S. Curtis 
heirs $1151.97, Mary Hemenway 
$1709.86, Ida C. (Mrs. Henry L. ) 
Higginson $1399.19, Eben D. Jordan 
$1353.60, Frances E. (Mrs. Lester) 
Leland $1017.08, Emily C. (Mrs. 
Harrison K.) Caner $1002.04, James 
McMillan heirs $1782.24, and Bertha 
C. (Mrs. Walter D.) Denegre 
$1112.96. 
Manchester's tax rate this year is 
$9.40 on $1000, ---a decrease of 20 cents 
from last year. [he rate is based ona 
valuation of $12,659,677, which is an 
increase of $794,523 over last year. 
The total amount to be raised by taxa- 
tion this year is $120,182. 
Mr. Hamilton is of the opinion that 
the expenditure of a large amount of 
money in building a new hotel, or even 
in entirely remodelling the old house, is 
not necessary. ‘The house is alright as 
itis, or at least it will be when the 
changes he has in mind are made. ‘The 
location, he thinks, is grand; the grounds 
are splendid, though he proposes to 
change the tennis courts’ lay-out to some 
extent; the piazzas of the house are al- 
right. Inshort, he thinks the house in 
its essential details is just right to attract 
good patronage, with the installation of 
the improvements such as the above. 
He feels confident of being able to 
bring the hotel back to the popularity it 
once held, but lost through lack of mod- 
ern improvements. He has assured the 
guests he had at the hotel the past season 
that the hotel would be open in June 
next year ready for business. Mr. Sul- 
livan and family have practically leased 
the cottage on the grounds, they had the 
past year, and his friend, Mr. Shea of 
Peabody, who had a cottage at Beverly 
Farms the past summer, will take an- 
other cottage on the Masconomo 
grounds. 
