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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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VOLUME 5. NUMBER 11 
SATURDAY, MAR. 16, 1907. 
The next G A.R. national encamp- 
ment is to be held at Saratoga, N.Y., 
next September. 
The committee on judiciary this 
week again reported adversely on the 
proposition to establish a district court 
in Beverly, including besides Beverly, 
Wenham, Hamilton and Manchester. 
The matter is referred to the next 
general court, so that things will re- 
main as they are in this regard for the 
present at least. 
COMMUNICATION 
Editor of the North Shore Breeze: 
Dear Sir: Your report of the an- 
nual Town Meeting in your last issue 
was very wrong concerning my re- 
marks about the Water Board of 1892. 
The matter was Not about payment 
of bill. My brother Cyrus M. and I 
applied for the water in July for the 
first story of our house and it was put 
in. In September our brother John 
had it extended into the second story 
and the plumber agreed to notify the 
Water Board, but forgot to do so. 
The following January we received 
that hasty summons to appear, before 
5 o'clock, or have our water shut off. 
We appeared and were charged with 
supplying another family unbeknown 
to the Water Board. 
Everything was soon explained and 
the proper papers made out. Mr. 
Meldrum ought to explain his slur 
that the present Water Board would 
not give us even fifteen minutes’ no- 
tice, but would shut the water off. 
Evidently he would ‘shoot first and 
call for explanations afterward.” We 
think he owes usa publicapology. We 
were innocent of any omission of the 
Water Board regulations. We have 
always paid our water bills promptly. 
Your truly, 
CHARLES C. DoncE. 
Manchester, Mass., 
March 14, 1907. 
WHISPERINGS 
A bold theft was- perpetrated in 
Manchester one night this week, and 
one rather unparalled in its nature in- 
asmuch as the object stolen was a 
corpse — the body of “Jessie Sulli- 
van,’ the little white French poodle 
of Mrs. Dennis O'Sullivan. The pet 
passed away several months ago, but 
the severity of the winter weather and 
the consequent frigidity of the ground 
has resulted in poor ‘Jessie’ not find- 
ing a burial place. Her body has 
been kept in cold storage instead, 
awaiting the return of warm weather. 
It has been the habit of Mrs. Sullivan 
to place the little wooden box con- 
taining the little plush-covered silk- 
lined casket containing the little white 
poodle, on the front piazza of her 
home on Lincoln street during the 
nights. Somebody evidently was 
aware of this fact, for Tuesday morn- 
ing, box, casket, dog and all ‘had dis- 
appeared. But for the fact that the 
body was securely held inside it might 
have been presumed that a neighbor’s 
cat carried off the dog. The facts 
were communicated to the police and 
Officer Lomasney, who has gained 
more or less fame for his work in 
rounding up automobiles, was put on 
the case. It developed that a box 
had been found on Summer street, in 
the middle of the road, and thinking 
it had fallen from some wagon, it was 
taken to Boyle’s stable, whence it was 
transferred by the officer and restored 
with as much solemnity as the occa- 
sion would permit to its much grieved 
owner. 
* * * * * 
The Manchester patient for whom 
the doctor prescribed a “creosote 
gargle,’’ rather phased the physician 
the other morning when he asked: 
“What the h do you think my 
throat is, a gypsy moth nest?” 
* * * * * 
A slight perturbation of the earth 
was felt in the vicinity of the Essex 
County club grounds, Summer street, 
Manchester, the other afternoon. 
Quite a buxom woman, who lives in 
that section or the town, was walking 
along on the dry concrete when all of 
a sudden she fell in a heap. Now, no 
woman feels hurt when she falls un- 
less somebody is looking. This lady 
looked around and not seeing anybody, 
picked herself up and walked along 
with the happy satisfaction she had 
not been seen. The Whisperer saw 
the fall, however, and now informs his 
readers that the miniature earthquake 
was nothing at which to be alarmed. 
* * * * * 
The Whisperer has been informed 
that Supt. of streets Kimball has sold 
his horse, — the horse for which the 
town voted to pay the superintendent 
$300 a year. Various theories are ad- 
vanced for this move by friends of our 
good neighbor, but the Whisperer 
ventures to say that the only reason 
Mr. Kimball sold the horse was be- 
cause his conscience troubled him. 
100 Years Ago— What Happened 
at Town Meeting Held in Man- 
chester, March 10, 1807 
Captain Israel Foster was chosen 
moderator ; Delucena L. Bingham, 
town clerk ; Nathan Allen, constable ; 
Obed Carter, jm, town treasurer ; 
D. L. Bingham, Henry Lee and Eben 
Tappan, selectmen. 
Voted that the Town Treasurer 
have his pay fixed. 
Voted to give Town Treasurer Obed 
Carter, jr.. $15 for his services as 
treasurer. 
Voted that on the highways a yoak 
of oxen and a man and plough and 
cart shall have the same price as they 
had last year. 
Voted to raise $380 for the support 
of a school the year ensuing. 
_ Voted that Kittle Cove, North Yar- 
mouth and Potato Row shall have 
their proportion of school money. 
Voted to raise $900 for the support 
of the Poor and other Town Charges. 
Voted to raise $400 for the support 
of the highways. 
Voted that the town should hire 
$2,000 for to go towards the expense 
of building a new Meeting House. . 
Voted that the bell should be rung 
at 9 in the evening and 12 in the day 
through the year. 
Voted to restrain horses and neat 
cattle from going at large in the road 
or commons from the first of April to 
the last of November. 
[Note.-—— The town treasurer today 
gets 100 times the salary Obed Carter, 
jr., received 100 years ago; 60 times 
as much is spent for schools ; 80 times 
as much is spent on highways, and 
Supt. Kimball, instead of having “a 
yoak of oxen and a man and plough 
and cart ’’ has all the latest and most 
up-to-date road building devices anda 
new road roller in the bargain. The 
meeting house in question is the Con- 
gregational church still standing in 
the center of the town. We presume 
the purpose of the last vote was to 
guarantee safety from automobiles in 
that season of the year.—Editor. ] 
