MANCHESTER SECTION | 
Friday, February 7, 1913. 
MANCHESTER 
The painters’ union had a rabbit 
stew at their headquarters Monday 
night, with Charles O. Howe as 
“chef.” 
The Manchester Launch club is try- 
ing to arrange a pool tournament with 
The Manchester club. The latter will 
consider the matter at its meeting to- 
night. 
Supt. of Streets Crombie informs 
us that up to the present time his de- 
partment has been called upon to 
spend less money for cleaning away 
snow this winter than any year for 
a great many years. While nearly 
half of the regular appropriation of 
$2,000 was spent last winter after the 
fiscal year closed on Feb. 1, not more 
than $100 had been spent this winter 
up to Monday's storm. The only 
snow of the winter previous to this 
week came during the Christmas holi- 
days. 
Miss Sarah Sjolund left this morn- 
ing for Chicago to join her sister Miss 
Agnes Sjolund, and she plans to make 
her home in that city for the present, 
at least. Through the influence of 
Mrs. Russell T'yson of the Manches- 
ter summer colony Miss Sjolund will 
do sewing in private families. She 
is the oldest of the four motherless 
girls—the youngest of whom, Adele, 
died last fall in Chicago shortly after 
she took up training for a nurse in 
the save hospital where Miss Agnes 
Sjolund and Miss Mabel Lodge have 
been for the last three years. Her many 
friends wish her every success and 
happiness in her new undertaking. 
Nearly a tull quota of its members 
were out Monday night to the Dutch 
Supper and entertainment of the 
Manchester club, there being about 
60 of the 75 members present. The 
evening had been arranged in place of 
the annual banquet of the club. A 
splendid entertainment was furnished. 
by a reader and imversonator, and a 
baritone soloist. A piano demonstrator 
was also present and performed some 
stunts on the piano, as well as fur- 
nishing the music for a good sing 
previous to the supper. The Dutch 
supper proved a successful innova- 
tion. An efficient committee standing 
on one side of a long table in the card 
room doled out a dish of eatables 
from a varied assortment of very pal- 
atable dishes, 
MANCHESTER 
Mrs. Harlan Preston and family 
plan to move to Beverly next Monday, 
where Mrs. Preston recently bought a 
house. Her house on Brook: street 
was sold a few weeks ago to Michael 
Kelliher. 
Miss Mabel W_ Lodge plans to 
leave Chicago for home next week, 
for a three or four months’ rest be- 
fore taking up her work again, training 
for a nurse. She was recently opera- 
ted upon and is now convalescing. 
Mrs. T. W. Long’s invitation danc- 
ing party in the Town hall Monday 
evening was one of the prettiest par- 
ties of the winter and was largely at- 
tended, despite the storm. It was 
the last party previous to the Lenten 
season. A number came from Bev- 
erly Farms, Magnolia and Gloucester. 
The matrons were Mrs. Frank G. 
Cheever, Mrs. Wm. W. Joseph and 
Miss Ruth Blaisdell. The decorations 
were extremely pretty. The chande- 
liers were festooned in green boughs, 
the lights being covered with red 
crepe paper. The end of the hall where 
the matrons sat was a bower of flow- 
ers and decorations. Scores of pretty 
red tulips in a bed of artificial grass 
made a very pretty setting. A bor- 
der of artificial rhododendrons sur- 
rounded the entire hall. During the 
intermission dainty refreshments were 
served. A six-piece orchestra fur- 
nished the music. The dance order 
contained sixteen numbers. 
We read in the Springfield papers 
occasionally of Prof. W. S. C. Russell, 
who formerly was principal of the 
Story High school of this town. Mr. 
Russell is at the head of the science 
department of the Springfield High 
school. He has been quite successful 
with his lectures on Iceland, his study 
of that country forming some valuable 
data on the geological features of the 
country. Mrs. Russell, who accom- 
panied her husband on his last trip, 
has also been lecturing on Iceland this 
winter. Prof. Russell plans another 
trip to Iceland next summer, and as 
before, will accompany an_ explor- 
ation party from England as geolo- 
gist. Mrs. Russell plans to spend the 
summer in study in Southern France. 
Stanton Russell, who was a mere 
baby when he left here, is now on his 
second year in the Springfield High 
school, and is preparing for college. 
‘noon. 
MANCHESTER. 
Mrs. George Norie has sufficiently 
recovered from her recent illness to 
be able to be out. 
Miss Dorothy Blaisdell spent the 
week-end at Nashua, N. H., as a guest 
of Prof. and Mrs. Charles Norton. 
Sorosis shoes in Winter styles at 
Bell’s Central square store. * 
The quarterly meeting of the Man- 
chester Fireman Relief association 
will be held on Monday, Feb. 10, at 
7.30 p. m—S. L. Wheaton, Sec’y. 
Ralph Wilson of Rockland was in 
town over Sunday visiting Miss Alice 
Sides, who teaches at the primary 
school. 
Miss Alice Blaisdell was one of the 
Manchester young people who attend- 
ed the Officers’ Party at Gloucester 
Friday evening. . 
Curtis and Elite Fall and Winter 
Shoes at Bell’s, Central square. * 
A review of the February maga- 
zines will be found on another page, 
as well as a list of some 150 volumes 
recently added to the public library. 
Mr. and Mrs. Price Specht (for- 
merly Miss Margaret Thornton of 
Gloucester) of Fitchburg, spent the 
week-end at West Manchester with 
Mr. Specht’s parents. 
The next meeting of the Arbella 
club will be held in the chapel, Tues- 
day, Feb. 11th. Dr. Southand of 
Cambridge will give her second talk on 
“Hygiene.” The club dues will also 
be paid at this meeting. 
Emerson and Douglas shoes in win- 
ter weights and styles at Bell’s Cen- 
tral square store. % 
Joseph, the infant son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Joseph Silva passed away last 
Saturday (Feb. 1), at 142 Summer 
street, aged 1 yr. 2 mos. 8 dys. Burial 
was in Salem at 1.30 Monday after- 
Mr. and Mrs. Silva (nee 
Constance Thomas) have the sympa- 
thy of their many friends in their 
bereavement. 
Mrs. Long announces her dancing 
class in Town hall next Monday even- 
ing, Feb. roth. Instruction 7.30 to 9, 
general dancing 9 to It. * 
Lamson and Hubbard hats for fall 
and winter at Bell’s Beach street 
store. * 
We know a lot of men who would 
be more successful if they would stay 
at home and send their wives. 
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