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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
HOTEL EDGECLIFF DE- 
STROYED 
WHoLE Nortu SHoreE ILLUMINATED 
BY Bic Hore, Fire 
The Edgewood Hotel at Briar Neck, 
Gloucester, was totally destroyed by 
fire Monday night. It was-a four- 
story wooden structure, owned by 
Maylon Watson, erected ten years ago 
and has been run as a summer hotel 
and beach house. An addition was 
made three years ago. 
Recently carpenters have been at 
work making additions and repairs for 
the coming season. When discovered 
by residents on Eastern avenue at 7 
o’clock Monday night the entire build- 
ing was apparently in flames and as 
there was no hydrant nearby, nor 
means of extinguishing a fire, nothing 
could be done but to let the flames 
burn themselves out. 
There is quite a cottage settlement 
at Briar Neck to the west of the Edge- 
cliffe, while to the north is a pavilion 
and theatre at Long Beach and to the 
eastward the Long Beach settlement 
of 25 summer cottages. All are un- 
protected, there being no hydrant ser- 
vice. A long vacant space separated 
the hotel from both of these settle- 
ments. 
Mr. Watson places his loss at $30,- 
000, which is partially covered by in- 
surance. Mrs. Chick, the hotel man- 
. been Democrats. 
ager, lost furnishings valued at $5000, 
on which there was an insurance of 
$2000. 
The fire was discovered and the 
alarm given by Mounted Police Officer 
Tuck at Bass Rocks. 
The glare of the blaze could be seen 
for many miles. Telephone calls from 
Manchester, Ipswich and all along the - 
North Shore indicated that 
thought the fire in Magnolia. 
many 
“SHIFT OVER TO THE DEMO- 
CRATS# 
So Says ConcRESSMAN A. P. Garp- 
NER OF Hits REPUBLICAN CONFRERES 
Congressman Gardner, who joined 
in giving a farewell dinner to Ex- 
Congressman “Nick” Longworth. the 
other night, says he finds that since 
the sceptre of government passed 
from Republican to Democratic hands 
most of his old friends in Washing- 
ton connected with the departments 
are life-long Democrats. 
Men whom he had regarded as loyal 
Republicans now say they have always - 
They represent a’ 
class in Washington that shifts with ° 
every change in the political complex- . 
ion of the administration. 
Mr. Gardner is not taking kindly to 
the idea of reorganizing the Republi- 
can party of the country by the Old 
Guard and states that he will refuse 
to join hands in any movement head- 
plays Springfield en route 
ed by men who took to. the woods 
when the fight to preserve what was 
. left of the old organization last fall 
was being waged. 
He is one of those Republicans who © 
wants to see President Wilson make 
good on the ground that a failure to © 
make good would mean hard times. 
He would be, loath to see a panic, as 
all classes would suffer and those who 
could least afford it would be the hard- 
est hit. Mr. Gardner is keeping his 
eye on Massachusetts local affairs, but 
at present he is unable to see how the 
. Republicans are going to regain the 
state if Governor Foss runs again. 
“THE GARDEN OF ALLAH.” 
“The Garden of Allah” will be seen 
for the last times in Boston at the 
Boston Theatre beginning Monday. 
No other New England city will be 
visited by this monster organization 
with one exception of Springfield, 
Mass., where a stay of one week will 
be had at the Court Square Theatre 
‘to accommodate theatregoers of West- 
The company 
to Balti- 
more and Washington. — The’ ‘pute 
for the coming season comprises Can- 
ada and the Middle West, and New 
England has its last opportunity to 
witness what is said to be the greatest 
dramatic spectacle ever staged in this | 
or any other country, the comin 
week. 
ern Massachusette. 
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