MANCHESTER SECTION 
MANCHESTER 
Charlie Morgan of Lynn spent 
Sunday in town. 
Sorosis shoes at  Bell’s Central 
square store. * 
The Rebekahs will observe their 
24th aniversary this evening. A tur- 
key supper will be served at 6.30. 
Mrs. J. A. Lodge left Monday for 
a week’s visit with her parents in 
Peterboro, N. H. Mr. Lodge will go 
to Peterboro over Sunday. 
Do not wait until you want to use 
your lawn-mower to have it put in 
order. Call any express and they will 
deliver it to the Manchester Lawn- 
Mower Co., 61 School St.,  cor- 
Vine. - 
There will be a grand union meet- 
ing of all Parent-Teacher associations 
of Cape Ann at City hall, Gloucester, 
next Wednesday, April 2, at 2.30 p. 
m. All parents, teachers and friends 
are invited to hear Mr. George C-. 
Frolich, on “Home Hygiene.” 
Miss Princie Dodge, who is teaching 
in the Commercial department of the 
High school at York Village, Maine, 
started yesterday for Washington in 
company with 17 seniors and three 
teachers of the York High school. On 
the return trip home they are to visit 
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, 
and Wilmington, Del. This vacation 
trip is taken by the graduating class 
of the York school every spring. 
Gents: We have the right thing for 
solid comfort for your feet in Ground 
Gripper Shoes. Bell’s, Beach St. * 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION MEETING 
A meeting of the Manchester base- 
ball association will be held next 
Tuesday evening in Lee’s hall, when 
the plans for the summer will be fur- 
ther talked over. Dr. Tyler, the man- 
ager, net about fourteen candidates 
for the team last Tuesday evening 
and talked over some of the A. B. 
C.’s of the game. It 1s hoped a large 
nuvrber will attend the meeting next 
Tuesday evening. 
MARBLEHEAD DANCE HALL 
George H. Fanning, architect, has 
completed plans for the alteration of 
the Ferncroft cabin, Fort Sewall, 
Marblehead, into a dance hall. The roof 
will be trussed, the posts removed, 
2070 feet of maple floor laid, and an 
addition built. The cabin has always 
been considered the most unique din- 
ing resort on the North Shore. 
Friday, Mar. 28, 1913. 
MANCHESTER 
Mrs. George Fisher (Dora Chaffin) 
of Plainfield, N. J., who has been visit- 
ing her aunt, Mrs. F. P. Knight, enter- 
tained last Saturday evening the mem- 
bers of her class (1898) of the Story 
High school, and of the classes of 
1897 and 1899, together with the hus- 
bands and wives. It also served as 
the 15th anniversary of the gradua- 
tion and the first reunion. It was in 
1897 that the course at the high 
school was changed from three to 
four years. Of the seven members of 
1898, four were present last Satur- 
day night — Mrs. Fisher, Miss Grace 
M. Prest, Frank A. Rowe and J. A. 
Lodge. The other three members are: 
Mrs. Rebecca (Andrews) Hodges of 
Indianapolis; Henry O. Allen, who is 
vice-president of a large printing cor- 
poration in New York city, and Roscoe 
Bohaker of Swampscott, who is con- 
nected with the Boston & Maine, in 
Boston. The members of 1897 pres- 
ent were: Mrs. Eliza (Watson) Joyce 
of Gloucester; Mrs. Rita (Crombie) 
Mitchell, and Mrs. Edith (Wheaton) 
Williams. Mrs. Helen (Catheron) 
Bullock, the only member of 1899, 
was also there. Others present were: 
Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Lodge, Mr. Bullock 
and Mr. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. 
Leon W. Carter (the former was of 
1808 but did not graduate) completed 
the party. A letter was read from 
Mrs. Hodges, filled with reminiscences. 
The party proved a most enjoyable 
occasion. Mrs. Fisher has now gone 
to Buckfield, Me., to visit her mother. . 
Percy Anning is the new head gar- 
dener at the S. P. Blake estate, West 
Manchester. 
Dr. SouTHAND OF WELLESLEY Lkc- 
TURES BEFORE ARBELLA CLUB 
The semi-monthly meeting of the 
Arbella club of Manchester was held 
Tuesday afternoon in the chapel and 
was, as usual, well attended. Dr. 
Southand of Wellesley gave the third 
of her series of talks on “Personal 
Hygiene.” ‘The president, Miss Mil- 
dred Peart presided. Miss Annie L. 
Lane rendered two selections on the 
piano. 
Miss Ruth Blaisdell was hostess of 
the afternoon. Cocoa, sandwiches 
and cakes were served. 
The next meeting will be held on 
Monday afternoon, April 7, in the 
chapel, when Dean Arnold of Sim- 
mons College will be the speaker. 
MANCHESTER 
Harry T. Swett has brought the 
small runabout formerly used by 
Green & Sweet Co. 
Lamson and Hubbard hats at Bell’s 
Beach street store. * 
Francis M. Andrews, Jr., is ex- 
pected home from Amherst today for 
the spring vacation. He attends the 
Agricultural college. 
At the probate court in Salem 
Tuesday the will of the late Harriet 
P. Allen was proved, Hattie L. Har- 
ris, executrix. 
On the evening of Saturday, April 
5, from 7.30 to 10.30, Dr. and Mrs. 
Blaisdell will be at home to all who 
may wish to call, it being the thirtieth 
(30th) anniversary of their marriage. 
The affair will be informal. 
Harry T. Swett and Ernest HB. 
Wilcox of the local postoffice were un- 
der examination last week by C. H. 
Collins, chief clerk of the railroad 
postoffice division, and each passed 
with a marking of 100 per cent. effi- 
ciency. The items covered by the ex- 
amination are: 10 cases used for as- 
sorting; No. pieces handled 874, cor- 
rect 874, time consumed 33 minutes, 
per cent. correct, 100. 
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION TO 
MEET 
The several Parent-Teacher asso- 
ciations of Gloucester are to hold a 
union meeting at Gloucester City hall, 
Wednesday afternoon, April 2, at 
2.30 o’clock, when Mr. George C. 
Frolick, a very able and enthusiastic 
speaker, will present the subject of 
“Home Hygiene.” 
All members and friends of the 
Manchester association are cordially 
invited to be present at this meeting. 
Master Buitpers’ MEET 
A meeting of the North Shore Mas- 
ter builders’ association was _ held 
Tuesday evening at the Board of 
Trade rooms in Beverly. Routine 
business was transacted. The asso- 
ciation has voted to establish perma- 
nent headquarters at Salem, but the 
committee appointed to look up quar- 
ters did not report at the meeting. It 
is understood that an offer has been 
made in connection with the Salem 
Board of Trade rooms which would 
provide a central place of meeting and 
every convenience for the members 
of the association. 
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