NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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ity is in debt to such members of 
society who are willing to devote 
their time and energy to public ser- 
vice. Such an opportunity was pre- 
sented to Benjamin F. Hawkins in 
his election as a Park Commissioner 
of the City of Beverly to represent 
Ward Six, the Beverly Farms dis- 
trict. Mr. Loring did well and his 
choice of the man and his ability in © 
**pulling off’’ the election is appre- 
ciated. Mr. Hawkins is a young 
man and with this office will begin 
his public service. He has a good 
reputation and talents which will 
develop rapidly 
value to Ward Six in the work of 
his new office. The appointment 
apart from its personal element is 
of interest to the Ward. Beverly 
Farms ought not to have waited so 
long for a representative on the 
park commission. The completion 
of the new playground and the con- 
templated forward movement in the 
interests of better opportunities for 
the young have made the need of a 
representative from. Ward Six on 
that commission a public need. Mr. 
Hawkins has no selfish interests at 
stake and can be depended upon in 
all business transactions to stand 
for and obtain the ‘‘square deal’’ 
without favor or discrimination of 
any business interests. 
The Boston Herald is without 
question the best one cent paper 
paper published anywhere in east- 
ern Massachusetts. A very short 
while ago it was financially embar- 
rassed, but it heroically set itself to 
the task of reorganization and the 
results have been only just short of 
remarkable. The Herald aban- 
doned the Sunday colored supple- 
ment. monstrosity which in _ itself 
was a novel and ethical departure 
in the line of progress. ‘The news 
articles are well written and a rea- 
sonable accuracy is noticeable. The 
lack of scare lines and emotional, 
sensational headings are marked 
features of excellence. The editor- 
ials are unsurpassed by any Boston 
daily for their fairness, variety, 
good judgment and ethical tone. 
The Herald is not always right, but 
every editorial page indicates an 
honorable desire to be fair, and even 
in its partisan articles there is a 
spirit of fairness to opposing opin- 
ions. The New Year number was a 
triumph of journalism. The care- 
fully prepared illustrated supple- 
ment won the praise of the public. 
The Herald is all that a penny paper 
ought to be and a little more. But 
nevertheless the Herald has fallen 
from grace and broken one of its 
resolutions and that on New Year’s 
and become of: 
day. Was not the Herald com- 
mitted to a policy of using no liquor 
advertisement? But there they are 
in the New Year’s number. It was 
a bad move! Thou too Herald? 
The Contageous Ward 
Since the establishment of the 
hospital in Beverly and the con- 
struction of the new buildings the 
North Shore has received the very 
best of hospital service. The presi- 
dent and board of directors have 
had the best interests of the com- 
“munities served in mind and the re- 
sults have been unusually beneficial. 
The management has been commen- 
dable and the skill and ability of 
the physicians in service on _ its 
staff have been unquestioned. With- 
out this efficient service the Shore 
from Magnolia to Salem would be 
dependent upon Boston for hospital 
facilities. From the very nature of 
its work a hospital must limit its 
service. Consequently the epidemic 
of searlet fever or of diphtheria 
cannot be fought except by house 
quarantine with its deficient care 
for the individual afflicted, its in- 
justice to healthy persons residing 
thus, and to the community which 
is not satisfactorily guarded. It 
cannot be long before a more sane, 
just and efficient means of fighting 
epidemics of diseases are made. Dr. 
John J. Shea should have the thanks 
of the community for his _ public 
statement of the situation. While 
this appears as a local problem, it 
is really a Shore problem. 
The Beverly hospital since its es- 
tablishment has been of great assis- 
tance to the town of Manchester. It 
may be that the establishment of a 
modern scientific hospital or ward 
in Beverly for the care of patients 
afflicted with contagious diseases 
will solve the problem not only for 
Beverly but for the whole Shore. 
Dull Times 
An unusual number of carpenters, 
mechanics and laborers are out of 
employment on the Shore. Little 
or no new construction work is be- 
ing done and a_ correspondingly 
small amount of jobbing. The win- 
ter brings added costs for lying 
and unemployment doubles the bur- 
den. Not only do workman feel the 
results of the winter dullness. but 
every tradesman as well. When 
the labor market is dull everything 
is at a stand still. It is apparent 
that this dullness could be allevi- 
ated if many who are _ planning 
early spring work would let out the 
contracts now. There is always a 
rush and demand at the opening of 
the season and consequently con- 
Supplies, ete 
tractors, tradesmen, artisans. and 
mechanics and the employers of Taz, 
bor and the customer are. placed at. 
a disadvantage. Look over your. 
plans for the New Year -and _con- 
sider if it be not possible - to antici- 
pate the season and give employ-. 
ment to some who are out of work, 
This will be. not only a public. 
spirited thing to do, but will at ‘the 
same time work to the advantage of 
the owners. Many are now figuring 
on contract work at a low figure in 
order merely to keep the men: at 
work. Don’t put off the new work 
until too. late in the season. , Da, it 
now! STs 
IT IS WHISPERED 
That the Manchester political pot 
is beginning. to. boil,—a little ear- 
her than usual this year.. Town 
Meeting is yet.a long way off. It, 
will come on March ‘4. this. _Year.. 
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That the Manchester police de- 
partment is to be commended for 
the advance it has made in the, last 
16 years. For the year ending Mar. 
1, 1895, the sum of $1500 was appto- 
priated for the support of the po-. 
lice department, and the. records 
show that the two men serving as 
chief of police that year, together 
with the one officer that constituted 
the force, had the. hardest kind’ of 
a time spending the $1500, In’ fact 
only $1344.56 was spent, leaving a 
balance of $155, 44,— almost | as 
much as was overdrawn last year 
($263.45) in spending _ the . appro-, 
priation of $7850. Last year’s to- 
tal expenditure was $8113.45 — 
more than six times as much’ as in 
1895,— a commendable stride, we 
say. We find the expenditures in 
1895 were: 
J. P. Carter, chief $ 133.76 
George Haskell, chief 179,14 
E. E. Lendell, officer 739.06 
John Woodbury, special 226.12 
W. J. Pert, special 
L. O. Lations, special *. | °800 
Wm. Young, ‘special vasa > Oo 
Geo. E. Hildreth, special — 3 
Total’ $1344.56 
There were 13 arrests that’ year 
of which 8 were for drunkenness. 
Number of tramps accommodated 
at the police station 544. 
How the times change! 
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That more or less complaint is 
being made in Manchester about 
the way the appropriation for the 
gypsy moth work’ is being handled, 
especially that part of the work be- 
ing done by the State. It is said 
