Seis TORE BREEZE 
Manchester Trust Co. Elects 
’ The annual meeting of the stock- 
holders of the Manchester Trust 
Company was held Tuesday after- 
noon when the old board of officers 
were elected, Maynard B. Gilman 
being elected to fill the vacancy on 
the Board of Directors caused by 
the death of F. K. Hooper, and Wm. 
Hoare of the firm of Roberts & 
Hoare, being elected a  vice-presi- 
dent. The officers are as follows: 
Oliver T. Roberts, president; 
Roger W. Babson and William 
Hoare, vice-presidents; Ralph H. 
Mann, secretary and_ treasurer. 
Directors: Roger W. Babson, Dr. G. 
W. Blaisdell, Michael J. Callahan, 
Ernest S: Curtis. Everett L. Ed- 
mands, C, E. Fisher, Maynard B. 
Gilman, Henry S. Grew, William 
Hoare, George L. Knight, Edward 
A. Lane, F. J. Merrill, - Oliver T. 
Roberts, Horace Standley and Geo. 
F. Willett. 
The bank commenced -business 
May 1, 1911, and its’ splendid 
success is shown by the statement 
at the close of business January 1, 
1912: 
Resources— Mass. State Bonds, 
$16,850; Bonds and Stocks, $179,- 
788.33; Loans and Discounts, $120,- 
177.82; Real Estate Loans, $32,800; 
Furniture and Fixtures, $2,841.83; 
Due from Banks, $25,393.05; Cash 
in Vault, $21,366.64; Total, $399,- 
217.67. Liabilities — Capital Stock, 
$100,000; Surplus, $25,000; Undi- 
vided Earnings, $1,920.07; Deposits, 
$272,297.60; Total, $399,217.67. 
Literary Society 
At the Story High school, Man- 
chester, yesterday, the following 
program was: presented by the Lit- 
erary Society: Selection, Miss Dora 
Marshall, pianist, with Wm. Mc- 
Diarmid, Joseph Carey and Allen 
McKinnon as violinists; Story, 
Miss Marion Spinney; Recitation, 
Miss Edgecomb; ‘‘The Boat Race,”’ 
Miss Allen; Piano Solo, Miss Mer- 
rill; Franklin’s Whistle, Miss 
Meaney; Life of Franklin, Albert 
James; Selection, Miss Marshall, 
Wm. McDiarmid, Joseph Carey and 
Allen McKinnon; Critic, Helen 
Wing. 
The regular meeting of the Par- 
ent-Teacher association, Manchester, 
will be held in the Price School, 
Wednesday evening, January 17th, 
at 7.45 o’clock. Rev. Lows H. 
Ruge will address the association on 
“The Boy Scout Movement.’’ Boy 
Scouts in uniform will be present to 
demonstrate different parts of the 
lecture. Musical selections and a 
social hour are other numbers on 
the program. 
00 ents atte = 
Passed Almost Perfect Exams 
The government is examining the 
clerks at all the first class post- 
offices as to efficiency and in accord- 
ance with this move, Chief Clerk C. 
Hi. Collins, of the railway mail ser- 
vice, was in Manchester Monday to 
examine Clerks Wilcox and Swett 
of the local office. The examination 
was on the Massachusetts case. The 
number of separations was ten, and 
the cards handled, 863. Mr. Wilcox 
threw 860 correctly and misthrew 
three; percentage of correctness, 
99.65; time consumed, 45 minutes; 
number per minute, 19. Mr. Swett 
threw 857 correct, and misthrew 
six; percentage of correctness, 
99.30; time consumed 46 minutes; 
number per minute, 18. The ex- 
aminer congratulated both young 
men on the splendid showing. One 
hundred is perfect and it will be 
seen that both fell only a fraction 
short of 100. 
““Charlotte my dear, how is it I find 
you weeping? Have you had news from 
your husband?’’ 
“‘Oh! worse than. that.. My Arthur 
writes me from Karsbad that he would 
die with ardent longing for me were it 
not that he could gaze affectionately at 
my picture and cover it with a thousand 
kisses every day.’’ 
‘“‘That is really very nice of him, and 
pray, is it that you are crying for? I 
would give anything to have such a 
poetic and tenderly loving husband as 
you have!’’ 
““Ah, yes, my Arthur is very poetical; 
but let me tell you that, just to try him, 
I slipped my mother’s photo into his 
traveling bag instead of my own just be- 
fore he started.’’ 
“*My dear, 
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Business man, dejectedly: 
I mortgaged this house today. 
Wife: “‘‘Mortgaged—O, how much?’’ 
““Pive thousand dollars.’’ 
‘‘Tsn’t that grand? Now you can get 
diamond necklace.’’ 
NOTICE 
me that 
The fiscal year of the Town of 
Manchester closes Feb. 1, 1912. All 
bills against the town must be pre- 
sented for approval before Thurs- 
day, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m., and will be 
paid Saturday, Jan. 27. 
BOARD OF SELECTMEN. 
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MANCHESTER 
Mrs. Solomon Parsons has re- 
turned to her School street home 
after a number of weeks’ treatment 
at the Beverly hospital. 
The last meeting of the board of 
selectmen for the fiscal year closing 
February lst, will be held Thurs- 
day evening, January 25th. Satur- 
day, January 27th, will be the last 
pay day. 
The officers of the Manchester 
Launch elub for 1912 are Alfred C. 
Needham, commodore; Louis O. La- 
tions, vice com.; Hollis L. Roberts, 
collector; Richard L. Cheever, -see. 
Word was telephoned here last 
Friday afternoon by a summer resi- 
dent who is still at Coolidge Point, 
that a boat was in distress off 
shore and apparently unmanageable. 
Word was telephoned to the life- 
saving station at Dollivers Neck 
and a power boat was immediately 
put out to the sloop’s rescue. The 
sea was running high and the wind 
blowing a_ gale. The boat was 
found at anchor off Ege Rock and 
proved to be the fishing sloop [el- 
ena of Gloucester. 
Mrs. Richard Noble Morton of 
1754 Beacon street, Brookline, for- 
merly of New York, gave a bridge 
party today in honor of Miss Ger- 
trude M. Carter, of Commonwealth 
avenue, Boston, fiancee of Carleton 
Knight of Manchester. 
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lawless 
who left Manchester for Chicago 
Thursday, gave a farewell party 
and dance at EK. J. Neary’s resi- 
dence on Norwood avenue on the 
preceding evening. They were the 
recipients of many lovely presents 
from their numerous friends. 
Statistics is to be in Manchester 
next Wednesday afternoon to meet 
Chief Gettamy of the Bureau of 
the committee of the town appoint- 
ed last Mareh on the new method of 
handling town accounts. Anyone 
interested is invited to attend the 
meeting, which will be at 3.30. 
Installation of officers of the vari- 
ous societies appears to be in order. 
Tonight at the Town hall there will 
be a joint installation of the officers 
of the GAR and the WRC; in Odd 
Fellows hall the officers of Rebekah 
lodge will be installed, supper at 
6.30. Next Monday evening the K 
of C officers will be installed in Odd 
Fellows’ hall. Tuesday evening the 
Workmen and Degree of Tonor 
will have a joint installation. Wed- 
nesday evening the Red Men will 
raise un their chiefs and Thursday 
the Odd Fellows will install officers. 
Read the Breeze. 
