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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
IT IS WHISPERED 
That last Friday evening as the 
10.20 train from Boston arrived at 
the Manchester station two comely 
young ladies alighted, on the plat- 
form on the opposite side from the 
station. Before the train passed out 
they changed their minds (as girls 
will) and started to cross to the op- 
posite platform, by going on the 
train again. One of the girls suc- 
ceeded in alighting safely, but the 
train started before the other got 
off. She had a suit case, to add to 
her troubles. The night patrolman 
hurried to the rescue of the fair 
maiden and succeeded in getting her 
off the train, but he lost his balance 
(as policemen sometimes will) and 
for a while one spot held officer, 
young lady and suit-case, all in a 
heap. 
Town Meeting next Monday 
Manchester’s annual town meet- 
ing will be called to order next 
Monday forenoon at 9 o’clock. Af- 
ter the reading of the warrant and 
the election of a moderator, the ar- 
ticles of the warrant will be taken 
up. If last year’s precedent is to be 
kept up much of the business will 
be disposed of at the morning ses- 
sion. The polls will be open for 
election at 12 o’clock, and will close 
before half past five, the exact hour 
to be determined at the morning ses- 
sion. 
There appears to be little interest 
manifested in the town meeting this 
year. Very little is heard about the 
contest for town offices. Nearly ev- 
erybody concedes the re-election of 
Chairman Edward 8S. Knight to the 
board of selectmen. The others run- 
ning for this office are: F. G. Chee- 
ver, L. W. Floyd, Frank A. Foster, 
N. P. Meldrum and Horace Stand- 
ley. 
The town reports are being dis- 
tributed about town tomorrow. 
They were delivered at the Town 
hall this morning. The report con- 
tains 227 pages. They were printed 
this year at the office of A: EB. Gib- 
son. 
The entertainment Thursday eve- 
ning at the Congregational chapel 
in aid of the District Nurse fund 
was very entertaining and success- 
ful. The entertainment had as a fea- 
ture the ‘‘Family Album.’’ The 
descriptive story of the album was 
written and read by Mrs. Charlotte 
FE. Brown. Among the participants 
assuming characters were: Allan 
Brown, minister: Mrs. Mand Carter, 
Mrs. A. G. Warner, and others. 
Home-made candy was on sale at 
the close of the entertainment. ~ 
MANCHESTER 
Letter-carrier and Mrs. Hodgkins 
are receiving congratulations on the 
arrival of a baby boy Sunday, Feb-: 
ruary 25th. 
P. R. Oysters at Manchester Fish 
Market, 25 Central street. 7 
William Mitchell is visiting his 
parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mitch- 
ell of Ashland avenue. 
Stag Brand Shirts $1 at Bell’s 
Central square store. 
Axel Magnuson the florist, is out 
this week with a new automobile. 
Ferris Kitfield of Cambridge, 
spent the holiday last week among 
his relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry Kitfield were here over Sun- 
day also, with the former’s sister, 
Mrs. D. T. Beaton and family. 
The WRC held an _ experience 
meeting last evening at their head- 
quarters. The 14 aids who were del- 
egated to raise $1.00, gave their ex- 
periences in a very interesting way. 
Members of the G A R post and the 
S of V were present. Fourteen dol- 
lars was added to the corp’s treas- 
ury through the efforts of the aids. 
The first ‘‘Leap Year Baby’’ in 
Manchester arrived yesterday in the 
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford 
Doane. 
Walen-Verry 
A great surprise to the many 
friends of both parties came today 
when it became known that last eve- 
ning, February 29 Miss Gladys Mae 
Verry and Alfred Walen were uni- 
ted in marriage. This has been a 
very pretty romance and_ girl 
friends among whom the bride is 
very popular have looked forward 
to the announcement of an engage- 
ment, but a romantic nature pre- 
vailed, and telling her mother that 
she was going out to spend the eve- 
ning Miss Verry was soon made 
Mrs. Walen, the Rev. L. H. Ruge 
officiating. Miss Fennie Fraser and 
Harry Slade of this town acted as 
bridesmaid and best man. The 
young couple immediately left for 
a honeymoon to parts unknown. 
Both are well known, the groom 
only recently purehasing the former 
Decker Drug store and showing him- 
self to be a very capable business 
man. The bride. the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Verry, has 
many friends in Salem her former 
home, and also in Manchester. On 
their return their home will be with 
Mrs. Verry on Lincoln street. While 
not exactly an elopement, being 
married in town, the young peonle 
will have the satisfaction of know- 
ing that they gave their friends and 
relatives a complete surprise. 
Attachment Recorded 
The following attachment was re- 
corded Saturday: William C. Dor- 
rety of Boston, assignee of judg- 
ment of Franklin B. Rust of Man- 
chester, vs. Sarah F. Griffin of Man- 
chester, in an action of contract for 
$200. 
Merchants’ Carnival 
Beverly merchants are consider- 
ing plans for a carnival in May, and 
a program is being planned which 
is expected to draw people from all 
parts of southeastern Essex county. 
For many summers the merchants 
along Cabot street have paid for 
Saturday night outdoor band con- 
certs. There is now talk of substi- 
tuting two carnivals, one in May and 
the other in September or October. 
Through a communication to the 
Breeze the public is earnestly asked 
to take special pains to encourage 
the protection and progagation of 
gray squirrels. They are one of the 
most effective enemies there is of 
the gypsy moths. These cold win- 
try days they are out every day 
eating the eggs, and if protected 
would do more good than any other 
single agency in the suppression of 
the moths. This is a fact that ean 
be demonstrated most any pleasant 
day. 
WEST GLOUCESTER 
Joseph W. Andrews, past master 
of the West Gloucester grange No. 
286, P. of I1., was a special delegate 
representing the local grange at the 
meeting of the Chebacco Pomona 
grange held at Ipswich February 22. 
Mrs. James M. Chadbourne of 
Essex avenue, returned Sunday 
from Groveland, where she had been 
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth 
Wallingford. 
The West Gloucester grange P. of 
H., held their regular meeting in the 
vestry of the Congregational church 
Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. 
George H: Paynter, Mrs. M. M. 
Johnson and Charles A. Peckham 
had the third and fourth degrees of 
the order conferred upon them. 
During the evening a fine collation 
was served by the Ladies’ auxiliary. 
A leap year social was held by 
the members of the YPSCE of the 
Coneregational church at the home 
of Miss Lottie M. Marshall on Con- 
cord street last evening. ; 
He: ‘‘Do you think, Miss Hattie, with 
the poet, that an honest man is the 
noblest work of God??? 
She (thoughtlessly): 
I never saw one.’ 
‘*T don’t know 
