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Aug. 18, 1916. 
WOOO 
WHISPERINGS 
of THE BREEZES 
What 
Has happened 
To the Shark scare?—Gone 
The way of the Summer resort 
Sea Serpent? 
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The suggestion in the BREEzE re- 
garding the need of additional bath 
houses at Singing Beach to accommo- 
date the ever-increasing number of 
bathers in summer invited the criti- 
cism of a member of the Park Board 
of Manchester. There has long ex- 
isted an issue between the board and 
others regarding the free use of the 
Manchester town bath houses by non- 
residents. The board contends, and 
it has taken legal counsel in the mat- 
ter, that it is entitled to charge ali 
non-resident bathers, who use the 
town bath houses, a small fee. On 
the other hand, the town has received 
other legal advice to the effect that it 
has no authority to make any such 
discrimination. The question has fre- 
quently been raised in town meetings, 
but never settled beyond the present 
stage of discussion. However, the 
fact still remains that more bath hous- 
es are needed to accormodate the 
crowds who daily flock to Singing 
Beach to enjoy the bathing. 
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The Town wharf in Manchester 
has been’ put to many uses. It has 
seen the unloading of fish in the old 
days, when Manchester men went 
down the “Banks”; it has seen the 
loading for shipment of the famous 
Manchester-made furniture in days 
gone by, and in more recent times 
has witnessed the coming and going 
of wonderful pleasure craft, but the 
past week the climax was reached 
when it was used for loading material 
for a hangar to be erected at Mystery 
Island for the housing of an aero- 
plane. The flying machine will be 
used by a unit of the Massachusetts 
Naval Militia. 
IrtsH CoNCERT AND DANCE 
Encouraged by the very flattering 
manner in which it was received last 
year and in compliance with the wish- 
es of numerous friends and patrons, 
the Irish concert and dance will be 
given in Town hall, Manchester, 
Wednesday evening, August 30. The 
management trusts that it will be 
found worthy of equal patronage and 
approval. Within the past few years 
there has been a wonderful interest 
taken in the music and dances of 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE ands Reminder 61 
“No One on the Line” 
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When you answered your telephone did the operator say 
be . . 4 . ri ; 
There is no one on the line now, please excuse it”? 
She was right—there was no one at that moment; but, unless 
she accidently rang by mistake, there had been someone who asked 
for your number and at whose request the operator rang your bell. 
The reason there was no one there may be any one of the 
following: 
Perhaps you were up-stairs.and you could not run down-stairs 
to the telephone quickly enough; or you thought some other mem- 
ber of the family might respond to the ringing bell; or you waited 
a few moments before you started to go to the telephone, or were 
delayed in so doing. 
The result was that the person who called was unwilling to 
wait for you to respond and hung up the receiver; it may have 
been with the belief that you were inaccessible, or it may have 
been impatiently. 
There is another possibility: 
The person who asked for your 
number may have been in error and have given the wrong number ; 
then discovering the mistake, have hung up the receiver and pro- 
ceeded to call the right nu. ber. 
There is also the possibility of occasional human error, where 
an operator has misunderstood the number given or has made a 
mistake in her switchboard work. 
The greatest satisfaction in the use of the telephone comes 
from clear enunciation in giving numbers and in speaking, and in 
a prompt response when called. 
Ireland. In all the large cities clubs 
have been organized for the sole pur- 
pose of perpetuating the melodies and 
dances of the old days. Special ef- 
forts are being made to make this the 
most enjoyable treat ever given to 
the people of Manchester and vicinity. 
The artists are the very best that can 
be procured for a concert of this kind. 
Shaun Nolan, the celebrated Wick- 
low piper and comedian, will be bet- 
ter and funnier than ever. Miss 
Maude Howland Burns and Mr. Peter 
Rooney, well known in musical cir- 
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE 
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 
IRVING W. ROLFE, Manager 
cles, will render some classic and up- 
to-date ballads. Miss Viola E. EI- 
dridge of Peabody, a clever little tot, 
delights her audiences with her read- 
ings and graceful dancing. The Ra- 
hilly Brothers, known from coast to 
coast, are without doubt the greatest 
Irish step dancers in this country. 
The fine array of local talent will be 
a big surprise to all. Concert from 
&.15 to 9.30. General ‘dancing till 
midnight.Carey’s full orchestra. adv 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
