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VOL. X August 16,1912 No. 33 
The Beverly Farms Improvement 
Society 
For a long while there existed an 
Improvement Society in the City of 
Beverly. Its work was comprehen- 
sive, but failed to render valuable 
service to the outlying wards includ- 
ing North Beverly, Rial Side and 
Beverly Farms. This was to be ex- 
pected. The same difficulties exper- 
ienced by the outlying districts in 
its relation to the board of govern- 
ment of the City of Beverly were 
repeated for obvious reasons in the 
work of the Improvement Society. 
The formation of a branch Improve- 
ment Society to represent Ward Six 
(Beverly Farms) was a strategic and 
necessary innovation. The work of 
the organization has justified its ex- 
istence. So quietly has the Village 
Improvement work gone on, but few 
have realized the magic touch that 
has started things moving. The vig- 
orous campaign against the insidious, 
dangerous house fly was an early 
part of the work under the direction 
of Mrs. Robert S. Bradley. . Under 
her tactful, untiring and faithful 
leadership the life of the fly in Bev- 
erly Farms has not been one of ease 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
ATTORNEY AND 
COUNSELOR AT LAW 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
and undisturbed quietude. The ef- 
ficacy of the movement has _ been 
augumented by the lectures given to 
children at the schools, popular 
education through the press, the co- 
operation of tradesmen and the in- 
creasing warfare of the scrupulous 
householders of the Ward. 
The real menace to the cleanliness 
of the North Shore comes from auto- 
mobile parties and not from summer 
and permanent residents, consequent- 
ly the problem of clean streets at- 
tacked by the Improvement Society 
has not been an easy one. Despite 
the endlessness of the task, the 
ruthlessness of the picnic parties and 
automobile excursionists, splendid 
progress has been made and the road- 
bed from Chapman’s Corner to the 
Magnolia line has never been cared 
for better. The city through the 
office of the mayor and superinten- 
dent of streets has co-operated in 
this good work with a commendable 
zeal. The plans of the superin- 
tendent of streets have been well ex- 
ecuted by the local superintendent. 
As the direct result of the So- 
ciety’s campaign for the betterment 
of sidewalk conditions, the three 
thousand dollars which appeared in 
the budget are being expended for 
sidewalks. Edged granite curbing 
is now being laid on Hale street from 
the corner of Haskell street. The 
sidewalk appropriation, at the sug- 
gestion of the Improvement Society, 
will be laid in one continuous 
stretch. The construction of side- 
walks under next year’s appropria- 
tion will begin at the termination of 
the construction work this year. The 
Improvement Society has done its 
work well and the whole North Shore 
is in debt to the persistent policy 
of this organization for community 
betterment. 
The Presidency 
The present campaign does not 
measure up in any degree to the fev- 
er heat of other Presidential years. 
Despite the wise democratic choice, 
Governor Wilson, despite the launch- 
ing of a vigorous Progressive slate 
for this state, despite the unrest that 
cannot be denied no one can fail to 
note the stolidity with which the re- 
publicans of Massachusetts have 
maintained their loyalty to the in- 
herited principles of one government 
in their enthusiastic devotion to Wil- 
WILLMONTON’S AGENCY 
REAL ESTATE AND’ INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS 
SCHOGL AND BRION ST’S, MANCHESTER 
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liam Howard Taft. <A votet for Taft 
will be a vote for the Constitution. 
The democratic nominee will be able 
to hold more old time democrats in 
line than Bryan was able to do. Mr.. 
Taft naturally will lose a part of 
these votes. There will be a slight 
loss due to the introduction of Pro- 
gressive Party candidates: But that 
party is not received in Massachu- 
setts, with any enthusiasm in the 
state as a whole. Roosevelt was not 
able to carry Massachusetts in his 
fight against Taft in the primaries. 
At the election in a three-sided fight 
he cannot win. New parties do not 
prosper in Massachusetts very well. 
Mr. Taft can poll a good vote and 
Massachusetts will be loyal to the 
conservative inheritances of genera- 
tions. The electoral votes of Massa- 
chusetts will be pledged to William 
Howard Taft. 
The Senatorship 
It ‘will be interesting to watch 
the contest for the United State 
Senate. If the direct vote of the peo- 
ple could determine the election Cur- 
tis Guild, Ambassador from the Unit- 
ed States to Russia, would be in a 
good way to succeed to the chair of 
Winthrop Murray Crane. An inter- 
esting, manly letter has been received 
by Mr. Lynch of the Beverly republi- 
can club that indicates Curtis Guild’s 
position in the matter. It has long 
been known that Mr. Guild would 
welcome an opportunity for service 
in national affairs. The letter re- 
veals very clearly Mr. Guild’s good 
judgement, strength of character and 
sound political sense. In a way he 
has endangered his success as a can- 
didate by his absence during the 
campaign. But it is not premature 
to say that the representatives of the 
coming year to the General Court 
will not permit his absence to de- 
prive the state of valuable service. 
His absence from the field may prove 
a very strong asset. Massachusetts 
still reveres the man who will let 
the office seek him. If Curtis Guild 
wins it will be a genuine example 
of old time politics of the office 
seeking the man. 
The interesting letter to the Re- 
publican club of Beverly was the 
answer of Curtis Guild to the reso- 
lutions introduced by Representative 
Herman MacDonald and unanimous- 
ly endorsed by the club :—‘‘ Resolved, 
rly ekg eiat gat FOR 
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