MANCHESTER SECTION 
MANCHESTER 
C. Melville Dodge is planning a trip 
to Europe, to sail on the Cincinnati 
from Boston, June 7. 
Dea. Thomas B. Stone, who has 
made his home with the late Geo. B. 
Dole, for fifteen years, will live at the 
home of Mrs. Jennie Dennis and 
family in the future. 
A brush fire at the J. Babson 
Thomas estate, adjoining the railroad 
property, West Manchester, called out 
the forest warden’s outfit Monday. It 
is supposed the fire was started by 
sparks from a passing engine. 
Gents: We have the right thing for 
solid comfort for your feet in Ground 
Gripper Shoes. Bell’s, Beach St. * 
The Manchester Brotherhood will 
meet Monday evening, April 28th, in 
the Baptist) vestryew _ hev.. Irad.7 3B. 
Hardy of East Gloucester will be the 
speaker of the evening. His subject 
will be “The Sunny Side of Life.” 
The usual social hour will be enjoyed. 
All men are cordially invited. 
The annual meeting of the trustees 
of the M. C. Martin fund was held 
Tuesday evening at the selectmen’s 
office and organized as follows: Frank 
Pe Kiieht, pres: ci A Lane. sec y 
and treas.; Geo. W. Jewett, George R. 
Dean and T. B. Stone, finance com- 
mittee. 
Umbrellas at E. A. Lethbridge’s. * 
A new state law requires all opto- 
metrists to pass an examination. Fred 
L. Smith of this town has just re- 
ceived notice from the State Board of 
Registration in Optometry that he has 
passed the examination and is entitled 
to a certificate of registration. 
The local Odd Fellows will observe 
the anniversary of Odd Fellowship 
next Thursday evening, May 1, at the 
Town hall. There will be an enter- 
tainer from Boston as one of the fea- 
tures of the evening’s program. 
Dancing will bring the evening to a 
close. Each member is privileged to 
invite one guest. The committee in 
charge is composed of Albert Cunning- 
ham (chairman), Ellery L. Rogers, 
Wm. H. Allen, James A. Kehoe, Ray- - 
mond C. Allen, Granville Crombie, 
W. H. Beaumont, Thomas Baker, 
John L. Prest, Alfred E. Hersey 
and Charles E. Williams. 
Friday, April 25, 1913. 
MANCHESTER 
John Gray of the local B. & M. 
staff, left last Friday for a ten days’ 
vacation, part of which he is spending 
in New York city. 
Joseph Levin, the Beach street tailor 
has returned to Manchester for the 
summer. The store will be open day 
and evening. All orders will receive 
prompt attention. Telephone connec- 
tion. 
Richard L. Cheever, freight agent 
at the local B. & M. yard, left Monday 
for a month’s vacation trip. He will 
travel as far west as Kansas, and will 
visit many points of interest on the 
way. 
Mr. Vidal, chauffeur for C. C. Walk- 
er of West Manchester, is accompany- 
ing Mr. Walker on his trip to Europe, 
and Mrs. Vidal and their daughter 
Antoinette are taking advantage of the 
trip to visit their former home in 
France. They sailed from New York 
yesterday. 
MANCHESTER House WILL 
May I. 
John J. Moran and wife of Peabody 
have taken over the management of 
Manchester House and will open the 
hotel May 1. For the last eight 
months the hotel has been closed, and 
it will therefore be with much interest 
that the former patrons of the hotel, 
especially those who come here in the 
summer season, will learn that the 
establishment will open for business 
next week. The Manchester House 
has some 40 rooms and the hotel is 
considered one of the best, for a town 
the size of Manchester, anywhereabout 
here. It is well furnished and 
everything is spic and span. It 
is to be regretted that the town has 
been without the hotel for the last 
eight months, as many of our sum- 
mer residents have had to turn else- 
where for lunch, and in some cases for 
lodgings, especially since the Essex 
County club burned down. The new 
managers of the hotel, Mr. and Mrs. 
Moran are no strangers to Manches- 
ter. For the last seven years 
they have had charge of the Atlantic 
House at Salem Willows, and many 
Manchester people have met them in 
that connection. 
OPEN 
MANCHESTER 
The annual meeting of the Arbella 
club was held Tuesday. Officers were 
elected. 
Chas. L. Lucas is the latest to join 
the ranks of the automobilists. He 
has a new 1913 Ford 5-passenger car. 
Several marriages of Manchester 
young people are on the social cal- 
endar for the next two months. 
“Look out for the Paint’ is the 
name of a short play which the S. of 
V. will present at the Town hall, Fri- 
day evening, May 23. 
The next party of the Winter series 
will be held Friday evening, May 16, 
and will be a Shirt Waist party. It 
will be one of the largest of the series. 
Twins, a boy and a girl ar- 
rived in the home of Mr. and Mrs. 
John C. Chatman (nee Carrie Preston 
of Manchester) last Saturday at their 
home in Beverly. The little boy has 
passed away since then. 
At the adjourned meeting of the 
First Parish Monday evening Edward 
A. Lane was elected treasurer and 
collector for one year, also trustee 
of the M. C. Martin fund for two 
years, and Frank P. Knight was 
elected for three years. 
Ladies: Why not try a pair of 
Ground Gripper Shoes? What they 
have done for others they will do for 
you. Bell’s, Central Sq. * 
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Crombie are 
expected back the first of next week 
from a two weeks’ trip to Northum- 
berland Pa., where the Eliot Sumners 
live. Mr, Crombie is caretaker of the 
Sumner estate on Smith’s Point. 
A number of friends of Mr. John 
Watson, one or our oldest citizens, 
called on him Wednesday evening, 
April 23d, at his home, 23 School 
street, and tendered him a “skidoo” 
party. Friends were present from 
Marblehead, Malden and Gloucester. 
Refreshments were served. 
North Shore lodge, A. O. U. W., 
maintained its good name for the 
prompt payment of its death claims 
in the case of the recent death of 
George P. Dole, one of its charter 
members. Last Friday, less than a 
week after Mr. Dole’s death, his wid- 
ow received check in full for his in- 
surance in the order. 
