MANCHESTER SECTION 
Friday, June 20, 1913. 
MANCHESTER 
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Marshall have 
been spending part of the week at- 
tending the commencement exercises 
at Wheaton College, where their 
daughter is a student. 
Rev. A. G. Warner will preach at 
the Baptist church Sunday morning 
on “The Easy “Yoke.” — Ther subject 
for the evening sermon will be “Doing 
Right Because Right.” 
Edward Wheaton, son of Postmas- 
ter and Mrs. Wheaton, received his 
A. B. degree from Harvard this week. 
He intends to return to the Harvard 
Law school next fall to continue his 
studies. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe (Edith North- 
tup) of Provincetown have been in 
town the past week visiting the lat- 
ter’s parents, Bridge street, and to 
attend the graduation of Mrs. Wolfe’s 
brother. 
The park commissioners are calling 
for bids for the construction of walks 
and doing certain grading work at 
Masconomo Park. ‘The bids must be 
in by June 30th and will be opened 
July 2. 
James Salter, head gardener at the 
Philip Dexter estate, Forest street, 
Manchester, leads all other North 
Shore gardeners, as far as we can 
learn, in raising sweet peas. Last 
year and the year before Mr. Salter 
had this same honor. This year he 
picked his first bunch on the 17th of 
June, four days later than last year. 
Banp Concert Next THURSDAY 
The first of the series of six band 
concerts to be given this summer on 
the Common at Manchester by the 
Salem Cadet Band, will be given next 
Thursday evening. The program fol- 
lows: 
t. March, On the Alert Schubert 
2. Waltz, Gipsy Love Lehar 
3. Overture, Stradella Flotow 
4. Solo for Cornet Selected 
Mr. Nelson Bernier 
5. Selection, Popular Songs Remick 
6. Selection, The Quaker Girl 
Monckton 
7. Selection, Faust Gounod 
8. (a) The Warbler’s Serenade 
Perry 
(b) The Midnight Choo-Choo 
3erlin 
. Waltz, Sweet Remembrance 
St. Clair 
10. March, Pro Patria Desailly 
Jean M. Missup, Conductor. 
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MANCHESTER'S FourtTH OF JULY 
PLANS. 
The Fourth of July committee of 
the Town of Manchester has ar- 
ranged the following program for the 
celebration of the “great and glorious” 
day: 
Midnight, 12.01—firing of salute on 
Powder House hill. 
Morning and forenoon—5.30, ring- 
ing of bells and raising of flag on 
common; 8.30, games at Brook street 
playground. The events will be as 
follows: 8.30, base-running contest ; 
9.15, boys’ snake race; 9.30, 40-yd. 
dash, 12 years and under; 10.00, sack 
race, boys under 18; 10.30, boys’ po- 
tato race, under 16 years; I1.15, re- 
lay race; 12.00, 100-yd. dash. Prizes 
will be given in each event. In the re- 
lay race if three teams enter first and 
second prizes will be given; if only 
two teams enter, first prize only. 
These prizes will be in the form of 
an order on any local merchant (of 
the holder’s choice), for merchan- 
dise to the amount of the order. The 
orders must be returned to the secre- 
tary of the committee within ten days 
by the merchant receiving them. The 
committee reserves the right to call 
off any race for lack of contestants or 
time. Events are open to residents of 
the town only. 
Afternoon—1.30 to 2.45, children’s 
entertainment in the Town hall. The 
entertainment is guaranteed by the 
committee and by the Lynn Lyceum 
who furnish it, to be first-class in 
every respect. The whole hall will be 
reserved for children under 16 years 
of age until-1.25; after that anyone 
may enter. Ten ladies will be in at- 
tendance to care for the children. 
Evening—7.45 to 9.45, band con- 
cert by Co. G band of Gloucester; 
8.30 to 9.45, grand display of fire- 
works (Italian make) on Cheever’s 
marsh (inner harbor). 
The committee in charge is com- 
posed of : Clarence W. Morgan, chair- 
man; Edwin Preston, secretary; Al- 
bert Cunningham. Rev. Albert G. 
Warner, George FE. Hildreth, Alfred 
E. Hersey, Charles W. Sawyer and 
G. A. Knoerr. 
Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Floyd re- 
turned the first of the week from their 
honeymoon trip to points of interest 
in Virginia and in Washington. 
Fish Market, Tel. 163. 
MANCHESTER 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Swett left 
Sunday for a four days’ trip to Keene, 
N. H., with the Bay State Automobile 
club of Boston. 
The Story High school alumni is to 
hold a candy sale next Thursday even- 
ing, the night of the first band con- 
cert, on the Bingham property in 
Central square. 
Sorosis shoes at Bell’s Central Sq. 
store. _ 
The Men’s Brotherhood will meet 
in the Baptist vestry Monday even- 
ing. Herbert W. Stebbins, chaplain 
of the Massachusetts State prison, 
Charlestown, will deliver the address. 
There will be the usual social hour. 
All men are invited. 
Landscape window screens by Rob- 
erts the painter. 
TOWN OF MANCHESTER 
NOTICE 
SEALED PROPOSALS for con- 
structing walks and doing certain 
grading work, addressed to the Board 
of Park Commissioners of the ‘Town 
of Manchester, will be received by said 
Board at its office in the Town Hall 
Building until June 30th, 1913. Bids 
will be opened on July 2nd, 1913, and 
then and there publicly read. 
Each bid should be accompanied by 
a certified check in favor of the Town 
of Manchester in the sum of $50.00. 
Should the bidder to whom the con- 
tract is awarded fail to execute a con- 
tract in accordance with his proposal 
within ten days after proper notifica- 
tion of such award, said check shall 
be forfeited to said town as liquidated 
damages therefor. Otherwise and in 
case of unsuccessful bidders the said 
check will be returned. 
Plans, specifications and forms of 
proposal may be obtained from the 
Board of Park Commissioners. 
A bond in the sum of $500 will be 
required of the successful bidder con- 
ditioned upon the faithful performance 
of the contract and with sureties ac- 
ceptable to the said Board. 
The Board reserves the right to re- 
ject any or all bids or to accept any 
bid, if in their judgement the best 
interests of the Town of Manchester 
so require. 
W. B. CaLpERwoop, Sec’y. 
Board of Park Commissioners. 
