NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
Compressed Air Fire Alarm Whistle 
for Manchester. 
As the time approaches for the com- 
pletion of Manchester’s new water sup- 
ply,—or rather, additional water supply, 
—and the substitution of gas producing 
engines at the pumping station in place 
of the present steam engines, for pump- 
ing the water, the question arises as to 
the changing of the fire alarm whistle 
again. ‘Ihe whistle was located when 
it was first installed, on the Dodge Furni- 
ture Co. mill, but several years ago it 
was moved to the pumping station. 
We understand that the fire commis- 
sioners will recommend the adoption of 
a compressed air whistle to take the place 
of the present system, when the changes 
is made this spring, and that an article 
will be inserted in the town warrant for 
the annual meeting next month. 
From all-we can learn the system is a 
good one, is practical and inexpensive, 
after the initial cost. For the past ten 
years the cost of maintenance of the Le- 
Baron system, in Arlington, did not 
average more than $5 a year. 
The LeBaron compressed air whistle 
is one of the 25 systems in use in New 
England. ‘The whistle installed recent- 
ly at Central Falls, R. I., is operated by 
an electric air compressor of 74 horse 
power. ‘The air of the system is stored 
in three large steel tanks tested to 165 
pounds pressure, and charged at 110 
pounds each. The system has a ca- 
pacity of 160 blasts. It is entirely auto- 
matic in operation, the air being main- 
tained between 95 and{110 lbs. atall times. 
The compression starts to work automa- 
tically when the pressure reaches the 
- minimum of 95 pounds and this is liable 
to happen through loss of air from test 
blows, leakage and alarms. 
‘The system was first installed in 
country in Arlington, 10 years ago, 
there Mr. LeBaron has completed and 
perfected all the details. During that 
time it has worked in a most satisfactory 
manner and the cost of maintenance has 
this 
and 
_ averaged less than $5 per year. 
identical whistle as now used here. 
The whistle used could be the same 
The 
~ system is said to improve with constant 
; _ and ae fitnsiovun, 
use. 
Systems like this are established in 
_ Marblehead, Natick, Stoneham, Ded- 
ham, Teofninsters Grecoheld: Manéait 
Mass., Lewiston, 
- Me., Laconia, N. fie. St. Albans, Vt., 
etc. 
One beauty of the compressed air 
_ whistle is that it can be placed anywhere. 
It could be put on top of the town hall 
or on the standpipe as easily as. on the 
engine house or at the pumping station. 
In fact, it might be suggested, that there 
is no better place in town for it than on 
_ the fire station, as far as central location 
1s concerned. 
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MANCHESTER. 
Orthodox Cong’! Church. 
Rev. L. H. Ruge, Pastor 
Sunday morning worship at 10.45. 
Sunda yochiOol (2 mimoYe: bese ah 
6.00 in the Chapel, evening worship 
7.00. Prayer meeting Tuesday 7.30 p.m. 
Baptist Church. 
Rev. Theodore Lyman Frost, Minister. 
Sunday morning worship at 10.45. 
Biblesochool: 12,00'm. AB. -Y. P.U. 
6.00 in the vestry. Evening worship 
7.00. Prayer meetings Tuesday and Fri- 
day evenings 7.30. 
Sacred Heart Church, 
Rev. Fr. Wm. F. Powers, Pastor. 
Sunday Masses: 9.00 and 10.30 a. m. 
Sunday School at 2.30 o’clock. Rosary, 
Instructions and Benediction of the 
Blessed Sacrament Sunday afternoon at 
3.30, except second Sunday of each 
month when the service will be at 7.30 
in conjunction with meeting of the Holy 
Name society. Advanced Class Friday 
evenings at 7.30 o’clock. Week-day 
Mass at the Chapel at 7.30 a. m. 
First Baptist church, Manchester 
Sunday, Feb. 14. Special Lincoln Cen- 
tennial services both morning and even- 
ing. Inthe morning the services will 
be carried on largely by the Sunday 
school. The pastor, Rev. “Theodore 
L. Frost, will make a brief address. In 
the evenihg the Grand Army, W. R. C. 
and S. of V., will attend theservice. A 
special musical program has been pre- 
pared and the pastor will preach on Abra- 
ham Lincoln. All are cordially invited 
to these services. 
The Ministering Circle of King’s 
Daughters will meet with Mrs. Charlotte 
Brown, Monday, Feb. 15th. 
The postponed sale of cake, candy 
and aprons by the Church Aid Society 
will be held in the Handicraft shop, 
Wednesday afternoon and evening, Feb. 
17. The sale will not be held if stormy. 
The Ladies’ Social cirle will hold a 
baked bean supperin the Chaple next 
Wednesday evening, from 6to 7 o'clock. 
Tickets 25 cents. 
Great Bargains in Canned Goods. 
Prudent housewives who are always 
looking for bargains would do well to 
take advantage of the big canned goods 
sale now going on at Cobb, Bates & 
Yerxa’s, Salem. There is an opportuni- 
ty to make attractive savings in the offers 
being made. Read their adv. in this 
week’s BREEZE. 
Talking a ee 
A fine Edison 
cheap, at Woodbury’s, Beach st. 
Rust-French. 
A pleasant home wedding took place 
at the residence of W. C. Rust, a well 
known citizen of Manchester, Tuesday 
evening, Feb. 9, when Mr. Rust was 
united in marriage to Mrs. M. L. 
French of Manchester by Rev. Theo- 
dore Lyman Frost, pastor of the Baptist 
church. Mr. Rust’s three daughters 
and son were the only persons in attend- 
ance. 
Mrs. Rust is the widow of the late 
Dr. W. B. French of Boston and a 
daughter of a former prominent mer- 
chant of Manchester, Eng. Mrs. Rust 
has crossed the ocean many times on 
the Cunard and other steamship lines, 
and being an accomplished musician, 
she has taken part with others in con- 
certs many times, for benevolent pur- 
poses. 
Program Lincoln Day, Grade VIL., 
G. A. Priest school, Manchester. 
Hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers. 
Life of Lincoln, 
Recitation, 
Departure of the Regiment, 
Recitation, 
Recitation, 
Reading, 
Battle Hymn of the Republic, 
Recitation, 
Recitation, 
34 Pupils 
Elizabeth Merson 
School 
Ralph Stearns 
Esther Carroll 
Grace Merrill 
School 
William Angus 
Ruth Scott 
Gettysburg Address, School 
Recitation, George Fleming 
Salute to the Flag, School 
eee All 
4 “Manchester 3 a a 
= Duncan T. Beaton had a close call 
last Tuesday noon and a most mirac- 
ulous escape from serious if not fatal in- 
juries. He was hurrying home from 
Essex in his automobile, and was coming 
along the stretch in the woods just before 
reaching the Baker gravel pit, when the 
wheels skidded on the ice, the impro- 
vised tire protectors having given away, 
and the machine slipped to one side of 
the road and run into the fence and 
turned turtle. The machine’ was 
smashed to pieces, all but the iron work, 
and was headed toward Essex when 
found. One can get anidea of the im- 
pack when it is realized four or five fence 
posts were broken. Mr. Beaton was 
only slightly injured, and is now appar- 
ently little the worse for his accident. 
Mrs. R. J. Lippe of East Cambridge 
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lorenzo 
Baker. 
One new name was added to the vot- 
ing list at the meeting of the registrars 
Wednesday evening, —Harold R. Stan- 
ley. 
Next Wednesday evening, and on 
each Wednesday evening the rest of the 
winter, a whist party will be held in 
Grand Army hall under the auspices of 
the W. R. C. 
