NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SPECIAL MEETING. 
Manchester Votes to Spend $2500 on Moth 
Work, $1500 for Crushing Stone, $500 
for Police, and $1000 to Buy Auto 
for Water Dept. 
The special Town meeting last Mon- 
day night at Manchester resulted in 
everything asked for being granted. The 
meeting was called to order, $5500 was 
appropriated for various purposes, and 
was dissolved again in 20 minutes. 
For moth work this winter $2500 was 
appropriated; for crushing stone $1500 
was voted; for additional police main- 
tenance $500 was granted, and $1000 
was appropriated to purchase an auto 
wagon for the water department. It was 
also voted to have the streets in town 
numbered. 
The meeting went off in record time; 
there were no arguments; all the votes 
but one were unanimous; there were 
about 60 voters present, everything was 
calm and peaceful. 
It must not be understood that the auto 
for the water department is to be used for 
*““joy’’ riding. It is an auto wagon, 
built like a wagon, and takes the place of 
the horse and wagon belonging to the 
superintendent, which the town hired 
heretofore. 
What Was Said and Done at Town Meeting. 
Town Clerk A. S. Jewett called the 
meeting to order at 7.30 and read the 
warrant. Raymond C. Allen was elecied 
moderator and after being sworn in he 
thanked the voters for their continued 
expression of confidence in him. 
He read the report of the finance com- 
mittee in which the various amounts 
called for in articles of the warrant were 
recommended. 
Art. 2. Edward S. Knight moved 
that $2500 be appropriated for the sup- 
pression of the gypsy and browntail moths 
in accordance with the requirements of 
mect..59, Chap. 381, Acts of 1905 R. L. 
He stated that the state year ended Nov. 
30 and that the notice sent out from the 
state forester’s office called for an expen- 
diture by Manchester of $5000 during 
the coming year before the town can re- 
ceive any reimbursement from the state. 
He read a letter from Mr. Rane bearing 
on the subject. 
It was voted unanimously to appropri- 
ate the $2500 called for. The rest of 
the $5000 will be appropriated at the 
March meeting, presumably. 
Art. 3. To see if the town will ap- 
propriate $1500 for crushing stone. On 
motion of F. K. Swett $1500 was ap- 
-propriated without a dissenting vote. 
__ Art. 4. To see if the town will ap- 
propriate $400 forthe police department. 
Chairman Knight explained that on Dec. 
4 there was a balance to this department 
cof $701.88. The estimated expense for 
the balance of the yearshowed $1200.25 
would be needed, a difference of $500. 
The additional expense was occasioned 
by the demand of certain heavy tax-pay- 
ers for better police protection during 
part of the summer, when there were 
several burglaries. Inasmuch as $500 
was needed, and not $400 as the article 
‘called for, $500 was appropriated. 
Art. 2. It was moved on motion of 
W. C. Rust that the selectmen be in- 
structed to order all buildings fronting 
any public street or way in the town, be 
numbered in regular succession. 
Chairman Knight stated that accord- 
ing to the town by-laws the selectmen 
may have streets numbered. A few 
years ago, he said, a former board of 
selectmen took up this matter. Part of 
the houses were numbered but there 
were many that were not. If the town 
so instructed this board they would go 
ahead with the matter. 
It was so voted unanimously. 
Art. 6. F. J Merrill moved that the 
water commissioners be authorized to 
purchase an auto wagon for the use of 
the department and that $1000 be appro- 
priated for the purpose. 
He stated that the board asked for this 
as a matter of convenience and economy. 
The wagon would take the place of a 
horse and wagon now used for doing the 
team work forthe department. It would 
also come in handy in getting men back 
and forth from the Gravel Pond station 
more conveniently. The board had 
looked into the matter and found among 
the several types of wagon one made by 
a concern in Syracuse, N. Y., which had 
a carrying capacity of 1200 pounds, and 
a speed of 20 miles an hour. “This was 
the type used by the N. E. T. & T. 
Co., after much experience. 
F. K. Hooper asked if the department 
had any money available for this pur- 
pose. To which Mr. Merrill replied 
that there was none, except the fund 
raised by the bond issue for the new 
water supply and he did not think it ad- 
visable to take this money for this pur- 
pose. 
It was voted to purchase the wagon. 
The report of the finance committee 
was accepted. 
The meeting was dissolved at 7.50 
after having appropriated $5500. 
S. of V. Elect Officers. 
Col. H- P. Woodbury camp, 149, S. 
of V., of Manchester, at their meeting 
Tuesday evening elected the foilowing 
officers: L. Nelson Cook, commander; 
Harry T. Swett, senior vice com.; Her- 
man C. Swett, junior vice com.; John 
L. Prest, sccretary; Charles E. Bell, 
treasurer; Fred K. Swett, Edward W. 
Baker and Lyman W. Floyd, camp 
council; Benjamin L. Stanley, Everett 
Smothers and Richard J. Baker, dele- 
gates to convention; Benjamin Crombie, 
Herman C. Swett and Henry B.> Mc- 
Collom, alternates. 
N. S. Horticultural Society 
Now an Incorporated Body. 
At a special meeting of the North 
Shore Horticultural society last Friday 
evening it was voted to turn over the 
rights, and property interests, etc., of 
the society to the N.S. H. S._ Incor- 
porated. Next it was voted that the N. 
S. H. S. be and now is dissolved. A. 
E. Parsons being elected temporary clerk 
the newly incorporated society proceed- 
ed to accept the charter received from 
the secretary of state and to adopt the 
constitution and by-laws. 
The charter members are: James 
Salter, James Macgregor, William Swan, 
Joseph Clarke, William Tull, Eric H. 
Wetterlow, William Irwin, Eric W. 
Ericson, Robert A. Mitchell, James 
Scott, Alfred E. Parsons, George Gor- 
don, Waldo H. Tyler, Herman Sanford, 
Henry O. Bohaker and John D. Morri- 
son. 
The members and honorary members 
of the N. S. H. S., not charter members, 
were elected members of the N. S. 
Pres. 2 sinc: 
. The officers of the incorporated soc- 
iety are: James Salter, president; Dr. 
Waldo H. Tyler, vicepres.; John D. 
Morrison, clerk; James Macgregor, 
treasurer; James Scott, librarian; Wil- 
liam ‘Till, Joseph Clarke, William Swan, 
Eric H. Wetterlow and George Gordon, 
executive committee. _ 
This evening a regular meeting of the 
society will be held at which time Prof. 
Waugh of the Mass. Agricultural Col- 
lege, Amherst, will deliver an address on 
American Landscape Gardening. “The 
meeting will be at Lee’s hall, Manches- 
ter, at 7.30. 
Mrs. E. J. McCom». 
Mrs. E. J. McComb of New York 
city, a sister of Charles O. Howe, of 
Manchester,. died in New York Monday 
after a short illness at the age of 57 years. 
She had been operated uponata hospital, 
and did not rally. Her remains were 
brought to Manchester for burial Wed- 
nesday, in the Howe family lot. Ser- 
vices were held at the Memorial chapel, 
the Rev. T. L. Frost officiating. She is 
survived by one daughter, 16 years old, 
who is in France. She wasa native of 
Canterbury, N. H. She has been a fre- 
quent visitor to Manchester, her last visit 
here being on Thanksgiving Day. 
Useful articles for Christmas, such as 
aprons, towels, handkerchiefs, neckwear, 
suspenders, needle books, krinkledown 
blankets, pocket books, stationery, etc., 
may be found at E. A. Lethbridge’s. 
Adv. 
Emerson Shoes for Fall and Winter 
Wear at Bell’s. adv. 
