BrVERLY FaRMs is now to have a Bank of its own. 
For many years the summer residents and merchants and 
permanent residents have been handicapped by the poor 
banking facilities which have been offered that growing 
community. Now the Beverly Trust Company has been 
granted permission by the state authorities to open a 
branch at Beverly Farms. The success which has at- 
tended the venture made four years ago in Manchester 
demonstrated beyond a question the profitableness and 
desirability of a bank-in that town. The same conditions 
that assured success in Manchester will make the Bev- 
erly Farms branch of the Beverly Trust Company a suc- 
cess. The state authorities have acted wisely and justly 
and as the years go by it will be demonstrated beyond 
all doubts that it was a need. The merchants will be 
relieved of many petty annoyances in cashing checks and 
summer residents will to able to obtain banking accom- 
modations nearby, a convenience which the Manchester 
summer residents have appreciated and which the sum- 
mer residents of Beverly Farms and Pride’s will be 
quick to appreciate also. Two departments are planned 
in connection with the company, one for savings ac- 
counts and one‘for. checkable accounts. Both depart- 
ments will render a service to the Pride’s and Beverly 
Farms district of the North Shore which has long been 
needed. 
Just Because one Congressman has sand and life 
enough to take a vital interest in the military prepared- 
ness of our country is no reason why one should fear 
that the spirit of militarism will throttle the American 
people. The best sort of peace doctrine is that being 
preached by Congresman Gardner. No one wishes this 
nation to become a military machine, but such a world- 
power as this nation is should at least be prepared to 
maintain its honor-and provide against rash and ill-timed 
attacks by belligerent nations. A well prepared nation 
is a good insurance for peace. The peace doctrines are 
valuable if they do not jeopardize the very ends which 
they seek. 
EVERYONE Asks when shall they plant their garden. 
The calendar is not a sure guide; but nature is. The old 
signs of nature students rarely go amiss. When the 
silver maples leaf and the willows bud it is time to plant 
hardy greens, as lettttce, onion sets, radishes, spinaci, 
early peas, irish potatoes, and turnips; and when the 
dogwood and white ash show signs of spring life it is 
time to plant bush and pole beans, sweet corn, musk- 
melons and the various kinds of squash. 
Mr. THropore RoosgveLr is back upon the front 
page of the newspaper, and in the war days, too! There 
is no denying that T. R. is very much alive and is a 
force still to be reckoned with in American politics: 
UPWARD THE Stock MARKET moves, Another sign 
of returned business confidence. 
ALL Roaps now lead to the country. 
Tue SEASON HAS ProGREssED rapidly during the 
week. In the spring light and under the spring stun even 
the evergreens are putting on a new appearance. The 
warm weather has started the new growth and every twig 
and branch is tipped with a lighter green growth tha 
gives the forest a novel spring appearance, especially in 
the light of early morning or in the twilight hour at even- 
ing. The gardener finds the shrubs in good form for a 
season’s growth. The swamp maple is red with new life, 
soon to be transformed into green. The bush honey- 
suckles seem to be the most forward of the shrubs, al- 
though the lilac is pushing out and getting ready to 
throw its early clusters of flowers. The forscythia that 
has been showing occasional blossoms before the’ leaves 
opened, are now entering their glory and another week 
may end their golden reign as queen of the early flower- 
ing shrubs. In the master’s garden the gardener now 
walks by sight; the hour has arrived and into their fur- 
rowed graves the seeds are being buried and the sower 1's 
guarding against the birds of the air with such arrange- 
ments as his imagination can devise. The grass has 
grown green and nature is beginning to tell the days of 
warmer weather. The warm days of the earlier part of 
the week worked wonders on the wooded slopes and on 
lawns and shrubbery. Nature has turned her back upon 
the cold winds of the north and turns smilingly toward 
the south, and all the world is glad. 
CoLonreL Sonrer is continuing his good work for 
our highways. On Wednesday evening he gave an in- 
teresting and instructive address on the State Highway 
work. The public little appreciates the time, thought 
and energy that has been put into our highway problem. 
One has only to motor west and north beyond the borders 
of our state to appreciate what Massachusetts has accom- 
plished in roadbed improvements. Colonel Sohier has 
been in the lead in this good work in Massachusetts and 
his influence has been felt all over New England. 
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Ir ts Now Hopep that a virus has been discoyered 
that will check typhoid. Dr. Harry Plotz is being hailed 
as “Typhus Conquerer.” Typhoid has been a_ bitter 
enemy to subdue and the studies of the Rockefeller in- 
stitute are now maturing. Much faith is placed in the 
new antitoxin and if the hopes mature, what a blessing 
Dr. Plotz will confer upon the human race. 
Tue Norrn Suoret is looking forward to warm 
weather, but Tuesday’s visitation would have been more 
welcome if it were only more seasonable and temperate. 
A Leapinc Pupric transportation service corpora- 
tion has reduced its dividends a small per. cent. Safety 
First? 
SrrEL AND WooLENs are red letter industries these 
days. 
Sprrinc Days will mean the beginning of European 
field operations. 
