MANCHESTER SECTION: 
A son was born Saturday, May 8, 
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milne, Pine 
She 
A daughter was born Thursday, 
May 6, to Mr. and. Mrs. James 
Coolidge’s Point. 
carrier Wim. Hodgdon has 
the week in Connec- 
annual 10 days’ 
Hurley, 
Letter 
been spending 
ticut, it being his 
vacation. 
Edward S. Bradley and family 
moved Wednesday from Pine street 
to the Swett house, so-called, on 
Central st., and now owned by Mr. 
Bradley. 
Middy Blouses at E.. A. Leth- 
bridge’s. adv, 
Miss Bella Porter was able to re- 
sume her position as English instruc- 
tor at the Story High School this 
week, after a severe attack of grippe. 
Swett’s Fish Market, 163-W. adv. 
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Preston 
and baby boy of Montserrat were 11 
town last Friday and Saturday with 
Mrs. Preston’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Ellery Rogers, North street. 
Alfred S. Jewett, executor of the 
will of James Desmond, conveys to 
Michael F. Hurley of Manchester, 
one and one-quarter acres 30 poles, 
woodland on Shingle Place hill, Man- 
chester. 
There will be a special meeting of 
the Manchester Woman’s club Wed- 
nesday, May. \10,-at>3,30; inthe 
Chapel to see what action the club 
will take on appropriating money 
towards hiring a woman physical in- 
structor for the girls, at the play- 
grounds. 
The electric light company 1s mak- 
ing good progress in installing the 
connections for the new street lights. 
On nearly all the streets has the cable 
connections been made. Now some 
20 miles of cable must be installed in 
connecting with the poles, and some 
eight miles of duct line must be in- 
talled. 
Mrs. W. B. Walker cordially in- 
vites the members of the Manchester 
Woman’s club to visit her primrose 
garden. She will be at home for 
them on Saturday, May 15, from 
three to five. Should any be unable 
to walk a conveyance will meet them 
at Ashland ave., if they will com- 
municate with the president, Mrs. E. 
S. Knight. 
Friday,, May 14, 1915. 
Miss Marjorie Sargent has joined 
the office force at the G. W. Hooper 
grocery. 
John Carter has been in Northamp- 
ton this week for the Junior Prom- 
enade, as guest of Miss Gwendolen 
Glendenning. 
David Copperfield suits 50c. at FE. 
A. Lethbridge’s. adv. 
The next meeting of the Parent- 
Teacher association will be held in 
the Price School hall, Wednesday 
evening, May 19, at 7.45 o'clock. 
Miss Emily Gilbert of Worcester will 
speak on “The School House as a 
Social Center.” A chorus from grade 
VIII will sing. Drawing and Manual 
Training work will be on exhibition. 
Educator shoes at W.R.Bell’s. adv. 
Wit THE Town FaTHERS 
At the regular weekly meeting of 
the Manchester Board of Selectmen 
Tuesday evening the bids were open- 
ed for painting the Town hall build- 
ing exterior. Edward Crowell was 
the low bidder, his figure being $462. 
Edward A. Lane’s figure was $465. 
The hall will be painted white (three 
coats) to harmonize with the church 
and police station. 
The bids for plumbing repairs and 
improvements to the Town hall build- 
ing were also opened, and were as 
follows: Robert Robertson Co., $350; 
Duncan T. Beaton, $496.68; John F. 
Scott, $494.67; Edward S. Bradley, 
$525. The contract was awarded to 
R. Robertson Co. The contract calls 
for general overhauling of the plumb- 
ing, changing the ladies’ retiring 
room, and also the installation of 
sewerage system. 
Albert W. C. Maslen was appoint- 
ed as special police for duty on pri- 
vate property (at Smith’s Pt.) for 
year ending May 1, 1916. 
Work was begun this week on the 
new metal ceiling in the Town hail 
auditorium. 
The bid of Mr. Philip Dexter for 
joan account of notes for the new 
highway special construction was ac- 
cepted. The bonus given was $225. 
At the special meeting of the board 
on May 7, the bid of Mr. Dexter 
was accepted for the loan account of 
money borrowed in anticipation of 
taxes, $40,000, the rate of interest be- 
ing 34Q%. 
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“Of Manchester, 
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF 
THE MANCHESTER TRUST COMPANY 
Mass., at the close of 
business May 1, 1915, as rendered to the 
Bank Commissioner. 
ASSETS 
Wiss and Mass. Bonds (market 
value, $20,697.50) 
Other stocks and bonds (mar- 
ket value, $370,792.50) 
Loans on real estate, less due 
_ thereon, 
Demand loans with collateral, 
# 20,761.50 
404,762.86 
109,642.43 
17,435.90 
Time loans with collateral, 1,415.00 
Other time loans, 68,387.46 
Overdrafts, 86.65 
Furniture and fixtures, 1,450.00 
Safe deposit vaults, 4,479.36 
27.40 
Due from reserve banks, 31,717.94 
Due from other banks, 102.54 
Cash: Currency and specie, 30,445.75 
$690,713 SD 
LIABILITIES 
Capital stock, 
Surplus fund, 
Undivided profits, less expenses, 
interest and taxes paid, 
Deposits (demand), : 
Subject to check, 553,685.50 
Certified checks, 86 
Treasurer’s checks, 590.78 
Deposits (time), 
Certificates of deposit, not 
payable within 30 days, 
Reserved for Taxes, 
$100,000.00 
25,000.09 
11,006.70 
129.75 
300.00 
$690,713.89 
For the last thirty days the average 
reserve carried was: currency and specie 
6.53 per cent; deposited in reserve banks 
6.00 per cent; U. S. and Mass. bonds 3.00 
per cent. : 
Essex ss. May 12, 1915. 
Then. personally appeared Harry W. 
Purington, Treasurer, and Oliver T. 
Roberts, President, and Ernest S. Curtis, 
Everett L. Edmands, William Hoare and 
Edward A. Lane, directors of the Man- 
chester ‘Trust Company and made oath 
thatthe foregoing statement, by them 
subscribed, is true to the best of their 
knowledge and belief. 
Before me, 
GEO, E. WILLMONTON, 
Notary Public. 
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Puring= 
ton left yesterday on a 6-day vaca- 
tion trip to Maine. 
Miss Anna Sampson of the tele- 
phone office is spending a two weeks’ 
vacation at Hough’s Neck, Quincy, 
on the South Shore. 
Shads at Swett’s Fish Mkt. adv. 
At the probate court in Salem 
Monday the inventory of the will of 
the late Horace Standley was filed, 
$46,081. 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
WILLMONTON’S AGENCY 
Real Estate and Inserance ef All Kinds 
School aad Union Sts., Maschester ~: Old South Bidg., Bostcn 
SUMMER HOUSE FOR 
RENT 
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