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Auto Notes : 
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Lawless and criminal users of the 
road must be driven from it, and in 
the accomplishment of this impera- 
tive duty of the moment the law- 
abiding autoists must come square 
ly into the open and aid in the sup- 
pression of the few who east dis- 
credit upon the great army of mo- 
tor vehicle owners. 
Recent fatalities, intermingled 
with narrow escapes and numerous 
minor incidents, have aroused an un- 
reasoning antagonism toward auto- 
mobiles which has caused thousands 
of considerate owners great incon- 
venience and ,in some Gases, positive 
persecution. The startling rapidity 
with which horse-drawn vehicles are 
being replaced by motor-driven ears 
brings in its wake a daily chapter of 
accidents that come from the partici- 
pation of incompetent drivers in the 
congested traffic. Along with these 
are the skillful ones who take chane- 
es with slight regard to the other oe- 
cupants of the streets, the poor ped- 
estrians suffering the most as a na- 
tural sequence of their inability al- 
ways to escape the savage assaults 
of these murderously-inelined beings 
who belong behind prison bars. 
The needs now eall for a law which 
would compel the heensing of every 
person who sits at the wheel, with 
penalties severe and a eell in sight 
for those who trespass upon the 
rights of other occupants of the high- 
ways. A permanent revocation of li- 
cense should follow a third offence, 
for this repeated disregard of the 
law would be proof sufficient that the 
guilty one was not a suitable person 
to be entrusted with the driving of 
an automobile. 
And, furthermore, the automobile 
should earry identification marks 
which would insure prompt appre- 
hension whenever its steersman vio- 
lated the law knowingly. The miles- 
per-hour clause, however, should be 
eliminated from the statute, for its 
continuance in a drastic law unques- 
tionably would bring injustice and 
unfair treatment to many whose 
only offence would be in exceeding 
ridiculously low speed limits without 
harming or endangering anyone. 
o—o 
A question which has agitated the 
minds of many manufacturers of au- 
tomobiles is that of the cost of guar- 
anteeing the products. The stan- 
dard warranty of both national or- 
ganizations covers only 60 days, for 
defective workmanship or material. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
One of the concerns which has guar. 
anteed its output for a year is the 
Studebaker Automobile Co., and a 
recent appraisal was made of the 
cost of this service. It has marketed 
1571 Studebaker-Garford chasses and 
the company has been extremely lib- 
eral in carrying out its promises. 
It came as a surprise, therefore, when 
it was learned that from March, 
1905, to October, 1908, there had 
been expended a sum of $16,620.18 
for the guarantee. This is an aver- 
age of but $10.51 a ear. 
o—o 
A sign has been brought to our at- 
tention. The inscription reads: ‘‘ Au- 
tomobilists! Speak well of Lebanon 
May we speak well of you? Drive 
Slowly.’’ The result of this polite 
and reasonable request is that the 
tourists invariably reduce their 
speed on the city streets, and there 
has been less of the fast driving in 
that place than at any-en route. The 
signs might well be copied by towns 
which are trying in vain to stop the 
trouble by imperative warnings of 
arrest for violations. 
o—o 
F. J. Merrill, proprietor of Smith’s 
Express Co. of Manchester and Bos- 
ton, has ordered a Chase motor truck 
which will be delivered the coming 
week. He will use the car in con- 
nection with his business at Man- — 
chester. This car differs from the 
Water Department’s, in as much as 
it is larger and heavier. The ma- 
chine was purchased through the 
agency of Elmer E. Bray of Lynn, 
whose advertisement may be found 
on this page. 
o—oO 
D. T. Beaton has come out with a 
new commercial body on his Max- 
well car, which makes a natty rig, 
for delivering goods this summer in ~ 
connection with his business at Man- 
chester. 
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The small cottage on the H. L. Hig- 
ginson estate, West Manchester, oc- 
cupied last year by, Mrs. Hall MeAl- 
lister, is being moyed back from the 
road some 100 ft. It will be placed 
cosily among the trees on the side of 
the hill. 
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Louis D. LeBlane, both of Manches- ~ 
ter, land and buildings on Brooks 
street, Manchester, 86 by 99 feet. 
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