Sept. 29, 1916. NORTH 
SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 9 
AT THE SPAULDING GARDENS 
We are selling the entire Green House Plant either in lots or in blocks. 
Also the Rose Garden in lots or in blocks. 
And a choice collection of Conifers. 
NORTH SHORE NURSERIES & FLORIST CO., Beverly Farms 
F. E. COLE, Prop. 
We shall be better prepared than usual to store plants for the winter. 
HE need for a campaign to exterminate the rat flea, 
now claimed by some authorities to be the carrier of 
infantile paralysis, is pointed out by Mrs. Robert S. Brad- 
ley, chairman of the finance committee of the Women’s 
Municipal League of Boston. Mrs. Bradley, after telling 
of the work already accomplished, says that the league 
stands ready to do all in its power to help carry on the 
work which seems essential to prevent still further spread 
of paralysis. 
“Several years ago,” says Mrs. Bradley, “the city 
was asked to do something to safeguard the public from 
the danger of the rat plague, but nothing was done and 
the rats have continued to enjoy themselves not only 
around the wharves, but in all parts of the city. What 
was Said at the time: ‘Nothing will be done until we are 
scared into doing it,’ has come true in this infantile par- 
alysis «care, 
“Tf Dr. Mark Richardson’s theory should prove to be 
correct, we may all be very sorry that the preventive work 
was not done at the time it was suggested by the Women’s 
Munic'pal League. ‘The work of the league is hampered 
by the need of funds—the daily complaint of many of 
our hone organizations—owing to the magnificent giving 
to the war funds. 
“The work done by the league is known by compara- 
tively few people. Besides the work done by the House- 
hold Nursing Placement Bureau, civic and patriotic edu- 
cation of immigrants and many other departments the 
league has carried on the clean-up campaign, working for 
clean streets and back alleys, market sanitation and the 
campaign on rats and flies. A request has come from 
India for our bulletin on rats and flies. 
“A campaign against flies in South Africa has been 
carried on successfully owing to the literature sent there 
on the subject. Lack of funds now prevents the league 
from continuing this work called ‘The Education of the 
Ignorant.’ We need $10,000 for the coming year, 1917. 
At this time, when the public should be’ aroused to the 
neels of such work, it is hoped that the giving ‘at home’ 
Special Tree Work 
Moth Work, 
$$ Tree Surgery :: :: 
ss Cavity Work :: :: 
Fertilizing, Pruning, etc. 
WwW. D. Corliss & Co. 
Gloucester 
Spraying 
Telephone 
may be added to the ever increasing demands for ‘giving 
abroad.’ ” 
Checks of any amount will be most gratefully re- 
ceived and acknowledged, and may be sent to Mrs. Robert 
S. Bradley, Pride’s Crossing. 
Dr. Mark W. Richardson contributes an article on 
“The Rat and Infantile Paralysis; a Theory” to the next 
issue of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal in which 
he says that he has never been seriously moved from his 
opinion that infantile paralysis is not transferred Boe 
person to person by direct or indirect contact, but that, 
some manner, insects play an important role in the soi 
demiology of this disease. 
ISS Juntmr B. Hiccinson, daughter of Francis L. Hig- 
ginson, was inarried Wednesday at 1 o’clock to Fred- 
eric Sprague Goodwin of Boston. The ceremony was 
performed at the summer home of the bride’s father at 
Pride’s Crossing. The wedding, which was planned only 
for the members of the two families, was extremely sim- 
ple in its details. Miss Higginson, who was unattened, 
was given in marriage by her father. The Rev. Sher- 
rard “Billings of Groton performed the ceremony. An 
informal reception, without ushers, followed, and a wed- 
d'ng breakfast was served the members of the families 
and the relatives present. 
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Costello C. Converse and family will close their 
summer home at Magnolia this week and move to their 
intermediate country home at 2 Main st., Malden, before 
opening their Back Bay ons 
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Miss Ann Page Harison is to be married in New 
York November 30th to James Sanford, cousin of the 
late Curtis Guild. Miss Harison is a neice of Mrs. Rich- 
ard Monks of Boston and Manchester and an interesting 
feature of her wedding trousseau will be the old far ily 
lace veil. 
She—Maud is very fickle. She never has use for 
one fellow long. 
He—That’s because she doesn’t have him long before 
he gets short. 
B. M. THORNBERG 
Village Square, Magnolia 
Real Estate and Insurance 
Furnished Summer Residences and Stores To Let 
Desirable Building Lots For Sale 
Telephone 463-M Magnolia 
—me eee. 
