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Dec. 8, 1916. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Old House Will Be Towed 
To Manchester On Scows 
Phippen House, Salem, more than 200 years old. 
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FROM the Salem Evening News of 
Saturday, Nov. 25, we reprint the 
following concerning the old house 
which is to be towed from Salem to 
Manchester Cove for Mrs. Greeley 5S. 
Curtis, and placed on land, off Oce2n 
street, near Crow Island. The article 
follows : 
In company with Sidney Perley, 
Esq., editor of the Essex Antiquarian, 
and reliable authority on all matters 
antiquary in Greater Salem, a News 
man yesterday visited the house, 9 
Elm street, which has been purchased 
by Mrs. Harriet Curtis, Manchester, 
and which will be floated on scows to 
that town. Mr. Perley and the News 
man went all over the house, and the 
antiquarian expressed the opinion that 
the house is certainly more than 200 
years old. 
He said that the lot on which it 
stands belonged to John Archer as 
early as 1665. He lived in Salem and 
was a cooper. He gave this lot of 
land by deed to his daughter Abigail 
and her husband, Samuel Very, May 
o, 1685. Mr. Very built a house upon 
the lot, in which he lived. He died in 
1697, possessed of the estate. Prob- 
ably after the death of his widow 
Abigail, the remainder of his estate 
was divided, and the house and land 
were assigned to his eldest son, Sam- 
uel Very, Oct. 29, 1716. 
In 1697, the house and land were 
valued at only £40. Samuel Very, Jr., 
lived in Salem, being a mariner. For 
£80, he conveyed the house and land 
to David Montgomery of Salem, mar- 
iner, July 20, 1734. Mr. Montgomery 
died in 1737. The house, barn and 
land around them were then valued 
at £125. His widow and administra- 
trix, Sarah Montgomery, for £65, 
conveyed the house and land around 
it to David Phippen of Salem, joiner, 
Patt 2721740, 
Deacon Phippen apparently  re- 
moved the house soon after, and the 
present house succeeded it, but 
whether it was built on the spot or 
removed there, Mr. Perley could not 
say. At any rate, there is enough 
about the main house to indicate at 
least two whole centuries of existence, 
such as split laths and solid oak cor- 
ner posts. 
The house is in an excellent state 
of repair, it having been owned for 
several years by Thomas F. Little, 
who sold it to Mrs. Curtis. In the 
front hall and leading to the upper 
story, is as handsome a stairway as 
can be found in a long journey. The 
new ell post is a beautiful piece of 
carving, while the stanchions are also 
fine specimens of carving. The house 
is two-and-a-half stories high with 
pitched roof, has four rooms and a 
pantry on the lower floor, four rooms 
on the second floor, and three large 
sleeping rooms in the attic. 
The windows have fine inside shut- 
ters, and the finish in the living room 
is colonial. Large arches in the cel- 
5 
lar support the enormous brick chim- 
ney, which runs up through the centre 
of the main house. In the fireplace 
in the living room was a fire back 
bearing the date 1660, the letter “H”’ 
in the centre, and the letters “B” and 
“D” on the sides. 
Photographs of the front stairway 
and of the living room, as well as of 
the exterior of the house, have heen 
taken for the Frank Cousins Art Co. 
ef Salem. William G. Edwards, the 
building mover, is preparing the house 
for removal to Manchester, and will 
have it on its way soon. 
CorLEY THEATRE, Boston. 
Owing to the tremendous demand 
for seats for “Arms and the Man” at 
the Copley theatre last week it was’ 
found necessary to continue the piece 
until Saturday (Dec. 9) in order to 
accommodate the many regular pa- 
trons of the theatre who had been 
unable to see the production. 
Beginning next Monday evening 
this company of talented English 
players will be seen in a revival of 
Sir James Barrie’s “The Admirable 
Crichton,” originally planned for this 
week. ‘Crichton’ was one of the 
big successes of the Jewett Players 
earlier in the season, and hundreds of 
requests for a repetition have since 
been received. 
New York HIpPPpoDpROME. 
Charles Dillingham ushers in the 
busiest season of all at the Hippo- 
drome this coming week with the ad- 
vent of December and the holiday 
period, as the big playhouse, which is 
always the headquarters of Christmas 
cheer, promises amusement for all in 
the current pageant “The Big Show.” 
Seats are now obtainable for all the 
holiday performances and visitors to 
New York who come to do their 
shopping always find a hearty wel- 
come at this unique amusement pal- 
ace. To make December especially 
attractive, Mr. Dillingham has ar- 
ranged new weekly attractions. Of 
these, Anna Pavlowa’s request num- 
bers, in the ballet portion of the huge 
bill are especially noteworthy. 
Boston THEATRE. 
Charlie Chaplin the funniest man 
in the world, in the very latest picture, 
“The Rink,” and the girl with 1000 
eyes will be the two big features of a 
splendid vaudeville and picture pro- 
gram offered at the Boston Theatre 
the week of December 11. “The 
Rink” is in many respects, the best 
of the Chaplin pictures. The scene ts 
laid in a skating rink and Charlie 
Chaplin was never funnier in his life 
than he is on skates. 
