MANCHESTER SECTION 
A joint installation of the I. O. O. 
F. and Rebekahs will be held early 
in January. 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Johnson of 
Swampscott, formerly of Manchester, 
informally observed the 15th anni- 
versary of their marriage Monday. 
Mrs. James H. Skinner and James 
Skinner, Jr., of Milton, N. H., and 
Mrs. Albert Crampsey of Danvers, 
were guests of Mrs. R. P. Young, 
Wednesday. 
John Walsh is home from New 
York for a vacation visit. His wife 
and two small children have gone to 
Sweden to spend the holidays with 
Mrs. Walsh’s people. 
Misses Helen Wing and Nina Sin- 
nicks returned Tuesday from Mt. 
Holyoke college for the Christmas 
vacation. Miss Wing is a senior and 
Miss Sinnicks a freshman at Mt. 
Holyoke. 
Despite the snow and unfavorable 
weather conditions the past week 
work on the foundations for the new 
Horticultural society building has 
been pushed along by _ contractor 
Austin Morley. 
The next meeting of the Woman’s 
club will be held on January 2 and will 
be an open meeting. Miss Marie Mayer 
will deliver “The Message of Ober- 
ammergau.” The meeting will be in 
the Chapel and Mrs. Mary H. Sulli- 
van will be hostess. 
The first of the winter dances was 
held in Town hall Tuesday evening 
and was a most enjoyable affair. It 
is the intention to hold these subscrip- 
tion parties throughout the winter. 
The next will be on Friday SR SRABEE 
Jan. 19. 
Miss Eva G. Ellis, who is in charge 
of the Gloucester Coal Co. office here, 
leaves tomorrow on a three weeks’ 
vacation trip to ‘Canada. She will go 
by way of Niagara Falls and will 
spend the holidays with her mother 
in Toronto, returning by way of 
Montreal. Miss Marjorie May of 
Magnolia is substituting at the coal 
office in Miss Ellis’ absence. 
George, the young son of Mr. and 
Mrs. William Till, of Coolidge’s 
Point, left Wednesday for Lexing- 
ton, Ky., to spend the Christmas holi- 
days with Harry E. Mueller, who 
lived with Mr. and Mrs. Till the 
summers he was choirmaster at St. 
Ichn’s Episcopal church, Beverly 
Farms. Mr. Mueller is now teacher 
cof organ and piano in the Lexington 
College of Music. 
FIRE, LIABILITY, AUTOMOBILE, LIFE, 
ACCIDENT, HEALTH, BURGLARY, 
PLATE GLASS INSURANCE 
Friday, December 22, 1916. 
A. P. Lorine A CANDIDATE. 
Augustus P. Loring of Pride’s 
Crossing will be a candidate for the 
delegate to the Constitutional conven- 
tion from the Twentieth Essex dis- 
trict, made up of Wards Four and 
Six in Beverly and Essex and Man- 
chester. Mr. Loring is a well known 
Boston attorney, is interested in the 
direction of several large estates and 
in industrial enterprises. He is much 
interested in all Beverly and North 
Shore affairs and will be given splen- 
did support in all ca ‘of the dis- 
trict. 
Miss Clara Corrin came home from 
Wheaton college Thursday for the 
Christmas holidays. 
The Manchester club will keep 
open house at its headquarters after 
the Christmas tree tomorrow evening. 
Miss Grace Merrill came home 
Wednesday from Smith college, 
where she is a freshman this year, to 
spend a two weeks’ vacation. 
The basketball game at Gloucester 
on Christmas night promises to be the 
best game of the year. Cohasset A. 
A. will be the attraction. | Walsh’s 
eight-piece orchestra will furnish 
music for dancing after the game. un- 
til 12 o’clock. 
Don’t forget the doll at The Gift 
Shop. Name to be announced to- 
night (Friday) at 9 o’clock. One 
guess on the name with each $1 pur- 
chase. adv. 
Do not spend that Christmas money 
out of town. Remember useful gifts 
found at W. R. Bell’s are always 
acceptable. adv, 
A most appropriate Xmas gift—a 
subscription to the Norra SHORE 
BREEZE. Sent anywhere in the coun- 
try for $2 a year. 
President and Bull Dog suspenders 
in holiday boxes at W. R. Bell’s, adv. 
Christmas novelties at E. A. Leth- 
bridge’s. adv, 
Hand-made Christmas gifts for all 
ages. The Gift Shop. adv. 
Great selection of Xmas ties, 25 
cents to 65 cents at W. R. Bell’s, Cen- 
tral sq. adv. 
Useful gifts for Christmas at EF. A. 
Lethbridge’s. adv. 
Gloves, stocking caps and over- 
shoes make useful gifts for Christ- 
mas. W.R. Bell’s, Central sq. adv. 
Salem Commercial School 
Day and Night Students admitted next Monday 
WILLMONTON’S 
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY 
Miss Dorothy Blaisdell came home 
from Wheaton college yesterday for 
the Christmas holidays. 
Mr. and Mrs. C. Herbert Rayner 
and infant son will spend Christmas 
with the latter’s parents at Neponset. 
Mrs. Paul Webber (Marion Scott) 
of Bedford, visited her parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. John Scott, Norwood ave., 
Tuesday. 
Mrs. Robert Gerstel and 
son of Neponset have been visiting 
the former’s sister, Mrs. C. Herbert 
Rayner, Vine st., the past week. 
Raymond C. Allen was nominated 
for treasurer of Magnolia lodge, 140, 
I. O. O. F., last night. E. A. Lane, 
who has held the office over 20 years, 
is retiring this year. 
Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Glendenning 
expect Mrs. Glendenning’s mother, 
Mrs. Harris, to arrive today from 
Quebec, to spend the balance of the 
winter with them. Mrs. 
ning’s sister, Mrs. Yorston, and son 
are also coming from Quebec for a 
short visit. Miss Gwendolen Glen- 
denning comes home from Wickford, 
R. I., where she teaches, tonight to 
spend the holidays. 
Work has been temporarily sus- 
pended by the U. S. Drainage and 
Irrigation Co. which is carrying on 
the mosquito extermination campaign. 
The heavy fall of snow the past week 
has checked the work which has been 
going on along the North Shore from 
Beverly Cove to Fresh Water Cove. 
The office of the company in Man- 
chester will remain open during the 
cessation of the work. 
Christmas will be observed in the 
Manchester schools today. Exercises 
will be held in the various rooms and 
schools will be closed for. the holiday 
vacation until Wednesday, Jan. 3. 
At the Price school the most elaborate 
observance of the day will be held. 
A big tree has been erected in the 
all, a fireplace has been built and 
Santa Claus will appear to distribute 
presents to the children. ~~ 
Members of Allen Relief Corps 
and Post 67, G. A. R., will gather in 
A. ics ahs ete evening for the 
annual Christmas tree which the 
corps gives in honor of the Post. 
Members of the corps are requested 
to bring 10-cent presents for the tree 
as in former seats The festivities 
will begin at 8 o’clock. Refreshments 
will be served. A large attendance 
is desired. 
SURETY BONDS 
School and Union Streets, 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. 
Glenden- 
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