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FRANCIS T. COLBY, a New York lawyer, at the out- 
break of war, organized a squad of motor ambulances 
which he has operated in Belgium with conspicuous suc- 
cess for more than ten months, he and his assistants, many 
times rescuing and administering to wounded soldiers 
under German fire. Recently he was cited in the orders 
of the day for bravery for which he was awarded the 
rank of lieutenant by King Albert. Lieutenant Colby ts 
the son of Rear Admiral Harrison Gray Otis Colby, U. 
S. N., retired, of Boston, and whose summer home is on 
Harbor street, West Manchester. He graduated both in 
arts and law at Harvard University, and then took a 
course in artillery at the Fort Sill school for artillery of- 
ficers. He then practised law in New York. 
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The Misses Paine have closed their cottage at Pride's 
Crossing this week, and returned to their town residence, 
21 Brimmer st., Beacon Hill, Boston. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Beals, who have spent the 
suminer season at Nahant, where they have had the 
Thorndike cottage on High street, are to make their 
future home at Chestnut Hill, where they have purchased 
2 house on Suffolk road which is to be considerably im- 
proved for their purposes. Since their marriage they 
have lived in Marlboro street, Boston. Mrs. Beals, whose 
home, prior to her wedding, was in Chestnut Hill, was 
formerly Miss Elizabeth Ludlam. 
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James Means and family returned to Manchester this 
week, after spending the summer at Mattapoisett, on the 
South Shore. 
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Albert I. Croll and daughter, Miss Pauline Croll are 
on a motor trip to the Catskill Mts., New York. Mrs. 
Croll is in Atlantic City. ‘They plan to keep their house 
at Manchester open well along in the fall as usual. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Bement, who have made Bey- 
eviy Farms their year-round home for several years, plan 
to close their residence the first of November, and will 
spend most of the winter in the south. 
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Miss Eleanora Morgan, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. 
James Dudley Morgan of Washington has been the re- 
cent guest of Miss Francise Williams at “Edgewater,” 
Beverly Farms, the home of Miss Williams’ brother-in- 
law and. sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leiter. 
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Mrs. Charles H. Bond aa remain at ‘Peacehaven,’ 
her summer place on the old-time Puritan road (A. D. 
1729) in Swampscott, for a few weeks longer before 
epening her winter home on Commonwealth avenue, 
Boston. She has as house guests Mrs. Van Barentzen 
and her young daughter, Miss Aline Van Barentzen, the 
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"WO sets of cups have been offered for play at the 
Myopia Hunt club polo field this fall. The Septem- 
ber cups presented by Childs Frick were contested Thurs- 
day, and will be again Saturday afternoon at 3.15 o'clock. 
On Monday and Wednesday, Sept. 27 and 29 and on 
Saturday, Oct. 2, there will be play for the Turner Hull 
cups, presented by Charles G. Rice. 
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The W. C. Bobbs of Indianapolis are the guests of 
and Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge at Selwood, their su.n- 
home at Beverly Farms. 
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Mr. and Mrs. William S$. Spalding and their children 
of Sunset Rock, Pride’s Crossing, have returned from an 
extended stay at Sugar Hill, N. H. 
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Mrs. Godfrey L. Cabot opened her cottage at Bev- 
erly Farms Sunday afternoon for a most interesting 
illustrated talk by Madame Dupriez of Louvain on her 
personal experiences in Belgium. Mme. Dupriez gave 
her audience many intimate “stories ‘of the life’ in their 
stricken country following the German invasion and pre- 
sented many pictures of the ravages made by the Ger- 
mean soldiers, the havoc wrought to the fine buildings and 
historical edifices and the great loss caused that country. 
The affair was in aid of the Melise-DePage hospital in 
France and was in charge of Mrs. Cabot, Mrs. Robert 
sitowe Bradley, Mrs. Alexander Cochrane, Mrs. John 
Hays Hammond, Mrs. Samuel J. Mixter, Mrs. Henry C. 
Perkins, and Mrs. William’R. Thayer. Quite a nice sum 
was netted for the hospital work. 
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In the rose garden at “Pinelands,” the beautiful sum- 
mer residence of the bride’s father in Topsfield, was per- 
formed last Saturday afternoon, the marriage ceremony 
of Miss Rosamond Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
George L. Gould of Malden and Boston, and Wallace J. 
Childs of Utica, N. Y.. The Rev. Dr. John Francis Dobhs 
of the First Congregational Church, Malden, officiated. 
Miss Marion Gould, sister of the bride, was maid of 
honor, and the best man was Frederick Willis of New 
York, a classmate of Mr. Childs at Cornell. 
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It is with regret we report the quite serious illness 
of Mrs. Amory Eliot at her home in Manchester. 
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The young children of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A, Munn, 
Jr., who have been with their grandmother at Manchester 
since Mr. and Mrs. Munn concluded their stay here and 
went to Newport for a visit with the Wideners, are leay- 
ing tomorrow for Radnor, Pa. Mrs.’Munn, Sr., plans to 
remain at Manchester -until along in November, when 
she will go to Radnor for a visit, and then go on to 
Florida for part of the winter. She hopes to open her 
residence in Washington for the late winter. 
