Vol. IV. No. 3 
HARBOR ILLUMINATION 
And Boat Parade in Manchester on Thursday 
Evening, Aug. 2— The Grand Water Event 
of the Season Now Being Arranged For — 
Open to all Residents of Manchester 
The announcement that there is to 
be a harbor illumination and_ boat 
rade in Manchester this year will 
be met with much interest. On the 
evening of August 2 such an event 
will take place, under the auspices of 
the Manchester Yacht club, and will 
be open to all the residents of Man- 
chester. 
The following prizes will be offered 
for the best decorated boats: Ist, 
$25.00 ; 2d, $20.00; 3d, $15.00; 4th, 
$10.00, and 5dth, $5.00. The judge 
will be Mr. Eric Pape of the Eric Pape 
School of Art, Boston, whom Man- 
chester people will recall as the leader 
of the petition taken before Congress 
last winter for the preservation of the 
old fighter Constitution. 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1906 
36 Pages. Three Cents 
Entries, giving length of boat, must 
be made to the secretary of the Yacht 
club on or before July 30. All boats 
must be at Fenton Co.’s wharf at 8 
o’clock, and must be provided with a 
rope at the bow and at the stern for 
towing purposes, or with a ring to 
which such rope can be attached. 
Tow boats will be provided for all 
boats. At 9 o’clock a gun will be 
fired at the yacht club, at which signal 
all owners of shore front property are 
requested to light red fire. 
In case of postponement the Yacht 
club’s cannon will be fired three times 
at 7 o’clock, in which event the illu- 
mination will take place the following 
evening. 
The committee in charge is com- 
posed of A. Walpole Craigie, E. S. 
Grew and Arthur M. Merriam. 
I]l-gotten wealth bestowed in charity 
or benevolence brings no blessing to 
the giver, however much it may bless 
the recipient. 
- North Shore Pastoral Scene 
The accompanying scene is 
but one of the many delight- 
ful farm scenes to be found on 
the North Shore—such scenes 
as add charm to the sea-shore 
beauty. The picture was 
taken at the Mrs. John C. 
Phillips (Boston) farm on 
Phillips avenue, North Bev- 
erly. 
HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 
Manchester Society Hold Annual 
Meeting. Action Taken on Mat- 
ter of Memorial for Indian Chief 
Masconomo. Grand Tribute Paid 
the Late Hon. H. C. Leach in 
Paper by Historian. 
The annuale meeting of the Man- 
chester Historical Society was held 
Monday evening in the Library 
building and the following officers 
were elected for the year: W. H. 
Allen, president; Oliver T. Roberts, 
vice president; Alfred S. Jewett, 
secretary-treasurer; Joseph A. Tor- 
rey, historian; D. L. Bingham, lib- 
rarian and curator; George F. Al- 
len, S. L. Wheaton, and J. F. Rabardy, 
executive committee. 
A committee was appointed to 
co-operate with the committee of 
the Elderly Brethren to consider as 
to some form of memorial to the 
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