Real Gstate 
And Improvements 
It is reported that the contract for 
building the A. L. Devins house at 
Manchester has been awarded to a 
Swampscott firm. 
Alexander S. Porter, jr., of Boston 
and Manchester has purchased the 
Cochrane cottage, on Cobb avenue, 
Manchester. 
Ciark & Mills’ Electric Co have 
the contract for wiring Mrs. John L. 
Bremer’s house at Smith’s point and 
started work there Thursday. This 
concern has also just completed wiring 
the Geo. H. Hood house at Hamilton, 
and have a number of other smaller 
contracts in hand. 
D. C. Ballou & Co was given the 
contract last week to do all the out 
side grading on Col. Nelson’s estate 
at Magnolia, now in the course of 
construction. They have at present 
five large contracts on hand. 
The sale was recorded this week of 
the “Cassie Brook’’ property, so-called, 
on Summer street, Manchester, com- 
prising 12.102 acres. The property 
was owned by Augustus A. Smith of 
Attica, N.Y., and the sale was made 
to John T. Gardner of Brookline. 
The sale of land recently made on 
Masconomo _ street, Manchester, 
near the Unitarian church, was to 
Mrs. John Cordner of Chestnut 
street, Boston, and Pride’s Crossing. 
.A cottage is to be built upon the 
land this winter, it is said, and Mrs. 
Cordner and daughters will occupy 
it next season. 
Sidewalk Contract Awarded 
The selectmen have awarded the 
contract for building the sidewalk at 
Manchester Cove, from the railroad 
crossing to Ocean street, near the 
house of Randolph Taylor, to Morley, 
Flatley & Co., whose figure for the 
work was $4,560. The other bidders 
were Daniel Edgecomb, $4,946; S. 
Albert Sinnicks, $5,375 ; and Charles 
Littlefield, $7,661. 
An appropriation of $5,000 for this 
work was made at an adjourned town 
meeting as per plans of Olmstead Bros. 
of Brookline. The work will include 
the widening of the road above Craft’s 
hill. The contractors will start work 
at once. ‘ 
Work done at your residence, if 
desired, anywhere from Manchester 
to Pride’s Crossing. J. Vasconcellos, 
barber, Central square, Manchester 
Tel. 53-13 Manc. * 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Society Notes 
The A. Walpole Craigies and the 
Herbert W. Masons were among 
Thursday’s departures from Manches- 
ter. Franklin Pfaelzer and family 
also left Manchester Thursday and 
went to Laurel-in-the-Pines, Lake- 
wood, N.J. 
Brownland Cottages, Manchester, 
close Monday morning after breakfast. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. McMillan 
entertained a number of friends at a 
dinner party at Eaglehead, Manches- 
ter, Thursday evening. Baron and 
Baroness Rosen were among their 
guests. 
It was a jolly party of men that 
came down over the road from Boston 
Thursday afternoon and were enter- 
tained at lunch at the Essex County 
club, as guests of Francis W. Fabyan 
of West Manchester. They were 
friends and business associates, and 
have met at various times on occasions 
of this kind. The only thing to mar (?) 
the occasion was when Officer Lamas- 
ney of the local police force walked 
into the dining room and inquired who 
was the owner of the automobile with 
a certain number (giving the number). 
Nobody replied, though everybody in 
the room knew who was wanted, and 
unfortunately it happened to be a 
member of the party, who had been 
three times arrested for over-speeding 
—Mr. Dean of Dean, Chase & Co. 
Mr. Dean is a jolly good fellow, and 
very popular. It wassome minutes 
before he knew the joke was on him. 
There were 22 in the party, the officer 
making the “skidoo”’ number. 
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Dalton re- 
turned to Beverly Farms yesterday 
from a week’s visit to the White 
Mountains. 
The W. S. Kemey’s were among 
Thursday’s departures from Manches- 
ter. They are stopping at Sherry’s 
Apartments on Fifth avenue, New 
York, for the present. : 
The Myron C. Wicks closed their 
cottage at Manchester Cove yesterday 
and started for their home in Youngs- 
town, O. 
The W. B. Lamberts, who have 
been at the “Apple-lane” cottage, 
West Manchester, this summer, left 
Wednesday for their home in Cam- 
bridge. 
H. S. Grew, 2d, and family, who 
have been occupying the F. R. Tib- 
betts cottage at West Manchester, 
returned to town Monday. 
Arthur Richmond and family left 
Beverly Farms Thursday and sailed 
since then for Europe. 
The Richard S. Codmans 
Beverly Farms Wednesday 
their Boston home. 
left 
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TOWN NOTICES, 
MANCHESTER. 
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All bills and claims against the Town 
should be presented to the Selectmen on or 
before Wednesday of each week. After ap- 
proval the bills will be paid by the Town 
Treasurer, at his office, on the following Sat- 
urday. The regular business meeting of the 
Board, will be held on Thursday evening of 
each week at seven o’clock, also on the last 
Saturday afternoon of each month from one 
to four o’clock. 
‘ FRED K. SWETT, 
EDWARD S. KNIGHT, 
WALTER R. BELL, 
Selectmen of Manchester 
Water Board Notice, 
The regular meeting of the WATER 
BOARD will be held at their office, in the 
Town Hall Building, on the last WEDNEsS- 
DAY OF EACH MONTH, from 2 to 5 o’clock, 
P.M. All orders for shutting off or letting on 
of water, reports of leaks, and all business 
of the department under the Superintendent 
should be reported at his office at the Pump- 
ing Station. 
Per order, | Pe EER asi 2 
MANCHESTER WATER BOARD. 
Town Treasurer's Notice, 
The TOWN TREASURER will be at 
his office in the Town Hall Building, on Sat- 
urdays, for the payment of bills, from 1 
o’clock to 5 and from 7 to 8 o’clock P.M. 
When a holiday comes on Saturday the pay 
day will be Friday previous at the same 
hours. 
EDWIN P. STANLEY, 
Treasurer. 
Notice. 
The regular meetings of the SCHOOL 
COMMITTEE will be held the first Mon- 
day evening of each month at which time all 
bills against the school department of the 
town should be presented for approval. 
ALFRED C. NEEDHAM, 
Secretary, 
Notice, 
For the convenience of any person having 
business with the School Committee or Supt. 
of Schools, Mr. CHARLES E. FIsu, the Sup- 
erintendent, will be at the office of the 
School Committee, in the Town Hall Build- 
ing, Thursday afternoon of each week, from 
3.30 to 4.30 o’clock. 
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. 
