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Highland Park Press, 2 May 1929, p. 32

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- MARBLEHEAD AMONG ~â€" OLDEST COAST TOWNS One of the most interesting of the older towns in the United States is Marblehead, Mass., celebrated in hisâ€" tory, and in song and story.: This fishing village looms large in the At One Time Notable Seaport and Its History Exceptionâ€" ally Interesting 28 1 > W PusLic Service ComraAnyYy f A@(:«’f‘g OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS A!(' 3 51 South St. Johns Aven Qfi ou * 0 8 venue ’ | Highland Park, Illinois "YOU CAN‘T BEAT ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION‘" history of our two â€"wars with Eng: land and is noted for its old tales. . In an interesting article "Marblehead, Mirror of ‘76" in the current issue ofâ€"the National Republic, F. M. Van Natter, writing of the old traditions says: * ; "Marblehead‘s history is not entireâ€" ly war and disaster. There is the celebrated fortune teller, Moll Pitcher (not the artillery woman of the Batâ€" tle of Monmouth fame). â€" Moll learnâ€" ed the art from her own renowned grandfather, Old Diamond, who on Call at your Public Service Store and see the new: models, all equipped with the new Cold Control. Or inâ€" quire about having a Frigidaire unit installed in your present refrigerator. You may purchase "Little by Little" at small extra cost. _ Model AP 7â€"2 (at left) has about 7 ca, ft. zcr‘age, and 11 sq.‘ft. of shelf space. Makes 54 cubes, approxi: mately 7> Ibs. of ice at one freezing. Tuâ€"tone lustrous gray aind white porcelain enamel fnish with oneâ€"piece seamless porcelain â€" enamel lining. Price, $345, £. 0. b. Dayton. Installation extra. T H E P R ES S stormy nights sauntered among the tombstones of Burying Hill and orâ€" dered the movements of his phanâ€" tom fleet at sea. Once when the British were lying in the harbor, Moll Pitcher organized her neighbors beâ€" hind her house and so effectively beat tin pans that the redcoats, beâ€" lieving it was the boom of guns, hasâ€" tily stood out to sea. There, too, is Wilmot Read. It was alleged she caused bloody cleavers to appear in children‘s cradles, curdled cows‘ milk and turned butter into blue wool unâ€" No. D4 Frigidaire at $195, delivered ready to plug in, in your home, has approxiâ€" mately 4 cu. ft. of storage space, 8 sq. ft. of shelf space, two trays for ice or desserts. Makes 24 cubes, . roxi« mately 3 ILs. of lce.lewo on steel exterior, oneâ€"piece muhhimm':{unlnz. A resolution authorizing the request for bids for the widening and paving of Vernon avenue from Tudor court to Temple court from Vernon aveâ€" nue to Glencoe road, returnable at the next regular meeting of the Vilâ€" lage Board, May 9, was passed at the session of that body last Thursday evening. Glencoe Asks Bids for Vernon Avenue Paving Marjorie â€" Mitchell, minor, Lake Forest. Letters of guardianship isâ€" sued to Continental Illinois Bank & Trust company. ? Recent proceedings in Probate Court, of interest in this section of the county, are reported as follows: William H. Mitchell, III et al, Lake Forest. Letters of guardianship isâ€" sued to Continental Illinois Bank & Trust company. _ Ira J. Geer, Highland Park. Final report approved and estate closed. Alfred . L. Baker, Lake Forest. Waiver of widow‘s award approved. Estate closed. Executorâ€"discharged. "For decades the humble have been stirred by the extraordinary romance of Agnes Surriage. â€"A prince charmâ€" ingâ€"a duke to be exactâ€"came ridâ€" ing by, saw her, barefooted, scrubâ€" bingâ€"the steps of.the inn, wooed her and ‘sailed away with her to England. His parents forbade their marriage: so heâ€"and Agnes sailed on to Spain where she rescued his grace from beneath the fallen ruins of a catheâ€" dral and nursed him back to health. Parental objections were withdrawn and the duke married her. . Earl W. Spencer, Highland Park. Final report approved. Estate closâ€" ed. ~ John I. Marshall, Jr., minor, of Highland Park. Second report apâ€" proved. ; f ; es "*And who has not heard of the Revolutionary ~ patriot, Hon. Azor Orne? This Marbleheader loaned the colonies a barrel of silver dollars and never received a cent in payment." Late Proceedings "Then there is the hectic ride Ben: jJamin Ireson, captain of the schooner Betty, took and Whittier preserved in the poem ‘Skipper Ireson‘s Ride.‘ The poetry may be good but the actual tale is badly twisted for it was the men, not the women, who tarred and feathered the innocent skipper, then dragged him through the streets in an old dory instead of a cart. Ladies Tiving in Marblehead today tell how their. grandmothers rescued the doughty captain and, with brushes and buckets of suds, scrubbed him down. Legend of "Screeching Woman "And there is a legend of Marbleâ€" head‘s screeching woman. One black night a Spanish pirate ship put into Oakum Bay. On board was a beautiâ€" ful lady whom the fiends tortured to death. Her screams, so it is said, have echoed down the corridors of centuries. Justice Joseph, Story of the <United States Supreme Court, stated that he had heard "those illâ€" omened shrieks again and again in the still hours of the night.‘ til 1692 some Salem ladies heard about her, cried out against her aiiq had her hanged as a witch on Gallows Hill. * % in Probate Court Thursday, May 2, 1929 Thursday, Ma : Win B Troop 33 .0 over *the top drive to make troop a subse official magaz of America. Having aced is now entith boys‘* life awa able by the n troop has ea were offered I The other aw vancement st service. Plans are put the, troop camp enrollm. presenitregul offered and n _ Nineteen. se the Lincoln s landâ€" Parkâ€"1As enthusiastic . stayâ€"at the C entire troop finest hikes leadership> of reports of b The troop floor as~ a °g cabin. They which they f Finding th: which. to th two scouts, G Lloyd, starte such use. Th to complete : other troops Friday eve troop gather: to sing and gasoline lant that it was p and the men them a real After <cle: to leave th five .o‘clock. The troop benches whic equipment o 33 last used much. On Satur games and 3 afternoon th everybody a1 was served. The camp ship of H. R his assistant Dads Plans for scouts of T are being fo: from officers dle of May. Every sc play at son This gam at a regula

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