This Week in Marblehead History: 1907

Every week, Marblehead Patch digs through the Marblehead Messenger microfilm archives at to find out what was happening on this week in local history.

In 1907:

Dance at Abbot Hall: The Star-of-the-Sea Circle, assisted by a committee from the Young Men's Catholic Temperance Society, held a very pretty dancing party in last evening. The attendance was large and a number were present from out of town. The committee having the dance in charge consisted of Misses Kate Dooley, Margaret Dooley, Margaret Bauer, Grace E. O'Brien, Teresa Joyce, Margaret Casey, Margaret O'Donnell, Katherine O'Donnell, Nellie McCloskey and Avis C. O'Brien.

Attempted Burglaries: Last Saturday afternoon Mr. Mosher of Danvers, who has a cottage at the Pines on Mr. Wyman's land, went there to look over his premises. Just as he entered the front door, two men jumped out of a side window and ran away. One of the men left his coat. Saturday evening some person or persons unknown tried to enter George P. Graves' store in the Rechabite block. The blacksmith shop on the corner of Atlantic Avenue was visited also last Saturday evening and some tools were taken.

Motor Boat Show: A large number of Marblehead people have visited the Boston exhibition of the National Motor Boat Association at Mechanics' Hall this week. The display is large and shows a great variety of gasoline-propelled craft Explosive engines of all kinds and sizes.

Fire Between Floors: Another still alarm was turned into the School-street Engine House last evening, this time for a smoldering fire between the floors occupied by Benjamin Thrasher of Washington Street. The water pipes were frozen the previous night and were thawed out in the morning. During the day, the people in the house smelled smoke but could not locate the source. It was discovered and extinguished without an particular trouble.

Man Wins Several Prizes: Mr. Wallace Haley of this town won a gold cup as prize in the intercollegiate meet at the Boston College last Friday night. Mr. Haley, who is a student at the Boston College High School, class of 1908, has an enviable reputation as an athlete. Mr. Haley's strong point is running and he is a member of a crack relay team.

Ran Nail in His Foot: Mr. Woodfin Bartlett of the ran a nail into his foot at the fire at Clifton last Saturday morning. He was trying to uncouple some hose and inadvertently stepped upon an upturned nail. HE was take home and the injury attended to. Mr. Bartlett is attending to his regular duties again, but walks with a slight limp. One of the other firemen spoiled a pair of boots upon the same nail, but it did not penetrate the skin.

Heating by Electricity: Scientists have settled among themselves, that hot body differs from a cold body in that the very small particles or molecules, of which it is composed, are in a state of rapid to-and-fro motion or oscillation. Increasing the temperature only serves to increase the violence of these molecular vibrations until the body is melted down or evaporated. Heat by electricity is no exception to the above principles. In the transmission of coal energy to heat there is always a great loss, while electricity energy can always be converted entirely to heat. This fact alone was sufficient enough for scientists to develop electric heaters and cooking devices.

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