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sette in seven shades, two different styles ; Twilled Biege, 

 five shades ; Biege Fancies in six shades, three styles ; Diag- 

 onals, four shades, three different styles. Total, one hundred 

 and thirty pieces, in one hundred and four shades and in 

 thirty different styles of Dress Goods, 



Smith and Dove Manufacturing Co., of Andover, is one of 

 the successful enterprises of this vicinity, whose products are 

 known at least over the entire country. Their exhibit con- 

 sisted of Flax, Undressed Flax, Dressed Flax Sliver, Robing, 

 Yarns and Carpet Yarns, Shoe Thread and Machine Thread, 

 Engine Hose Twine ; Warp and Filling for weaving Linen ; 

 Fire Hose ; and Bookbinders' Twine. To witness the differ- 

 ent stages of manufacture, from the raw to the marketable 

 product, was very interesting to all. 



B. S. Hale & Sons' manufactory, of Lawrence, is a new 

 industry in our city, and they are producing in their line some 

 superior goods in workmanship and finish. The goods ex-> 

 hibited were Laid Linen Fish Lines, braided of linen and 

 silk ; Laid Waterproof Lines ; Braided do. ; Bleached Chalk 

 Lines ; Silk and Cotton Covered Wire, Copper and Iron, for 

 electrical purposes ; Silk and Worsted Covered Flexible Roll 

 Cord ; and Patent Asphalt Covered Copper and Iron Wire, 

 for Waterproof and Insulation. 



Methuen Company. The display of Jute and Cotton Goods 

 made by this Company, was one of exceeding interest, especi-r 

 ally of the Jute goods. The manufacture of Jute goods into 

 various fabrics, is a comparatively new one to this country. 

 Heretofore it has been largely confined to Scotland, in Great 

 Britain, where the fibre is admitted free of duty, audit enters 

 into a large variety of the cloths manufactured there. 



The fibre is grown in the swamps of India, and being 

 planted, gathered, and put up for market, by the very cheap 

 labor of natives, is not so costly as wool or cotton. The 

 manufacture of this fibre into cloth was introduced into Me- 

 thuen at the Methuen Company's Mills several years ago, by 

 David Nevins, Esq., and through his indomitable will, perse- 



