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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Lightning struck in several places 
in town during the shower Thursday 
afternoon. Noserious damage resulted, 
however. A chimney at the George 
Pierce house on the Neck was struck 
and a few bricks felled to the ground. 
A* tree on the G2 FE. Cotting “estate, 
West Manchester, was struck, and 
lightning also rent a hole in the 
ground near the Ayer place on Sum- 
mer street. The telephone service 
was crippled to some extent, about 20 
lines — mostly in West Manchester — 
being put out of commission, owing to 
fuses having been burnt out. A tele- 
phone pole near the pumping station 
was struck, and there was some slight 
damage done to a telephone box on a 
pole near the Bartlett estate on Sea 
street. The fuses were burnt out at 
the engine house also. 
_Lightning came near causing fatal 
results at the Fred Lucas place in 
Essex. As the twenty-year-old boy 
was working in the barn during the 
shower he was struck, the soles torn 
from his shoes, and his body turned 
almost black for a short time. Other 
than this he was not injured, nor 
was any injury done to the building. 
It is a singular coincidence that light- 
ning struck in fhe vicinity of the 
Lucas place three years ago, killing 
five of Mr. Lucas’ cows in the pasture. 
Mr. Lucas formerly lived at the Cove. 
Iron beds, mattresses, spring beds, 
iron couches, and a general line of 
furniture can be found at the A.S. 
and G.. W.. Jewett Co) Desmond 
AVEC Hara 
The bathing season has opened at 
Singing beach. Several bathers have 
been enjoying a cold dip this week. 
The bath houses are being put in 
order and the beach is being cleaned 
of the refuse that has collected during 
the winter. The float and life-line 
will not be put off the beach till about 
the middle of June. 
It is not an uncommon occurrence 
to hear of somebody running off with 
a horse and buggy, or even of stealing 
a boat sometimes, and it is not alto- 
gether rare, now that there are so 
many little naphtha launches about, 
to hear of one of these little boats 
being among the missing. But it is 
a very uncommon occurrence to hear 
of somebody stealing the engine out 
of a naphtha launch and escaping with 
it. Such a thing has happened this 
week, and right here in Manchester 
harbor, too. One of our enthusiastic 
mariners had a three-horse power 
Essex engine in his new 26-foot 
launch, but the bed had not been 
completed: He left it over night. 
In the morning the engine had disap- 
peared. He is looking for the 
theives (?). 
Antique Furniture. Historical Crockery. 
China, Pewter, Brass Goods, Solid Silver. 
MANCHESTER ANTIQUE STORE, 
THE OLp Post OFFICE. 
P. A. Pederson, Proprietor. MANCHESTER-BY=THE-SEA. 
' Town Hall Clocks, High Four-Post Beadsteads, 
Highboys, Secretaries, Sideboards, Tip Tables, 
Chippendale Sofas, Martha Washington Chairs, 
China Closets, Mother Hubbard Winged Chairs, 
Dutch Eight Leg Tables, Swell Front Bureaus. 
Fine Furniture Made To Order. Antique Furniture Repaired. 
The E. S. Grews arrived Wednes- 
day. They are occupying their mag- 
nificent new mansion on Glass fiead. 
Mr. and Mrs. George Putnam joined ; 
the summer colony at Manchester 
yesterday. | UST | 
During the storm yesterday after- J | 
noon lightning struck the Borland | 
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house in Manchester, tearing off some 
clapboards and rending a hole in the 
ground in front of the piazza. 
pate Se Se 
Good Showing, | 12 WEEKS | 
The report of the state tax commis- | : 
sioners this year shows some interest- 
ing figures on the valuation of North 
Shore towns. Beverly appears to be 
above board to the extent of almost 
half a million, while Manchester comes 
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along with over $416,000 to her credit. | FROM CHINA | 
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The figures from the report are as 
follows: — | 
Beverly—Asssts: school houses, $236,650 ; 
other public buildings, $207,875 ; public parks 
and grounds, $78,425: cemeteries, $63,000; 
other real estate, $24,000; water works, | 
$326,997; fire apparatus, $28,259; water 
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inking fund, $59,149; oth inking funds, 
seat aoa one aera | AND JAPAN] 
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$1,677,502. 
Liabilities — Schools, $33,000; water works, 
$164,000; sewers, $115,000; trust funds, $16,- 
567; other debts, $828,000. Total, $1,194,569. 
Manchester—Assets: school houses, $45,- 
000; public library, $50,000; other public 
buildings, $33,300; public grounds, as parks, 
etc., $139,300; cemeteries, $14,800; other real FRESH, new MATTINGS.— Every one 
estate, $35,000; water works, $281,457; fire who knows the value of newness KNOWS 
apparatus, $15,009; trust funds, $2500; other that such Mattings are worth double for 
assets, $15,080. Total, $561,437. wear—those a year or more old. IMPpoRT- 
Liabilities— Public buildings other than ING direct from the Orient, we are able to 
school houses and public library, $60,000; make lower prices than others, and to give 
water works, $84,000; trust funds, $1,220. better qualities for a given price. It gives 
Total, $145,220. us pleasure to submit samples and quote 
Wenham — Assets, $17,018; _ liabilities, prices. 
$3,475. 
Hamilton — Assets, $39,200; liabilities, 
$18,600. 
Essex—Assets, $87,612; liabilities, $24,- 
128. 5 
Ipswich— Assets, $309,278; liabilities, 
$187,530. 
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The Beverly Board of Aldermen H.M.B &C 
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evidently is not in sympathy with the SALEM : 
saner fourth as advocated by Hezekiah ; 
Butterworth and a few others. They | 
evidently remember the time when 
they were boys themselves. 
