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We have them from $7.00 to $150.00 
The Most Reliable 
Shopping Place Along 
The North Shore 
A SHORT STORY ABOUT SOME OF THEM : 
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IKERMAN| 
finest rugs made. 
The majority of these rugs 
are made by the women of 
Bokhara. 
ually deep red, black and a little white, the design 
being a repetition of rectangular figure, or flat cor- 
nered squares, the ground of the rug being red, the 
design black — sizes 6x 9 to 8x11 feet. 
These are made by Afshars 
a wandering tribe in Persia, 
who produce some of the 
The weave is the finest, with a 
silk lustre, the designs are exceedingly handsome. 
They can be had in rug or carpet size. 
The color is us- 
are wool. 
|PERSIAN| 
bly of cotton, but the rule has exceptions, as some 
The dye used is very durable. 
ceded that rugs were made in Persia, centuries 
before the art found its way to Turkey and India. 
This rug resembles 
the Persian in texture, 
but the weave is 
heavier and coarser. 
This rug is generally 
known by the warp, 
which is almost invaria- 
It is con- 
In design the Persian palm is 
prominent, but the Persian designs are reproduced 
It is a popular rug and like many Persians is silky’ 
The sizes most commonly seen are 4x7 or 4x8 feet’ 
MANCHESTER 
Mr. and Mrs. F. Clifford Rand were 
in Portsmouth over Sunday. 
At the annual meeting of the stock- 
holders of the Manchester Electric 
Co. last Saturday the old board of 
officers were re-elected as follows: 
Oliver T. Roberts, president; George 
i) Lee, j1., treasurer; Raymond .C. 
Allen, clerk ; Philip Dexter, Gordon 
Abbott, Gardner M. Lane and Chas. 
E. Cotting, directors. 
A runaway on Pine street Wednes- 
day occasioned much excitement in 
that vicinity and all along Bridge street 
to the Dr. Fitz estate, and incidentally 
strewed milk and cream and cans along 
the way. The driver of the Cherry 
Hill farm milk wagon had removed his 
horse’s bridle to feed him, when the 
animal took fright, tipped over the 
wagon and skipped off with the front 
wheels. The animal ran up Bridge 
street and turned into Dr. Fitz’s ave- 
nue, where it was finally stopped. 
J. P. Lations is doing a hustling 
business at his shop on Summer street. 
One day this week there were upwards 
of 30 carriages of various kinds there 
being painted. 
Joseph D. Simonds, the well-known 
junk dealer, has been attending an 
Israelite convention in New Yort part 
of the week. 
Cook’s orchestra, Manchester’s new- 
est musical organization, will play for 
the Hardy club dance at Beverly 
Farms next Thursday evening. 
The strong wind Thursday after- 
noon was responsible for breaking the 
large plate glass door in Pink’s harness 
store. 
Albert E. Grant of Boston, a meat- 
cutter, has entered the employ of 
Sheldon’s market for the season. Ar- 
thur Crocker has also entered the 
employ of that concern this week, to 
assist in the office work for the sum- 
mer. 
The Masconomo stables were opened 
the first of the week. The house will 
not be opened till the last of this 
month. 
Ladies’ Queen Quality and Knick- 
erbocker shoes at Bell’s. ‘ 
preferred from $12.50 to $15.00. 
For further particulars see 
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American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Co. 
Owing to recent developments and increased demand for stock the 
price is to to be advanced after May 1, 
Common stock is to be advanced from $3.50 to $6.00 a share and 
Investors should take advantage of the present price. 
B. L. BOYLE, Manchester, Mass. 
H. Shatland of Boston has just 
opened in the Kimball block, Union 
street, a ladies’ and gents’ custom 
tailoring establishment, where he in- 
tends to do anything and everything 
in his line which comes his way. He 
was formerly with R. H. White Co. 
and Macullar, Parker Co., Boston. 
Mrs. Walter R. Bell and daughter 
are spending a week visiting Mr. and 
Mrs. Roderick MacDonald in Chelsea. 
Jos. Pink of Boston, of Jos. Pink & 
Co., was in town Sunday. His store 
in the post-office building has been 
undergoing some minor changes, in- 
cluding new signs for the windows, 
etc. A very pretty line of the goods 
to be found in the store is now dis- 
played in the windows. 
Baldwin Dry Air Refrigerators at 
Carter’s. 
