NORTH SHORE BREEZE 19 
BEVERLY FARMS 
Repairs and alterations are being 
made on the farm cottage of Gordan 
Dexter, occupied by John Bolam. 
John Knowlton is officiating behind 
the counter at Varney’s during Mr. 
Varney’s absence. 
William Neville commenced his 
duties last Tuesday morning as super- 
intendent at West Beach and is busily 
engaged in getting things in shape for 
the summer. 
Messrs. Walker Bros. and Co. 
opened their store Tuesday with L.A. 
Rogers in charge as in previous years. 
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rourke of 
Haskell street are receiving con- 
gratulations on the recent arrival of a 
son. 
The demand of the carpenters who 
on May 1st demanded an increase of 
wages to 41 cents per hour, has 
bothered quite a few of the local 
firms and in some cases the work has 
practically stopped, pending an adjust- 
ment of the situation. 
The children belonging to the Bev- 
erly Farms Sunday school hold a sale 
this afternoon in the chapel. 
The Hardy club will give a social 
and dance on Thursday evening, May 
10th, in Marshall’s hall, and Cook’s 
orhcestra will deliver the goods in the 
musical line and Parker the refresh- 
ments. 
The G.A.R. Associates’ 6th game 
in the pitch tournament was played 
on Thursday evening. 
A recent ball game between the 
nine representing the Hardy club and 
a picked nine called the ““Yonnigans” 
resulted in a defeat of the Hardy club 
by a score of 17 to 10. Another game 
between these nines is to be played 
within a few days. 
George S. Day, the young assistant 
freight agent at the local station, has 
been considering the accepting of a 
splendid clerical position in the office 
at Beverly of the U.S. Machine Co., 
but has finally concluded to remain at 
his present place. 
Miss Fannie Williams has accepted 
the position of bookkeeper for Messrs. 
H. M. and R. E. Hodgkins. 
The young ladies and young gentle- 
men of the place gave a private danc- 
ing party in Marshall’s hall on Thurs- 
day evening. 
_ Anumber of Farms’ residents are 
in receipt of daily papers from Cali- 
fornia relatives, which have been a 
source of much interest, giving a 
graphic description and many illustra- 
tions of the disaster. 
A handsome new line of postals 
has just been added to the stock at 
Varney’s Drug store. ie 
Improved Carpet Cleaning ! 
Carpets taken up, cleaned, disinfected and relaid. 
Furniture repairing and upholstering. 
Shade and drapery work. 
Mattresses made over and made to order. 
Houses opened up and closed. 
We employ only first-class workmen. 
We can furnish the best of references. 
No order too large or too small to receive our immedi- 
ate attention. 
E, K. BANKS, Rear 5 Hale St., Beverly 
Telephone 631-12 Salem 
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Telephone 346-3 Beverly 
Daniel Linchan & Son 
Contractors and Builders 
Speeial attention given to House 
and Land Drainage. Estimates 
given and Contracts performed for 
Roads, Bridges, Sewers, Water 
Works, Wells, Earthwork, Blast- 
ing, Grading, Stone Masonry and 
Landscape Work, Steam Drilling 
Tree moving a specialty. Fe 
We are the Contractors for the Entire 
Stonework and Grading at H. C. Frick’s 
new residence os or ao os se 
DANIEL LINEHAN JOHN H. LINEHAN 
PRIDE’S CROSSING, MASS. 
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Remover of House Waste and Ashes. Jobbing and Expressing 
H. A. BURCHSTEAD, Manager 
Horse Clipping. Order Box with Loomis, the Jeweler. 
P.O. Address, BOX 409, MANCHESTER, MASS, 
Board for Horses. 
D. B. HODGKINS’ SONS, 
Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, 
TAPPAN STREET, MANCHESTER-BY-=THE SEA. 
Telephone 123-4, 
Also, RAILROAD AVENUE, CORNER PEARL STREET, GLOUCESTER. TELEPHONE 222-3, 
M. J. MARSHALL, 
ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED. 
House Cleaning, Opening and Closing in Fall. 
First-Class Work Guaranteed. Turkish Work a Specialty. Mattresses Made to Order. 
Shop, High St., Beverly Farms, *°“wan’ts 547 Humphrey St., Swampscott, Mass, 
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CON TRACTORS AND BUILDERS, 
BEVERLY FARMS, MASS. 
Branch Office at Manchester-by-the-Sea. 
G. P. CONNOLLY. Fotnas aren on Blasting, Excavating, Grades Landscape, Steam Drilling and 
T. D. CONNOLLY. all kinds of Stone Work (GAll work personally attended to. 
Steam Road Rollers to let. Builders of Lawn Tennis Courts. 
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN to HOUSE ann LAND DRAINAGE. 
Chas. H. Bent 
Electrical Contractor 
Estimates furnished for Electric Wiring, for Bell, Telephone, Signal and Storage 
Battery Systems. Full line of Fixtures and Supplies. 
ICE WILL BE HIGH. Get an estimate on Refrigeration by Electric Power. 
Tel, Connection, 121-2 Bow St., Beverly, Mass. 
S. J. CONNOLLY. 
