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SALEM, MASS. 
Phone 1290 
GENUINE ORIENTALS. 
An immense rug purchase aggregating $10,000 worth 
of genuine antique orientals now on exhibition and sale 
in our carpet hall. 
nahs, 
We've marked every one below their real value. Buy 
now and make a substantial saving. 
Every rug in this collection is a gem. 
you wish a small mat or a large carpet rug—we can give you 
any size and at the same time save you several dollars. 
In this collection we offer Karabaghs, Kirdistans, Ka- 
bistans, Shirvans, Beloochistans, Afghans, Saranks, Sen- 
Mohols, Feraghans, Serebends, Hamadans, Irans 
and many other truly magnificent rare old floor coverings in all the witchery of [Hastern 
coloring, softened and mellowed by age. 
It matters not whether 
We Cordially Invite Your Inspection. 
justified in spending $500 or $600 
to gratify that part of our citizens 
who enjoy this thing: I think we 
ought to have a variety. 
Town Clerk Jewett declared that 
under the law only $500 was allowed 
for band concerts. 
Mr. Swett said he thought it was 
a rather indefinite way to leave a 
matter,—in the hands of the select- 
men. Either leave it to the select- 
men to hire this band or any other 
as they choose. 
E. P. Stanley thought home talent 
should be patronized and that our 
Own musicians should be encour- 
aged as much as possible. 
The amendment was put but did 
not prevail. The original motion 
was carried. 
Art. 44. Street lights. Called 
for by N. P. Meldrum who moved: 
“That beginning with this month of 
March the street lights shall be 
lighted every night in each month 
except the night before and night of 
a full moon. If dark or stormy on 
one or both of said two nights then 
the lighting shall be the same as 
other nights in the month. An of- 
ficial copy of this vote shall be sent 
by the town clerk to the street light- 
ing company having the contract 
and to the man having charge of 
the work in this town.” 
Mr. Meldrum said by way of ex- 
planation that the town had voted 
to have the lights on 26 nights each 
month and on all other dark and 
stormy nights. There have been 
many nights this winter, he said, 
when the lights were not on, and it 
was so dark that one couldn't see a 
tree until he had run into it. 
Mr. Swett said the additional cost 
would be about $500. It was voted 
on motion by Mr. Swett that $7000 
be appropriated for street lighting. 
It was also voted that new lights 
be placed at the sharp bend in Mas- 
conomo street, near Lobster Cove, 
alsonOne then same nstteet, (nediy the 
front avenue of the Mrs. Russell 
Sturgis estate, and near the entrance 
of the Senator McMillan estate, 
Seausirect: 
Art.62)." Lo act upon jany order 
business that may legally come be- 
fore the meeting,’ was called for by 
Geo. Norie, who offered the follow- 
ing motion: “I move that it be the 
sense of this meeting that the town 
officials and all committees in let- 
ting out work in the building trades 
give fair firms (or firms employing 
union help) the preference.” 
Moderator Allen said he consid- 
ered this motion was legally out of 
order, that the only business that 
may legally come before this meet- 
Japanese Fern Balls. 
These Balls are prepared in Japan by inter- 
twining the roots of a fern of very graceful 
variety in a mass of spaghnum moss. ‘They 
are received in this country in a dormant con- 
dition. A thorough soaking in water at 
first, and afterward an occasional dip, with 
hanging i in a sunny place is all that is needed 
to obtain a beautiful ball of green foliage, 
very decorative for any bright window or the 
piazza. 
Our Spring importation just 
arrived direct from Japan. On 
sale today—House Furnishing 
department, 
25C¢ each 
Clee ee ir SEL 
ing is that specified in the articles 
of the warrant; as far as a formal, 
legal vote on this motion was con- 
cerned, the effect would be uncon- 
stitutional. He ruled the motion 
out of order. He further said that 
the sense of the meeting might be 
taken but any action which the 
town would take at this time would 
have no significance whatever and 
could not be a part of the records 
of the meeting. The moderator 
then put the question in this way: 
“Those who are willing to take 
the sense of the meeting, under- 
standing it to be an informal vote.” 
The vote was counted by the tellers, 
66 voting in the affirmative, 55 in 
the negative. 
This question was then put: 
“Those who desire to say it is the 
sense of this meeting that the town 
officials and all committees in let- 
ting out work in the building trades 
give fair firms the preference,” etc. 
The vote was in favor 68 to 57. 
The moderator explained the vote 
was entirely informal and had no 
legal weight whatever. 
Supt. Kimball called for that part 
of the recommendation in the Fi- 
nance Committee’s report which 
said “that all receipts of the various 
departments and of the town, not 
provided for in the report, be turned 
