20 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
First-Class Groceries and Kitchen Furnishings 
A complete line of 
STAPLE and FANCY 
GROCERIES 
S. S. Pierce Goods 
Strictly Fresh Eggs, Butter, 
Cheese and Cream 
Gasoline % Motor Oil 
P. S. LYCETT 
Magnolia Avenue Tel. 50-2 
We have just added a line of 
Hardware and 
Kitchen Furnishings 
Grockery, Tin ware, etc. 
‘Also a line of 
Garden Tools, Rakes, 
Forks, Spades, etc. 
Magnolia, Mass. 
Next to Men’s Clubhouse 
Nearly a Million Talks per Day, the 
Business Done by the New England 
Tel. & Tel. Co. 
Nearly a million calls a day is. the 
average patronage of the New England 
Telephone and Telegraph Company, 
according to the annual report of Gen. 
Thomas Sherwin, its president. The 
exact figures given are, approximately, 
301,600,000 local calls and 15,800,000 
toll calls for the year 1908, and they 
emphasize the widespread usefulness of 
the telephone and its intimate relation to 
the business and social life of the com- 
munity. It is estimated by careful ob- 
servers that 1,500,000 persons, or about 
one-third of the population of New Eng- 
land, are in daily touch with telephone 
service. 
The financial showing for the year 
was very satisfactory. The gross re- 
venue was $11,259,130.15, an increase 
of $579.504.39 over the preceding year. 
‘Ihe expenses were $8,698,717.24 an 
increase of $185,294.60, while the net 
revenue was $2,550,412.91, an increase 
of $394,209.79. A six per cent. divi- 
dend was declared and new capital to the 
amount of $3,926,600 was issued. As 
the telephone furnishes a pretty good in- 
dex of business conditions, the confid- 
ence with which this report regards the 
immediate future would seem t» presage 
a belief in a general improvement in in- 
dustrial affats. 
The Colonial. - 
It seems to be a unanimous verdict that 
** A Stubborn Cinderella’’ which began 
an engagement at the Colonial Theatre, 
Boston, Monday, May 3, 1s the best 
musical play that has been seen in this 
part of the country for some time. 
Those who have seen it speak of it in 
the highest possible terms and as a 
pleased audience is the best possible ad- 
vertisement, the business is only limited 
by the capacity of the theatre. 
The engagement is a limited one. 
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday 
NURSERY STOCK.  ee'sinis in vines, ‘Call 
and look over our stock. Mail 
and Telephone orders promptly attended to. Tub and Potted Evergreens in all 
sizes and kinds. 
THE PIERCE NURSERIES  — 
Telephone 97 Beverly Farms, Mass. 
FIREPROOF GARAGE 
THE ONLY ONE IN MANCHESTER. 
Automobiles 
Marine Motors 
Motor cycles 
Bicycles 
Solid Rubber Tires 
All Kinds 
‘Fitted. 
North Shore - 
Agents for 
Mischelin Tires 
We have it—Mercury Arc Rectifier for Charging Storage Batteries. 
Automobiles and Bicycles Supplies and Repairs of all Kinds 
For Sale and Rent. Le ae At Lowest Prices. 
Perkins & Corliss 
Beach St., [Manchester 1 Middle St., Gloucester 
R@°OPEN ALL NIGHT 
% NEW GARAGE AT BASS ROCKS * 
