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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 898 24737 SH SOLE 24737
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. COM 025816109 5259 31635 SH SOLE 31635
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP. COM 026609107 1196 30481 SH SOLE 30481
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COM 026874107 5182 47927 SH SOLE 47927
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. COM 032654105 3778 40624 SH SOLE 40624
BELL ATLANTIC CORP. COM 077853109 559 9088 SH SOLE 9088
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL A COM 084670108 841 15 SH SOLE 15
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B COM 084670207 2214 1210 SH SOLE 1210
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC. COM 101121101 1240 39825 SH SOLE 39825
BP AMOCO PLC SPONS ADR COM 055622104 1392 23468 SH SOLE 23468
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO. COM 110122108 2754 42910 SH SOLE 42910
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. COM 17275R102 10125 94520 SH SOLE 94520
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC. COM 12612W104 1115 32315 SH SOLE 32315
COCA COLA CO. COM 191216100 477 8189 SH SOLE 8189
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COM 209615103 484 7450 SH SOLE 7450
DUKE-WEEKS REALTY CORP. COM 264411505 1679 86112 SH SOLE 86112
E M C CORPORATION COM 268648102 1292 11825 SH SOLE 11825
EASTMAN KODAK CO. COM 277461109 945 14270 SH SOLE 14270
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. COM 291011104 1077 18775 SH SOLE 18775
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES TR COM 294741103 3254 132148 SH SOLE 132148
ERICSSON LM TEL SEK 10B ADR COM 294821400 9758 148550 SH SOLE 148550
EXXON MOBIL CORP. COM 30231G102 1226 15224 SH SOLE 15224
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE COM 313586109 268 4300 SH SOLE 4300
FIRST YEARS INC. COM 337610109 524 63025 SH SOLE 63025
FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORP. COM 33901A108 734 21077 SH SOLE 21077
GANNETT CO. COM 364730101 1109 13596 SH SOLE 13596
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 6322 40852 SH SOLE 40852
GILLETTE CO. COM 375766102 3727 90498 SH SOLE 90498
GTE CORP. COM 362320103 2230 31600 SH SOLE 31600
HEALTHSOUTH CORP. COM 421924101 59 11000 SH SOLE 11000
HEWLETT PACKARD CO. COM 428236103 2125 18685 SH SOLE 18685
INTEL CORP. COM 458140100 10449 126944 SH SOLE 126944
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 3132 29031 SH SOLE 29031
IONICS INCORPORATED COM 462218108 1114 39620 SH SOLE 39620
J. P. MORGAN & CO. COM 616880100 385 3037 SH SOLE 3037
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 2668 28610 SH SOLE 28610
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP. COM 494368103 2335 35687 SH SOLE 35687
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM COM 549463107 2673 35642 SH SOLE 35642
MCDONALDS CORP. COM 580135101 3290 81610 SH SOLE 81610
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 589331107 3691 54937 SH SOLE 54937
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. COM 590188108 1900 22800 SH SOLE 22800
MICROSOFT CORP. COM 594918104 13197 113035 SH SOLE 113035
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUF. CO. COM 604059105 551 5631 SH SOLE 5631
MOTOROLA INC. COM 620076109 1560 10595 SH SOLE 10595
NESTLE SPON ADR REPSTG REG SH COM 641069406 628 6890 SH SOLE 6890
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS COM 65332V103 544 5280 SH SOLE 5280
NOKIA CORP. ADR COM 654902204 229 1200 SH SOLE 1200
NOVARTIS ADR COM 66987V109 574 7855 SH SOLE 7855
ORACLE SYSTEMS CORPORATION COM 68389X105 7683 68557 SH SOLE 68557
PFIZER, INC. COM 717081103 250 7695 SH SOLE 7695
PROCTOR AND GAMBLE COM 742718109 2760 25187 SH SOLE 25187
REUTERS GROUP PLC SPON ADR COM 76132M102 751 9290 SH SOLE 9290
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 3312 78163 SH SOLE 78163
STATE STREET CORP. COM 857477103 253 3460 SH SOLE 3460
STERIS CORPORATION COM 859152100 1375 134110 SH SOLE 134110
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. COM 861012102 6457 42636 SH SOLE 42636
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC. COM 866810104 535 6910 SH SOLE 6910
TANDY CORP. COM 875382103 300 6100 SH SOLE 6100
TELEFONICA SA SPAIN ADR COM 879382208 3879 49224 SH SOLE 49224
THE NEW GERMANY FUND INC. COM 644465106 191 15580 SH SOLE 15580
UNUMPROVIDENT CORP. COM 91529Y106 1845 57555 SH SOLE 57555
USX-MARATHON GROUP COM 902905827 280 11360 SH SOLE 11360
VOLKSWAGEN A G SPONS ADR COM 928662303 240 21400 SH SOLE 21400
WALT DISNEY CO. COM 254687106 2038 69662 SH SOLE 69662
WARNER LAMBERT CO. COM 934488107 4205 51314 SH SOLE 51314
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