The Portland daily press., 1883-05-19
ExCHA ANGIE STREET.
"reminiscences of sixty Years Ago.

The demolition of the block of buildings on
the corner of Exchange, Middle and Market
streets, has led to a recurrence relative to the
kind and the occupancy OF the buildings
which stood on those sites and to the occupan-
ey of same farther down the easterly side of
Exchange to Fore street in 1923. The site on
the corner of Middle and Market streets. lately
Chadbourn u Kendal's store, was then cover
cd by large two story frame building known
rs the james Deeang mansion, and occupied
by DR.. james Dorrance as boarding house.
The next building westerly was small wooden
affair once occupied as the post Office Ad-
joining this, on the corner of Exchange
street, was a large two story frame building
occupied many years by Mr.. Joseph Harrod
as dwelling and dry goods store, the late
Capt Charles Richardson being for time his
clerk. The next below was two story small
wooden store o. cupied by David Nj. Gardner,
retail dry goods. Mr.. Gardner becoming dis
sipated died several years afterward in our
poor house. The next below was two story
wooden building, then occupied by Joseph
Barbour, dry goods, and subsequently by Bar
bour y Scott Capt. Andrew Scott who be-
came ship master and is now living on Long
Island, N. Y } the offices of Hon. Stephen
Longfellow aud Gen. Samuel Fessenden being
in the second story Next adjoining was two
story wooden building occupied by Henry II.
Boody as shoe store and Nathan Nutter as
tailor shop. Tho next adjoining was an old
style low three story brick block Che only
brick building on the east side OF the street)
than no " Gav f(haPlaa
Rogers and Josiah Cox, } staple aud fancy dry
goods The next same as now occupied by
Hall L. Davis, was occupied by Eliphalet
Smith and wife, the latter being the smaitest
OF the two for fancy dry goods. Mr., Smith
then owned and occupied the two story wooden
dwelling ON Fee street next easterly OF the
Jsdge Potter mansion opposite Brown street
The next adjoining store was occupied by
James Todd as looking glass aud picture
Trainer. The next below was two story
frame building, occupied by Eleazer Wyer,
jeweller and matchmaker, by Christopher
Manuel, as barber or hair dresser;
and Joseph Hay as shoe store. The next
adjoining was the large two story wooden man
sion house, owned and occupied by Captains
John and Joseph Deering and sisters. Ga the
corner of Milk street stood an old two story
wooden building (end TO Exchange street, &C
eupied by David Buxton aud Hall j. Little
and Little Il Pearson, as book bindery, chess
board mandatory aud circulating library.
The next below on tho easterly corner OF MIX
street., now Ocean Insurance office, was an
old two story wooden building, occupied by
Hon. Isaac Adams and Stephen Patten as a
h44a 4 a.. -,
Adams being for many years the chairman OF
the board of selectmen, the second used for
printing Office by A & j. Shirley. printers o.
the old Portland Gazette. Tue next adjoining
was one story frame Tow occupied by ID.
Goodhue, Matchmaker, Moses Smith, tailor
and Byron Greenough, hats, caps. Sc. The
adjoining store was TWO story wooden hloc k,
occupied by David Robinson, confeclioher,
Timothy Fletcher aud Stephen Mcclellan,
auctioneers, aud John Mahon and David Pep
Frost, hat store, aud afterward by Chas Frost,
loflen called Dandy Frost, he being bachelor
and rather sts lish in his oress.) The next be
low. making the corner of Fore street, was a
low three story brick store occupied by Baker
q Bartels as wholesale and retail grocery,
where good wines, liquors and best groceries
were to be found This store was subsequent
ly kept by Chas. Moody and Rufus Cusbman.
On the westerly side down 10 the Bank of
Cumberland, was occupied as follows: On the
corner, now occupied by Woodbury. & Monl-
ton, was Robert Boyd, the father OF William,
John p. and L. G S. Boyd, who kept dry
goods, hats. shoes and general variety from
penny whistle to a secondhand pulpit. THIS
store covered that now occupied as ticket
office. The next block below, now occupied
BY Bailey & Noyes, was Royal Lincoln
Elisha Yinton aud John Cox. (Vinton & Cox,)
and Lyiord & Gilman, al three dry gooos
stores. In the latter OF these-Vintan's and
Lyford's-our worthy fellow citizens, wm. w.
Thomas and S. r. Lyman and ia the other
-LincoID's-the writer, were clerks or shop
boys, whose business il vas to wait upon and
carry bundles to Madam WiDgate, Mrs. H.
Winslow, Mrs. Asa Clapp, Mrs. Judge PrebIe.
Mrs. g. S. Davis, Mrs. 5. Loagfeliow. Mrs.
john Anderson and other distinguished ladies
Of that day. The compensation OF
clerks al that time being The large
sum OF $50 TO S75 per year, or iiher
Hoard and clothes" fer their services lod--
ing in the stores or in attics. What would the
young men OF the present day say to such sala-
ries? All the occupants of these stores aud
dwellings, with the exception Of James TODD
aud Andrew Scott, have long since passed be-
yond the "bounds of time, Others have sue
ceeded TO their places, most of whom-with
nearly all of the present business men in this
cty-were then unborn.
IL is meet that we should occasionally recall
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msn of our city, and who once occupied these
places-as a reminder that we too have "no
Continuing city here" aud of the rapidity with
which old time is hurrying all to that city from
which there is 10 return. w. ID. l.