Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-17
MAINE DISPATCHES.
RICHMOND'S PROGRESS.
A Year Of Steady and Solid Prosperity
Just Passed.
A Summary OF Changes and Statistics
OF Growth
( Special to the Kennebec Journal. ]

Special 10 the kenpebec Journal
RICHMOND Jan. I6.
While other place. on the Kennebec have
been telling Of their prosperity of the past
year but little has been said of Richmond
I stll ~e have been alive, and, though not
making great SUR in the world have be, n
transacting considerable business during the
past year
! There has not been much building as
usual, though seven dwelling houses one
store and shoe factory have been erected
As follows Patrick Thooel on White street.
| Edward Small of Center street, John Glnn
| on Beach street. George Buker on Litchfelh
road, NJ T. Milliken on Front street, Frank
| Toothaker on Springer street, and William
Pease on Water street. The store was built
| by A l.. Preble on Main street. The shoe
factory was built by the Citizens Manufact-
uring Association To secure the business of
ID. A. Caldwell & Go. of Lynn, Mass, in
connection with Caldwell e. Libby already
e.tabl llshed
Several new business firms have opened
or parchased stands. A. T. Harlow. candy
manufacturer; A Merriman, meat mar
ket; f. W Trask Co. tea storer Mrs. &
II King, dry and fancy goods Mrs W. c.
BLAIR IN llinery goods; Edward Mute fruit
AMI confectionery W. II. CHM restaurant
II. {. Avery, notions five and ten cent
goods y. Anderson meat market.
Business changes, in firms or locations,
were about as follows County Attorney
Newells office is now in Lakes block T. G.
Herbert moved to the NJ G. Larrabee &
Co store, that firm moving to Portland A
b Gaube rt took the place of ). W. Jack as
treasurer OF the Savings Bank, last July; l..
B Dingley took charge Of the American
Express; Mrs. 5 NJ Preble sold her millin-
cry stock and opened another store on " ain
street, Pearl Galusha moved his billiard
hall outfit to the Hathorn block; ribbetts &
Ranklns bought the meat market of /. a.
Merriman and added fish market to the
business, Daniel Lancaster moved his meat
market to the Libby block; Frank Lowell
continued the business of the late A X. T
Walker, ieweler; C.. f. Ilarring on closed
his restaurant and opened the Harrington
House; j. II Curtis opened the Curtis
House, formerly called the Iioag House,
The ice business, as all know. assumes
high proportions yearly, and ia one of our
main business stays. our two grist mills
have had good business. The water works
have been extended in all directions. while
our two shoe factories brought thousands of
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v,rd frs,,,bt bn.,,e e.s over the corresponding
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80 m .t,au., Rlo,do rod goo1 s.a-
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,,-,s,,,r,,s cnrIi,ior Much no and lab,r
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,h1, 60 of teachers and the frsa te,t
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nj copgrogatioualist Roy W C. Stiles
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'''A Vi aiso s,ar,sd for III. eraction of
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- 3urin, tho vaar those Of an in.nrance
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p,..n,as,o- u,,,ar secursd the ADVANTAGE
T., ,ur business of a thorough western mail
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or,ar,,sI ,Iovs M 1 cantain
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.art.j, / / Wehher. Oriental No 4 can
& u.i,i,, uorrIl Eacb hos heen nro-
ID w;,b a hnnse and continents for
s,h,;r, tho ire annd In that respeet We
-, vs,v fortunate in lsss. having but two
sres one las, spripy. the stable of J C. |
Rlair being burned. and last fall. the build.
ings Of WIN. Pea.e being DESTROYED.
local mutual bene fit society. for the
bersdt of tho employes at W f. Morgan {
"a !. was organized under the name of the
Norysn Dore Prudential Association.
one of the best indications of better times
vas seen by the fact that the town clerks
books note only about twenty five per cent.
property for the year only thirteen assign