The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-02

happenings business, social and munich
pal events etc, for the year 1895. The
depression prevalent in business through
out the country was felt here to greater
extent than in 1894, yet there were nc
failures and no complete shutdown III
any branch of manufacturing. On the
whole our people have reason to be thank
full ton the amount of prosperity we, as d
community, have enjoyed during the yea1
that has just closed.
LOCAL INDUSTRIES.
Critchett, Sibley 4 CO.'S shoe factory
felt to a greater extent than in the pre-
ceding year the depression of business,
but is still the leading industry of the
city. 1t has run without cessation
throughout the year and while its out
put has not been so large as in some for
mer years, it has fully held its own in all
respects with factories of it's size in New
England.
Mathews Bros. have not felt the hard
times in the least but have steadily in
creased their output of doors, sash, blinds
and interior finish. Their work is nearly
all for the best grades of residences in
Boston, Bar Harbor and other places
where the highest priced work is demand
ed and appreciated. They have run full
time, with a constantly increasing crew,
and on two or three contracts have been
obliged to run nights.
sherman 4 Co. have built an addition
al leather boald mill, at Mason mills. at
a cost of so, 600 whch>doubled the ca
paci'y of their mills, as the new one is
capable of running continuously, while
the other two can be run but II hours
per day. These mills We're partially shut
down few weeks i'll the fall on account
of the drouth, but had orders which
would have kept them or full time had it
been possible to run.
Kelley x Co. S axe factory and Rankin
X Go. saw mill have had good run on
orders, but suffered from lack of water in
the autumn. The latter firm has built an
addition to the mill, which will be utiliz-
ed the coming season.
j. c. Durham has had a good run of
work on boxes for the shoe factory and
various packing concerns in neghboring
towns, and a good local demand for doors,
sash, blinds, etc
The granite and marble workers have
had good run of work, and have turned
Including some OF new and original de-
signs. }. H. Healey < Co. have moved
from Pleasant street to Main street, and
". i, Howard from Church to Main street.
Harrison, Wood " Go. have made a num-
bel Of large bail monuments, and Healey
4 Go. set TWO in December. James T.
Felnald continues in both marble and
granite work with a good run of orders,
nd llutchins Bros. have put out work
that is credit to their skill. Mark Wood
4 son have sent out several stones on
which the carving, the work of Mr.. +. NJ
Wood. Is equal to any done in New Eng
land. W. I. Howard S work still holds
the confidence of the public, and his shop
is well patronized. j. NJ. Tibbetts got
out a lot of II balusters for building in
Detroit, Mich, early in the season. Pat
rick Brogan d Son are operating the pol
ishing mill in the shoe factory annex on
Pleasant street, and have been busy
through the season.
The glist mill of the Lewis Wharf Mill
ing Go. has been removed from the
buildings on Lewis wharf and the place
is used for storage.
The manufacture OF clothing is still
quite an important industry, and most Of
the shops have had a good season. W.
w. Gates has removed to the Coliseum
building and takes his power from G. T.
Read machine shop by the same means
as does NJ. Il. Lawrence, whose shop is
on the floor below him. Both have had a
good season on bicycle suits. W. A. Clark
has been obliged to run extra hours on
pants. and Geo. A. Quimby and Selwyn
1894. b. p. Gardner took room early
in the summer and made few shirt
waists, but soon gave it up. II O.
Dodge did a fair business at his shop near
the depot, and 5. l.. Dodge put out a
good quantity of work from his house
Tie latter has closed his business for the
winter and gone To California
The Belfast Machine X Foundry Co
has been chiefly employed on local job
work. with some derrick and car work
for the stone qualres, keels for yachts,
etc. They made and sold during a year
number of stone polshers, saw mills
and stave machines.
Mayo Il Whites bottling establishment
had a remarkable season. S work, and the
firm has added materially to it's capacity
aud output.
The screw-driyer manufacturing bust
ness OF f. A. Howard has been re- organ
lied, by Mr.. H. taking his son, VIM. r.
Howard, as partner and relinquishing
the management to him. The firm is
+. A. Howard & Son. They are now
running large crew with plenty of orders
for the screw drivers, which have been
greatly improved by inventions of James
w. Jones, foreman of the works
geo. I. Read S machine shop has been
busy as usual, With plenty of jobbing, in
addition to good run on steam and hot
water heating.
A. X. Pierce has piped for steam and
not water several of the houses built this
season. He has united his business with
that of John F. Smalley, and they occupy
the corner store in the John PIERCE block,
'dnder the firm name of A. r. Pierce &
Smalley.
Mears & Pitchers pianos prove very
satisfactory and they have had good sales.
They have instruments ordered as fast as
they can make them.
Stevens K Erskine were obliged to move
TO a larger store, at the corner of Main
and Washington streets, and are rushed
all the time with orders for harnesses,
both light and heavy.
This was not much of year for jigging
mackerel. but Follett's jigs were in de-
mand, and his output was nearly as large
as usual.
3 The Murphy Beer Co. did good bust
Bless during the summer, and its books
Oh how increasing sales over 1894.