The Portland daily press., 1897-12-03
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The new building recently erected by
the John P. Lowell company is now com
pleted and the work of moving in has
commenced. The offices of the company
are in the new building and are large and
well arranged. The offices are finished
throughout in natural. wood and the desks
and furnishings are of the best quartersd
oak. There are three offices. the first or
front office being used as reception and
waiting room, the next as counting
room, and the rear office is for the use kof
Superintendent Cobb and Mr.. g. W.
Davis, clerk of the corporation, and also
for private business. The offices are
lighted throughout by electricity and fit
ted with private telephones connecting
with all parts of the factory In the rear
Office handsomely framed picture of the
ate John 2. Lowell has the place of
honor on the wall. The work is progress
ing rapidly on getting out patterns and
tools for the manufacture of firearms
police goods, fetc., which this concern is
to handle and in short time the machin-
cry will be placed in the new factory for
their manufacture. The lower floor of
the new building will be used as an as
sembling room for bicycles. A part of
this floor will also be fitted up as an en-
amelling room. The upper floor will be
devoted to the manufacture of revolvers.
A new nickel plating room will also be
added to the building. The old offices
of the company are now used eentirely as
drafting room. and areSwell lighted and
fitted for the purpose.
The Lowell people aresnow busy filling
their skate orders, for which they have
had "a big demand, and are turning out
about 1000 pairs a week. There are
about 100 people employed here now and
the-skate business ID only side issue as
it is expected that in short time the en-
tire crew will be put on manufacturing
bicycles for next seasons orders. About
2, 200 wheels are now ready for spring and
most of the crew are kept busy on diff
ferent parts of the wheels as they expect
big demand as soon as the season opens
Rev. W. I. Houston, pastor of the
Church of Christ of Portland, preached
last evening before the members of the
Union Gospel Mission at their hall on
East Sawyer street.
Mrs. Fisher and her grandson Donald
OF randall and East High streets have
gone to Boston where they will spend the
winter.
Among those that are reported as being
very sick are Mrs. Freeman Willard, Mr. s
D. d. Willard, Captain Thomas Wallace
and Mr. Frank Griffin.
Mr.. John v Smith teamster from the
VIM. Spear Coal company, met with a
painful injury late Wednesday afternoon.
Smith was walking at the time to relieve
the horse of all the load possible in going
up the hill near the Two Lights. AS he
walked along he stepped on an icy rock
and was thrown to the ground in such
way as to place his feet in direct line of
the path in which the team was moving.
The horse continued with the load, the
team passing over Mr. Smiths left foot
and crushing the first and second toes.
Fortunately no bones were broken. but
MIR. Smith will be Obliged to retire from
work for a few weeks as result of the
injury.
Mr.. Brigham the bicyclist repairer and
enameler, has opened shop on East High
street. Mr. Edward Dyer is employed at
the new shop.