The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-11

| clothing business, which he had success
| iuiy conducted for more than 80 years,
selling his stock to Walter II. Richards,
who moved from Phoenix Row to the
| kalish store on Main street in February,
and added new departments to the bust
ness, making it a regular department
stole.-S. q. Small opened a carpentry
shop on lower Main street in February
Lancaster & West opened sale stable on
Beaver street in February.--Elmer S.
Whitehead bought out the teaming bust
ness of Capt. S. r. Cottrell in February.
In March VIM. h. Hall, Jr. bought
half interest in the hardware business of
w. A. Mason, successor to Geo. A. Bal
ley The firm is Mason d Hall.-John B.
harris re-opened his bakery at his home
on High street, April lst.-Herbert j.
Morrison and H. E. Mcdonald formed
partnership as contractors and builders,
under the name of Morrison d Mcdonald,
early in April They built few houses
in Belfast and are now at work on cottages
at Dark Harbor, Islesboro. Miss E. H.
Patch opened a new millinery store at No.
so High street, Apr. 14th.--S. A. Little
field moved his boot, shoe and clothing
store from IS tn 62 High street in April
and closed in November. Andrew l..
hnowlton's bakery in the PIERCE block
was bnrned out i'll February, and later he
bought bakery i'll Castine. His father,
James ". knowlton, built a bakery near
his house on Union street and the younger
Son. George, re- opened the business in
June.-The +. G. White Co., corporation
was reincorpo,ated in May as the Belfast
Fuel and Hay Co.-Mrs. X. A. Clifford
closed her restaurant No. 119 PhoHix
Row in August, and Chas. Il. Crosby soon
alter opened a restaurant in the same
place. Wells 4 Co., dry and fancy goods
dealers, assigned to B. f. Wells in Octo-
Der, and the business was closed in De-
celnbeI The II. A. Starrett dry goods
store was closed il December.-E. E.
Plllsbury, foreman Of the Age job depart
ment started job printing office at No.
IA Main street after the Age was burned
out and has since continued in that place.
lie publishes a small paper called Twi-
ight.--Orrn }. Dickey suspended the
publication of The Recruit, a monthly
paper devoted to the Sons of Veterans,
when the Age Office was burned.-Dr. E.
A. Wilson, junior member of the drug
firm of kilgore & Wilson, and a graduate
of the University of Vermont, began
practice in Belfast in January. John
Stevens closed his office in his city early
in the summer, and went to Chicago to
take special course on the eyes, ear,
throat and nose. He returned in August
and resumed practice H. NJ. Stevens set
his lunch car on the corner of Church and
Franklin streets i'll November 1t was at
Northport Campground during the sum-
mer.-Cha1lie Coon kwoi (Chinese) sold
his laundry to Coon Loie and returned to
China. A new Chinese laundry was
opened in the Wells building on High
street in December.-F. q. Mixer bought
| the stock of books and stationery of a.
Clement, and moved his confectionery
| business from The Journal building on
Church street to the Clement store on
Main street. The business was established
by John S. Caldwell in 1887. Mr.. Glenn
ent retained his picture frame business,
which he moved to the upper room.
sHIPBUILDING.
One vessel was built in Carter d Co. S
yard, the 4 masted schooner Pendleton
Brothers, OF 1872 tons net, owned by the
| PendletOn Brothers of Isiesboro. She
was launched Oct. 10.
George A. Gicbrest had large run of
work on the marine railway during the
season, and when work in that line slack
ed up in the winter he began on a new
schooner of 525 tons for the McQuestion
i'iotlIcIo VI l)pcttlls DIG VII NC UulI' WI
the cradle Of the railway and will be
launched in April, before next season.
repairing begins.
Early in December Capt. Fields S Pen
dleton bought Mrs II. A. Carter interest
in Carter a. Co. S ship yard.
SHIPPING ITEMS.
Sch Flora Condor, partially owned
here, and which was dismasted at Vine
yard Haven during the gale of Nov. 26,
IS, was repaired in Dyers dock. he
spars of sch. A. B. Perry, which went
ashore at n orthport IN the same gale, were
bought and placed in the Condor.
Schs. Henry Il. Tilton and Sadie Will
cult dismasted in the November gale, We're
towed here and repaired Oh the marine
railway. The latter was bought when
I wrecked and added to the Pendleton
BIOS fleet.
Sch Fairy Forest, 80 tons owned by
Capt. }, l.. Smith of Belfast, went ashore
at Petit Manan and became a total loss
together with her cargo of herring, which
was owned by the captain. The captain
and two men were saved, with their per
| sonal effects and the vessels nets
Capt. Wallace W. Turner bought the
sch. Gazelle in August and placed her in
command of Capt. Fred Hartford.
| capt. AlZo Nj. carter sold his interest
in sch, Joel f. Sheppard in October and
retired from her command, soon after
taking command of the big 4-masted
schooner Sarah w. Lawrence
Eleven vessels went ashore near Cape
Hatteras Aug. 10th in gale which ex-
tended from Porto Rico to the North
Atlantic coast, and among them was the
barkentine Priscilla, built at Belfast in
1886, which became total wreck. Cap
tain Springstein and ten men were saved,
but his wife, two sons and one passenger
were lost.
Sch. Yale was wrecked by gale and
collision Oct. so, while on passage from
Savannah to Washington Capt. Coombs
and the crew were saved by sch. Jose
OlayerIi. The Yale was of 621 tons and
built in Belfast in 1884.
Capt. 5. G. Rich bought sch. Banner in
April and afterwards sold her and bought
sch. Senator
YACHTS AND BOATS.
The yachting season of 1899 was of
average duration and interest. The local
fleet had some additions and the usual
changes. The Decrow sloop Glide was
given some light sails and had her cabin
remodeled and made more convenient for
cruising. The Edna came out in fisher
mans rio diSnenSinp with topmast and