The Republican journal., 1901-06-13

were kept on the cows until weeks old,
his cows Noted him S66 each per year. The
method of dealing with customers is emf
nently fair, as each lot brought in is sampled
and tested, and every farmer gets pay for
| just what he brings.
| Mayo, White Il Carter have enlarged
their force and are prepared to meet all de-
| mands when there is a call for summer
drinks. Their candy business is growing
| The firm will carry this season fireworks,
| flags, etc, and represent the Pain Mfg
| Co. of New York, one of the largest man.
ufacturing and importing houses in the
country. North Nassalboro has an order in
for a $500 assortment for the 4th of July
The present force is Is men, which will be
increased as the season advances.
j c. Durham's mill in the shoe factory
annex is turning out on orders large quanti-
ties of doors, sashes, blinds, floors, interior
finish, and keeps in stock a large assert
ment of regular goods. Everything for the
interior of a house, in addition to the doors,
windows, blinds, CUTTERS ETC., can be found
at this mill. The trade is mostly for Belfast
and nearby towns. The packing boxes for
the Critchett-Sibley Co. are made here, and
Mr.. Durham has frequent orders for pack
ing cases for various lines of goods
The Belfast Machine Il Foundry Co. has
good run of work, principally for vessels
and steamers, granite quarry and farming
machinery and mill repairs. The company
recently sold to Chas. Merriam of Morrill,
al upright granite polisher, and is fitting
up a saw mill and few stave jonters.
The foundry department is well patronized
on pillow parts, window weights and general
iron castings. W. H. Nckerson recently
became foreman of the machine shop and
A. 7. Crosby of the foundry.
s. b. Hartman Sons carriage shop on
Washington street is full of work, both old
and new, and the line includes all branches
of the carriage business, black smthing,
woodwork. trimming and painting. Horse
shoeing is also branch of the business.
In the same line on Beaver street, we find
the woodworking shop of George A.
Mathews, and the blacksmith shops of J. G.
Damon and Joseph Tyler. The row is as
busy place as the name of the street
would Indicate.
F, A. Howard & Son are having a good
season at their screw driver factory. The
orders are now principally ON two kinds,
the Howard patent, which turns only in
one direction, and Jones patent reversible.
Much of the work is done in the factory by
machinery designed specially for this work.
The firm also make the polishing rolls for
the Condor Manufacturing Co. The leather
is cut, the wood and iron work turned and
put together and finished here.
The Condor Manufacturing Co. is meet
ing with constantly increasing demand
for its appliances and products. The pol
ishng rolls for shoe factory use are found
to be decided improvement over the old
cloth covered rolls, and manufacturers are
not slow to profit by the change The Con-
don harness dressing is meeting with ready
sale, wholly on its merits, and has become
one of the most popular articles of the
kind on the market
F. j. Stephenson is fitting up machine
shop in the Harris building ON High street,
and will do general machine business on
the lighter classes of work. His power
will be an electric motor. John F. Rogers
will manufacture his patent vamp markers
in this shop. Mr.. Stephenson will carry a
full line of bicycle supplies and repairs, and
is agent for the LIE Roy wheels.
George I. Read has a large run of job
work on farm and factory machinery, bicy-
cles, sewing machines, etc. He is fitted for
steam and hot water plumbing, and general
heating work. For steady job he has a
standing order for patent roller bushings
for Gloucester parties.
The Swan & Sibley Co. have an electric
power grist mill, where they do all kinds of
grinding, and handle their grain, both from
vessels and cars by power elevators. Math-
ews Bros. also have grist mill in connec-
ton with their wood working establish
ment.
The leather-board mills of Sherman & Co.
in East Belfast are working to their full
capacity. The upper mill runs continuously
and the other two II hour per day. The
firm employs large force in the mills, on
the teams, etc. Extensive improvements
have recently been made to the lower mill,
including an addition for the Office and to
give more work room.
Rankin's saw mill, on the same stream, is
having busy season, and the yard has
been full of logs and sawn lumber all the
spring.
Kelley's axe factory holds to its old time
popularity, and the Kelley axes are in de-
mand wherever trees are to be cut.