Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-23
WATER STREET CHANGES.
and Engagements Of
Stores and Business Houses.
Much Has Been Done and Much More
Will be Done.

During the past few months +bara
have been many changes made in tba
arrangement of stores in this citv I'm
proVements of all kinds have heen
made and today the business houses of
Augusta are better able than avar no.
fore to handle increased business
Some OF the changes wrought have
been of an elaborate Character es-
peclally those made by Sherburne &
Daley, the outfitters, and F. r.. Hersev
the shoe man. Both of these concerns
have done wonders in the way of re-
modelling and enlarging their estab-
lishments. The Beck Clothing 60 has
also greatly improved its place Of busi-
ness.
The changes in the Masonic Temple
are more marked than any others that
have been made perhaps. or will he
when the repairs on the Water Cos
quarters are completed This block
has usually had two or three vacant
stores ever since it was built: but now
every part of the lower floor is leased.
The New Age office and Ladd's lob
printing office are models of neat
ness and are in every way very at
tractive. 1t is expected that the Water
60. will have as fine offices as can be
found in the State when he two upper
stores in the Temple are ready for oc-
cupancy.
The removal of the Oscar IIolway
co. and the James f. Fuller Grocery
and Grain GO. to the south end makes
4 notable addition to this portion of
the street. These companies utilize
al of the Hill, Macomber K Wight
block, except the north store, which A.
NJ. Wight still continues to occupy. AS
soon as the spur track is run from the
Maine Central to the rear of this build
ing these concerns will be well situated
to handle large amount of business.
The repairs on the PARROT and Tit
comb block have been well done, and
few buildings on the street present Il
finer appearance. The stores, occupied
by II. q. Barker Co. as q gentlemen's
furnishing goods store, and by L. X.
Smith. as a tailoring establishment, are
handsome places of business.
The removal of Frank r. Partridge
from the Masonic Temple to the south
end of the Fuller store is pleasing to
his many friends. who feel that his new
store is one of the finest drug houses
in the city. Somehow or other his fix
lures seem to show off to better add
vantage in his new place than they did
in the old.
Andrew d. Wards store, although
reduced in size is much better looking
than formerly, the addition of plate
glass windows being a pleasing change
in the appearance of the place. The
store given up by Mr.. Ward. Temporal
rily utilized by the Hamlin Harness Co
is also in better condition than before.
The opening of Folsoms candy store
in the handsome Vickery block is a
great improvement to that building.
The magnitude of the changes which
have been made has, been simply Won
derful. but more and far greater changes
are to be made, as soon as the Alden
building is erected and occupied. The
erection of this splendid building will
greatly add to the architectural beauty
of Water street and it's completion will
mark the enlargement of the Russell &
Weston dry goods store. For then this
enterprising firm will take the building
of the American Express Co, which it
has purchased, and will add the same
to the present quarters. Then the firm
will have three floors devoted to it's
business and will have the largest dry
goods emporium in Central Maine.
Taken all in all, Augustus business
houses are now models of excellence
and will compare most favorably with
those of any Maine city. 1t is hoped
that prosperity will continue to be the
portion of the enterprising merchants
of this city.