The Republican journal., 1904-01-07


kins moved their fish market acros
High street to the Hervey store in
March,. Costa McKenna moved his
fruit store from High street to Lower
! Main street. and subsequently went to
Islesboro.. George w. Burkett sold his
dry goods business to James H, HOwes
| in March. The business was estab-
iished thirty four years ago and is
the leading store in that line in this
section....., Walter H. Coombs moved
his secondhand store from The Jour
nal building to the corner of Main ard
Federal streets in March.....Dr. j. v.
Darling, V. S., moved from Vermont
to Belfast in March and opened an
Office at the Belfast Livery Co.'S stable.
.....Sumner J. Frisbee fitted up lunch
room on Phoenix Row in March, but
subsequently sold it to Crosby & Gray
on account of ill health. 1t is called
the Rialto Lunch Room..... Willis e..
Hamilton moved portion OF his bus
mess from Franklin street to his farm
on Waldo avenue IN April, but contin-
ued his office and salesroom at the old
stand..... Maurice w. Lord opened an
office in the Opera House block in
April. He is agent for the Uronon
Fire Resisting Co. and local clerk for
various other corporations. He also
conducts magazine subscription agen-
cy....Mrs. J. Reinhart opened boarding
house at the corner of Cedar and Pearl
streets in May but closed it in the fall
and moved away....H. G. Bailey sold
his store at Citypoint to Ralph MOsher
in May....Mrs. B. F. Wells opened
manicuring and shampooing parlors in
connection with her millinery rooms.....
E. II. Knowlton moved his livery
stable from the Commonwealth Hotel
to the stable at the corner of Main
and Cross streets, formerly kept by 3.
r. Thomas. NJ. B. Lawrence. proprie-
tor of the Commonwealth Hotel, took
rented his stable to George Burgin, in
November. John B. stickney re-
opened in May the stove, tinware and
plumbing business formerly conducted
by his father, the late r. p, Stickney....
F. S. Holmes and w. l.. West formed a
partnership as real estate agents and
auctioneers in May, with All Office in
McClintock block. Chas. OConnell
opened ice cream parlors at his fruit
store on Main street, in June, and sub
sequently added quick lunch depart
ment..... William Haugh retired from
the firm of w. E. Jones & Co., bakers,
in June. DIR. w. L. West resumed the
practice OF veterinary surgery in Bel
fast in May, after being temporarily
absent in Massachusetts on the Foot
and Mouth Disease.....July 3Oth the
Woods Bros. took possession of the
Crosby Dining rooms on High street,
Mr.. Crosby going to the RialtO Lunch
Room.....M B. Lawrence was succeeded
by Mellen & Ryder in the Common
wealth Hotel in September......T The firm
of Spencer & Wilson, undertakers and
furniture dealers, was dissolved in Sep
TENDER, A. G. Spencer continuing the
business. c. B. Eaton subsequently
became partner..... Harry Furnish
leased Jones S. Davis blacksmith shop
on Washington street III September.....
Custer G. Dickey opened store for the
sale of electrical goods at No. q High
street in October. Ralph Parker be-
gan work as chimney sweep in October.
Nv. F. Langill bought the job print
ing business of the late E. +. Pillsbury
and took possession Oct. 15th..... A. A.
Moore of Bucksport bought c. L.
Fietchers fish market in October...
Winfield S. Edminster bought the
Phoenix House livery and hack bust
ness in October. W A. Mckenzie
bought the interest OF his late partner,
n. E. Brown, in November, and subse-
quently formed stock company to
continue the manufacture of Browns
Royal Stomach King. THE Condor
Manufacturing Co. moved from GA
High street, to 81, in December......
Several milk routes changed hands
during the year: A. X. Jackson, who
bought J. F. Sheldon's interest in the
Roberts route, subsequently sold to G.
F. Mayhem; G. G.Abbott, after being
% years in the business, sold to v l..
Hall; w. A. Monroe sold to Fred Rack
clitfe; Leslie Miller sold Harry Towns
end; and Maurice Wood sold to Rev.
William Vaughan OF East Belfast.....
Chas. W. Lancaster and VIM. +.
White, at the Mansfield store, and
Wood Bros. at The Journal building,
bought apples for shipment during the
fall and winter. One shipment was
made to Liverpool, England and others
to Boston and various other places in
Maine.
THE CHURCHES.
The First Parish (Unitarian) made
some marked Improvements in the
church parlors in accordance with the
suggestions of Mrs. J. NJ. Leighton,
widow of the late pastor. The win
dOWS were enlarged and the rooms re.