The Republican journal., 1906-01-04
BELFAST in 1905.
The Journals Annual Review OF
Local Events.

up near the lower bridge The oil is
| brought here in tank cars and delivered
to customers in Belfast and neIghbor
ing towns by a 2-horse tank wagon
The office was moved to the a; NJ :
Carter store, Front street-W. >;
Edminster sold The Phoenix House ana
stable in May to Jesse Staples, OUT tle
new proprietor retired after vely
short experience and Mr.. EdmnsCe'
resumed the business-Lord " Wep-
Der, firm of High school boys WIN
did any job that came to hand, was d1s-
solved in May, the junior partner, f.
S. Weber retiring. r. Ii. Lord con
tinues the business-The W. +. Ian
plll Printing Co. enlarged its quarters
in June by taking the rooms over IL. L.
Lords tailoring establishment, IN aG-
dition to its former 70" Chas. f.;
Knowlton. who occupied the Lofd
rooms. moved to the Mixer Block
M. NJ Colson sold his clothing repair
business in June to NJ. 5. Johnson, anu
took an agency for New YORK mousse
in custom made clothing, with rooms
over N. C. Matthews shoe store. M.
Jellison subsequently sold to FREQ y.
Smith, who, in November again sofa 10
Mr.. Colson. Mr.. Jellison went mto
the manufacture of clothing III the
Coliseum building--E. H. knoWltoh
sold his livery stable stock at auctlo1
July LIST. The place is now managea
by f. T. Walker as feed stable--M.
3. Lawrence sold his fruit and con-
fectionery business in June TO II. D.
MAYO & C0--Dr. John Stevens turn-
ed over his practice in June TO i1r. ".
S. Vickerv. and went away--Elmer
O. Hall moved his clothing factory from
the Williamson block to the rooms IoT-
merly occupied by the Condor M 'tg, 60.
on High street-Henry NJ. staples re-
tired from the firm of Davis " Staples
blacksmiths, in August. The business
is continued by ID. c. DAVIS. n.
Burgin moved his upholstenng buSi-
ness from Beaver street to 66 HlSh
street in Septem bern. F. Patterson
bought W. NJ. Dunphe's lunch car
business in August and subsequently
sold to Harvey Ii. Gray-W N. II.
Qumby retired as treasurer OF the BEL,
fast Savings Bank October 18th ana
was succeeded by Wilmer j, DoTmah.
E. e. Burgess q Thomas Is. Berry
bought the Crosby Il Gray lunch rooms
in McClintock block-The Belfast
Grain Co.. with Fred S. Jackson as
manager, succeeded to the gram ana
phosphate business of l.. a. knoWlton
& Co. in September II. E. BTadman
& Co., who bought the knoWlton re-
tail business, moved to the corner OF
Main and Washington streets Melvin
Clark. magnetic healer, opened an
office here Oct. 2d--F. H. Black &
Co, dry and fancy goods, went out OF
business and Mrs. +. II. Black opened
a store in The Journal Block for the
sale of shirt waists, wrappers etc: L.
V. Miller had his fur parlors IN Mrs.
Blacks store at both places--Moodyg
Sisters opened millinery rooms, called
'eThe Fashion," in the F. 3. Kncwlton
store, vacated by T. II. Black y Co
r. F. Dunton, Esq, took Ralph L.
Morse as a partner in his law business
in October, under the firm name OF
Dunton 4 Morse--A. l., Thayer open
ed a new barber shop in the'Williamson
block in June--D. F. Stephenson sue
ceeded Stephenson & Sargent in the
fruit and confectionery business on
High street--G. G. Abbott bought
Mark A. Wadln's milk herd and route
in December--Tbe following changes
are in progress among the tenants OF
the Opera House block: Written
Brothers, have secured the adjoining
store, now occupied by W. E. Jones
bakery and will have an archway 30
feet wide between the two stores. The
large store in the block now occupied
by C. l.. Wright will be divided by a
partition in the middle, Mr. Wright oc-
cupying one-half and the Jones bakery
the other and the basement-John
G. Damon who has been in the black
smith business on Beaver street many
years, took Charles Field as partner,
under the firm name of Damon & Field.
Peter +. WelcN opened a carriage
wood working shop on Beaver street in
December.