The Republican journal., 1909-01-07
BUSINESS CHANGES.

VIM. G. Preston moved from the Wind
sor House stable to the Dunbar stable on
Washington street in January, and Chap
man & Colcord took the Windsor stable.
M. L. Mitchell sold his interest in the
Mitchell & Trussell stove and tinWare
business to his partner, George c. Trus-
sell, and moved out of town early In the
wear, but returned later and re-entered
the firm.
M. M. Coson sold his clothing repair
business to Hiram Hoffses.
William H. Arnold moved his grocery
and provision business from the Lancas-
ter store on Main street to the Harris
store, corner of Main and Washington
streets.
B. F. Mosher moved his restaurant
from the Pythian block, High street, to
the Poor block, same street.
G. B. Marsano moved his fruit store
from PheniX row to No. rs Main street.
DIR. E. D. Tapley moved from the Odd
Fellows block to the Poor block.
Maurice D. Towle bought Mrs. A. G.
Spencer's interest in the furniture bust
ness of Spencer & Eaton, and the name
was changed to Spencer, Eaton & Co.
Mrs. Spencer retained her interest in the
undertaking department.
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VIM. H. Wight, and Hayford Brothers
sold to Charles H. Simmons.
John A. Fogg took Arthur w. Coombs
as a partner in his market, and the firm
became Fogg & COMBS
D. c. Davis and H. w. Staples, who
were partners in blacksmithing a few
years ago, bought the C. D. Hartman
shop on Washington street and resumed
business.
W. A. Nichols, who had been with F.
H. Hoag, began as brick mason in the
spring.
Mrs. Viola Ames moved her boarding
house from No. 26 Miller street to the
Marsano block, High street.
Orrin j. Dickey added the real estate
and rental business to his other lines,
and James B. Waterman added real
estate and insurance.
Ernest E. Burgess sold his restaurant
on Phenix row to Thomas B. Berry, and
it is now conducted by Berry & Worthing.
J. F. Sheldon sold his general store at
Poor's Mills to A. K. Jackson.
The Belfast Gas & Electric Co. moved
its office from the gas works on Washing
ton street to Odd Fellows block.
Hon. William P. Thompson closed his
law office in Belfast and moved to Ban
gor, where he is a partner with A. l..
Blanchard, Esq.
John Sanborn sold his teaming business
to Joseph F. Mckeen, who also succeeded
to the agency of the Standard Oil Co.
The dry goods and carpet business of
A. D. Chase & Son was closed out after
a continuous existence of So years. R.
P. Chase exchanged buildings with the
City National Bank.
Mrs. Inez Chase moved her dressmak-
ing rooms from Union street to the
Locke house, High street, and Miss Mar
garet Williams moved from the McClin-
took block, High street, to the Hilton
house, Church street.
Harvey H. Gray sold his lunch car to
Harry Hunter and, in company with
Homer Carter, took charge Of the Com
monwealth Hotel and the name was
changed to Commercial House. John ].
Mellen of the Commonwealth opened a
boarding house in the Alden house, Bridge
street.
w. S. Edminster, former landlord of
the Phenix House, took 7-years' lease
of hotel in Hartford, Conn.,, and moved
to that city. 7. G. Trundy is landlord Of
the Phenix:
Frank M. Lancaster, aged 81 years,
retired from the grocery business after
continuous service in that line of more
than SO years. He sold his building at
the corner of Main and Washington
streets to Charles R. Coombs.