Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-29
Another Industry Wants
to Locate Here
Sunset Packing Co., East Penn
broke, Seeks Location.
Board Of Trade Banquet Tonight
Diphtheria at Searsport.

Belfast, Me, Nov. 2S.-(SpeciaD.-It
looks now as if Belfast may get two new
Industries and as if the sardine packers
of Washington county We're moving this
way. James Abernathy of the Sunset
Packing Co. of East Pembroke was in
Belfast Saturday looking for a site on
which to build a factory. He was much
pleased with the Marshall property at
the foot of Main street adjoining the L.
X. Conner property and including a
wharf privilege The Sunset Co., should
it decide to locate in Belfast, will require
u much smaller site than the Pike Bros
Co.. as 1t employs fewer men and puts
up only Il high grade of fish. 1t will en-
ploy some so or % hands and will probab-
ly run the year round, packing CLAIMS in
the winter. Mr.. Alternately was much
pleased with the outlook in Belfast and
it is quite probable that he will locate
here. Everything possible will be done
by the Board of Trade to induce him to
come.
Inc Sunset Co will IN no way interfere
with the Pike Bros, which has TOR some
Weeks ueen contemplating locating here.
1t Is understood that the property near
the lower brlo9e, owneu by the city OF
Belfast and leased by the Maine Central,
is the property most desired by the COM
pany. The Maine Centrai IS said TO DC
IN favor OF the company and will meet
the representatives Of the company III
the near future to discuss the matter.
The railroad will offer fio nj, ipct ions ..u,;
it looks as if Pike Bros. would locate
here.
Miles S. jcllcson started his shirt facto-
ry today in the Coliseum building on low
tr Main street. Mr. Jeleson plans to
start on a small scale and increase as
business demands. At present he is en-
ploying only experienced help, although
later he will take On apprentices. Mr..
Jeleson knows the business thoroughly,
having had years of experience.
The first annual banquet of the Belfast
Board of Trade will take place tomorrow
night in the Windsor hotel. President
Orlando l.. Frost will be master of cere-
monies and will introduce Hon. Charles
S. Hichborn, eX-prcsident of the State
Board of Trade, of Augusta, who will ad-
dress the gathering. Rev. y. A. Smith,
Hon. r. +. Dunton, Our George" Quinn
by and DR.. W. L. West of Belfast will
The many friends of William H. Cliff
ford, better known as Harry, were
shocked to hear of his death at his home
in Northport avenue on Saturday night.
Although it was known that he was i'll
his death was not expected and came as
a terrible blow to his family He was
born in Winslow 20 years and months
ago. the son of Jeffry and Elizabeth
Barton) Clifford. He was married to
Miss Annie l.. Spear of Thomaston. who
with one daughter. Mrs. Efiie Clifford
Matthews. and three sons, William r.
of Bangor and Walter j. and Ferd F.
of Belfast, survive. The funeral will take
place at his late residence at > p NJ,
Rev. Arthur G. Roberts officiating. Bur-
ial will be in Grove cemetery. Mr.. Cliff
ford was a musician of Co, A, 4th Me.
Inf, in the late Rebellion, and after the
war settled in Camden, where he was
employed in the powder mills for a short
time. He then learned the barber trade
and opened a shop in Searsport where
for several Years he did a good business
In 1873 he came with his family to Bel
fast. where he had since been located.
The death of Jones Edward Davis oc-
CURED yesterday at his home on High
street after an illness of several weeks |
Mr.. Davis was obliged to give up his
work in the shoe factory some weats ago
because of failing health and sinss that
time had gradually declined. : He bad the |