The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-01-16

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dale, who moved it to his home June 10Th.
Louis Goldberg of Bangor, clothier,
bought the Star Theater building of
Mrs. C. B. Stickney in July, repaired it,
and later opened it for business.
Horace Chenery moved his Offices from
IA Main street to the Colonial Theatre
building.
A. A. Drury succeeded L. F. French
as proprietor of the Colonial restaurant
Oct LIST, Mr.. and Mrs. French return
ing to their home in Winterport.
M. R. Knowlton succeeded Leon Cay
ford in the restaurant on High street on
October 1st
Fred T. Murch sold his barber shop
business on Main street to M. F. Pease of
Rockland and moved to Pulney, Vt.
A. C. Hopkins, superintendent of the
Penobscot Bay Electric Co., IN October
bought the building on Federal street
used by the Duplex Roller Bushing Co.
as brass foundry and galvanizing plant,
with a house adjoining. and rented the
house and a portion of the building to
Orlando Titherington, who moved his
machine shop there from the Lane build
ing, which is to be fitted up for offices
for the Consumers Fuel Co. and C. E.
McIntire.
E. H. Haney sold his grocery business
in the Lancaster store on Main street to
B. H. Stevens and retired because of i'll
health early in December.
BUILDING AND REPAIRS.
The opening of the new Colonial
Theater April 9th with an entertain
ment by the Belfast Band MINISTRIES was
the most notable event under this head.
For the first time Belfast has an up-to-
date theater, equal in all its appoint
ments and fittings to the largest theaters
in the country, the arrangements for
heating, ventilating, lighting, ETC., Sec
ond to none. The theater was highly
complimented by Prof. W. R. Chapman
when the Chapman concert was given
there in December.
In business buildings the large addi-
ton to the Coe- Mortimer Co.'S plant,
mentioned above, and the lumber store
house and Offices of Cooper & Co. are in
dications of increasing business. The
Cooper building is two stories, with base
ment, has a pressed brick front, with
galvanized iron cornice, and the sides
sheathed with galvanized iron. In the
front are handsomely fitted offices,
steam heated, lighted by electricity and
provided with every convenience. The
remainder of the building is arranged
for handling and storing lumber The
old Office building was moved to the
corner of Front and Miller streets and
made into tenement.
The Cooper building is to be painted
red and it is hoped that that color may
be adopted on all the business buildings
on the water front. The shoe factory,
Mathews Bros factory and the buildings
on Lanes wharf are already of that
color, and when the Consumers Fuel Co.
paint their buildings in the spring it is
expected they will also adopt it. The
effect from the water is good, and moth
ing in the paint line is cheaper or more
durable than red ochre and hnseed oil.
Thos P Leaman of Cincinnati bought
the Penobscot farm in East Belfast in
May and made extensive rera and i'm
provements in the buildings.
B 0 Gordon built and occupies small
cottage on the water front.
John Small built a dwelling house at
Citypoint for his own occupancy.
David Cressey moved a two story
building that had been used as shop to
the corner of Commercial and Bay View
streets, put a cement cellar under it,
added an l., and made a very attractive
cottage house of it.
G c Lower, upholsterer, bought of
Chas. E Knowlton the brick store on
lower Main street that had been occu-
pied by H E Bradman and after making
repairs and improvements moved his
business there.
R F and John r Dunton bought the
J Y McClintoek property on High and
Spring streets in April and repaired and
improved the buildings. Two of the
houses on Spring street were converted
into tenements with modern improve
ments and the house adjoining theWindsor
Hotel on High street was made into an
annex.
Dutch Bros. put new front on their
building on Main street, with plate
glass windows and other improvements
in their grocery store and market.
The upper stores of the C E Knowlton
and Hills buildings on Phoenix Row were
made into tenements and rented.
Ralph D Shute built new house on
the corner of Charles and Salmond
streets for rent.
The Belfast Trucking Co. built
large stable on the Jesse Staples place,
Upper High street in July.
Fred l. Sylvester built a cottage house
on Salmond street in the fall. for his
own occupancy.
The windows in the Coombs and Swift
stores in Masonic Temple were lowered
ard the entrances recessed.
Work was begun on a two story cot
tage on Northport avenue for Miss Anne
C Crosby and the building was up and
rooted before the end of the year. The
walls are of tile and the construction
throughout of the best. The extensive
grounds-20 acres-will be improved, and
it will be one of the handsomest summer
residences in this vicinity.
In November plate glass front was
put into the Perry market on Main street
and other improvements made.
The store on Main street occupied by
Fred Timm, dealer IN boots and shoes,
which had been practically destroyed by
fire, was rebuilt and greatly improved