The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-01-14


The Leonard & Barrows shoe factory
continues to be the leading industry ir
the number of employees and the size OF
the pay roll. The wood working factories
of Mathews Bros. and the j. C.. Durham
Co, successors to J. C. Durham, had
their usual run of business. Mathews
Bros are building wharf on their water
front and have other additions to their
plant in view. For some years past the
Durham factory has bought standing
timber and with portable saw mill got
out material for the box boards used in
in making boxes for the shoe factory and
for other purposes.
The clothing business continues to be
an important factor in the prosperity of
the city and county and shows steady
increase from year to year. The Thomp-
son Mfg Co. does large business at their
factory on Chul CHI street. The Pierce
Billings Co. of Boston leased the build
ing opposite the railway station, before
occupied by the Estabrooks' Shirt Mfg.
Co., and began manufacturing here in
July, 1913, and have since continued, en-
blowing a large number of hands. Miles
S. Jellison. who has been occupying a
store in the Coliseum, built factory on
Bridge street specially adapted to his re-
uuirements and that will enable him to
largely increase his help and double his
output. Mrs. Belle Gates enlarged her
factory on Field street and put in heav-
Ter machines for work on army coats.
Other manufacturers are E. 0. Hall and
Bracket & Walker.
The two canning factories employed a
large number OF people during their sea-
son. 1t was the third year of partial
failure of the corn crop, but the corn re-
ceived by the Saco Valley Canning Co.
was excellent in quality, while the pack
was about Is per cent less than antici-
Dated. After the corn season they pack
ed large quantity of apples. The Lubec
Sardine Co. did not get its full supply Of
fish, but made an average pack.
The East Belfast industries, the Sher-
man leatherboard mills and the Kelley
axe factory, had their usual run of bust
ness.
BUSINESS CHANGES.
Clifford R. Ness retired from the H.
L. Written Co., grocers, in January.
The Penobscot Bay Land Co. was
formed here in January to develop a
tract of land extending from Upper
High street to Waldo avenue, and streets
were laid out. The promoter, Louis
Goldberg, who was engaged in the cloth
ing business here sold out his business
and returned to Bangor, and nothing
further was done by the land company.
Charles E. Knowlton bought the brick
business block on Main street, one store
in which has been occupied by l.. I.
Shales & Son.
Mrs. Ida Frankel, proprietor of the
ba Cc1n.
NAL Building in Feb. to the Harris store
on Main street recently occupied by Mrs.
EVELYN Mudgett. Louis DeLemos. the
cigar maker is occupying the Colonial
store.
The ]. C. Durham Co., composed OF
Mr.. Durham, George Weymouth and
Amos Partridge, was incorporated in
Allen H. Patterson bought out E. B.
Lunt's harness business on Main street in
March and later bought and sold out the
stock of L. F. Mcdonald in the same line,
Mr.. Mcdonald retiring from business.
Norman A. Read and Maine Hills
bought of Edmund Wilson the City Drug
Store and continued the business under
the firm name Of Read & Hills, Mr.. Will
son retiring.
Jones & Snow, plumbers, etc., opened
a store on High street in June.
Carleton Doak formed a law partner
ship with Arthur W Patterson of Cas-
tine in May and they have offices in Bel
fast and Castine.
Walter A. Decrow sold his interest in
the Belfast Printing Co. to his partner,
Geo. W. Smith, early in June, and later
Mr.. Smith closed the office and moved to
doulton.
The New England Telegraph Co.
moved in July from the Telephone office
in the Savings Bank building to the Lam
caster building on High street opposite
Windsor Hotel.
Orlando Titherington, machinist, sold
his machinery i July to A. G. Hopkins,
and moved to Philadelphia Mr.. Hop
kins leased the place to Harry Walker.
E. H. Haney opened grocery store
in the Opera House block early in De-
cember.
F. A. Nye, undertaken, of Searsport,
opened undertaking rooms at 90 Main
street in August.
B. B. GreeniaW opened woodwork
ing shop at his home on Northport ave-
nue. in July and takes contracts for build
! ing.
Luyille ]. Pottle bought the Davis
SCgS Ill lnG OpeId 1lOuoe DUN Ill oS~
cen,ber to take possession early in JAN
uary.
BUILDINGS AND REPAIRS.
Hutchins Bros. bought the Revere
House on Spring street in January and
after repairs opened it as tenement
house.
Mrs. Mary J. Lowe built cottage on
the Read farm.
Il. T. Dinsmore rebuilt the barn on the
1Rigby property he bought in April soon
after it was injured by fire.
The barrel house at the Coe-M ortimer
was completed externally in May and
cater was painted and finished.
Lewis A. Brown built an eigat-room
house on Alto street for rent.
Ralph D. Shute built a sixroom home
on Cross street for rent.
Custer G. Dickey built six-room
mouse on Commercial street for his own
occupancy.
F. L. Howard built ten ement house
on his Belmont avenue lot.
The ]. W. Jones cottage near the foot
of Race street was finished early in the
season.
Francis E. Wood built brick block
on Phenix row, next the Colonial Thea
ter