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Issued Thursday Tuesday Thursday Issue Saturday The Courier-Gazette By Tht Cturler-Guitt*., 4(5 Main St, THREE CENTS A COPY Established January, 1846. Entarnd as Sectntf Clast Mail Matter. Rockland, Maine, Thursday, May 21, 1925. Volume 80................. Number 61. FLORIDA’S GREATEST WINTER bought, and held for a reasonable MAIN STREET AS IT LOOKED BEFORE THE 1853 FIRE The Courier-Gazette time, is going to bring a big return. To show how values have grown THREE-TIMES-A-WEEK where I am located I can call your John L. Donohue Tells About the Land of Sunshine and attention to the fact that some busi ALL THE HOME NEWS ness properties have jumped from Rubucrtptloo $3 no per year parable Id ad- j Promise, and Warns Against Get-Rich-Quick Expecta $40 a front foot to $450, and I think vance; single copies three centa. there is an even larger future. Advertising rates based upon circulation tions—Has Boston Office. a rid very reasonable. “The great highways, schools and NEWSPAPER HISTORY hanks, tlie great financial interests The Rockland Gazette was established In and the great vision of the progres 1846. In 1874 the Courier was established , * and consolidated with tlu* Gazette In 1882. sive men and women are responsible The Free Press was established In 1855, and for making Florida what it is today. In 1891 changed Its name to the Tribune, j Everybody is a booster, and if the These papers consolidated March 17. 1897 znrr in same spirit could he shown in Ma inn YOU’LL be delighted with' ••• .». ••• p. i the result would he a tremendous ••• ••• i boom toward making Maine the great a dinner eaten here, j Prosperity Is not without many ••• summer playground of the nation. Food of proven purity Berved I ••• fears and distastes, and adversity is —• j "To illustrate how some properties not without comforts and hopes—Ba- ••• | in the style that will please; J down there have appreciated in value ••• con. I I can quote a Rockland man—Frank •• i you. Appetizing salads and .«. .«. .«. .«• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• p. H. Whitney, who tells me that 15 years ago he could have bought the desserts that will cause you THE UNITED BAPTISTS land at the corner of Fourth street to talk about us. and Central avenue in St. Peters burg for Today the land An outstanding feature of the com (SCENES FROM AN OLD PANORAMA—NO. 4) Gat acquainted with our ing annual session of the United Bap alone is worth $150,000. “They 91II St. Petersburg ‘The Sun “Bill O’Para [This Is one of a series of 8 views of the etc. The present block succeeded goods and groceries,” one of the tist Convention of Maine to be held in shine City,’ and sunshine is certainly west side of Rockland's Main street, made Lewiston June 2-4 is the presence from a panorama painted about 1850. The the first one, which fire de rich merchants of that day. It what they capitalize down there. Courier-Gazette Invites communications from Newbert’? Cafeteria of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Coleman Summer flannels and straw hats of its readers In connection therewith.] stroyed, and has as tenants the was in the rear of this building fer to most people an appeal which • • • • that the fire broke out. Mr. Pills of Boston. They are widely known Guarantee Clothing Store, C. W. Rockland’s Finest Eating Place | overcoats and overshoes do not pos- , bury's loss was $15,000. throughout their leadership in the The steeple faintly shown near Sheldon’s drug store, V. A. sess. If you do any slipping in St. 1 The next building was the the extreme left of this picture Leach, dry goods, W. A. Johns - - -■ * — 1 ■ ■ 'J famous Ford Hall Forums of Bos Petersburg it will he on a banana ton, and both will speak. Mr. Cole- [ peel and not on ice. Next winter belonged to the original 'Method ton, drug store, and various of restaurant whose sign read man was a speaker at the Maine j will see the biggest season Florida ist church on Union street, to fice tenants overhead. "Peter De Pray for Eatables.” Federation of Women's Clubs in Bid has over known. The hotels on the which the present remodeled Crossing Spring street, the Mr. De Pray was a Portugese, West Coast are nearly all booked up deford some years ago and made a structure succeeded. To the wooden building shown was oc something of a character aliout great appeal to his audience at that already. FOR SALE cupied by Larkin Snow, corn and town. A small fire one time time. Ho will speak In Lewiston on » * » ♦ right of it is the spire of the original Universalist church, also flour. Following the lire a 3- broke out in bis restaurant dur Business and the Kingdom and Mrs “Large pullman buses, carrying 30 Coleman on Fifty Tears Before, and or 40 persons, are much in use ir. - on Union street, which also gave story brick block was built, ing his absence. Coming up the ARMY WHEELS After. Another speaker who will be that State and are an excellent means , way to the present building, where Mr. Snow did business, street Peter met a friend. greatly approved is Rev. Dr. Emery of transportation, much in use by the erected in 1875. followed by John Wakefield and “Where’s the fire?” lie asked. W. Hunt, president of Bicknell Col real estate developers. “In your place,” was the ans lege, for some years pastor of th j At the picture’s left (Main Alden Litchfield, and then by the and AXLES •“Florida is famed not only as a wer. Peter was incredulous. Clarendon Street Baptist Church in tourist State, hut is making rapid street) the building shown was Lcgrande Restaurant, in the Boston and afterwards president of strides in fruit and produce. Thou- . for a generation occupied by times preceding prohibition, when “That cannot be,” said lie, “for I ABRAM W. NYE Denison University, Granville, Ohio. sands of acres are being bought for Reuben M. Pillsbury, then by its proprietor Charles S. Coombs have the key in my pocket.” He is now general secretary of the truck farms, and herein is found an- | did a roaring business with the Following the big fire Samuel 515 MAIN ST. ROCKLAND American Baptist Foreign Mission Nathan A. Packard, now by the other reason why the price of land is Pillsbury built on the land be GO-62 ary Society. taking such a jump. Rural lands • Chinese laundryman. It is one of granite cutters of those days. On which are today selling for the three small buildings of the the second floor Dr. Trussell, tween School street and the forty dollars or fifty dollars an period on that lot, known as' dentist, and Dr. C. N. Germaine Farnsworth store a handsome 3- acre will in the near future he worth “Sanborn’s Row,” and owned by, had offices. In the third story story brick block with iron front a great deal more. Among thos-» • Miss Lucy A. Farnsworth. was ffie armory of the Rockland wjiich in the progress of years who are investing in farm lands are sheltered many tenants—Dr. F. people from the Dakotas, Montana ! The identity of the next City Guards, where public dances and other Western States. When building is not established. That I were held. W. O. Hewett's dry G. Cook, druggist, Jacob Shaw, MEMORIAL WREATHS AND they buy they become permanent on the corner (Spring street) was, goods store last occupied the dry goods, W. P. Hurley, shoe resident. built and occupied by - Ambrose building, which was torn down to store, W. J. Coakley, druggist, “St. Petersburg has a musical or Huston’s bookstore, and others. ganization known the country over ; Snow, and later by Wilson & make way for the modern struct SPRAYS Mr. Coakley became its owner as the ‘Kettle Band.’ Traveling in White, groceries, and was ure of the Security Trust Co. John L. Donohue, Who Has Had Remarkable Success As a Real Estate its own pullman car it is about to ( scorched by the big fire, which The next building was owned and sold to David Talbot, who Broker In Florida start on its summer tour, coming as did not spread south of Spring by William A. Farnsworth, a rebuilt if into the beautiful build- far North as New York and then CLARK’S FLOWER SHOP street. This stretch of ground foremost merchant of the times, gig that shelters the W. O. Hew “Fortunes have been made in him as one of the leading real estate striking Westward. The hand is ett Co. department store. We have a beautiful assortment of Wax Wreaths for $2.00 and maintained by the St. Petersburg between the R. M. Pillsbury where he carried on his grocery Florida investments, over night,” said brokers on the Florida West Coast, • • * ♦ $3.00. Sprays $1.50, 20 inches long; $2.50, 30 inches long. Mailed John L. Donohue, who has just re Mr. Donohue has not failed to keep Chamber of Commerce and progres store and Spring street was business and suffered by the fire for 10 cents extra. If not satisfied, can be returned. Will be turned from his third winter there, close tabs on his own State, and the sive citizens. St. Petersburg now shortly following the picture oc a loss of $13,000. The building 'Hie fifth picture in this series placed on eny lot in Achorn or Sea View Cemeteries, free of has a permanent population of 43,000 “but a large majority of those who “Boom Maine”* movement tallies ex cupied by the block erected by J.