The Bangor Daily News from Bangor, Maine • 13

pts WANT ADS DIAL 6411 TflE BXNdOR DAILY NEWS MONDAY JUNfl 1931 13 mmmmm awiME MOVING DAY ON PICKERING SQUARE Passing of Famous Old Market Place (jgllG SQUARE MEAT CARTS suspend business Proprietors0 Sell Their Foodstuffs in (tails of the New Public Establishments at Old Locations for for Farmers in a i 1 that of Pickering Square on the petition of Henry A Wood of Wood Bishop and others On July 6 1863 on petition ot Wiggins Hill prominent Bangor citizen and others the name of the northeast end of Pickering Square was designated as Mercantile Square and that portion la still Informally known by that name to the older residents Along In the Pickering Square became the popular place for assembling of farmers for the sale of their produce chickens meat cord wood boughs for winter banking of houses and other lines of business the farmers and others driving Into the square In the morning and remaining until afternoon or until their goods cre sold RENDEZVOUS FOR FARMERS The farther end of Pickering Square became the rendezvous for farmers with loads of hay and straw and that portion of what was officially designated In its entirety by the cltv eoun-ril some months ago as Pickering Square became locally known aa Hav-market Square and is so called by many people to this day Recently an investigation of the city records was made to the legal name of Haymarket Square It being lound that there was nothing in the records to Justify the olfl-clal designation of Haymarket Square so It was ron luded that the name had been applied by local custom and not by act of the city council In order to avoid any confusion In the future the city counetl a tew months ago went on record as giving the nsme of Ptekering Squsre to the entire section extending from Broed street to Independent street (Continued on Fsge 14) business In Pickering Square and men of the same family and name descendants or relatives have continued the business there ever since That Immediate section ot the city has witnessed many changes and improvements since 1851 when the city council first took actioR to make a large square by the removal of old buildings and the discontinuance of streets which were landmarks In-the old days the present generation for the most part probably never having even heard of them by their names Pickering Square as now seen had I many frame buildings in its present limits and there were streets known as Wall street and street which are now no more On June 27 1851 an order was introduced In the city council to widen Ft'-h Wall Water and Independent sheets according to the plan of Moses Hodgdon on pntition of George I Pickering and others Mercantile Square was the appellation for the space between the I Charles Hayward A Co establishment 1 at Broad street and Pickrring Square and the Ounham-Hanson hardware esiahltshment and edlolnlng stores On Julv 28 IBM the -ttv rounetl i ordered the street engineers to set in the matter of widening and to estimate the damage and benettts if any resulting i On Aug 4 1851 the street engt-! nerrs submitted their refmit apportioning damages and on Aug 14 notice was served on the tenants at teited bv the changes to remove from ihe buildings before June 1 1834 Fast Maiket Square now known as Post Office Square was enlarged at about the same time as the move- m-nt to form rickerlng Square The name of Wall street plaee the rid name of Tlrkerlng Square was I in 1883 ordered to be changed to ditlons and they seem to be wet Started on the road to success There are eight meat carts in Pick efing square bordering on the Water street crosswalk and they will be removed at ones thus relieving the square of an eysore which has ex-tsted for many decades The remo-al oi the carts was brought about at this late day by the fact that the city will lay a concrete roadway the square on their location the concrete work to be in Water street from Main street to Broad street and to Water street in the square from the place where work was suspended previously St ft point opposite the Pickering square frontage of the Freese department As It was necesrary to remove the carts for this work the city fathers took the occasion to order them removed permanently the time limit of June 1 having been extended to gnr the proprietors an opportunity to secure new quarters and equip them A BIT OF A Phillips appears to have been one of the pioneers in the mat cart fusppndd today at in Flooring square 9 has known them will know them no the ty officials have put nf disapproval cn any re-S! cart activities In ofter agitation ex- penod to abolish 2 he meat cart proprietors 1 in a 'tore num-fon Broad street and 70 on wuare and 'they have fr'JZSZS'St nlied the Bangor Public Mar- oi er the doors giving the information in regard to th-ir anon Fresh paint and colored trimmings have up the place and there is refrigerator service and qsgment for up-to-date mar-ft te believed that each dealer nrsart much more business possible under the old con Photo by He ftt PhotorphM Ticture Shows Meat Carts In Tickerlng Square Just Before Moving Day When Firms Moved Into New Market Bangor public 70 Pickering Square GRAND OPENING TUESDAY JUNE 9th These Firms Ready To Serve You: DIAL 5384 I DIAL 3278 i I ARTHUR COLSON HENRY MULLINS )pen for Business IN NEW MARKET LOCATION 70 Pickering Square STALL NO 4 CLYDE PHILLIPS JOHNSON LIBBY PHILLIPS WELCOME! ft- to our new location 70 Pickering Square STALL NO 2 I Old Customers New Customers Inspect Our New Shop Larger stock of Garden Produce Poultry Dairy Products etc We Deliver Just Dial 5384 VISIT US AT STALL NO 2 HENRY MULLINS Stall No 2 70 Pickering Sq SPECIAL INVITATION TO THE PUBUC FOR INSPECTION More varieties in fresh fish vegetables dairy goods etc Dial 3278 P0R QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE 0LD CUSTOMERS ALWAYS WELCOME RTHUR COLSON 70 Pickering Sq For Quality Foodstuffs At Lowest Market Prices Visit This Market or Phone These Concerns Your Moneys Worth Guaranteed DIAL 2-2296 erving You than EVER AT OUR NEW LOCATION 70 Pickering Square STALL NO 3 Larger More Complete Line For You To Select From VEGETABLES FISH meats and poultry Dial 2-2296 Eor Efficient Delivery Service IcLYDE PHILLIPS 70 Pickering Sq-.