Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-05
A Look about vassa Iboro,,


In looking over the operations and changes
in our town, we find that at East Vassalboro',
L. Butterfield, Esq, has about completed
very tidy little two-story frame building in
tended we understand for a store and dwell
ling. Mr.. Butterfeld is one of our enter
prising and solid men. He owns several
buildings in this village and among them is
one of the most thorough built and substan-
tial country stores that we have ever SEEN 1t
would be an ornament to a village of greater
pretensions. But our beautiful village, Mr..
B. thinks is worthy Of such structure and
we think that such things are just what make
| it beautiful. This store is two stories high
with first class hall in upper story, G0x30
feet. The main building is 26x50, and the
ell 30x34 feet. This is model building,
at present occupied on the lower floor,
for Post office and by the active firm of Geo.
ii. Pope & Co. for dry goods, groceries and
meat market. Mr.. Butterfield has done much
| for our village IN a business direction and
particularly in the matter of building. Our
citizens appropriately appreciate it we think.
We notice here the appearance of new firm
composed we should say of w W: Lewis and
Geo. II. Gates. The style of the firm has not
yet appeared. They arc successors to Mr..
James L. Gates and we trust that they will
merit fair share of trade.
The repairs on the school house are pro-
crossing favoraby. 1t now presents a good
front and the new room which will result from
the change, will be much better than was at
first supposed.
We will say now, not as delineator in a
travelling Passing round the
ring little farther" but passing down the
stream little farther we come to Prstmill
of Mr. II. 4. Buttcrfeld. Here about the
dam and mill repairs are being made for the
better.
Passing down the stream little farther we
come to North Xassalboro, to which we al
ways refer with pride Here the rev Baptist
church (Calvanist) is fast assuming The ap-
pearance of a church building under the d-
rection of Dea. Thomas Clark This is not
much different in size and appearance from
the Methodist church at L. Nassalboro except
that there is a projection in front upon which
rest the town and spre. But it is said the spire
on the North church is a few inches longer
than the one at the East. That is n natHral
consequence because the church at the North
is being built later. Workmcn are engaged
in laying the foundation, ard preparing the
frame for the new schoolhouse. This will be
two story frame building, 40xG0 feet, with
a projection in front l2x20 for the entries
pine and the finishing inside of blacl, ash. L
will be furnished with Boston furniture. The
upper room will be occupied for high school
purposes and the lower room for the district
school. This will be a fine affair, costing up
wards of $4,000. 1t is just what North Vas
salboro' demands, just what it can afford and
just what it will get. Messrs. wilkins, Now
ell and Mullen, the building committee, are
awake to the duty and progress of the age.
ID a No.
ing SPLENDID editices for mercantile purposes,
beautiful dwellings, and costly manuiactur-
ing establishments. Why should we hesitate
to build, nice, airy, attractive school build
ings?
Mr. Jesse Dorman Of Freedom. formerly q
resident and cloth manufacturer at East Vas
salboro', succeeds MIR. Leonard L. Getchcll in
the grocery business.
Just north of the double tenement Just con-
pleted, but commenced some time last autumn
by the Vassalboro' Mills Co., they propose to
erect another of the same size and model, two
stories high, (trame) 2SXiQ, projection in
rear l2X20.
At Vassalboro Getchelis corner we find
that Mr.. H. n. Washburn Of Natick, Mass,
is about to purchase the store and homestead
of Josiah Prescott and the stock of Josiah
Prescott & Co.. and continue the business at
their old stand. Messrs. Prescott & Co. are
among the most solid and respectable mea of
our town. The Junior partner Mr.. Z. A.
Prescott, is intending to strike for the south
west, his destination being St. Louis. We
hope that he will find opening there that
will satisfy his active business propensities,
and thatsuccess awaits him.
The Methodist church here are to have a
new bell of the same manufacture as the one
at the East, but of smaller size. l..
East Vassalboro', Sept. l, 1873.