Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-19
Daily kennebec 3ournal.
A HEALTHY GROWTH.
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ern conveniences. including set tubs,
etc. and the water piping is of brass.
The pantry, just off the kitchen, is also
finished in Carolina pine.
Up stairs are four large sleeping
rooms, all opening into the hall. One
room isalnished in natural white wood.
two painted White and one cream. The
bath room is finished in North Carolina
pine. There is also room in the ell,
but as yet 1T is not finished
Not the least attractive place is the
cellar. 1t extends under the entire
building and is large and roomy, with
a fine cement floor. The house will be
heated by the air from a Kelsey gene
rator.
Though not the largest house in town
it will be one of the FASTEST and most
comfortable, and cannot fail to be a
his family.
Among the extensive alterations are
those in progress at Hotel Brunswick.
Mr.. Z. 7. Stone. the owner of the
building, has a crew of men at work
and it not yet known how far he will
carry his improvements. 1t is proba-
BILE that $4,000 will be expended before
they are completed. Outside piazza
and bay window have been added
while inside the house has been practi-
cally rebuilt. The most noticeable
change is in the dining room which
has been enlarged and improved with
the effect of making it a most attrac-
tive place. The rest of the house has
been so changed and improved that
former patrons win hardly know it
when it is again opened to the public
The Episcopal parsonage has also
been in the hands of the carpenters,
and has emerged from them almost a
new house. 1t has been rebuilt inside
and out and modernized in many ways.
On the lower floor it has been provided
with hard wood floors in every room.
1t is estimated that the work cost in
the neighborhood of $1,000.
At South Gardiner which although
it is in reality a part of the city, al
ways seems like a town by itself, there
has also been considerable work done
during the past year. Mrs. Annie
Spencer has built "a 1 1-2 story house at
the North End, at cost of $1,000 for
the house and lot, and Melvin Spencer
has built a larger one a few rods south
costing $1,000. Frank Norton has built
a 2-story double tenement worth S150(
near G. A. r. hall, and Hazen Beeeher
who bought the Fred Blanchard house
has raised it, put in a new foundation
cemented the cellar, ETC., and has prob
ably laid out 5000 in these improve
ments. 4n addition to the above work
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the spring. South Gardiner people are
proud of the busy little village and say
that they don't know what dull times
are.
An Randolph there has been bull
the Methodist parsonage, on Contra
street. 1t is a 2-story house and ell
completed in November, and cost witt
the lot, $1,000. Granville Lar:abee has
built 2-story house and ell on Elm
street, costing $1400. On the stree
leading from Windsor street to the
Bodwell &, Allen field Chas. keene an(
man named Munro have each built {
2-story house and ell. Capt. Stepher
Meady has made extensive alteration:
on the Grant house on Kinderhool
street and Charles Morang has built {
small house on the Blanchard road.
At Pittston Henry Moulton has bull
1 History house at cost OF abou
$1,000, and John Rollins has built ;
large barn.
Farmingdale, too, has contributed
her share to the work of building AM
improving real estate. Mr. VIM. Gran
has expended a large amount of none.
in renovating his house and improving
his grounds, and just north of his lam
Mr.. ]. C. Atkins has erected larg
barn.
At Riverside Park, farther up tn
river, road have been laid out lot
sold, and at present one house is Il
process of construction. The Consoli
dated Ice Co have built an elevator OF
the old Rich property and the prospec
is good that a fine set of buildings VII
be erected there before the river opens
1t will thus be seen that although
the amount of building done in Gardl
ner and vicinity during the past yea
has not been large, it makes quite
respectable showing and has addea l
the value of real estate in that section
Let us hope that in the year to com
that it will be increased ten fold.
The foregoing is, we believe, cor
ret list of the amount of building don
in the several places during the yea
1898 and if any omissions have bee
made it was because the reporter wa
unable to secure the desired lnfor1ha
ton.