The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-08-17
Handsome Offices.

For the past three months changes
have been In progress on the second
floor of the postofice block, and as now
completed they provide for the John c.
Griffin Insurance Agency, a suite Of
offices that will compare very favorably
with any business apartments In Maine.
j. C. Griffin, the proprietor, com.
menced the insurance business 10 the
offices over the R. Fl. Merrill shoe store
10 September 1882, and moved into the
present building, owned by himself and
Mrs. Julia Wentworth, In 1890, occupy
ing the rooms facing Gu Water street.
The changes recently made devote to his
business all the space on the second
floor, giving an outlook on both Water
and Russell streets.
The general business cffice looking out
upon Water street and the small reeep-
ton room adjoining remain as formerly,
except that both have received accee.
sious of new furniture. II is here that
the principal records of the business are
stored and the stenographc and clerical
work carried on. Miss jeanette Lord,
who has been il Mr.. Griffin's employ for
the past eleven years, is in charge of
this department, assisted by Miss Vera
Snow. The verticle system for filing
correspondence, keeping every letter re-
ceived and a copy of the reply made,
together, has recently been introduced.
Another cabinet contains card system
for keeping track of the business of
every one insured In the Griffin Agency,
each card showing the policies carried
by the insured, the expiration, and
amount of each, and referring to the
several pages of record books where
copies of the policies may be found.
just In the rear of the main Office is
located store room with shelves and
cabinets for books and papers, and from
this access is had to a ball where the
toilet rooms are located.
Facing Russell street, and reached
both through the hall just mentioned and
from the lobby at the head Of the street
stairway, is located Mr.. Grffin's bust
ness office with reception room adjoin'
ing, both being finely adapted to thu
purpose for which they are to be used
and the reception. room In particular
being luxurious in its appointments
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green and gold, as also are the other
rooms of the entire suite; 1t is furnished
with oak furniture, upholstered in leath.
er, and upon q handsome velvet rug in
the center stands large highly polished
oak table. a large plate glass mirror
appears in the mantle over the fireplace
and in the archway in front is hung, be,
tween the Irish and American flags, q
shield bearing the Irish coat of arms In
green and gold. New electric light fix
lures have been added to harmonic
with the other furnishings. In the main
rooms they are of clouded copper with
dark green shades; in some of the small
er rooms ceiling lights are made use of
Mr.. Griflin has always stood in the
front rank of the insurance fraternity oil
Maine. His business has constantly in
creased until these 6ffices with all theil
modern furnishings were imperatively
demanded. He is to be congratulated
on being the possessor of such apart.
ments; they can but tend to accuracy
and reliability of all transactions and il
must be very agreeable to pass ones
business hours amid such pleasant sur
roundings,