The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-11-20
RISING FROM THE
RUINS
New Blocks Springing
Up in North Anson
New Modern Structures Replacing
Those Destroyed In the C0nflagra-
tiOn of Last August

North Anson is rising from the ruins
of her former self and her citizens are
replacing her former business struc-
lures and homes with buildings of mod
ern type and architectural beauty. In
/ the serious conflagration of last Au
/ gust in that town twenty families were
rendered homeless and the business
section of the community was swept
out by flames.
The new hotel which was bought by
N. w. Murphy, was for many years the
home of the late Samuel Bunker, and
later was bought by the Carrabassett
Company and had been made into
hotel, but was not completed. Under
the supervision of f. F. Maxim of
Madison, Mr.. Murphys hotel is gradu-
ally nearing completion and when fin
ished will be one of the finest in Som
erset County The outside is very
attractive with big roomy niazzas on
three sides and being located on Bun
ker Hill. affords a fine view. The in
terror of the hotel is finished in cy-
press and hard pine and has Gothic
ceilings. The parlor has a handsome
fireplace, the tile having been design
ed in Boston and made especially for
this hotel Two large bookcases with
loaded doors are built on either side
of the arched doorway, which leads
into the hall near the stairway of
carved cypress. A large stained glass
artistic effect The hotel Office in the
hall is of fine design The dining
room, which is lighted on the ceiling
by Co. small electric globes has a
sideboard with loaded doors. and a
large fireplace. The serving room
and kitchen are finished in hard pine
natural wood, and a new Smith & An
thony Hub range with two fire boxes
for wood and coal has just been in
stalled. The smoking room has a
fireplace and quaint settees on either
side of the room. A room that was
designed for a private dining room is
elegantly finished and will be used for
sleeping room. The upper part of
the hotel has quite number of sleep
! ing rooms. There are several bath
rooms and the house has steam heat
throughout. The plumbers have near
ly completed their work, and the, pa
per hangers and decorators will soon
be putting on the finishing touches.
/ Charles Crymble has erected a two
and a half story house on Center St.
which contains eight rooms and a bath.
The plasterers are at work there this
week. The building is in charge of
Everett Fenlason The house is on the
site where f. f. Sawyer's house was
burned.
Judge Simmons has erected on tn
site of Holleys drug store. one story
building "a feet long containing two
rooms. The front room will be used
for a private law office The build
/ ing has plate glass windows and is
painted seal brown with bottle green
trimmings.
c. W. Rogers moved into his new
block Monday. 1t iB one of the
locations in the village and he has an
attractive up-to-date store. The
building is 36x50 feet containing two
stores, one of them to be occupied by
Mr.. Rogers, with his dry and fancy
goods and the other by w. Fl. Williams
with gents furnishings and boots and
shoes The front is fitted with plate
| glass windows, seven feet square.
The fixtures are stained in mission
green and the walls in sage green.
These new stores will be promptly fill
ed up with a new stock of goods The
contractor in charge of the work is
w. o. Coburn of Bangor. The build
ing is on the site OF T. M Stewards
block and Frank Crymbles store
which was burned.
Work is being pushed on the W. r.
Wait building for the conducting of
his hardware business. This block
is 26x60 feet with tenement upstairs
1t is made of wood with a basement
under the entire building. The roof
is already on and chimneys built.
Porter & Marston's new brick block
is going up rapidly. Already the
walls are nearly completed. 1t is 36xSO
feet with tenement upstairs and base
ment under the entire building, we'll
lighted for general storeroom. The
store floor is large and convenient,
in every way adapted for the conduc-
ting of their extensive grocery and
grain business. 1t is expected that
this store will be ready for occupancy
about January LIST.
F. s. Parsons and Owen Savage, with |
Mr.. Savage as builder, have erected on
the lot where the Crymble house was
burned, building 36x61. 1t contains
two rooms, one to be used for a carri- |
age shop and the other for black |
smith shop. There Is a store room |
above and the basement is used for
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