Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-25
ANOTHER DEAL
S lie Emporium to
New Quarters in 1921
Market Square Location Goes to
Central Maine Power co.-To Have
New Store in Cony House Build
ins-Change to Be Effected Early
Next Year-Adds to Series Many
Business Changes in Capital City

The past II months have recorded
many big business changes on Wat
or street and one more was added to
the list on Monday when the build
ing now occupied by the r. w.
Soule Emporium in Market square
was sold by the Augusta Real Es-
tate Association. of which Hon.
George Z. Macomber is treasurer and
general manager, to the Central
Maine Power Co.. which it is under
stood may use it for offices.
Arthur n. Soule, treasurer and
manager of the r. w. Soule EN-
porum Co., has entered into an
agreement whereby he is to rent the
Cony House building and occupy it
about March 1st, 1921. The building
will be renovated and when COM
pleted will be a modern store. The
street floor will take in the Augusta
Fruit Co. store, the Chadbourne bar
Der shop and the stairway. which
comprise the entire street floor, with
the exception of the store now oc-
cupied by A. F. Pierce, clothier. The
front will have two large plate glass
windows with center entrance.
Other features will be an elevator,
with door in rear for loading and
shipment Of goods, and also steam
heating. The store will comprise
five floors and the basement, also
the connecting upper floor of the
Parsons building, over the f. E.
Davis Co. store. The emporium will
add an extra department or line of
merchandise to their extensive stock
of house furnishings and anticipate
large sales of this added line of
goods.
The store Of the Augusta Fruit Co.
and the Chadbourne Barber shop UNI
der the Cony house will probably
remain in their present location I'M
til October list when the renovatiols
will be commenced on the building.
The second floor of the Parsons
building will be made into offices by
the Augusta Real Estate Association
which viii be for rent. What ar
rangements will be made by the
stores now located on the street floor
of the. Cony house, has not yet been
announced.
This follows a long series Of bust
ness changes which during the past
months has given Water street a
decidedly different appearance. AL
though each of these business
changes has hitherto been reported,
review of them will undoubtedly
he of interest. When the firm of
O.
went out of business, the D. w.
Adams Co. moved into it's store
The G. A. Ellinwood Co. furniture,
moved into the store vacated by the
Adams Co. and the Sunbeam Bak-
cry moved into the store vacated by
the Ellinwood Co.
In the store formerly occupied by
y. Richmonds department store,
the Daylight store was opened by
Lester LaBreck. Eleanor Lishness
and Herbert L. Merrill. Stevens &
Ballard, shoeists, discontinued bust
ness, and Lunt & Brann Co., moved
into that store, and the Swift &
Turner Co. has occupied the store
vacated by the Lunt & Brann Co. NJ.
J. Turner & Co, shoeists. went out
of business, and the Morn System
Shoe Store moved into that building.
In the store formerly occupied by
n. I. Folsom & Son, confectionery,
A. l.. Grant of Lewiston is now doing
business. The Augusta Cooperative
store is now located in the store for
merly occupied by Ross wholesale
candy and tobacco store. The Au-
gusta Shoe store located in the Ken
nebec Journal building sold out, and
sthe kennebec Journal Co. is now
making changes. preparatory to NOV
ing in. The Hale & Walker cash
market on lower Water street has
been sold to the Wesserunsett Gar
age Co. which will use the space for
show rooms and sales rooms. \
These are some Of the principal