Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-06
WINTHROP

A large representative gathering OF
the citizens of Winthrop was held at
the Town hall Tuesday evening to dis
cuss the project of Il shoe factory
! here in town. The meeting was called
to order by Charles S. Towle, chair
man of the committee, who called up
on Judge II. E. Foster to preside, and
upon Postmaster H. c. Miller to act as
secretary. Judge Foster explained
briefly the purpose of the meeting
and spoke of the great loss by fire Of
the c. NJ. Bailey Sons & Co., oilcloth
factory at Winthrop Center, which &C.
I CURED Sunday. He then called upon
Mr.. Towle to give an account of what
the committee had accomplished and
Mr. Towle described the Sterling
Shoe Company and it's requirements
and what had been done towards Sc
curing a building for it to locate in. lie
stated that an option had been Sc
cured on the Acme Theater which
could easily be transformed into just
such a building as the company re-
quired, and he also told just what the
company asked the town to do. DR..
f. H. Badger was next called upon
by Judge Foster. DR.. Badger said
that while the town is reaching out
for the new that it must not be I'M
mindful Of the old firm already estab-
lished here and doing business for
so many years and that he hoped that
some expression of sympathy would
be extended to the G. M. Bailey Sons
& Co., and some inducements be made
to them to rebuild and re-establish
their industry here in town. He stat
ed that the population of the town
had decreased during the past so
years and that the town needed new
industry, new spirit and new ener-
gy. H. S. Woodman said that he was
interested in anything that would be
for the good of the town. L. T. Garlic
ton and E. T. Cligord were also called
upon to express their views. Mr..
Clough. president of the Sterling Shoe
Company. then told what the COM
pany proposed to do. M. w. WiSwell
and E. r. Jones were also called up
on to speak Mr.. Towle then explain
ed that it was proposed to form a
Winthrop Realty Company to pur-
chase the building, and to sell stock
| in the same, the par value of which
was to be decided upon, and it was
left to the committee to decide about
! that matter. The chair then ap-
pointed the following committee on
resolutions with reference to the re-
cent loss of the c. E. Bailey Cons &
| Co.: DIR. F. II. Badger, E. T. Clifford,
! f. r. Jones, NJ. w. Wiswell, and Miss
Mermie Miller
! The Winthrop Literary club met
Monday evening with Mrs. LaVerna
! Maxfield. Roll call was answered by
''Women's Unusual Occupations" A
paper on Transportation" was Civ
en- by Mrs. Rowell; one on Dorothy
| Lynde Dix" by Mrs. ]. A. Foster; one
| on Gen. Neal Dow by Mrs. Charles
Cummings and one on Hannibal
Hamlin" by Mrs. L. T. Carleton. There
was a good attendance.
! Harmony Circle of the Rebekahs
passed an enjoyable afternoon Tues
| day at the home of Mrs. Edith Perry.
The time was spent in sewing patch
work and making aprons and dainty
refreshments were served by the host
ess.
| There will be a meeting of the Wo-
| mems Farm Bureau at the Grange
hall Friday morning at 1890. A bas-
ket lunch will be served at noon.
Bill Fortier, while out for ride
Monday afternoon, picked up crowd
of children and took them to Augusta