Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

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Ll 1 26 THE SIGNET I and the Abbott Memorial Library was erected in the center of the town at a cost of 330,000 This library contains at the present time over 12,000 volumes and through the efficiency and helpful- ness of the librarians is of great beneht to the townspeople in general and to the schools in particular. In 1880 Dexter installed electric lights and in 1904 an excellent system of Waterworks was established under the direction of a special town commit- tee chosen for the purpose. Last sum- mer an improvement in the lighting system in the business section was made, the old poles being removed and ornamental ones substituted. A fire which caused a great loss at the time but which has resulted in a great improvement for Dexter, occurred in the winter of 1907, when a large por- tion of the business blocks on the south side of Main street were swept away. These buildings, which were of Wood, have been replaced by fine-looking, sub- stantial brick structures which greatly improve the appearance of the business section as does also the cement pave- ment which was laid last summer. In the summer of 1912 Haines 8a Wy- man erected a large, up-to-date motion- picture house on Main street. They show the best -class of pictures procur- able and their theatre is one of the best in Maine. ln 1914 Mr. Call moved from his stu- dio on Grove street to his present studio which comprises the entire top floor of the Eastern Trust Block on Main street, His studio ranks first in Eastern Maine and is one of the finest in the New Eng- land states. At the present time the creameries, garages, mills and the Fay Sz Scott ma- chine shop are all doing an increasingly active business and Dexter is one of the most thriving of Maine towns. . The persistent effort, thrift, and loy- alty,which characterized the earlier pe- riods of Dexter's history combine with the business ability, so evident in the present condition of the town, to as- sure for it a most prosperous future. ,af ,Vi Qxviwffmii, 'Ns Q F'z3' ifwgz' sig: ' if as W ' - '3.'1f'i ffl'f2'? W7 gy? Trslw xx, 'ffl .1 QQVQMB 1' . . ' , f' ,Q , . ' N v -il ,5'1ti N :EBQ A A 'math H H? , I 'S f

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1916 MAIN STREET, DEXTER,

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