J.W. Paris Store, Sedgwick Me. 19.

J.W. Paris Store, Sedgwick Me. 19.

J.W. Paris Store, Sedgwick Me. Street Scene, Buildings, People, Stores, Signs [J.W. Paris, Lowney's Chocolates, Gasoline], Car, Children, 2 Boys with Bicycles, Horse, Carriage, Wooden Sidewalk This c. 1920 image shows the store owned by John W. Paris on Main Street (Route 175) near its intersection with North Sedgwick Road (Route 172). It was a general store, but his ads suggest that he focused on specialty groceries, fruit, and confections. John operated this store from 1914 to 1927. (between 1894 and 1913 had a smaller store on the same side of the road, nearer to the Customs House.) From John's retirement until 1945 the store was operated by his daughter Mary Weising and her husband William Allyn (called Allyn). Ralph Warman then ran it for a year under rental, and Foster Young sold electrical appliances there for two years. Charlie Young ran a general store from1948 to 1962, when David McCarthy bought it. In 1984 he sold to Franklin and Linda Palmer, who in turn sold it to Donald and Gretchen O'Grady about 1997. Don and Gretchen ran it as the Sedgwick Store, providing a number of specialized grocery items, for about ten years until it was closed. Next to the store behind the Model T Ford is the octagon blacksmith shop of the Young brothers, which is no longer standing. The transition from horse and buggy to automobile is well illustrated in this photo