Advertising Supplement to the Sun Journal, Rumford Falls Times, Franklin Journal and the Livermore Falls Advertiser, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Today’s Towles Circa 1920 A specialtributehighlighting Towle’s Hardware’s 100thbirthday and historicDixfieldcommunityoverthepast100years. Celebration 100th Anniversary Week ofJune6-11 and Towle’s CornerStore& Kitchen The new Towle’s Hardware & Lumber Co. Corner ofWeld &MainStreet 2011 C. H. Towle, the man behind 100 years of Towle’s Hardware
By Michael Charles Towle on the west side of Weld Street. shop,referred to as “the back who died in 1973. Mrs. Newman There was a row of shed roof Grandson of C. H. Towle Stanley was an avid fisherman. shop.” The new building was was the sister of Alice Towle. garages at the rear of the building He invented the “Rangeley divided in two, with the display that at one time had been used by When Charlie opened the store Charles Hershel Towle was born Spinner” lure, had a fish, the area in front near the street, and the National House for horse “Coregonus Stanleyi” named the back part of the new building he sold glass, dog food, stalls and then by the August 20, 1877 in East Dixfield, John Deere tractors, Maine, the son of John Jackson after him, and was one of the first as a warehouse. Stanley Hotel to store fish commissioners in the state c a st i ron stoves, the cars of those Towle, Jr. and Mary Frances The back shop was used as an ga s a nd elec t r ic Holman. He married Alice Lucas of Maine. Upon his retirement, spending the night. he sold the business to Albion area to replace window glass r e f r i g e r a t o r s , The middle garage on September 12, 1910 in Canton, and fabricate stove pipe and roof p a i nt , l u m b e r, Maine. They purchased the Billy Stockbridge who moved it to had a basement the east side of Weld Street and jacks as needed. When Dad was S t a n l e y t o o l s , area that housed a Mitchell place on Main Street a youngster, he used to take naps h a r d w a r e a n d in Dixfield and settled into the opened it as a hardware store. In sawdust-fired, hot air 1911, C. H. Towle purchased the at the store on a pile of horse gasoline. Turpentine heating plant to prevent farm house. Today, this is the blankets on the bottom shelf of w a s s o l d f r o m a site of the Dixfield Village Stockbridge Hardware Store and the cars in these garages from opened C. H. Towle’s Hardware. one of the display racks. 55-gallon drum. The customer freezing in cold weather. When Green, next door to the Dixfield brought his own can or bottle to Historical Society. My grandmother, Alice Towle, John Towle was a boy, his job In the early 1920s, he moved be filled. Glass came in wooden was to shovel in the hardwood the old building back from the was a graduate of Farmington crates which, being frugal, A tackle and bicycle shop, owned Normal School and taught school sawdust and keep the furnace by Henry O. Stanley, was located street and built a new building, Charlie dismantled and used to running. using the old bike shop as a work in a one-room schoolhouse. build the storage bins for bulk When the store opened, she garden seeds. Nails came in In the early 1940s, the warehouse became the bookkeeper. 50-pound kegs and were stored in space was converted to an Events on Monday The second floor of the building nail bins and sold by the pound. expanded display area, and had two apartments. The front These nail and seed bins are still storage was relocated to the • First 50 customers get a free jar opener. apartment was occupied by Miss in use in the store today. basement. Again in the early • 10 a.m. True Value 100-year plaque presentation. Mabel Nancy Towle, Charlie’s 1960s, the back shop was This building was the first and converted to display and a • 50/50 raffle continues, $1/each, $5/arm-length; proceeds to sister, who never married. She only building in Dixfield to have new and smaller back shop benefit local organizations and projects. worked for years for a Mrs. an elevator going from the second Roberts and returned to Dixfield was constructed. About this • Antique, restored delivery truck on display courtesy of Mike floor down to the first and down to take care of her mother, Mrs. time, stove pipe was no longer Towle; 1929 AA Ford with 188A rack body. again to the basement. It was fabricated on site so the new Mary Frances Holman Towle, operated by hand, using a rope • Refreshments available in hardware store. until her death on March 24, 1924. and smaller back shop became a to pull it up and let it down. Butch receiving area. • Double points on rewards cards at Towle’s Corner Store. After the death of her mother, and I used it to move spool wood • Continuously running slide show at the hardware store Mabel remained in Dixfield and from the basement to the second By now John was running the prepared by Donna, Deb, and Chip Towle. moved into the front apartment floor for the Round Oak cast iron store and Charlie was retired. kitchen stoves. It was also our job A lumber shed was built in the • Register for free drawings of four grand prizes: $100 gift over Towle’s Hardware. She to move all paint shipments to 1950s with construction starting certificate to Towle’s Corner Store; Paint for a room, ceiling worked as the desk clerk at the the basement on that elevator. It and wall, up to four gallons of Dutch Boy; The famous Rockwell Stanley Hotel for many years did save a lot of wear and tear on Jawhorse; 12 ft. x 12 ft. house-style shelter King shed. until her death on May 10, 1971. The rear apartment was occupied our backs. 100 years by Mrs. Blanche Lucas Newman, page 3 ‰
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2 towle’s 100th anniversary Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 our house. When the telephone 100 years building was torn down, a Mobil from page 2 Gas Station was constructed and managed by Herschel G. Nash. in the spring. I remember my Between the Mobil station and Events on Tuesday grandfather, Charlie, laying out the store was a restaurant, The • First 50 customers get a free, green tote bag. the position of the holes for the Blue Bird, originally Marion • 50/50 raffle continues, $1/each, $5/arm-length; cedar poles and then building Harlow Tribou’s Gift Shop. This proceeds to benefit local organizations and projects. a small fire at each location so was where the band stand used • Antique, restored delivery truck on display courtesy of the ground would thaw and the to be. Down Main Street from the Mike Towle; 1929 AA Ford with 188A rack body. holes could be dug. Every time a telephone office and gas station lumber shipment was received was the Knox Garage, the local • Double points on rewards cards at Towle’s Corner Store. from a lumber company (Starbird Ford dealership. • Continuously running slide show at the hardware store Lumber in Strong, Maine comes prepared by Donna, Deb, and Chip Towle. to mind) Butch and I had to stack When I was in high school, Elgin it in the new shed with stickers Rafuse ran a Gulf Gas Station • Register for free drawings of four grand prizes: $100 between each row so it would dry there, and he and his wife lived gift certificate to Towle’s Corner Store; Paint for a room, straight, hopefully. upstairs. Just up Weld Street ceiling and wall, up to four gallons of Dutch Boy; The John Towle, son of Charles, was the from Towle’s Hardware was the famous Rockwell Jawhorse; 12 ft. x 12 ft. house-style shelter King shed. John added another addition to second generation to run Towle’s Rumford Falls Light and Power the store with a full cement-block Hardware Store. (1932 high school photo) Building, originally Randall’s basement and more display area Law Office and then Art’s Barber on the main floor. In order to Shop. Next to that was the Mel upgrade the appearance of the gift wrapping during the year Bishop Jewelry Store and beyond store, John replaced the two front and especially at Christmas that was the Chase House where windows with undivided glass when toys were a big, seasonal Frank and Ethel “Gertrude” and put a new slate-type siding item. She also drove the truck Harlow Owens lived. These on the front of the store. He also to pick up supplies in Lewiston properties are now all part of replaced the old wooden steps and Portland. Towle’s Hardware and Towle’s with a set of granite steps which Corner Store. were still in use until the day of For a number of years, Dad sold the store razing in 2008. Norge and Speed Queen washers I can remember as a kid the and dryers. On many occasions, excitement of having the In the early 1960s, he joined one Mom would come home to salesmen from Snow & Neely, of the earliest co-op hardware discover her washer or dryer Decatur & Hopkins and others companies for hardware missing as Dad had sold it to a call at the store. Dad kept a retailing. It was called American paying customer. re-order book under the front The above advertisement describes the dependable quality of the products used by Hardware and eventually counter to write down anything C. H. Towle, as well as its excellent customer service – still evident today. combined with True Value When we were kids, the Bell that was needed. He used to Hardware of which we are still a Telephone building was on the bring Herbert Hill home for member today. corner of Weld and Main streets, supper when he was in town, and Dad and Herb would go down The old building had a steel roof, and we could see the operator I still have the Bristol telescoping cellar, get the glasses off the and Dad would hire Slim Swan Our mother, Elizabeth, known through the open windows in the fishing rod he gave me over 50 top shelf over the paint storage to paint it every few years. That as Betty, did all the bookkeep- summer as they connected calls. years ago. section and have a pre-prandial ing for years and worked in the We were on a party line with 13 before bringing us and Mr. Hill store when needed. She did most ring 5 for the store, 13 ring 1 for Mom didn’t like to have Dad home for supper. of the buying for the house- Charlie’s house and 13 ring 2 for drink in front of us at home, so 100 years wares and gift area. 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Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 towle’s 100th anniversary 3 The cellar posts holding up integrity, but Charlie built a brass radiator 1914 Model “T” railroad station in Peru. He used 100 years the building still had the bark camp on Webb Lake using spruce Ford that he converted to a truck to order a full car and split the from page 3 on them. Why waste money 2” x 4” studs, 24” on center, and by cutting the rear of the body load with Legere’s Hardware squaring them up when no one 2” x 4” rafters 30” on center. off. He used that truck until located on Waldo Street in would see them anyway? That building has survived 80 1937 when he purchased a new Rumford. He also bought roofing roof was very steep, dangerous or so years and is as sound as International truck, 3/4-ton materials (tar paper, double to be on, and had an access hatch A common practice in those days when built. Model “D2.” He bought a cab and coverage paper and asphalt in the attic. Dad went out on that was to save money by making chassis and built his own flat shingles) by the trailer truck load. metal roof and walked the ridge every third stud be pine. The Butch and I were put in charge body. That truck lasted until 1951 Butch and I had to move all these to install a chimney cap. Thank others were spruce or hemlock. of shoveling snow in the back when a new International Model items from the railroad or trailer God, I never had to experience I know this seems like taking dooryard after each snow “L-120,” from Morrison Motors, to the store truck and then to the risking my life going out on it. chances with the building storm. Dad had a plow that he replaced it. rear sheds. used to attach to the front of his International truck. It had The last truck I remember is a Charlie was an avid fisherman no hydraulics, so it was on the new 1958 International Model and hunter. As a kid, I used to stay ground until it was moved by “A-120,” 3/4-ton truck. The body with him and my grandmother Events on Wednesday hand. I can remember seeing him from the old 1951 was trans- at the lake for a few weeks in • First 50 customers get a free jar opener. and Preston Brown loading a very ferred to this truck. Why buy the summer, and we went out large barrel of chains and scrap a new body when the old one is every night in his homemade • 50/50 raffle continues, $1/each, $5/arm-length; proceeds to metal into the bed to provide still serviceable? Rangeley rowboat. benefit local organizations and projects. traction. He pushed the snow • Antique, restored delivery truck on display courtesy of Mike back against the garages and I remember these last two trucks Alice used the perch we caught Towle; 1929 AA Ford with 188A rack body. Butch and I had to remove it with came with a spare wheel. The to make the best fish chowder new owner had to supply the I ever had. The hornpout we • Refreshments available in hardware store. snow scoops. spare tire and tube. I remember caught was breakfast. They tell • Double points on rewards cards at Towle’s Corner Store. After clearing the yard, we had Dad buying a 3/4-ton Ford the story of how he would take • Eli’s Soda will be giving out free samples of their soda in the to go up and shovel the garage Econoline van. I asked him why our father fishing and leave my parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. roofs. We wished that they had a van and he told me that he grandmother to fabricate the school during a storm so we didn’t have to worry about being stove pipe for customers. • Continuously running slide show at the hardware store wouldn’t have to spend the day stopped for overloading with a prepared by Donna, Deb, and Chip Towle. outside shoveling. We used van. We went to Lewiston one day The last deer he shot was in the • Register for free drawings of four grand prizes: $100 gift to haul sawdust for the store and came home with a stack of winter of 1957. He had it hanging certificate to Towle’s Corner Store; Paint for a room, ceiling heating system and shovel it plywood 4-feet high in the back. in the shed at his house, and Dad and wall, up to four gallons of Dutch Boy; The famous Rockwell into the basement bunkers. Talk We also had numerous lengths of helped him skin and prepare it for Jawhorse; 12 ft. x 12 ft. house-style shelter King shed. about being green – sawdust was cast-iron soil pipe and numerous Bill Kidder to butcher for him. He • Ladies Night for Father’s Day shopping, 5 to 6:30 p.m. the ultimate, locally available cast-iron fittings stacked in the died on June 28, 1957 at his camp Refreshments will be available. Door prize: Gift basket of renewable energy source! back on top of the plywood. in Weld. The store as been closed Tupperware. Special gift for all those attending. only on four occasions – the You can’t run a hardware store I remember that Dad received deaths of Charles, Alice, Betty, without a truck. Charlie had a sheet rock by railway car at the and John Towle.
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4 towle’s 100th anniversary Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Tales from family about the history of Towle’s Hardware
By Norman “Butch” John Towle In order to keep true to our side and was used for more grain, Grandson of C. H. Towle philosophy of taking a look at hay, and an expanded lawn and everything (even out-of-the garden section. History box) for something new to sell, page 8 ‰ 1976 Butch & Donna we decided to look back at some b ou g ht t he stor e of the products that worked for from John and Betty, In Charlie and John. and John considered himself Events on Thursday semi-retired. I don’t think he That look brought us back • First 50 customers get a free yardstick. really understood the concept of to grain, both dog and cat retirement as he still went to the food and farm animal grain. • Double points on rewards cards at Towle’s Corner Store. store to work every day up into Shortly before this building • Antique, restored delivery truck on display courtesy of the early 1990’s at age 80. was erected, a “reefer” railroad Mike Towle; 1929 AA Ford with 188A rack body. car was purchased to house Over the next few years Butch In the late 1980’s with our truckloads of sunflower seed • 50/50 raffle continues, $1/each, $5/arm-length; proceeds started upgrading the facility to son Chip’s help, we installed and grain. It was insulated and to benefit local organizations and projects. reflect new trends and products our first computer system. eliminated many problems coming of age. Carpet was • Refreshments available in hardware store. It was a fairly basic system, from squirrels and mice getting installed in the store to soften • Register for free drawings of four grand prizes: $100 gift but Chip wrote a program for into the grain products. It also the appearance of the old style certificate to Towle’s Corner Store; Paint for a room, ceiling it while still in high school was a maintenance-free building. of doing business, and a new so we could do our accounts and wall, up to four gallons of Dutch Boy; The famous colored steel siding was installed receivables on it. He also used After a few more years went by, Rockwell Jawhorse; 12 ft. x 12 ft. house-style shelter King on the exterior. the computer for the store’s direct the old grain building was torn shed. mail advertising. We have had down and a new 32 x 50 building In the early to mid 1980’s we • Slide show presentation: 100 years of Towle’s Hardware at many upgrades since then and was attached to the end of the started a package shipping the Dixfield Historical Society, 7 p.m. are now e-mailing statements to lumber shed on the Weld Street business that shipped packages our customers. through UPS. Our daughter, Joni, did all the paper work for The old pole building that housed that part of the business while lumber was torn down and a in high school. During those new 40 x 80 steel pole building Congratulations! years, the old Rumford Falls Light was erected to house lumber, and Power building next to the plywood, insulation, & roofing. store was purchased for storage It had two drive- thru bays and and then converted into a grain was probably one of the first storage building. drive-thru lumber buildings in the area. We now have Shared Branching. It’s like having a branch wherever you go! The Chas. C. Hart Seed Co. ofcu.org A tradition of quality from our family to yours since 1892
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Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 towle’s 100th anniversary 5 Walk down memory lane: Towle’s Hardware invites you to join in their celebration of 100 years of successful business
Photo above, taken in the early 1900s, shows the National House Hotel which was located at the corner of Weld and Main This photo shows the original Mel Bishop Jewelry Shop (left) and the Rumford Power & Light building, originally the Randall’s streets in Dixfield. Automobiles were a new attraction in town as evidenced by the large crowd gathered in the street and on Law Office. Other businesses have been located here including Art’s Barber Shop. Date of photo is unknown. porches to witness one of the earliest cars to travel on Dixfield roads. Transportation was usually by horse and carriage, bike, or This photo of Charles H. Towle, taken in the 1920s, shows him standing in front of the original storefront of the hardware store. on foot. Notice the hitching post, which was a common sight during the age of horse-drawn transportation.
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According to Michael Towle, “You can’t run a hardware store without a truck. Charlie had a brass radiator 1914 Model “T” Ford that he converted to a truck by cutting the rear of the body off. He used that truck until 1937 when he purchased a new International Truck, 3/4-ton Model “D2.” He bought a cab and chassis and built his own flat body. That truck lasted until 1951 when a new International Model “L-120” from Morrison Motors replaced it. The Butch Towle, the third generation to operate Towle’s Hardware Store, stands in front of the former Rumford Power & Light John “Chip” Towle, is the 4th generation (on the left), and Butch Towle, is the 3rd last truck I remember is a new 1958 International Model “A-120” 3/4-ton truck. The body from the old 1951 was transferred to this truck. Why buy a new body when the old one is still serviceable? I remember these last two building which was purchased for storage and then converted into a grain storage building, according to Butch Towle. generation of Towles to own and operate Towle stores in Dixfield. trucks came with a spare wheel. The new owner had to supply the spare tire and tube.” The truck on the right was John Towle’s Jeep J-20 pick-up truck.
6 towle’s 100th anniversary Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 towle’s 100th anniversary 7 to store extra lawnmowers and exchanges. Other portable fuels History snow blowers. in the product line are K-1, pellets from page 5 for pellet stoves, and bundled Events on Friday Speaking of out-of-the box, for a firewood. Recently a new line time in the 1990’s we produced • First 50 customers get a free bag clip. of men’s and women’s leisure This section was kept intact and and packaged Towle House and work ware clothing has • 50/50 raffle continues, $1/each, $5/arm-length; the New Store is attached to it. Moose Candies. Then shortly been added. proceeds to benefit local organizations and projects. This older portion is now used after 2000, culverts were added • Refreshments available in hardware store. for receiving, a work shop, glass to the product line as something 2007 and 2008 saw the biggest cutting, screen repair, and extra new to sell. change in the corner of Weld • Double points on rewards cards at Towle’s Corner Store. storage. A Quonset hut building and Main Streets in nearly 100 We also started selling propane • Check out today-only, in-store specials at the hardware was erected for storage of more years. Towle’s Corner Store was from a bulk tank and are now store. building materials and a place built, followed by the all new doing both bulk filling and tank Towle’s Hardware. The town’s • Antique, restored delivery truck on display courtesy of former librarian Althea Fish Mike Towle; 1929 AA Ford with 188A rack body. said, “The Towle’s finally made it • Continuously running slide show at the hardware store to Main Street.” prepared by Donna, Deb, and Chip Towle. The whole family was involved in • Register for free drawings of four grand prizes: $100 the design and layout including gift certificate to Towle’s Corner Store; Paint for a room, size, style, and color. After ceiling and wall, up to four gallons of Dutch Boy; The 100 years of discussing how a famous Rockwell Jawhorse; 12 ft. x 12 ft. house-style hardware store should be built shelter King shed. and how it should look in Dixfield, we had a pretty good idea of what Celebrate we wanted. The new store is actually on the 100 years site where the steel posted lumber sheds were built. The lumber with us all department has been expanded and is now located in the back week! yard behind the hardware store building but easily accessed from the back door. The new grain building is attached to the main store at the end of the building and is where the railroad car used to be.
Charles Towle, on the left, shows an unidentified friend a moving store display he built that looks and works like a ferris wheel. It is powered by a washing machine History motor and it attracted a lot of attention when displayed in the store window. page 9 ‰
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8 towle’s 100th anniversary Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 addition to the granite steps, He has been a loyal and faithful History many artifacts from the old store employee and friend who has from page 8 are on display. given us many years of courteous, Events on Saturday fun, and faithful service. This is a way of honoring our past • WOXO from 9 a.m. to noon. Give-aways including tickets to We have tried to keep as much in while moving into the future. When all is said and done, we a Sea Dogs ballgame and more. the main building as possible as Also on display is a small portion hope that what we are doing and convenience was a primary goal. of John’s tool collection. The have done is an improvement to • Drawing of 50/50 raffle. Proceeds to benefit local majority of his collection (his life- the town and that our investment organizations and projects. The floor in the new store is long hobby and over 1000 items) in Dixfield will promote more • One dollar. Check out the 100-cent Menu at Towle’s Corner something we are very proud is on permanent display at the business and housing and that Store. of and have received many Dixfield Historical Society. Dixfield is a good place in which compliments on it. It starts with to live and work with goods and • Double points on rewards cards at Towle’s Corner Store. a regular cement floor and is Now that the new store has been services available close to home. then coated with what is called built, our goal is to search for • Antique, restored delivery truck on display courtesy of Mike a poured floor. It is quite durable new and innovative ideas for We are grateful to our Towle; 1929 AA Ford with 188A rack body. and easy to clean, another goal, as products to sell in our store, forefathers who have fostered an we had washed and waxed floors as well as looking for ways to entrepreneurial spirit when they • Continuously running slide show at the hardware store at midnight much too often and improve service and benefits to planted apple orchards, logged prepared by Donna, Deb, and Chip Towle. for too many years. our customers. the land, built sawmills, invented necessary items, quietly helped • Drawing of all four grand prizes from Towle’s Hardware: The transition from the old store We will continue to strive for the Dixfield citizens in various ways, $100 gift certificate to Towle’s Corner Store; Paint for a to the new one was accomplished best shopping experience with and made it possible for several room, ceiling and wall, up to four gallons of Dutch Boy; The in one weekend. With friends and convenient parking and easy businesses to be located in famous Rockwell Jawhorse; 12 ft. x 12 ft. house-style shelter family working very long hours access to the store--with friendly, Dixfield. King shed. for two days, everything was courteous, and knowledgeable moved and set up in the new store people to serve you. We continue The Towle family has considered • Free give-aways all day! in record time. to invest in technology with Dixfield our home for over 100 several new services and years. We are indeed thankful to The back door of the old store products coming that will benefit the Dixfield community for your was almost opposite the front our customers in the near future. support here as well as that from door of the new store so we had all the surrounding towns. continuous walkway from one to Over the years we have been FALLS the other. blessed with many loyal We hope for your continued employees. Eddie Ellis has been patronage as we go forward At the entrance to the new store with us for over 40 years and into the future with the fourth is the granite top step from the TAXIDERMY really is considered part of the generation at Towle’s Corner old hardware store that John had Towle family. His knowledge of Store and at the ever-chang- put in when the wooden steps the business has been a mainstay ing Towle’s Hardware and Congratulations Towle’s Hardware were replaced in the 1960’s. In for so many of our customers. Lumber Company. on 100 Years!
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Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 towle’s 100th anniversary 9 Years of Congratulations on 100 Years! Congratulations! “Thank you Towle Family for your devotion to growth the People of Dixfield and the River Valley” at Towle’s Hardware & 3 Middle Street, Lewiston Lumber Dixfield Branch Rumford Branch 562-4661 Member FDIC 364-8122 784-5721 The top left photo shows Towle’s Hardware & Lumber store as it looks today and the photo Congratulations next to it, on the right, shows the bright, well-stocked store to interior. The aerial photo was taken in 1990 prior to the construction of the new The Towle Family Towle’s Hardware & Lumber and Towle’s Corner stores which on your began in 2007. The bottom right photo shows a display of some early tools and hardware from 100th Year in Business!! the John L. Towle collection. From Your Friends at On Your 100th Anniversary Visih t t e store each From All Of Us At day for special events, prizes, and give-aways all week during our Distribution 100th anniversary 218 Yarmouth Road, Gray, Maine 04039 celebration!
10 towle’s 100th anniversary Advertising Supplement, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Towle’s Corner Store 36 Main Street P.O. Box 813 Dixfield, ME 04224 (207)-562-8130
In 2007, the corner of Weld and Main streets took on a new look Monday-Friday 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. with the construction of a new corner store and hardware store. Saturday 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. The old store building was removed and became the parking lot Sunday 7 a.m.-8 p.m. for the new stores. The day’s offerings are updated each morning on the store’s web site, www.towlescornerstore.com. Congratulations Towle’s Hardware on 100 Years!
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Celebrate with us this week!! June 6th - June 11th FARM SUPPLIES FROM OUR LUMBER YARD � �� $1.99 � � 2 x 4 x 8 Kiln Dry Spruce ...... ���� $1.00 OFF any Cash & Carry 50 lb. bag Blue Seal Grain 7/16 x 4 x 8 OSB Board ...... $7.99 OPEN 7DAYSAWEEK Cash & Carry Shavings $3.99/bale 1/2” CDX Fir Plywood...... $14.99 DIXFIELD, ME 562-7381 Cash & Carry 10% OFF on $2.00 Factory Coupon PAINT DEPARTMENT ¼ mile rolls electric fence wire With purchase of any regular size roll insulation $5.00 Gift Card IKO Architectual Shingles. $ Dual Black in stock ...... $29.88 per bundle 5 OFF with purchase of any fencer Cash & Carry COUPON Colors must be ordered during anniversary week to get special pricing with every gallon of STORAGE Dutch Boy Paint $40.00 Gift Card PLUMBING DEPT. Coupons available at the store with purchase of 12 ft. x 20 ft. x 8 ft. $10.00 Gift Card Round Top Style Instant Garage With purchase of any Moen Faucet CLOTHING DEPT. Heavy Duty Industrial Grade Cover, $ Fire Code Rated, Ultraviolet Ray 15.00 Gift Card Protected, 6 arches, 6 Duck Bill With purchase of ½ hp Gould Water Pump % Anchors, Wind Supports, 15 OFF 2 Double Zipper Doors, Heavy Duty All Steel Frame BOSTICH all DryDuck Clothing with Galvanized Finish. PNEUMATIC TOOLS All DryDuck Hats ELECTRICAL DEPT. $15.00 Gift Card $5.00 $20 GIFT CARD with purchase of any Bostich with purchase of each 40 gallon Pneumatic Tool in stock water heater from stock HEATING DEPT. $5.00 Gift Card per box of 20% OFF all light fixtures $200.00 Gift Card from stock Bostich Framing Nails or Coil Nails with purchase of Monitor Heater LAWN & GARDEN Model GF1800 Large Size - 3 cubic foot bag Red Cedar Mulch ...... $4.77 (1 only) Propane Gas Heater Miracle Grow 1 cubic foot bag Potting Soil ...... $5.97
6 Cubic Ft True Temper Wheelbarrow ...... $15.00 Gift Card with Purchase
Broadcast Fertilizer Spreader...... $10.00 Gift Card with Purchase Amish Built Storage Sheds at Introductory Prices