Maine has always had a "mud season". This is Church Street in front of Bud's Shop and Save, before road or sidewalk paving. But Dexter was trying to improve conditions, as indicated by the following warrants for the 1894 Town Meeting; Article 62-To see if the town will change the sidewalk on Free Street from a plank sidewalk to a concrete sidewalk; Article 52-To see if the town will vote to build a concrete walk from the Grange Hall door down to Main Street.

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