FRYEBURG, ME -- The same day (December 30) that the Bethel Citizen ran a glowing feature about the new owner of Saunders Brothers plans to expand into furniture manufacturing, a fire wiped out the former company's main manufacturing mill. .

Saunders Brothers dowel reopening is first of four plants acquired by new owners. Saunders, expanding into rolling pins, reopened, was closed for seven weeks.

GREENWOOD, ME -- Saunders Brothers dowel mill sold for $450,000 at auction to a Bangor area businessman.