Androscoggin County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Greene, 1883-1884 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 27, 2007, 7:40 pm GREENE. Seven miles N. E. of Auburn. On M. C. R. R. Originally a part of Lewiston Plantation. Settled in 1773. First represented in general court by Luther Robbins. Post-office established, 1790. Incorporated the 55th town, June 18, 1788, and named in honor of Gen. Greene. Population-1850, 1348; 1860, 1224; 1870,1094; 1880, 999. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 303; Estates, $338,402; 1870-Polls, 315; Estates, $439,629; 1880-Polls, 279; Estates, $394,260. Postmasters-E. L. Mower; Corner, F. Pratt. Selectmen-C. M. Washburn, F. N. Mower, A. J. Harris. Town Clerk-Horace H. Burbank. Treasurer-Albion Pierce. Constable and Collector-C. A. Additon. School Committee - C. R. Daggett, H. H. Burbank, Greenwood Harris. Clergymen-Oren Richardson-Bap.; supplies, F. Bap.; vacant, Univ. Physicians-A. Pierce, Frank E. Sleeper (Sabattus P. O.), All. Justices-Albion Pierce, Sept. 13, 1881; E. B. Parker, Quorum: Virgil H. Sprague, March 10, 1880, Trial. Merchants-E. L. Mower, H. H. Burbank, Howard W. Gamage, dry goods and groceries; Corner, O. B. Dean, groceries; East Turner P. O., Lewis Murray, groceries. Manufacturers-A. & V. H. Sprague, excelsior; W. Bemis, carriages; Frederick Spofford, smith; H. H. & Arthur D. Coburn, steam-grist and shingle mill; Almon B. Donnell, apple evaporator; Cyrus Hackett, saw mill. Corner, T. G. Pratt, Hezekial Murray, smith; Leeds Junction, Sumner Boston, smith. Additional Comments: Extracted from: MAINE STATE YEAR-BOOK, AND LEGISLATIVE MANUAL, FOR THE YEAR 1883-84, FROM APRIL 1, 1883, TO APRIL 1, 1884, BY EDMUND S. HOYT. PREPARED PURSUANT TO ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. PORTLAND: HOYT, FOGG & DONHAM, 193 MIDDLE STREET. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1883, by HOYT, FOGG & DONHAM, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/androscoggin/directories/business/1883/greene18143gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mefiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb