Aroostook County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Fort Fairfield 1883
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FORT FAIRFIELD.

Forty-six miles N. of Houlton, by stage route. On New Brunswick Railway.
Terminus of stage routes to Andover, N. B., Blaine, Van Buren, and Caribou.
Formed of Letter D and Plymouth Grant. Named from the fort; first settled by
people from the Provinces, 1816. Incorporated March 11, 1858. Population-1850,
401; 1860, 901; 1870, 1893; 1880, 2807. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 167; Estates,
$75,975; 1870-Polls, 360; Estates, $276,800; 1880-Polls, 532; Estates, $468,471.

  Postmasters-Mrs. Agnes C. Paul; Maple Grove, B. R. Rollins.

  Selectmen-Richard L. Baker, R. S. Hoyt, Benj. W. Conant.

  Town Clerk-H. N. Goodhue.

  Treasurer-J. F. Hacker.

  Constables-W. H. Estabrook, Joseph S. Hall, E. C. Powers, F. W. Burnes, G. A.
Richardson.

  School Supervisor-Hudson Sawyer.

  Clergymen-H. Sawyer, Epis.; E. Eastman, Cong.; vacant, Bap.; S. T. Page
(Caribou), Meth.; G. F. Parks (Presque Isle), F. Bap.; vacant, Rom. Cath.;
vacant, Univ.

  Physicians-Elbridge G. Decker, R. H. Perkins, A. G. Young, All.

  Dentist-Robert H. Perkins.

  Lawyers-Nicholas Fessenden, John B. Trafton, E. C. Betts.

  Justices-William Small, Feb'y 6, 1878; John B. Trafton, March 7, 1877;
Nicholas Fessenden, Nov. 6, 1878;  Hiram Stevens, Nov. 17, 1879, Quorum,: Henry
O. Perry, March 9, 1882, Trial.

  Merchants-Hacker & Libby, Asa C. Cary, Small & Johnston, Dorsey Bros., Benj.
F. Gellerson, E. Merrett & Son, general stores; H. N. Goodhue, groceries; Luther
K. Cary, Joseph S. Hall, hardware; James J. Gray, groceries and hardware; Fort
Fairfield Bookstore, books and stationery; Miss Nellie E. Tuurlough, Mrs.
Ketchum, millinery; Sam'l E. Jewett, C. D. Cutts, stoves and tinware; John A.
Watts, Rogers & Lord, harnesses, trunks, etc.; W. H. Earle, confectionery, etc.;
W. C. Burpee, lime and cement; James Haley, M. Schmuckler, clothing, etc.; Jos.
Pearce, country produce; H. Jackins, boots and shoes; W. A. Dresser, dry and
fancy goods; Scates & Co., R. H. Perkins, apothecaries; D. A. Hewett, furniture.

  Manufacturers-Warren A. Knight, boots and shoes; John A. Watts, harnesses;
Henry A. Haines, John McI. Brown, Luther Bryant, H. Stevens & Co., lumber and
shingles; A. W. Hoyt, J. B. Trafton, planing and plaster mills; H. Stevens &
Co., grist mills; B. Gathercole, Bedell & Gathercole, starch factories; W. H.
Estabrook, C. E. Slocomb, C. B. Rollin, C. Bartlett, J. Petersen, smiths; Joseph
B. Robbins. starch casks and barrels; J. H. Whitten, photographer; B. T. Durgin,
painter; I. W Goodhue, gunsmith; G. O. Gannett, shingles; Bridges & French,
marble; Rackliff & Mills, carpenters and builders; J. P. Leighton, jeweller. 

  Insurance-Henry O. Perry, Joseph S. Hall.

  Barbers-W. H. Earle, J. F. Leighton.

  Livery Stable-Frank W. Burns.

  Circulating Library-E. E. Scates, librarian.

  Asso'tns-Masons-Eastern Frontier, Saturday, on or before full moon. P. of
H.-Eastern Border, No. 17, E. Knight, Master, Thursday evening. I. O. O.
F.-Pioneer, No. 77, Tuesday. W. C. T. U-Thursday.

  Hotel- Collins House, H. C. Collins.


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.


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