Cumberland County ME Archives History - Businesses .....North Yarmouth 1883
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NORTH YARMOUTH.

Fourteen miles N. of Portland. On G. T. R. and M. C. R. R. Granted to Joseph
Phippon and others in 1680, and extended from the sea, five miles on each bank
of Westecustigo (Royall's river), seven and one half miles. Waste land between
this grant and Falmouth, also New Damariscove Island added, and the whole
territory named North Yarmouth, Sept 22,1680. Settlement broken up by Indians in
1688, and renewed, 1721-22. Rev. Ammi R. Cutter settled first pastor, 1730.
Freeport set off and inc. 1789; Harpswell set off, 1750; Cumberland, 1821;
Yarmouth, 1849. Population-1850, 1121; 1860, 1076; 1870, 910; 1880, 827.
Valuation, 1860-Polls, 244; Estates, $454,776; 1870-Polls, 222; Estates,
$523,086; 1880-Polls, 252; Estates, $372,510.

Walnut Hill, station on M. C. R. R., same as North Yarmouth P. O.
East No. Yarmouth, G. T. E. station.

  Postmasters-I. S. Stanwood; East, I. S. Dunn.

  Selectmen-F. O. Hayes, C. S. Swestsir; East, James Lawrence.

  Town Clerk-E. D. Loring.

  Treasurer-East, Albert Sweetsir.

  Constable and Collector-John S. Barstow.

  Constable-East, Edwin W. Ross.

  School Committee-Samuel H. Sweetsir, Gardiner Leighton jr., Mrs. Emma G. Hayes.

  Clergymen-Vacant, Cong.; Bast, Benj. Pease, Meth.

  Physician-William Osgood (U. S. Examining Surgeon), All.

  Justices-N. W. F. Sweetsir, Feb. 9, 1882; C. S. Sweetsir, April 19, 1877,
Quorum; Samuel H. Sweetsir, March 14, 1883, Trial.

  Merchants-I. S. Stanwood, general stores; Charles S. Sweetsir, Oscar F.
Dolloff, fertilizers; East, I. S. Dunn, general stores.

  Manufacturers-Horace Hamilton, carriages; Roscoe Perley, lumber; George H.
Baston, James Doten, smiths; Frederic Hamilton, carriage painter; East, M. L.
Whitney, patent hay-press.

  Asso'tns-P. of H.-Wescustigo, No. 27, N. S. Shurtleff, Master, Thurs.


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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