Cumberland County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Windham 1883
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WINDHAM.

Twelve miles N. W. of Portland. On Portland and Ogdensburg R. R. Settled, 1737,
by Thomas Chute and Wm. Mayberry, from Marblehead, in Massachusets. [sic] Once
called New Marblehead. Inc. June 12, 1762. Population-1850, 2380; 1860, 2635;
1870, 2428; 1880, 2312. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 535; Estates, $786,758;
1870-Polls, 540; Estates, $1,014,877; 1880-Polls, 702; Estates, $819,839.

  Postmasters- Center, Alley Hawkes; South, Endora T. Swett; North, Charles Rogers.

  Selectmen-South, J. W. Read; Center, Edwin A. Bodge, C. N. Morrill.

  Town Clerk-Frederick S. Hawkes.

  Treasurer-Frederick S. Hawkes.

  Collector-Center, Samuel V. Haskell.

  School Committee-South, Cyrus A. Jordan, Nathan H. Wood.

  Clergymen-Luther Wiswall, Cong.; vacant, F. Bap.; Elijah Cook, Friends; South,
vacant, Univ.; North, supplies, Meth.; vacant, Cong., Union church.

  Physicians-Center, J. A. Parsons, B. F. Dunn; South, J. H. Cushman, All;
North, A. E. Cobb, All.

  Lawyer-South, Lindley M. Webb.

  Justices-Chas. Jones, Oct. 8, 1879; Lindley M. Webb, Jan. 18, 1878; W. H.
Varney, Aug. 1, 1878; Albert R. Hawkes, Quorum; Chas. Rogers, Aug. 13,1879, Trial.

  Merchants-Center, Alley Hawkes, Mrs. A. J. Morrill; North, Wm. F. Hall,
Leonard S. Freeman, F. P. Sposedo, general stores; L. Rogers & Co., millinery
and fancy goods; South, William Bickford & Co., general stores; W. Hawkes, dry
and fancy goods; Miss E. Hanson, millinery and fancy goods; B. F. Bacon, meats
and provisions; Mrs. E. T. Swett, dry and fancy goods, drugs, coal, etc.

  Manufacturers-Center, Oliver Robinson, Albion Senter, boots and shoes; Thos.
Varney, staves, boxes and shook; Thos. Wright, harnesses and carriage trimmer;
A. B. Snow, carriage-painter and trimmer; Joseph Elder, boards, shook and
shingles; Wm. F. Hall, clothing; John Keen, grist and wool carding; Geo. B.
Hanson, clothing; L. N. Hawkes, smith; W. H. Boothby, butcher; Elbridge Lord,
mast hoops and jib hanks.

  South, Oriental Powder Mills, E. E. Newhall, agent, J. H. Williams, secretary,
powder; E. T. Smith, carriages; Chas. Nichols, coffins; Sebago Wood Board Co.,
Charles A. Brown, treas.; S. T. Dole, boots and shoes; Mallison Falls Mill,
Thos. L. Robinson, prop., woolens; James Lombard, Jacob N. Morrill, smith; B. F.
Bacon, butcher.

  North, Rogers, Jordan & Co., Mann & Nason, A. T. Nason, clothing; North
Windham Manufacturing Co., cooperage; W. A. Ames, carriage wood work; Amos Mann,
smith; J. A. Hammond, harnesses. North Gorham P. O., J. M. White, long and short
lumber; Clark Cannell, wagons and sleighs.

  Livery Stable -South, B. E. Bacon; North, Oren P. Chaffin (and sale).

  Asso'tns-Masons-Presumpscot, Sat. on or before full moon; P. of H. -Pleasant
River, No. 35; I. O. G. T -Friendship. South-I. O. G. T.- Light of Home, Fri.;
K. of P.-Oriental No. 17, Tues. North-I. O. G. T. -Pine Tree; K. of H.-Windham.

  Hotels-Pleasant River House, Jacob B. Morrell; North Windham House, B. C. Gay.


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.


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