Franklin County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Carthage 1883
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CARTHAGE.

Twenty miles S. W. of Farmington. Terminus of stage line from North Jay. Settled
1803. Formerly No. 4, Abbott's purchase. Inc. Feb. 20, 1826. Population-1850,
420; 1860, 502; 1870, 486; 1880, 507. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 121; Estates,
$63,557; 1870-Polls, 124; Estates, $96,070; 1880-Polls, 129; Estases, [sic]
$107,823.

Postmasters-South, W. V. Tainter; Berry's Mills, John L. Pratt.

  Selectmen-John F. Libby, G. B. Staples; Berry's Mills, Frank W. Brown.

  Town Clerk-Berry's Mills, John F. Libby.

  Treasurer-Berry's Mills, William W. Goodwin.

  Constable-South, W. V. Tainter.

  Collector-Justus Macomber.

  School Committee-Berrys Mills, Eugene H. Staples; South, Miss Abbie C. Morse,
I. P. Staples.

  Clergymen-F. Starbird, F. Bap.; Berry's Mills, vacant, Bap.; D. H. Kilbreth
(Livermore), Adv.; South, Samuel York (Wilton) Cong.

  Justices-*H. Storer, Feb. 25, 1880, Quorum; W. V. Tainter, April 21, 1882;
John F. Libby, Jan. 26, 1881, Trial; H. Storer, Dedimus.

  Merchants-Berry's Mills, J. L. Pratt, Luther. Hutchinson, general stores.

  Manufacturers-Berry's Mills, Goodwin Bros., salt boxes and lumber; J. F.Libby,
A. Whitney, smiths; John M. Getchell, grist mill; Webb's River Lumber Co.,
lumber and boxes, John M. Getchell, agent; James Little, carriages; W. White,
butter tubs; G. P. Coburn, shingles; Hand & Oliver, shovel and spade handles.

  I. O. G. T.-Webbs River, No. 59, Thursday.


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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