Franklin County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Freeman 1883
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FREEMAN.

Fifteen miles N. of Farmington. On mail-line from Strong to Salem. First
settled, 1797. Incorporated March 4, 1808, and named for Samuel Freeman, Esq.,
of Portland, one of the principal owners at the time of the settlement.
Population-1850, 762; 1860, 666; 1870, 608; 1880, 549. Valuation, 1860-Polls,
157; Estates, $129,137; 1870-Polls, 158; Estates, $146,090; 1880-Polls, 128;
Estates, $140,269.

  Postmasters-B.B. Allen; West, *Eli Crosby.

  Selectmen-Nelson Walker, John Brackley, John B. Carville.

  Town Clerk-West, Roscoe A. Dyer.

  Treasurer-A. H. Carville.

  Constable and Collector-West, R. A. Dyer.

  School Supervisor-Charles Brown.

  Clergyman-West, G. D. Holmes, Meth.

  Physician-Miss C. Parlin, All.

  Justice-West, Eli Crosby, Feb. 9, 1882, Quorum.

  Merchants-West, Eli Crosby, general stores and lumber.

  Manufacturers-A. D. Starbird, lumber, shingles, and staves; West, Geo. W.
Keene, long and short lumber; S. A. Lovejoy, smith; North, E. H. Oliver, saw,
shingle, and clover mill, and spool timber.


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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