Franklin County ME Archives History - Businesses .....New Sharon 1883
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NEW SHARON.

Nine miles S.E. of Farmington, on stage-line to Belgrade. First settled by
Prince Baker, from Pembroke, Mass., in 1782. First named Unity. Incorporated
June 20, 1794. Area, 26,800 acres. Population-1790, 130; 1850, 1732; 1860, 1731;
1870, 1451; 1880, 1306. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 399; Estates, $427,866;
1870-Polls, 389; Estates, $481,434; 1880-Polls, 388; Estates, $470,917.

  Postmasters-F. H. Soule; East, H. K. Rand.

  Selectmen-John T. Furber, James W. Smith, Fred C. Gordon.

  Treasurer-Thomas Smith.

  Constable and Collector-Robert T. Swift.

  School Committee--H. R. Corson, Byron A. Bean, M. W. Lovejoy.

  Clergymen-J. L. Hill, Cong.; Geo. W. Barber, Meth.; C. Campbell (res.), Otis
Andrews (res.), J. H. Bartlett; East, vacant, F. Bap.

  Physicians-W. B. Proctor, H. R. Corson, A. G. Howard, All.

  Dentist-A. D. Josselyn.

  Justices-H. B. Prescott, June 25, 1878; Henry E. Maines,  July 2, 1879; O. P.
Whittier, Aug. 23, 1877; Wm. O. Hargraves, Aug. 20, 1878; M. W. Lovejoy, April
27, 1882, Quorum:  E. W. Dutton, March 9, 1882; Nathaniel Harding, Jan. 22,1879,
Trial.

  Lawyer-M. W. Lovejoy.

  Merchants-W. W. Norcross, general stores and ready-made clothing; Kelley &
Sawyer, general stores; Day & Pomeroy, Albert French, J. Diggles. merchant
tailors; Thos. Smith, apothecary and grocer; F. H. Soule, hardware; Rose A.
Curtis & Co., millinery; N. Harding, boots, &c; Caleb D. Sawyer, F. H. Soule,
auctioneers.

  Manufacturers-N. Harding, W. O. Hargraves, boots and shoes; Lewis Paul,
harnesses; S. R. Lancaster, chairs; Hiram Wyman, J. McKenney, carriages; J. C.
Whitmore, furniture; Herbert W. Knapp, E. Baker, smiths; T. R. Fletcher,
gristmill; N. Harding, shingle mill; Charles F. Cookson, saw and shingle mill;
Trask Bros., shovel handles.

  Insurance Brokers--Z. A. Dyer, F. H. Soule, M. ~W. Lovejoy.

  Library-New Sharon Free.

  Asso'tns-Masons. Franklin, Friday, on or before full moon. P. of H., Sandy
River, No. 238. 

  Hotels-Sandy River House, H. L. Day.


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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