Franklin County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Salem 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com July 8, 2007, 8:16 pm SALEM. Twenty miles N. of Farmington. Terminus of mail-line from Strong. Formed from parts of Freeman, Phillips, and Bingham's purchase. Incorporated, Jan. 10, 1823, under the name of North Salem. Population-1850, 454; 1860, 396; 1870, 307; 1880, 273. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 83; Estates, $71,715; 1870-Polls, 71; Estates, $64,432; 1880-Polls, 67; Estates, $59,868. Postmaster-*George W. Mills. Selectmen-Geo. F. Briggs, Samuel S. Hinds, William M. Perry. Town Clerk-Warren T. Hinds. Treasurer-George W. Mills. Constable and Collector-George F. Briggs. School Supervisor-A. A. Carville. Clergymen-Vacant, Univ.; J. P. Roberts (Kingfield), Meth.; L. Hutchins, F. Bap. Justice-John Richards, Feb. 9, 1882; George W. Harris, Mar. 9, 1882, Quorum. Merchant--Mrs. Clara J. Mayo, general stores. Manufacturers-G. W. Harris, W. S. Heath, smiths; S. H. Hinds, saw, grist, and shingle-mill. Insurance-George P. Blackwell. 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/franklin/directories/business/1883/salem269gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mefiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb