Franklin County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Strong 1883
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STRONG.

Eleven miles N. of Farmington. On Sandy River R. R. from Farmington to Phillips.
Formerly called Readstown. Settled, 1784. Incorp'd Jan. 31, 1801, and named for
Gov. Strong, of Mass. Portion of town annexed to New Vineyard in 1856.
Population-1840, 1109; 1850, 1008; 1860, 754; 1870, 634; 1880, 596. Valuation,
1860-Polls, 173; Estates, $152,959; 1870 -Polls, 165; Estates, $220,794;
1880-Polls, 173; Estates, $223,525.

  Postmaster-Eben J. Gilkey.

  Selectmen-B. B. Harvey, A. C. True, Stephen Morrill.

  Town Clerk-A. J. Porter.

  Treasurer-Jeremiah Pottle.

  Constable and Collector-Henry D. Pike.

  School Supervisor-Frank C. Worthley.

  Clergymen-G. D. Holmes, Meth.; J. L. Pratt (res.), supplies, Cong.

  Physician-Geo. Z. Higgins, All.

  Lawyer-P. H. Stubbs.

  Notary-P. H. Stubbs, Dec. 16, 1881.

  Justices-Philip Henry Stubbs; Wm. S. Towle, Jan. 18, 1878; S. Frank Knowlton,
October 8, 1879; W. F. P. Fogg, Nov. 16, 1880, Quorum: P. H. Stubbs, Dedimus.

  Merchants-Daggett Brothers, dry goods, groceries, &c; Sarah C. Vaughan,
millinery; H. J. Bates, groceries and dry goods; O. W. Sherman, drugs and fancy
goods; Charles H. Vining, Elias H. Porter, B. B. Harvey, cattle brokers; J. H.
Bell, hard and tinware. 

  Produce Exchange - FOGG, HOFFSES & FOGG, proprietors, wholesale and retail
dealers in groceries and lumbering supplies; receivers of flour, and produce
factors (see advt. colored page).

  Manufacturers-W. H. Dyer, machinist; J. D. Vaughan & Son, boots and shoes; G.
T. Soule & Co., marble workers; W. L. Jones, tailor; G. R. Winslow, painter; J.
W. Porter & Son, clothes pins, cane-seat chair bottoms and excelsior; Gilkey &
Hutchins, smiths; A. F. Smith, saw, grist and clover mill; Miss R. R. Dodge,
dressmaking; P. Daggett, harnesses.

  Barber-W. L. Jones.

  School-MAY SCHOOL, J. H. & S. R. MAY, proprietors.

  Express-Sandy River, F. L. Dyer, agent.

  P. of H.-Aurora, No. 202, A. J. Norton, Master.

  Hotel-Maplewood House-S. F. Knowlton.


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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