Franklin County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Wilton 1883
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WILTON.

Eight miles S. S. W. of Farmington. On Maine Central R. R. Settled, 1789.
Originally called Tyngtown, in memory of the grantee. Incorporated the 149th
town June 22, 1803. Population-1800, 244; 1850, 1909; 1860, 1920; 1870, 1906;
1880, 1739. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 428; Estates, $477,543; 1870-Polls, 437;
Estates, $595,260; 1880-Polls, 453; Estates, $638,797.

  Postmasters-A. S. Bump; -East, Roscoe M. Chaney; Notch, Samuel S. York.

  Selectmen-G. Miller, R. K. Blake, Enoch Bridges.

  Town Clerk-L. P. Hiscock.

  Treasurer-Geo. H. Bass.

  Constable and Collector-East, C. N. Adams.

  Constables-Gilbert Miller, B. F. Dudley.

  School Committee-D. G. Bean, B. F. Dudley, I. C. Phillips.

  Clergymen-A. G. Fitz, Cong.; J. M. Frost, Meth.; O. H. Johnson (Jay), Univ.;
East, J. R. Masterman (Weld), Meth.; supplies, F. Bap.; vacant, Cong., Union
Church; O. H. Johnson (Jay), Univ.

  Physicians-A. B. Adams, J. R. Eaton, All.; I. A. D. Blake, Hom.; East Dixfield
Village, S. P. Bartlett, All.

  Dentist-Moores Powers.

  Lawyers-Columbus Gray, G. W. Bartlett; East, C. J. Talbot.

  Justices-C. J. Talbot, January 12, 1877; D. G. Bean, April 24, 1879; R. B.
Fuller, Jan. 18, 1878; C. Gray, May 24, 1877; C. H. Fuller, Mar. 9, 1882; Enoch
Scales, July 11, 1877; H. S. Houghton, Mar. 3, 1880; John C. Owens, March 18,
1881; Samuel S. York, Dec. 29, 1881, Quorum, S. S. Bass, Dec. 21, 1876; M. E.
Walker, March 7, 1883, Trial.

  Merchants-D. S. Phinney, jewelry; R. B. Fuller & Co., drugs, clothing boots,
shoes, &c; J. E. Palmer, flour and grain; K. Bailey, Orlando Lake, tailors; S.
Pease, T. Dudley, Pike & Mosman. C. G. Sawyer, general stores; Cyrus Greenwood,
jeweler; H. S. Houghton. stoves, agricultural, implements, tin and hardware;
Mrs. A. S. Magrath, Mrs. Geo. F. Wood, millinery, dry and fancy goods; Ansel
Walker, A. S. Bump, boots, shoes, hats, caps, etc.; S. S. Bass, J. A. Powers,
sewing machines; J. L. Keep, wool, pelts, and eggs; J. H. Trefethen, groceries
and provisions: S. Bonney, J. C. Miller, butchers; J. D. Furnel, furniture; M.
R. Walker, groceries, corn, meal and flour; N. W. Sewall, carriage stock; Cyrus
Fenderson, flour, corn and feed.

  East, G. L. Pease, George Bass, C. A. Whibley, general stores; J. G. Adams,
Axcel Parsons, C. N. Adams, butchers. East Dixfield Village, C. H. Fuller,
general stores; F. P. Butterfield & Son, butchers; Warren Hall, J. O. White, F.
P. Butterfield, drovers.

  Auctioneer-M. R. Walker.

  Manufacturers-John L. Brown, furniture, coffins, and planing; W. M. Allen, J.
C. Miller, harnesses; George H. Bass & Co., boots and shoes; W. C. FURNELL,
Ladies all wool dress flannels, meltons, cassimeres and repellants (see advt.
colored page); Fuller & Fernald, shingles, long and short lumber; O. H. Sewall,
carriage painter; N. W. Sewall, carriage manufacturer and repairer; Aaron Brown,
painter; B. D. Russell, James M. Hiscock, Sawyer & Turner, smiths; C. G. Sawyer,
packer of canned goods; J. D. Furnel, furniture, coffins and caskets, and
repairer; Winslow Packing Co., T. Dudley, agent; J. T. Parsons, carriages; J. H.
Ashton, tanner; H. S. Houghton, tinware, etc.; J. E. Palmer, flour and meal, J.
S. Swift & Son, painters.

  East, Moose Head Mills, woolens, Joseph Townsend, agent; H. Holt & Co., hay
knives; L. E. Lothrop, J. S. Smith, Simon Lombard, smiths; Geo. W. Whibley,
hardware, stoves, and tinware; Ranger Bros., basswood sleigh panels and thin
lumber; Robie Marston & Son, contractors and builders; George Bass, cider.

  Livery Stables-Wm. N. Leavitt, Gilbert Miller.

  Wilton Academy-I. C. Phillips, principal.

  Asso'tns-Masons-Wilton, Wed. week of full moon; I. O. O. F.- Williamson, Sat.;
P. of H.-Franklin, No. 50, Tuesday. East-Juvenile Temple, Day Spring, 2d and 4th
Saturday; G. A. R.-Post E. W. Woodman, 1st and 3d Monday.

  Express-American, Cyrus Fenderson, agent.

  Hotels-Wilton House, M. C. Richards; Franklin House, Gilbert Miller.

  Insurance Co.-See table.


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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