Hancock County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Bucksport 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 14, 2007, 5:14 pm BUCKSPORT. Eighteen miles N. W. of Ellsworth. Terminus of B. & B. R. R. Terminus of stage-line to Sedgwick, Castine, Ellsworth and Bluehill. First settled, 1762. Incorporated June 27, 1792, and named Buckstown, in honor of Col. Jonathan Buck, one of the first settlers. Name changed to Bucksport, 1817. Eighteen miles from Bangor. Population-1850, 3381; 1860, 3551; 1870, 3433; 1880, 3,047. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 780; Estates, $975,137; 1870-Polls, 804; Estates, $1,219,881; 1880-Polls, 852; Estates, $1,057,500. Postmasters-A. L. Skinner; North, Waldo P.Lowell; East, M. W. Hewey: Center, Jesse Treat; Buck's Mills, C. H. Harriman. Selectmen-G. W. McAllister. John W. Snow, L. T. Dorr. Town Clerk-W. H. Pilsbury. Treasurer-John Silsby. Collector-J. W. Patterson. Constables-J. W. Patterson, J. P. Ames, Jas. Stubbs, C. F. Ware, L. T. Dorr. School Committee-Parker Spofford, G. H. Emerson, O. F. Fellows. Clergymen--Wm. Forsyth, Cong.; M. W. Prince (res.), A. J. Clifford, Meth.; East, E. W. S. Platt, Meth.; Center, E. W. S. Platt, Meth. Physicians-W. C. Collins, G. H. Emerson, Silas M. Adams, Geo. F. Eames, All.; W. F. Putnam, W. C. Stilson, Hom. Dentists-J. M. Nevens, Geo. F. Eames. Lawyers-O. F. Fellows, T. C. Woodman, Parker Tuck, O. P. Cunningham, W. O. Buck. Notaries-O. P. Cunningham. Jan. 17, 1883; Edward Swazey, Dec. 21, 1876; Thomas H. Swazey, Sept. 13, 1881. Justices-Theodore C. Woodman, July 11,1877, Parker Tuck, Sept. 22, 1882; W. O. Buck, Jan. 19, 1876; G. W. Herbert, Jan. 22, 1879; S. B. Swasey, July 15, 1876; O. P. Cunningham, Oct. 16, 1878: O. F. Fellows, May 12, 1881; Thomas H. Swazey, Sept. 13, 1881, Quorum: N. B. Rich, March 14, 1879; W. H. Pilsbury, Feb. 16, 1881, Trial; T. C. Woodman, Dedimus. Merchants-R. B. Stover, Albert F. Page, apothecaries; Cobb Bros., Rufus H. Emery & Co., bookstores; Wm. Fox, Benj. Kalish, clothing; N. T. Hill, C. F. Ware, furniture; Cobb Bros., Warren & Hancock, J. H. Douglass, dry goods; C. C. Homer & Co., S. C. Homer & Son, H. Gilley & Son, J. A. Homer, J. W. Palmer, N. T. Hill, groceries and provisions, &c.; S. P. Hall, Joshua H. Hill, flour and corn; I. J. Johnson, E. B. Gardner, hardware; James Emery & Son, Rufus H. Emery & Co., jewelers; J. P. Hooper, Benj. Kalish, tailors; A. H. Genn & Co., H. S. Lampher, B. Kalish, Wm. Fox, boots and shoes; Mrs. L. Parker, Miss R. B. Trott, Miss R. A. Colby, millinery; T. G. Arey, E. B. Gardiner, C. F. Ware, I. J. Johnson, paints, oils, &c.; John Buck, Fred. Wood, stoves, tinware, &c; Ambrose White, N. T. Hill, E. B. Gardiner, ship chandlery; Ambrose White, salt and fish; F. H. Grindle, Luther M. Lawrence, fruit and confectionery; James Emery & Son, silver plated ware and musical instruments. Centre, Chas. A. Arey, general stores. Manufacturers-Wm. H. Genn & Co., S. B. & J. W. Swazey, Wm. Beasley, Charles Parker, ship-builders; S. B. & J. W. Swazey, F. Spofford, lumber; E. D. Genn, pumps and blocks; John Buck, Frederick Wood, tinware, &c; W. A. Heywood, harness-makers and carriage-trimmers; R. C. Leach, G. W. McAllister, E. Alby, Joseph Power, carriage-makers; William Smith gunsmith; Colby, Emery & Co., Calvin O. Page, boats; S. T. Hinks, T. G. Arey, coffins and caskets; George Blodgett, tanner; A. Saunders, L. E. Bending, William G. Smith, E. A. Crocker, smiths; G. W. McAllister, carriage-smith; A. L. Conant, carding and grist mill; Arthur I. Grant, marble; E. P. Emerson, sails; Snowman & Eldridge, A. D. Snowman, calkers; E. Bowdoin, rigger; Josiah Partridge, Geo. M. Pillsbury, T. G. Arey, Alvah Ames, G. S. Chandler, painters; T. G. Arey, doors, sash, blinds, etc.; Thos. C. Wiley, contractor and builder; E. Bassett, J. Norwood, Daniel McEacharn, boots and shoes; Marshal S. Buker, photographer and picture frames; Miss R. B. Trott, Mrs. Mary Page, Mrs. J. Wiley, Smith & Eldridge, Mrs. F. Lewis, Miss Nina Gross, dressmakers; W. A. Remick, upholsterer. Bucks Mills, Samuel Stubbs & Sons, lumber. Center, E. D.Billings, smith. Auctioneer-J. B. Bradley. Civil Engineer-Parker Spofford. Barbers-Frank Harriman, Charles W. Hopkins. Eating Houses-F. H. Grindel, Luther M. Lawrence. Express Agents-American, D. W. C. Folsom; Boston and Bangor, W. A. Remick. Florist-F. H. Moses. Insurance-E. B. Gardner. Marine Railway-Thomas H. Parker, manager. School-East Maine Conference Seminary. Rev. M. W. Prince, Prin. Livery Stables-J. N. Tillock, Hill, Googins & Co., Ivory Grant. Emery Hall-James Emery, proprietor. Assor'tns-Masons-Felicity, first Monday in each month; Hancock R. A. C., first Wed. in each month. Phoenix Temple of Honor-No. 9, Friday. A. O. U. W.-No. 14, Friday. W. C. T. U. Reform Club-Thursday and Sunday. Bucksport Cornet Band-W. C. Snowman, leader. East- I. O. G. T.-Pioneer. Hotel-Robinson House, J. F. Moses. Banks-See list. 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/hancock/directories/business/1883/buckspor293gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mefiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb