Kennebec County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Clinton 1883
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CLINTON.

Twenty-eight miles N. N. E. of Augusta. On Maine Central R. R., ninety miles
from Portland. Settled about 1775. Organized into a plantation by name of
Hancock. Incor. Feb. 28, 1795. Population-1850, 1743; 1860, 1803; 1870, 1766;
1880, 1665. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 365; Estates, $270,141; 1870-Polls, 403;
Estates, $428,812; 1880-Polls, 423; Estates, $586,561.

  Postmasters-James L. Weymouth; Pishon's Ferry, John Totman.

  Selectmen-Alfred Weymouth, Noah M. Prescott, Ruel W. Gerald.

  Town Clerk-C. H. Kidder.

  Treasurer-J. M. Winn.

  Collector-Benj. Morrison.

  Constable-Seward G. Roundy.

  School Supervisor-Sylvester Powell.

  Clergymen-J. B. Baker, Meth.; vacant, Univ.; G. W. Cortiss, F. Bap.

  Physicians-Daniel Moody, I. P. Tash, G. C. Parker, All.

  Justices-John Totman, Feb. 9, 1876; E. G. Hodgdon, Nov. 18, 1882; Everett
Hammons, Feb. 18, 1879; Francis P. Furber, February 16, 1881; William G. Foster,
1883, Quorum: Ruel W. Gerald, Feb. 16, 1881, Trial.

  Lawyer-Everett Hammons.

  Merchants-George A. Spearin & Co., hardware; Alfred Weymouth, Decker &
Prescott, S. A. Robinson, Dodge & Jaquith, E. G. Hodgdon, J. L. Weymouth,
general stores; Wentworth & Marr, apothecaries; Mrs. A. W. Kimball, Mrs. J. C.
Hunter, millinery; M. F. Wait, saddlery; Wentworth & Marr, boots, shoes and
clothing; W. H. Leavitt, hay; E. E. Piper, McKenney Bros., live stock; Wells &
Richardson, hay and live stock; McKenney & Co., meat market. Pishon's Ferry,
John Totman, Llewellyn Decker, general stores.

  Manufacturers-Wm. Lamb, doors, sash, and lumber; J. P. Billings, edge tools;
Jesse Dorman, carding and cloth dressing; R. B. Thompson, Charles Jaquith, W. I.
Brown, D. Y. Sullivan, Geo. H. Farnham, Abijah Barker, smiths; Hodgdon & Swain,
meal and flour; B. T. Foster, furniture and coffins; A. McNally, lumber and
shingles; B. T. Foster, printer; R. R. Jacobs, carriage and repair shop; Clinton
Croquet Co., croquet, etc.; C. A. Lara, hubs and wooden ware; Flood, McNally &
Co., wool shop; C. C. Beal, hoops; Henry Ross, Alpheus Rowell, S. G. Roundy,
carpenters and builders; W. H. Kidder, Josiah Winn, masons; F. A. Danforth,
boots and shoes; Rowell & Johnson, wood turners.

  Barber-B. F. Miller.

  Hall- Centennial, J. P. Billings.

  Express Agent-E. W. Dixon.

  Asso'tns-Masons-Sebasticook, Thurs. on or before full moon. Reform Club-Tues.;
I. O. G. T- Clinton, No.68, Sat.; Clinton Cornet Band -A. Rowell, leader. I. O.
O. F.-Pine Tree, No. 80, Sat. Pishon's Ferry -I. O. G. T.-Ferry, No. 236, Sat.

  Hotels- Village House, A. F. Worthing; Clinton House, C. C. Brown.

  Newspaper-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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