Kennebec County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Lafayette 1883
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LAFAYETTE.

Eighteen miles W. of Augusta. On Sanborn's stage-line from Kent's Hill to
Chesterville. First settled about 1779. Once called Starling Plantation.
Incorporated Feb. 28,1795. Population-1850, 1085; 1860, 910; 1870, 900; 1880,
765. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 228; Estates, $222,583; 1870-Polls, 252; Estates,
$282,697, 1880-Polls, 217; Estates, $274,592.

  Postmasters-F. A. Wing: North, T. F. Palmer; Corner, C. B. Judkins.

  Selectmen-F. A. Chase, O. L. Basford, J. S. W. Hewett.

  Town Clerk-J. H. Sturtevant.

  Treasurer-J. S. W. Hewett.

  Constable and Collector-J. S. W. Hewett.

  School Supervisor-Albion F. Watson.

  Clergymen-Corner, O. B. Rawson, Bap.; North, Charles Munger, (Kent's Hill), Meth.

  Physicians-North, Charles Russell, A. Lincoln French, All.

  Justices-S. N. Watson, Dec. 21, 1876; Jos. F. Stevens, Mar. 17, 1880; Thos. F.
Palmer, March 16, 1882; J. H. Sturtevant, Dec. 6, 1878, Quorum; James H.
Hutchinson, Mar. 3, 1880, Trial.

  Merchants-F. A. Wing, general stores; North, T. F. Palmer, gen-oral stores.

  Manufacturers-Dunn Edge Tool Co., scythes, axes, &c, and saw mill; John
Campbell, carpenter, cabinet, and carriage repairer; E. Whittemore, smith;
Corner, E. S. Gordon, carpenter; South, W. H. Richmond, dowells, long lumber and
shingles; North, T. F. Palmer, David Basford, C. W. Young, carpenters and
builders; A. C. Hutchinson, saw and shingle mill; O. B. Marston, smith; South
Chesterville P. O., Alonzo French, boxes and measures.

  P. of H.-Starling, No. 156, J. H. True, Master.


Additional Comments:

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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