Kennebec County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Sidney 1883
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SIDNEY.

Ten miles N. of Augusta. On the Kennebec river. On tri-weekly stage line from
Augusta to West Waterville. Also on daily stage line from Augusta to Belgrade
through west part of town. First settled in 1760. ormerly a part of
Vassalborough. Incorporated 76th town, Jan. 30, 1792, and named from Sir Philip
Sidney. Population-1850, 1955; 1860, 1784; 1870, 1471; 1880,1396. Valuation,
1860-Polls, 463; Estates, $508,-912; 1870-Polls, 355; Estates, $649,582;
1880-Polls, 435; Estates, $579,764.

  Bacon's Corner Village, 1 1/2 miles from Center.

  Postmasters-Jas. Shearman; Center, S. Robinson; North, Stephen Springer; West,
Jacob Gordon; Eureka, N. W. Taylor.

  Selectmen-Charles H. Lovejoy, Martin L. Reynolds, A. T. Clark.

  Town Clerk-J. S. Grant.

  Treasurer and Collector-West, Howard B. Wyman.

  Constable-Thomas Benson.

  School Supervisor-North, E. Z. Whitman.

  Clergymen-Henry S. Loring (Winthrop), Cong.; supplies, Bap.; O. J.Johnson,
Univ.; supplies, Friends; West, vacant, F. Bap.; S. G. Sargent (Augusta), Bap.;
North,-supplies, Meth.

  Physician-Center-A. E. Bessey, All.

  Justices-T. D. Merrill, Dec. 12, 1879; Nathan W. Taylor, April 24, 1878;
Joseph H. Field, June 25, 1878; Charles F. Stevens, Sept. 2, 1880; Quorum.

  Merchants-James Shearman & Co., general stores; Samuel Clark, A. T. Clark,
hay; Center, Carlos Hammond, general stores. North, Stephen Springer, groceries.
West, Jacob Gordon, general stores.

  Manufacturers-P. Sibley & Son, saw-and shingle mill; Henry Cutler, leather;
Graves & Bean, farm wagons and smiths; Charles E. Stevens, mason; Center, S. N.
Waite, saw and grist mill; Seth Robinson, carpenter, painter and glazier; S. L.
Waite, Jethro Weeks, smiths; West, Samuel W. Davis, smith; North, Alonzo Davies,
carriages and sleighs; Franklin Davis, hand sleds; Almon Lyon, Seth Nason, farm
wagons; Chas. Burdeen, house builder; P. T. Stevens, grist mill; Frank Spearin,
C. F. Stevens, Charles Stratton, William G. Stratton masons; Oakland P.
O.-Zalmon Sawtelle, Llewellyn Sawtelle, H. R. Bowman, house builders; W. W.
Lewis, smith.

  Asso'tns-Masons-Rural, Sat. on or before full moon; P. of H.- Sidney, No. 194,
George F. Bowman (Eureka P. O.) Master, 1st and 3d Thurs.; I. O. G. T.-Sebago,
Tuesday.


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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