Knox County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Appleton 1883
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APPLETON.

Sixteen miles N. W. of Rockland, on stage-line from Warren to Searsmont. Settled
about 1775. Thirty miles E. from Augusta. Incorporated Jan. 28, 1829.
Population-1850, 1727; 1860, 1573; 1870, 1485; 1880, 1348. Valuation,
1860-Polls, 379; Estates, $253,347; 1870-Polls, 347; Estates, $284,278;
1880-Polls, 337; Estates, $320,664.

  Postmasters-H. C. Pease, North, Andrew Wentworth; West, W. McLain.

  Selectmen-Galen Keene (West), H. A. Morang, F. S. Davidson.

  Town Clerk-F. E. Carkin.

  Treasurer-Robert S. Keene.

  Collector-William Pitman.

  Constables-J. A. Sherman, William Pitman.

  School Supervisor-Thomas Gushee.

  Clergymen-Vacant, Bap.; vacant, Union Church.

  Physicians-S. A. Stephens, All.; Frank A. Gushee, Hom.

  Lawyer-M. F. Hanly.

  Justices-W. H. Meservey, March 6, 1878; B. F. Sprague, Oct. 8, 1879; A. H.
Wentworth; Elden Burkett, April 24, 1878; M. T. Crawford, Jan. 13, 1882; A. D.
Champney, Jan. 13, 1882; Jonathan S. Gushee, March 14, 1879; Chester S. Pease,
February 25, 1880, Quorum; M. F. Hanly, March 31, 1881; Jonathan S. Gushee, Dec.
29, 1881, Trial,; M. F. Hanly, Dedimus.

  Merchants-E. D. Gushee, A. H. Newbert, E. W. L. Carkin, H. C. Pease, dry goods
and groceries; Mrs. A. R. Arnold, Mrs. A. K. Meservey, millinery; North, Andrew
Wentworth, dry goods and groceries; North Union P. O., Elden Burkett, dry goods
and groceries.

  Manufacturers-G. H. Page, carriages; H. N. Titus, hand rakes; H. N. Titus,
grist mill; N. Hawkes, leather; A. Sherman, lumber, staves, etc.; G. C. Dunton,
V. O. Keller, D. S. Martin, smiths; George H. Page, painter; Benj. A. Chaples,
lime; Aaron Howard, carriages; North, Alonzo Meservey, lumber; John Hall, lime;
T. M. Simmons, smith; U. N. Dyer 2d, painter.

  Barber-Charles H. Messer.

  Asso'tns-I. O. O. F.-Appleton, Fri.

  Hotel-Appleton House-E. Ripley; Messer House, C. H. Messer.


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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