Knox County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Friendship 1883
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FRIENDSHIP.

Fourteen miles S. W. of Rockland. Terminus of stage-route from Waldoboro' (ten
miles), on K. & Lincoln Railroad. Formerly called Meduncook, which signifies
Sandy Harbor. Included in the Waldo Patent. Settlement commenced, 1775. Inc.
Feb. 25, 1807. Population-1850, 691; 1860, 770; 1870, 890; 1880, 938. Valuation,
1860-Polls, 202; Estates, $123,506; 1870- Polls, 217; Estates, $140,267:
1880-Polls, 253; Estates, $157,165.

  Postmasters-Zenas Cook; East, John M. Kennedy.

  Selectmen-Alex. Wincapaw, Aaron Winchenbach, Austin B. Cook.

  Town Clerk.-Alexander Wincapaw.

  Treasurer-Wm. P. Newbert.

  Constable and Collector-Theodore Bradford.

  Constables-Samuel D. Davis, Eli Bickmore.

  School Committee - Elmira M. Morton; East, J. M. Kennedy, Nelson Thompson.

  Clergymen-E. H. Tuncliffe, Meth.; G. S. Smith, Bap.; vacant, Adv.

  Physician-Charles A. Parsons, All.

  Justices-J. M. Kennedy, Feb. 7, 1880, Quorum; Zenas Cook, Mar. 17, 1880, Trial.

  Merchants-Zenas Cook, Nelson Thompson, W. Geyer, H. D. Brown, Owen Wincapaw,
Joseph Thompson, general stores; Eliza H. Cook, Mrs. Clara Morrison, milliners;
F. G. Thompson, confectionery and barber; Horatio D. Brown, lumber; East, J. M.
Kennedy, Elsie Jameson, general stores.

  Manufacturers-Silas Brown, coffins; F. Thompson, picture frames; Henry Geyer,
proprietor of Wilson's Rheumatic Liniment; Warren Morse, H. D. Brown, Austin
Cook, boat-builders; Silas A. Morton, carriages Austin Simmons, smiths;
Alexander Tarr, stone-cutter; D. Bessey, H. B. Cook, H. D. Brown, S. A. Morton,
Silas Brown, carpenters; H. Hamlin, sails; Fessenden Wincapaw, boots and shoes;
A. Morrison, photographer; Chas. Studley, stave and shingle mill; Frank A.
Geyer, painter.


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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