Lincoln County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Dresden 1883
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DRESDEN.

Eight miles N. W. of Wiscasset. Five miles from Richmond, on Mon. and tri-weekly
stage-line. Dresden Mills, only village, is situated at head of navigation on
Eastern river, a branch of the Kennebec. Settled about 1750. Together with Alna,
Wiscasset and Perkins, it formed the ancient Pownalborough, which was
incorporated Feb.13,1760, receiving its name from Gov. Pownal, and was the shire
town of Lincoln county for thirty-four years. Incorporated June 25, 1794, taking
its name from the German city, whence some of the inhabitants came.
Population-1850, 1419; 1860, 1248; 1870, 990; 1880, 1032. Valuation, 1860-Polls,
321; Estates, $328,474; 1870-Polls, 248; Estates $316,717; 1880-Polls, 327;
Estates, $326,665.

  Postmasters-J. W. Sheldon; Mills, Wilbur F. Cate; West, Jonathan L. Reed.

  Selectmen-C. H. Bickford, E. F. Hondlett, Bradbury Blen.

  Town Clerk-John Mayers.

  Treasurer-J. W. Sheldon.

  Collector-Thomas G. White.

  Constables-Mills, Ansel Chism, Thos. G. White, Thos. Hatch; West, Wm. G. Call.

  School Supervisor- West, *Charles E. Allen.

  Clergymen-Mills, F. D. Handy, Meth.; M. H. Wellman, Epis.

  Physician-Mills, Geo. L. Stimpson, All.

  Justices-Thomas G. White, June 21, 1880; O. McFadden, Feb. 14, 1879; John H.
Mayers, Nov. 16, 1880; Francis Stilphen, Jan. 13,1881; Eben F. Bangs, March 30,
1882, Quorum.

  Merchants-John Mayers, William Costello, Joseph W. Sheldon, general stores;
Mills, L. H. Bickford, drugs, medicines, and general stores; F. Stilphen,
general stores; E. Allen, marketman: Wilbur F. Cate, confectionery; Lincoln Ice
Co., Cedar Grove Ice Co., Berry's Ice Co., Knickerbocker Ice Co., Gardiner Ice
Co., ice; West, Salome Dinsmore, general stores; Russell Ice Co., Reed Rock Ice
Co., ice.

  Manufacturers-G. F. Weymouth, hay knives; J. Ham, W. Blen, H. Lowell, G. Tarr,
smiths; G. Woodward, Wilbur Cate, boots and shoes; B. Carney, B. B. Mayers, C.
B. Wright, builders; C. Meservey, mason; J. Bailey, hay press; F. Weeks, D.
Olds, carriages; L. Rittal, grist and lumber mills; Mills-C. & G. Stilphen,
Excelsior, grist and shingle mill.

  Assot'ns-Mills-Masons-Dresden, No. 113, Wednesday on or before full moon.


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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