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WHITEFIELD.

Eighteen miles N. N. E. of Wiscasset. On Augusta and Rockland stage-line Settled
about 1770. Western part of Ballstown, until incorp., June 19, 1809, and named
in honor of Rev. George Whitefield. Population-1850, 2158; 1860,1883; 1870,
1594; 1880, 1511. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 418; Estates, $392,809; 1870-Polls,
356; Estates, $441,346; 1880-Polls, 392; Estates, $440,974.

King's Mills, same as Whitefield P. O.

  Postmasters-S. W. King; North, A. R. G. Smith; Cooper's Mills, A. B. Noyes;
Joice, Daniel H.Dutton.

  Selectmen-J. E. Palmer, J. S. Ryan (North), H. E. Howe (Cooper's Mills).

  Town Clerk-John S. Ryan.

  Treasurer-North, Frank W. Douglass.

  Constable and Collector-North, Frank Morse.

  Constable-North, Charles F. Choate.

  School Committee-Joice, Weston Lewis; R. S. Partridge (North), Marcellus
Philbrick.

  Clergymen--S. K. Partridge (res.). Adv.; J. W. Collier, Meth., Union church;
North, J. W. Collier, Meth., Union church; G. R. Barstow (Alna), John deAnthony,
Cath.; Cooper's Mills, O. O. Ordway, Bap.

  Physician-North, A. R. G. Smith, All.; Cooper's Mills, Jeremiah Carr, Hom.

  Lawyer-North, R. S. Partridge.

  Justices-R. S. Partridge, Aug. 15, 1882; Frank W. Douglass, July 13, 1881;
Thomas A. Campbell, Feb. 25, 1879; Marcellus Philbrick, April 21, 1880; A. B.
Noyes, Nov. 30, 1880, Quorum; Fessenden B. Turner, Dec. 30, 1880, Trial.

  Merchants-S. W. King, general stores; North, F. W. Douglass, Mrs. Clara Tarr,
general stores; Cooper's Mills, A. B. Noyes, Wm. M. & C. F. Achorn, general
stores; Wm. Clifford, tinware and stoves.

  Manufacturers-North, S. M. & F. B. Partridge, grist, saw, shingle and carding
mills; Charles Ware, carriages; R. A. Ware, coffins and caskets; W. G. Potter,
Barrett Potter, smiths; Cooper's Mills, Levi Stearns, carriage job work and
planing mill; Edwin Howe, flour; Thomas Howe shingles; Reuel Howe, long lumber;
William Clifford, tinware; Z. F. Hysom, boots and shoes; Carlton Dow, W. Coombs,
smiths; Scott Burnham, cooper and undertaker; Wm. A. Doe, butcher.

  Academy-North, St. Joseph's Academy, Sister Rose, prin.

  P. of H.-King's Mills- Whitefield, No. 101, A. J. Partridge (South Windsor P.
O.), Master. 

  Hotel-Gray's Motel, Lydia J. Gray.


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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