Oxford County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Peru 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com September 26, 2007, 2:29 pm PERU. Peru, twenty miles N. of Paris. On stage-line from Canton on B. &. R. F. Railroad to Dixfield and Mexico. First settled by people from Westbrook and Falmouth in 1793. Composed of five original grants and tracts, namely, Thompson's grant, Fox's grant, Peck's grant, and Lunts upper and lower grants. Incorporated as Plant. No. 1, in 1812, and as the town of Peru, Feb. 5, 1821. Population-1812, 350; 1850, 1109; 1860, 1121; 1870, 931; 1880, 825. Valuation, 1860-Polls; 243; Estates, $199,656; 1870-Polls, 243; Estates, $272,864; 1880-Polls, 231; Estates, $247,160. Postmasters-E. S. Wyman; West, William S. Walker; East, W. H. Conant; Dickvale, J. C. Wyman jr. Selectmen-H. S. McIntire, G. O. Hussey, Winslow Walker. Town Clerk-Winslow Walker. Treasurer-Wm. H. Walker. Constable and Collector-Dickvale, Benjamin Lovejoy. School Supervisor-Fred. A. De Lano. Clergymen-Vacant, Bap.; vacant, Bap.; Dickvale, Ozro Roys (Canton), F. Bap. Justices-E. S. Wyman, Feb. 24, 1879; Edwin Babb, Jan. 13, 1882, Quorum: W. Woodsum, Feb. 28, 1876, Trial. Merchants-E. S. Wyman, general stores; West, Wm. Woodsum, general stores; W. S. Walker, hardware; Edwin Babb, Grange store, H. R. Burgess, general stores; Miss Emily I. Tucker, millinery and fancy goods; East; W. H. Conant, tinware and rags; H. A. Bemis, sewing machines. Manufacturers-Alonzo Pomroy, saw and grist mill; S. R. Chase, George H. Libby, smiths; H. R. Robinson, carpenter; East, Edgar Howard, shingles and laths; W. K. Ripley, long and short lumber; Henry Conant, tinsmith; Hiram Oldham, carpenter and smith; West, I. J. Parlin, grist mill; H. N. Bartlett, smith; E. G. Austin, lumber and dowells; Jas. Gowell, D. G. Turner, Elbridge Austin, Peter Smith, carpenters; V. A. Dunn, smith; W. S. Walker, tinsmith; Dickvale, J. A. Putnam, smiths; J. C. Wyman jr., lumber and bowls. Land Surveyor-Winslow Walker. Insurance- West, Noah Hall. Asso'tns-P. of H.-Rockemeka, No. 109, W. Clark (E. Rumford P. O.), Master; Cornet Band-Geo. Hall, president and leader; West, String Band, Charles S. Walker, leader. 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/oxford/directories/business/1883/peru405gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mefiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb