Oxford County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Rumford 1883
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RUMFORD.

Twenty miles N. N. W. of Paris. On Tuttle & Perkins stage-route from Bryant's
Pond, on Grand Trunk Railroad, to Andover. Granted to Timothy Walker, jr., and
his associates, of Concord, N. H., 1779. Settlement commenced 1780, by Jonathan
Keyes, from Shrewsbury, Mass., and called New Penacook, the ancient name of
Concord, N. H. Incorporated the 123d town, Feb. 21, 1800, and named in honor of
Count Rumford, formerly Sir Benj. Thompson, one of the proprietors. First
minister, S. R. Hall, 1811. Population-1850, 1375;-1860, 1375; 1870, 1212; 1880,
1006. Valuation, 1860 -Polls, 290; Estates, $285,018;  1870 - Polls, 286;
Estates, $380,854; 1880-Polls, 297; Estates, $351,119.

  Postmasters-Fred A. Barker; North, Frank E. Hoyt; Center, Nathan S. Farnum;
East, D. F. Putnam; Point, Chas. W. Kimball.

  Selectmen-East, Fred. A. Porter; Center, Wm. H. Farnum; Point, C. W. Kimball.

  Town Clerk-Center, Freeman E. Small.

  Treasurer-Center, Waldo Pettengill.

  Constable and Collector-George H. Wardwell.

  School Supervisor-Center, Freeman E. Small.

  Clergymen-Nathan D. Center, Meth., Union church; Point. L. H. Tabor (Bryant's
Pond), Univ.; supplies, Cong.; Center, Nathan D. Center, Meth. East, Nathan D.
Center, Meth.

  Physicians-J. W. Stuart, All.; Point, H. F. Abbott, All.; Center, Freeman E.
Small, All.

  Lawyer-S. R. Hutchins.

  Notary-Marcius F. Knight.

  Justices-Waldo Pettengill, Oct. 26, 1882; Marcius F. Knight, Feb. 28, 1879; D.
F. Putnam, March, 1883, Quorum: Chas. A. Kimball, Nov. 6, 1878; Henry A. Small,
Feb. 25, 1880; Sullivan R. Hutchins, Feb. 6, 1880; Marcius F. Knight, Nov. 16,
1880, trial.

  Merchants-Barker & Needham, general stores; Center, Henry A. Small, N. S.
Farnum, C. H. Farnum, general stores; F. F. Bartlett, jeweler; Virgil D.
Kimball, cattle broker; Point, Charles W. Kimball, general stores; Mrs. Chas. K.
Martin, millinery and fancy goods.

  Manufacturers-J. Wardwell, coffins, caskets and furniture; L. B. Peabody,
David Elliott, carriages; S. V. Abbott, saw and grist mill; John Thompson,
shingles; David Elliott, John H. Barker, carpenters; Otis Howe, smith; G. H.
Webber, granite and marble worker; East, Arnold & Andrews, grist and shingle
mill; J. A. Arnold, smith; Mexico and East Rumford Cheese Factory, F. A. Porter,
agent; Point, J. N. Willey, harnesses; Wm. Phinney, smith; H. F Webb, corn
packing; B. S. Newton, shingles; John H. Howe, Wm. Andrews, Henry Newton,
carpenters; Center, B. C. Dolloff, smith; Vaughn & Staples, saw mill; Cyrus P.
Eaton, carriages; E. M. Morey, boots and shoes; North, O. C. Townsend, saw mill.

  Civil Engineers-Waldo Pettengill, S. R. Hutchins.

  Auctioneer-Center, Ephraim F. Goddard.

  Telegraph Operator-Charles Price.

  Asso'tns-Masons-Blazing Star, Wednesday on or before full moon, I. O. G T.
Pennacook, Wednesday.

  Hotel-Rumford, A. H. Price; Center, Union House, Wm. J. Kimball.


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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