Oxford County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Waterford 1883
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WATERFORD.

Thirteen miles S. W. of Paris. On Rice's stage-line from South Paris, on Grand
Trunk Railroad, to Fryeburg. Settled, 1775, by David McWaine. Incor. Mar. 2,
1797. Fifty-seven miles from Augusta. Population-1850, 1448; 1860, 1407; 1870,
1286; 1880, 1161. Valuation, 1860 - Polls, 343; Estates, $351,189; 1870-Polls,
333; Estates, $403,651; 1880-Polls, 349; Estates, $338,987.

  Postmasters-Oliver Porter; North, William T. Green; South, S. W. Cobb; East,
Josiah Munroe

  Selectmen-John C. Gerry, George W. Rand, David G. Pride.

  Town Clerk-C. L. Wilson.

  Treasurer-Charles A. Young.

  Collector and Constable-South, George M. Knight.

  School Supervisor-F. C. Clark.

  Clergymen-J. S. Richards, Cong.; North, vacant, Cong.; South, Jos. H. Snow, Meth.

  Physicians-C. L. Wilson; North, F. C. Clark, All.

  Lawyer-S. S. Stearns.

  Justices-Samuel Warren, May 12, 1881, Quorum: George W. Rand, Mar. 10, 1881;
Dan'l Brown, Mar. 16, 1882, Trial; Geo. W. Rand, Dedimus.

  Merchants-O. Porter, S. W. Knight, E. L. Godwin, general stores; North, J. B.
Rand, T. H. Sawin, general stores; Mrs. S. P. Harmon, millinery; South, Charles
A. Young, grange store; J. R. Hall, agent, general stores.

  Manufacturers-E. Wilkins, leather; C. Russell, shoemaker; North, Samuel Smith,
leather; C. G. Knight, lumber; J. B. Rand, shook; Jewet & Mulano, grist mill;
Hiram Bisbee, shoemaker; J. A. Green, S. A. Wheeler, smiths; South, Cobb &
Hapgood, lumber and grist mill; J. Munroe, staves; L. P. Rowe, Geo. A. Hall,
carriages; W. W. Watson, salt-boxes; E. Nelson, dry buckets; David L. Merrill,
smith; J. R. Hall, shoemaker; E. E. Horr, vinegar.

  Asso'tns-Masons-Mt. Tir'em, Tues. on or before full moon; South, P. of H.-Bear
Mountain, No. 62, James M. Shaw, Master, alternate Thursdays; North-I. O. O.
F.-Oxford, No. 61, Wed.

  Hotels-Waterford House, Charles L. Appleby; North, Forest House, J. F. Rice;
South, Bear Mountain House, L. Houghton.

  Maine Hygienic Institute-W. P. Shattuck, M.D.


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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