Penobscot County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Alton 1883
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ALTON.

Eighteen miles N. of Bangor; On Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad. Formerly a part
of Argyle. Terminus and rafting place of the Upper Penobscot boom. Incorporated
March 9, 1844. Population-1860, 252; 1860, 531; 1870, 508; 1880, 419. Valuation,
1860-Polls, 127; Estates, $58,184; 1870-Polls, 127; Estates, $116,362;
1880-Polls, 116; Estates, $78,959.

  Postmaster-Mrs. A. T. McKechnie.

  Selectmen-Amasa Hatch jr.; Upper Stillwater, J. C. Smith; Alton, A. O. Freese.

  Town Clerk-Frank D. Bowley.

  Treasurer-George Milliken.

  Collector-George Milliken.

  Constables-O. E. Gerry, Amasa Hatch jr., Geo. Milliken, George W. Brown.

  School Supervisor-A. J. Hatch.

  Justices-F. D. Bowley, April 24, 1878, Quorum; G. H. McKechnie, August 23,
1877, Trial.

  Merchants-Geo. W. Brown, general stores; F. D. Bowley, groceries.

  Manufacturers-J. P. Webber & Son, lumber.

  I. O. T. T.-Alton, Saturday.


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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