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Now a summer resort of high repute, it has during that season daily connection with the mainland, receiving mail matter through the post offices at Boothbay Harbor and Thomaston. There are hotels, summer cottages, a club house and church. Accommodations for several hundred vacationists are provided by the various hostelries. A government light, established a century ago on Monhegan's highest eminence, is one of the most important landmarks on the Maine coast, its beacon guiding not only the local craft but transatlantic ships as well. The rugged scenery here is unsurpassed in variety and beauty. The island is a famous resort of artists, whose paintings, of this unrivalled ocean isle, are frequently admitted at many exclusive exhibitions.
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Two most impressive scenes are to be observed at White Head and Black Head, two great granite bluffs, bleak and barren, which rise from the thundering, surf crowned, storm driven waves of the mighty Atlantic, over one hundred and fifty feet below their wind-swept summits.
Captain MacMillan, our famous Arctic explorer, makes Mon- hegan his first landing place on the Maine coast on his return from the far North.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
AGENT FOR S. P. C. A .- Mrs. Virginia Davis.
DRY AND FANCY GOODS-Mrs. Ernest Brackett.
POST OFFICE, PUB. TEL. AND GENERAL STORE-Mrs. Elva B. Nicholson.
MONHEGAN STORE-Hill M. Dane.
GROCERIES, FISHERMEN'S SUPPLIES, ETC .- R. J. Chadwick.
ROCKCROFT TEA ROOM-Mrs. Geo. C. Everett.
ISLAND INN-F. C. Pierce.
TRIBLES COTTAGES-Isabel Tribles, Angeline Nunan.
GASOLINE, OIL, ETC .- D. M. Davis.
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NEWCASTLE
Eight miles E. of Wiscasset. On K. & L. Div. Me. Cen. R. R. Eighteen miles from Bath. Included under the government of the Duke of York (see Bristol) and was known as the town of Dartmouth, or Sheepscot. An ancient settlement was established, which flourished many years, until destroyed by the French and Indians. Remains of old settlement are still seen. Incorporated the 12th town, June 19, 1753. Population-1790, 886; 1800, 996; 1820, 1240; 1840, 2018; 1860, 1792; 1870, 1729; 1880, 1534; 1890, 1282; 1900, 1075; 1910, 1066. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 414; Estates, $648,991; 1870-Polls, 352; Estates, $697,981; 1880-Polls, 397; Estates, $827,108; 1890-Polls, 337; Es- tates, $773,647; 1900-Polls, 294; Estates, $660,675; 1910-Polls, 302; Estates, $678,636. 1920-Population, 993; Polls, 250; Estates, $710,402. Woodbridge Corner, same as North Newcastle P. O. R. F. D. to South from North Edge- comb.
O F the earliest settlement of Newcastle little is known except that it was at what is now known as Sheepscot. Just when it was made and just when the Indians finally wiped it out cannot be told. Opinions vary. It may have been a part of the Popham Colony but that does not seem probable, because there is evidence that the settlers of Sheepscot were of a very different character from those at Popham.
Settlement was made here as early as at any point in New England probably and it endured for nearly sixty years. The site was an ideal one. The bottom lands are unsurpassed for farms, the river afforded smelts, shad, alewives, salmon, sea bass and oysters. The site was perfect for ship building. Timber of all kinds abounded. The savages utterly destroyed it, the inhabitants fleeing in a vessel of their own building without time to save even their most valuable things. In 1830 there were trees growing in cellars which when felled showed 155 rings. This would indicate that the buildings were destroyed in or about 1685. Evidences of substantial buildings have been unearthed, bricks, flat stone cellar bottoms, masses of melted pewter, all manner of iron implements, charred grains of various kinds, and well preserved planks in the saw pits of the ship yards. There were probably several hundred people who had to leave in September, 1676.
Peace was declared in 1678 and the settlers, some of them, returned. Trouble with the Indians however broke out again in 1688, and in September of that year Sheepscot was again burned to the ground. The inhabitants took refuge in the
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, NEWCASTLE
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"Garrison" or fort. Aid reached them from the outside but it seemed best to abandon the place and this was done. At the beginning of the next century Newcastle was again settled and has had a continuous and most interesting existence ever since. Rev. Christopher Tappan of Newbury, Mass., became a very large land owner. Indeed he owned at one time nearly all of what is now Newcastle. The people of Newcastle had a great deal of trouble with the Indians all through the 18th century.
Capt. David Cargill came here in 1730 and acted as a sur- veyor for Tappan. His second son, Col. James Cargill, played an important part in the early history not only of Newcastle but of New England. In common with nearly all the colonists he had a deep-seated hatred of the Indians and he showed no mercy to them, as indeed they showed none to him. He even killed a squaw and Indians at different times tried hard to be revenged upon him, but he was too cautious, too quick-witted to be taken at a disadvantage. He owned a tide mill at Mill brook, a structure which is still standing unchanged materially and now the property of Joseph Shattuck. This was the scene of two attempts upon his life by savages and both times the result was fatal to his red-skinned enemies. In 1775 the Colonial Government was at war with all the Indians except the Tarratines or Penobscots. It was very necessary that these people should be kept on good terms, but Col. Cargill while on a military expedition permitted the shooting of Margaret Moxa and her infant child. It was impossible to keep the Tar- ratines off the war path after that event. Margaret Moxa was an especial friend of the whites. Col. Cargill was jailed two years on the charge of murder but was finally acquitted with no damage to his character. Killing Indians was no murder. To the end of his life he was constantly in the public service of his town. He represented Newcastle in the legislature, or the Great and General Court, and the records show that he was almost always selected to transact any business for the town which called for good judgment and prompt action.
The Woodbridges and the Nichols families were prominent and influential in the early history of Newcastle. Samuel Nich- ols was one of the men of the times. He was a man of impos-
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ing presence, tall, of powerful build, kindly and talented. He was sent by Newcastle to represent the town at the first meeting held by the aggrieved colonists to protest against the oppression and exactions of George III. He served the town as clerk for twenty years and his beautiful handwriting and comprehensive notes are of great value today. He at one time owned a large tract of land in Newcastle, some of which he bought for twenty- five cents an acre. He built the large two-story house opposite the site of the old church so long used as a town house but now torn down and erected into a garage and repair shop, at Damaris- cotta Mills. Here he kept a tavern. The house is framed in white oak and is as sound as the day it was built. It is an im- posing edifice today, although 160 years old.
The town was incorporated in 1753 with a population of about 400, about half what it is today. Such a fairly numerous population seems hardly to harmonize with the fact that yearly up to 1800 a good-sized bounty was offered for all wolves "catched and killed" within the limits of the town. But the population was largely on the seaboard. As nearly as can be found the population of the country now known as the State of Maine was at that time not over 17,000. There was a large uninhabited hinterland which harbored Indians, wolves and bears.
LINCOLN ACADEMY, NEW CASTLE, ME, 12.
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The first volume of Newcastle records are intensely interest- ing. The leaves recording the first year's doings as a town are missing. Many regulations of seemingly doubtful value were made and probably enforced. The breeding of sheep for instance was forbidden during the summer and fall. Swine were per- mitted to go at large if "Yoaked and Ringed" according to law. No stallion above a certain age could go at large and severe mon- etary penalties accompanied an infraction of the law. In 1765 four field drivers, four hog constables and one pound keeper were elected, so it seems probable that these ordinances were not dead letters. Fish keepers were chosen to see that the fish had free passage up the rivers during May. These fish must have been alewives. Deer wards were also appointed. Their duties were to see that the deer were kept from damaging crops. Deer must have been more plentiful than now.
When matters moved towards a crisis in the affairs of Amer- ica, Newcastle bore an honorable part. Before the Revolution broke out, a Captain John Hodge was severely dealt with for dealing with the British who held Boston. A brother, Robert Hodge, was called to account and compelled to make a written apology. Newcastle when called upon took her stand for Free- dom, for Right, for God, and on the 24th of June, 1776, in town meeting assembled voted that if the crisis came "they will support the Colonies with their lives and fortunes!" To back this up the town voted a bounty of $20.00 to every man who should enlist. One-seventh of the male population was in the Continental Army at one time and the history of Newcastle at times bristles with Captains, Majors and Colonels. Numerous records show that Newcastle strove valiantly to provide troops and to care for their families. The close of the Revolution found Newcastle with a population of only 28 families with a total of 114 souls and a valuation simply absurd. No stock in trade, money on hand, nine pounds and ten shillings! This was War.
In 1809 a sluice way was built at the Mills for the benefit of the alewives. The town of Nobleboro bore half the expense. In 1811 the town voted a bounty of 25 cents for every cow killed.
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Prohibition showed its head in 1817 when the town voted that no liquors should be sold at or near the meeting house on days of public business. No doubt there was as much noise made over this restriction as over the Volstead law today. In 1867 the town again indorsed Prohibition by a vote of 86 to 6.
In the Civil War the part of Newcastle was as honorable and generous as in 1776. A few of the heroes of that day still survive. Soon after the Civil War Newcastle went into the railroad business along with several other towns along the line of the K. & L. R. R. Although she suffered severely, the town shouldered subsequent losses unflinchingly.
In 1869 an effort was made to dam the Damariscotta River above the Falls. This was not carried out. The Newcastle State Bank, afterwards, and now, a National Bank, was organ- ized in 1854. The first President was Algernon S. Austin.
The town's early history consisted largely of squabbles over churches and preachers. The fringe of people along the Sheep- scot didn't feel like going over to the Damariscotta River to meeting, while the Damariscotta contingent felt that to go to Sheepscot was too far. About 1790 a church was built near
CATHOLIC CHURCH, DAMARISCOTTA MILLS
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the "Old Indian Trail." Reference has been made to this building. The Sheepscot Congregationalist church was built in 1824. On the eastern side of the town a church was built on Hopkins Hill. This is now the Newcastle garage. The brick church, the present home of the Congregationalists, was built in 1848.
The first record of the Methodists in Newcastle is in 1800. The M. E. church in Sheepscot was built in 1869.
In 1808 the Catholic church was erected at the Mills. Bishop, afterwards Cardinal, Cheverus was the guiding spirit in estab- lishing this church. Many of the oldest families of this imme- diate section are of the Catholic faith. The edifice was raised largely through the liberality of the Kavanagh and Cottrill families. It is a particularly interesting building, being the first Catholic church ever built in Maine and containing some valu- able paintings looted from a cathedral in Mexico during the Mexican War.
The Episcopal Church is represented by Saint Andrew's church. The church edifice is the gift of the late Mr. and Mrs. William T. Glidden. It was consecrated with appro- priate services, Nov. 22nd, 1883. The building is of a style much in vogue in England during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is beautifully located on the shore of the Damaris- cotta River.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
RAILROAD STATIONS-Maine Central, South Newcastle (flag). Stage daily to East Edgecomb.
POST OFFICES-Newcastle, Wm. D. Murphy; Sheepscot, Stan- ley Humason; North, Tilden Hodgkins.
TOWN OFFICERS-Selectmen, A. J. Trask, Damariscotta Mills,
Roswell Hodgkins, F. L. Sherman; Clerk, F. M. Wade; Constable, F. W. Newcomb.
CLERGYMEN-S. H. Sargent, Cong .; J. A. Stevens, Meth .; Episcopal, vacant; Catholic, D. A. McCabe.
NOTARIES-R. K. Tukey, F. I. Carney.
JUSTICES-A. S. Trask, Chester F. Leighton, B. A. Wood- bridge.
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MERCHANTS-Fred Harrington, furniture and caskets; Thomas E. Gay & Son, A. J. Wood, F. L. Robertson, Muscongus Lumber & Grain Co., Wm. D. Murphy, A. H. Lailer, hides, wool, etc., Tilden S. Hodgkins, A. Kubens, junk. North Newcastle, Tilden Hodgkins, W. B. Erskine, B. F. Vannah, C. H. Vannah, Stanley Humason.
MANUFACTURES-J. B. Shattuck, John A. Erskine, lumber, etc.
CARPENTERS-L. P. Boyd, John M. Perkins.
PAINTER-Harlan P. Sidelinger.
MILK AND CREAM-H. P. Hood.
BOAT BUILDER-Israel Snow, Jr.
GARAGE-Newcastle Garage.
PUBLIC AUTOS-Frank Jacobs, D. L. Bowman, Walter L. Side- linger.
HOTEL-Newcastle House, F. L. Jacobs, Prop.
SCHOOL-Lincoln Academy, Robert T. Clunie, Jr., Principal. BOAT MATERIAL-Israel Snow, Jr.
ISRAEL SNOW, JR.
DESIGNER and BUILDER of Motor Boats, Fishing Boats Auxiliary Yachts
Dealer in Materials for Building and Repairing Boats
Custom Sawing
Telephone 10 Newcastle, Maine
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NOBLEBORO
Twelve miles N. E. of Wiscasset. On K. & L. Div. M. C. R. R. Included in the Pemaquid Patent, and followed the fortunes of the other portions of that territory (see Bristol). Incorporated Nov. 20, 1788, and named by Arthur Noble, one of the heirs of the proprietor. Previously known as Walpole. Population- 1790, 516; 1800, 864; 1820, 1583; 1850, 1402; 1860, 1437; 1870, 1150; 1880, 1142; 1890, 947; 1900, 810; 1910, 775. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 294; Estates, $261,745; 1870-Polls, 282; Estates, $287,867; 1880-Polls, 319; Estates, $239,295; 1890-Polls, 309; Estates, $240,199; 1900-Polls, 228; Estates, $249,736; 1910-Polls, 236; Estates, $290,593. 1920-Population, 666; Polls, 224; Estates, $358,659. R. F. D. to North. Post-office, Glendon, discontinued and supplied from Waldoboro.
N OBLEBORO was incorporated in 1788. It was named in honor of Col. Arthur Noble, son of one of the early proprietors. Col. Noble was killed in a battle with the French at Midas, Nova Scotia, in 1747. A splendid granite monument to his memory stands in a conspicuous position near the main road. Its most notable physical feature is the large amount of water surface on its borders. Westerly it is bounded wholly by the Damariscotta Pond or Lake, and easterly Duck Puddle Pond and Pemaquid Pond form a large part of the boundary. Near the center of the town an arm of Damariscotta Pond and the northerly projection of Pemaquid Pond almost bisect the town, barely a mile of land separating the two. From the head of the arm of the pond mentioned, known as Mus- congus Bay, a canal excavated many years ago extends easterly nearly two miles. This may be traced to this day in part. The idea was to dig the ditch to Damariscotta and they were within three miles of the Mills when the project was abandoned. The promoters of the canal desired clear sailing to salt water. The lakes mentioned are valuable assets for the town as they are well stocked with bass, pickerel and perch and connecting ponds are stocked with trout and salmon. These waterways have in the past greatly promoted the lumber business, affording easy trans- portation for logs for long distances. Agriculture is the prin- cipal pursuit and the soil is fertile and well watered. There are two railroad stations, one at Muscongus, the other at Dam- ariscotta Mills.
Nobleboro formed part of the grant to Elbridge and Alds- worth and was settled about 1640. The abundant ponds and
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brooks made it a favorite hunting, fishing and trapping ground for the Indians and they hung on to it persistently. Families of Indians remained here long after the town was fairly well settled. The old road, not now used though never discontinued, called "Snackety," leading from near the head of Pemaquid Pond to Muscongus Bay, commemorates one of these Indians from the Indian of that name who lived on or near it. The Indian wars troubled this town greatly and after the Indians were finally wiped out or driven away disputes over titles to the land harassed the settlers. The settlers held under the grant of Captain Somerset, a well known Indian chief, to John Brown of Bristol or Pemaquid. Unongoit, another Indian sagamore, joined in the grant and their deed was the first ever executed in New England. The original grant covered not only Noble- boro but what is now Bristol, South Bristol, Jefferson and most of Newcastle. Later William Vaughn and James Noble be- came claimants and revived the settlement under Col. Dunbar. The growth of the town was slow. At the time of the Revo- lution there were in the town only 30 men capable of bearing arms. Noble was finally dispossessed, though he did not wholly abandon his claim.
A unique enterprise of the town is the alewive fishery. These little anadromous fishes every May run up the Damariscotta River, sometimes in immense numbers, at other times very scantily. At Damariscotta Mills by means of rude locks they ascend to Damariscotta Pond to spawn. Many of them ascend the lock stream and many more enter another part of the stream to a dead end and are there dipped out for sale. Arthur Nicker- son of Boothbay Harbor has for many years had what are known as the surplus fish. Those who wish the fish for bait or to smoke for the table have the preference. After their wants are supplied the Nickerson firm takes the balance. As many as three thousand barrels have been taken and salted in three days. Nickerson maintains a large storehouse and keeps huge quantities of salt and thousands of fish barrels constantly on hand. For several weeks a number of men are employed. The market for these fish is, finally, the West Coast of Africa. The revenue of the town at times amounts to thousands of dollars in a single
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year. The sister town of Newcastle is divided from Nobleboro by the Damariscotta River and lake of the same name and shares equally in the proceeds.
The population of the town at incorporation was 516. Its greatest population was in 1820, when for some reason it was 1,583. Since that time it has steadily decreased. The decrease in 1850 is explained by the fact that Damariscotta was at that time cut off from Nobleboro in part, and incorporated. The present population is about half that of 1820 and both Damaris- cotta and Nobleboro barely equal the figure of that date.
Nobleboro from a religious standpoint has always been and still is a Baptist stronghold, though there is one Methodist church at Damariscotta Mills. In 1819 Rev. Adoniram Judson, father of the celebrated missionary of the same name, was pastor of the Baptist church which is now in Damariscotta. Within the present limits of Nobleboro there are three flourishing Baptist churches, one at the Center, one at the Mills, and one at North Nobleboro.
One Sunday afternoon in May, 1845, a fire, said to have been caused by card players, started at Damariscotta Bridge, then part of Nobleboro and the principal village in it, and in a short time reduced it to ashes. Among the losses which could never be replaced were the records of the town.
Although the population of the town like so many rural com- munities is growing less, the actual money value of the town is increasing. Buildings are being improved and living conditions are steadily growing better. Splendid herds of cattle and mag- nificent flocks of poultry have come into existence. Shore prop- erty on the lakes is being slowly but surely utilized for summer camps.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
RAILROAD STATION-Damariscotta Mills; flag station, Noble- boro; freight only, Muscongus Bay. Stages to South Jef- ferson and Bunker Hill.
POSTMASTERS-Nobleboro, Horace A. Hall; Damariscotta Mills, Vida J. York.
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TOWN OFFICERS-Selectmen, Linwood E. Palmer, chairman, L. A. W. Clark, F. Judson Trask; Clerk, L. E. Carter; Treasurer, J. A. Perkins; Constables, J. A. Perkins, E. C. Oliver; School Board, L. J. Winslow, Mrs. Annie Nelson, Alden E. Hall; Sup't, Rev. Robert L. Sheaff, Waldoboro; Health Officer, Lester F. Hall.
CLERGYMEN-First Baptist, Rev. John Case; Second Baptist, Rev. Guy C. McQuaidee; Third, Rev. C. W. Walden; Methodist, S. H. Webb.
JUSTICES-John A. Perkins, L. A. W. Clark.
MERCHANTS-L. E. Palmer, H. A. Hall, general store; Dam- ariscotta Mills, Ernest McGray, Will P. McGray, gro- ceries; Lester Plummer, R. T. York, variety; Waldoboro, R. F. D. No. 1, Hollis G. Moody; Waldoboro, R. F. D. No. 4, Arthur Benner, general store.
PAINTERS-Ambrose H. Sidelinger, E. L. Jones, Damariscotta Mills.
DRESSMAKER-Mrs. L. J. Winslow.
SHINGLES-Otis G. Oliver.
CARPENTER-Moses Coombs.
WHOLESALE BUTCHER-Glendon, K. A. Vannah.
INSURANCE AGENT-Leslie A. W. Clark, Damariscotta Mills. TELEPHONE-Nash Co.
EXPRESS Co .- American Railway.
ASSOCIATIONS-Patrons of Husbandry, Nobleboro No. 369.
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SOMERVILLE
Thirty miles N. N. E. of Wiscasset. Daily stage to Cooper's Mills on W. W. and F. R. R. Formerly Patricktown Plantation. Inc. March 25, 1858. Popu- lation-1860, 606; 1870, 505; 1880, 539; 1890, 453; 1900, 374; 1910, 291. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 117; Estates, $65,047; 1870-Polls, 110; Estates, $86,- 685; 1880-Polls, 147; Estates, $106,235; 1890-Polls, 127; Estates, $94,883; 1900-Polls, 112; Estates, $52,594; 1910-Polls, 90; Estates, $58,578. 1920- Population, 256; Polls, 87; Estates, $98,315. Post Office Address-Cooper's Mills, R. F. D. 2; and Weeks' Mills, R. F. D. 54.
S YOMERVILLE is the northwesterly town of Lincoln County. It has Washington on the east, Jefferson on the south, Windsor, in Kennebec County, on the west, and Palermo and Liberty, in Waldo County, on the north and east. The town is about six miles long by three and a half wide. It contains two ponds, Patricktown or Long, and James; the first being about two miles in length, and the last a mile long and half a mile in width. The Sheepscot River, which has its origin in these ponds, furnishes a water-power here carrying a sawmill and a flour and grist-mill having three sets of stones. There are several other lumber mills in the town that manufacture lumber, clapboards, shingles and laths. These mills all run two-thirds of the year. The town is about 30 miles N. N. E. of Wiscasset. It is on the stage line from Augusta to Rock- land, and about 15 miles from the former.
The principal eminences in town are Crummet Mountain and Dodge Hill, each about 200 feet in height. The rock is largely granitic. The soil is rocky and hard, but yields well of the crops cultivated, which are chiefly hay, potatoes, corn, oats, barley and wheat.
Somerville was formerly Patricktown Plantation. It was incorporated as a town in 1858. Among the eminent citizens of the past were David and William Gilpatrick, Enoch Gove, Ichabod Marr, John Evans, Joseph Toby, Porter Dodge, Walter Wilson and Jefferson Moore.
DIRECTORY
STAGE-Daily to Cooper's Mills, Whitefield; on W. W. & F. Ry.
SELECTMEN-Cooper's Mills, R. F. D. 2, Arthur J. Dodge, Byron French, Arthur Light.
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TOWN CLERK-Cooper's Mills, R. F. D. 2, John F. Booker. TREASURER AND COLLECTOR-Cooper's Mills, R. F. D. 2, Parker E. Marr.
CONSTABLE-Cooper's Mills, R. F. D. 2, Ernest Peaslee.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS-Cooper's Mills, R. F. D. 2, Arthur J. Dodge, J. F. Booker.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Cooper's Mills, R. F. D. 2, P. E. Marr, Byron French, S. L. Bartlett. Supt., Cooper's Mills, Mrs. Lila N. Leavitt.
HEALTH OFFICER-W. B. Hewett.
LAWYER-Weeks' Mills, R. F. D. 51, Edward W. Philbrick. JUSTICE-John F. Booker, Mar. 3, 1929.
MERCHANTS-H. C. Brown, general stores; J. F. Booker, apple shipper and grower.
MANUFACTURERS-Arthur Dodge, French Bros., shingles and staves; O. P. & O. S. Bran, smiths; John F. Booker, Avery Colby, carpenters; Myrick Hisler, short lumber; John F. Booker, cider mill and lath mill; George Grotton, ship knees; L. W. Bartlett, carriage painter and repairs; Rufus Colby, long and short lumber. West Washington P. O., Farrar & Skinner, staves and shingles. Weeks, Mills, R. F. D., Colby Bros., lumber and planing mill.
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