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1736 WELCOME 1886
171€
CELEBRATION OF 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TOWN. PROCESSION FORMING AT THE HEAD OF MAIN STREET.
371
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS.
Stephen Wescott, Otis Purinton, Charles W. Deering, Stephen Hink- ley, George B. Emery, Mark Mosher, and Stephen L. Stephenson. In March of the following year the town voted to celebrate the day in a suitable manner, and authorized the above-named committee to proceed and act in the matter. In addition to five hundred dollars voted by the town, over six hundred dollars was raised by private subscription. Of the above-mentioned committee Gov. Robie was elected chairman, and Stephen Hinkley, Esq., secretary, and sub- committees were appointed to attend to the various features of the day's celebration. Notice was given in all the leading papers of New England, and a general invitation was extended to all the sons and daughters of Gorham, and former residents, to participate in the exercises.
The morning of the day, Wednesday, May 26, 1886, dawned pleasantly, and the rising sun was greeted by a salute of one hundred and fifty guns on Fort Hill and by the ringing of all the bells in town. Nearly every building on the line of march of the procession was decorated and places of historic interest, old homes, etc., were marked with appropriate notices. The procession was formed on South St., right resting on Main St., at 9.20 A. M., under the leader- ship of Chief Marshall, Col. H. R. Millett, and his aids, Messrs. Harding, Watson, Hinkley, Feeney, and Pratt, and marched through the principal streets of the village to a vast tent, which had been placed in Gov. Robie's field, near the Portland and Rochester station, and in which the exercises of the forenoon and afternoon were held.
The exercises in the tent opened with an " Anniversary March," composed by Charles R. Cressey of Gorham, which was rendered by Chandler's Band of Portland. After the calling of the audience to order by Gov. Robie, president of the day, and the offering of prayer by Rev. Henry S. Huntington, Keller's " American Hymn " was sung by a Gorham chorus of one hundred and fifty voices led by Mr. W. L. Fitch. Reading of the Scriptures by Rev. F. A. Bragdon then followed, after which Gov. Robie delivered an eloquent and interesting Address of Welcome, summing up the past briefly, welcoming each and all present, and expressing the hope and belief that the future might be even more glorious than the past. At the conclusion of this an Ode, composed for the occasion by Mrs. Jennie Bodge Johnson, was sung by the chorus, and the morning exercises closed with the benediction by Rev. L. Z. Ferris of Rockland, Mass.
The assembly in the tent was again called to order by Gov. Robie
372
HISTORY OF GORHAM.
at two o'clock in the afternoon, and after a selection by the band, prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Prentiss of New York, and "Green be your Fame " sung by the chorus. The orator of the day, Rev. Elijah Kellogg of Harpswell, was then introduced. Mr. Kellogg related many interesting events incident to the early and later history of the town, and paid earnest and eloquent tribute to those who helped lay the foundations of the privileges which we now enjoy. After the address an original hymn by Professor H. L. Chapman of Bowdoin College was sung and a number of short addresses relating to the history of the town were given as follows: "The Lawyers of Gorham," by Judge John A. Waterman ; " The Schools of . Auld Lang Syne,'" by Geo. B. Emery, Esq. ; " The Business Men of Gor- ham," by Edward Gould, Esq. of Portland; "The Clergymen of Gorham," by Rev. Dr. Edward Robie of Greenland, N. H. ; " The Physicians of Gorham," by Dr. H. H. Hunt of Portland; " The Ladies of Gorham," by Rev. Dr. Geo. Lewis of So. Berwick ; " Agriculture in Gorham," by Chas. W. Deering, Esq. The singing of " America " by the chorus, and the benediction by Rev. Dr. Robie closed the afternoon exercises at the tent.
Another feature worthy of mention was the sham fight between a a band of Indians led by their chief, Presumpsaukett, (G. D. Weeks), and the G. A. R. Posts of Gorham and Standish. After a fierce conflict, in which the Indians were at first victorious, they were driven from the field and all either killed or taken prisoners. At sunset salutes were again fired and all the bells rung, 'and in the evening a reception was tendered to all by the ladies of Gorham in the Academy hall, while relics of historical interest were exhibited in the room below. Rev. Dr. Prentiss delivered a very interesting address on " Recollections of Gorham Fifty Years Ago." A poem by Miss S. E. Perry was then read; remarks made by Mr. Dana Estes of Boston, and by Prof. Lucian Hunt, which with the reading of letters of regret from various absentees closed the celebration, a day long to be remembered by Gorham people.
CHAPTER XXIV.
LISTS OF TOWN OFFICERS, ETC.
TOWN CLERKS.
FROM TO
FROM TO
1764 1770, Amos Whitney.
1846
1849, William B. Harding.
1770 1772, Wentworth Stuart.
1849
1852, John Wingate.
I772 1773, Amos Whitney.
1852
1854, William B. Harding.
I773
1776, William Gorham.
1854 1855, James W. Davis.
1776 1778, Caleb Chase.
1855 1858, Samuel F. Bacon.
1778
1804, Austin Alden.
1858
1861, Eben W. Nevens.
1804
1815, Josiah Alden.
1861
1864, M. G. Hayden.
1815
1833, William H. Foster.
1864
1867, Charles H. Paine.
1833
1837, William B. Harding.
1867
1871, John C. Summersides.
1837
1839, Eben Preble.
1871
1878, John C. Card.
1839
1842, Russell Linnell.
1878
1879, David F. Watson.
1842
1843, Charles C. Bangs.
1879
1881, John C. Card.
1843
1845, Eben Preble, who died in
1881
1882, Stephen W. Carle.
1844. John Wingate
1882
1888, William H. Usher.
finished term.
1 888
1902, John C. Summersides.
1845 1846, Russell Linnell.
TOWN TREASURERS.
FROM TO
FROM TO
1764 1772, Edmund Phinney.
1839
1842, Toppan Robie.
1772 1774, Caleb Chase.
1842
1844, Charles Hunt.
1774 1775, James Gilkey.
1844
1845, Toppan Robie.
1775 1779, Caleb Chase.
1845 1847, Josiah Pierce.
1779
1803, Samuel Whitmore.
1847
1849, Jacob C. Baker.
1803
1816, Josiah Alden.
1849
1853, Joseph Ridlon.
1816
1823, Toppan Robie.
1853
1854, Samuel W. Lord.
1823
1827, David Harding, 3d. ; died in '26. Toppan Robie finished term.
1855
1859, Stephen Hinkley.
1827
1830, John Farnham.
1862
1865, Samuel W. Lord.
1830
1830, Nathaniel Phinney.
1865
1898, Stephen Hinkley ; died in
1832
1837, Thomas S. Robie.
1837
1839, Daniel C. Emery.
1898
1902, John A. Waterman. Frank A. Ridlon.
SELECTMEN.
1764 Benjamin Skillings, Amos Whitney, Joseph Weston.
1765 Benjamin Skillings, Amos Whitney, Bryant Morton.
1 766 Benjamin Skillings, Amos Whitney, Edmund Phinney.
1767 Benjamin Skillings, Amos Whitney, Edmund Phinney.
1768
Hugh Mc Lellan, Edmund Phinney, Joseph Cates.
1769
Edmund Phinney, Amos Whitney, James Gilkey.
Edmund Phinney, James Gilkey, Barnabas Bangs.
1770 1771 1772 Solomon Lombard, Edmund Phinney, Nathan Whitney. Edmund Phinney, James Gilkey, Samuel Whitmore.
1854
1855, Joseph Ridlon.
1859
1862, Joseph Ridlon.
1830
1832, Daniel Baker.
1898. John A. Water- man finished the term.
1902
1773
1774 Benjamin Skillings, Nathan Whitney, Prince Davis.
374
HISTORY OF GORHAM.
Edmund Phinney, Prince Davis, William McLellan.
William Gorham, Prince Davis, James Phinney.
James Phinney, Andrew Crockett, Samuel Harding.
James Phinney, James Gilkey, Andrew Crockett. James Gilkey, Andrew Crockett, William Cotton.
Edmund Phinney, William Gorham, Stephen Longfellow, Jr.
Edmund Phinney, Stephen Longfellow, Jr., William McLellan. James Phinney, Prince Davis, William McLellan.
James Phinney, Stephen Longfellow, Jr., Austin Alden.
Stephen Longfellow, Jr., James Phinney, Cary Mclellan. Stephen Longfellow, Jr., James Phinney, Austin Alden.
Stephen Longfellow, Jr., Austin Alden, Decker Phinney. Austin Alden, Decker Phinney, Nathaniel Frost. Stephen Longfellow, Jr., Samuel Elder, James Phinney. = 66 66 66
66
Stephen Longfellow, Jr., James Phinney, Decker Phinney.
Stephen Longfellow, Jr., Decker Phinney, Josiah Alden. =
Lothrop Lewis, Decker Phinney, Josiah Alden. 66 66 66 66 66
Lothrop Lewis, Samuel Warren, Josiah Alden.
Lothrop Lewis, Samuel Prentiss, Samnel Warren. Lothrop Lewis, Samnel Warren, Decker Phinney.
66
66 66
Lothrop Lewis, Samuel Warren, Edmund Phinney, Jr.
¥
66 66 66 6 Lothrop Lewis, Edmund Phinney, Jr., Thomas Mclellan. Lothrop Lewis, Edmund Phinney, Jr., David Harding, Jr.
Toppan Robie, William McLellan, Samuel Warren. Lothrop Lewis, William McLellan, Toppan Robie. ¥
= " Toppan Robie, David Harding, Jr., Edmund Wescott. David Harding, Jr., Toppan Robie, Matthew Johnson.
1821 1822 Lothrop Lewis, Nathaniel Phinney, Seward Merrill.
1823 Nathaniel Phinney, Toppan Robie, Simon Elder.
Seth Webb, Toppan Robie, Simon Elder.
1824 1825 Edmund Mann, David Harding, Jr., Simon Elder. Edmund Mann, Seward Merrill, Seth Webb.
1826 1827 1828 Edmund Mann, Seward Merrill, Levi Hall. 1829 Edmund Mann, Seward Merrill, James Irish.
Edmund Mann, Joseph Hamblen, 3d., Benjamin Skillings.
1830 1831 Edmund Mann, Clark Swett, Robert Johnson, 3d.
1832 Seward Merrill, William Silla, Robert Johnson, 3d.
1833 Seward Merrill, William Silla, Daniel C. Emery.
1834 Edmund Mann, William Silla, Toppan Robie.
1835 Edmund Mann, William Silla, Daniel C. Emery.
1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 I786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 66 66 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 I797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 66 1803 66 66 1804 1805 1806 66 64 1807 66 = 1808 66 1809 66 66 1810 18II 1812 66 - 1813 1814 66 66 66 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 Lothrop Lewis, James Irish, William Cobb.'
Lothrop Lewis, William Cobb, Nathaniel Phinney.
Edmund Mann, Seward Merrill, Samnel Staples, Jr.,
375
TOWN OFFICERS, ETC.
Daniel C. Emery, Toppan Robie, Benjamin Skillings.
Benjamin Skillings, Josiah Swett, Jr., Josiah Pierce. Josiah Pierce, Joshua L. Swett, William E. Files. Benjamin Skillings, Simon Elder, Charles O. Libby.
Edward Scamman, John Sturgis, Charles O. Libby. Hugh D. Mclellan, Simeon C. Clement, Joseph W. Parker. Hugh D. McLellan, Jacob H. Clement, Joseph W. Parker. Edward Scamman, Daniel C. Emery, Jonathan Hanson. Jonathan Hanson, John Sturgis, Edward Scamman. John Wingate, William Warren, Robert Johnson, 3d. John Wingate, William Warren, Daniel C. Emery. Daniel C. Emery, Merrill Thomas, Joseph M. Plummer. Merrill Thomas, Charles Paine, Joseph M. Plummer.
Merrill Thomas, Charles Paine, Daniel Hall. Merrill Thomas, Charles Paine, Freeman Harding. Freeman Harding, William Merrill, Jr., Theophilus Dame. Edward Scamman, Daniel C. Libby, Joshua E. Hall. Edward Scamman, Joshua E. Hall, James Phinney, Jr. James Phinney, Jr., Charles Moulton, Zebulon Whitney. 66
Marshall Irish, Merrill T. Files, William Burton. Merrill T. Files, William Burton. Isaac E. Mclellan. Isaac E. McLellan, Samnel S. Waterhouse, Edwin Coburn. 66 66
66
Edwin Coburn, Samuel S. Waterhouse, Moses Fogg. Joshua E. Hall, Benjamin A. Watson, George Chadbourn. Joseph W. Parker, Benjamin A. Watson, George Chadbourn. Joseph W. Parker, James Phinney, Edward Files, 3d. James Phinney, Edward Files, 3d., Charles Johnson, James Phinney, Charles Johnson, Joel Wilson. Joel Wilson, A. G. Bradbury, Solomon B. Cloudman. 44
Solomon B. Cloudman, Samuel F. Bacon, Lewis Libby. Samuel F. Bacon, Lewis Libby, Samuel S. Waterhouse.
Samuel F. Bacon, Mark Mosher, Zebulon Whitney. Mark Mosher, Zebulon Whitney, John S. Leavitt. John S. Leavitt, Joseph Ridlon, Kimball Eastman. Joseph Ridlon, Jeremiah Parker, William L. Larrabee.
Kimball Eastman, Roscoe G. Harding, Jeremiah Parker. Samuel F. Bacon, Charles W. Deering, Henry Mayberry. ¥ 66 66
¥ 66 Samuel F. Bacon, Rufus A. Fogg, William Buxton. William Buxton, Rufus A. Fogg, George W. Lowell. John S. Leavitt, Charles E. Jordan, Harvey W. Murch. Lewis Mclellan, Charles E. Jordan, Isaac L. Johnson. 4
John S. Leavitt, Isaac L. Johnson, George P. Plaisted. Frederick D. Scamman, John S. Leavitt, George P. Plaisted. Frederick D. Scamman, George P. Plaisted, William Buxton. Frederick D. Scamman, Charles E. Jordan, Edward H. F. Smith. Frederick D. Scamman, Lewis L. Files, Elbridge M. Wilson. 66 Elbridge M. Wilson, Lewis L. Files, Lewis Mclellan.
Lewis McLellan, Carlyle W. Shaw, George R. Spinney. Edward H. F. Smith, Carlyle W. Shaw, George R. Spinney.
1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 I866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 I 880 188 [ 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 I888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896
-
376
HISTORY OF GORHAM.
1897 1898 1899 1900
Lewis Mclellan, Frederick D. Scammon, Charles S. Purinton. 66 66 66
Charles S. Purinton, Frederick D. Scamman, Fred A. Giddings. Fred A. Giddings, Charles S. Purinton, Frank I. Whitney.
66 66
190I 1774 Solomon Lombard.
DELEGATES TO THE PROVINCIAL CONGRESS.
1775 Bryant Morton.
1776
66
1777 Edmund Phinney.
1779 Solomon Lombard, to form the State Constitution.
JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE.
1762, Solomon Lombard.
1774, William Gorham.
1780-83, Edmund Phinney.
1785, Josiah Thacher.
1795, George Lewis.
1802, Lothrop Lewis.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF SESSIONS.
FROM
TO
1814 1820, Lothrop Lewis.
1828 1830, James Irish.
JUDGES OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
FROM TO
1776 1781, Solomon Lombard.
1784 1799, Josiah Thacher.
I789 1804, William Gorham.
1798 18II, Stephen Longfellow.
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
FROM TO
1782 1805, William Gorham.
1846 18 56, Josiah Pierce.
1863 1876, John A. Waterman ..
OTHER STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Frederick Robie, Governor of Maine, 1882 to 1886.
Edmund Mann, member of Gov. Dunlap's Executive Council, 1834.
Toppan Robie, 66 66 Kent's 66
66 1840.
Dominicus Jordan, 66
66 Fairfield's 66
Kavenough's
Frederick Robie, 66 66 Davis's 66 1880.
66
66
Plaisted's 1881 and '82.
William Tyng, Sheriff of Cumberland County, from 1768 to 1775.
Wendall P. Smith,
66 1845 " 1854.
Daniel C. Emery,
66
in 1856.
Edmund Mann, County Commissioner in 1831, '32, '33 and '35.
Jeremiah Parker,
1860, '61 and '62.
Roscoe G. Harding
" 1888, (appointed by the Governor.)
George P. Plaisted,
" 1901.
1843.
Dominicus Jordan,
66 Washburn's
1861.
377
TOWN OFFICERS, ETC.
John A. Waterman, County Treasurer, from 1857 to 1859.
James Mann,
66 66 1862 " 1863.
Roscoe G. Harding, 66 66
66 1875 " 1877.
Lewis McLellan,
66 1877 “ 1880.
Edward P. Weston, Superintendent of Common Schools, 1860, '61 and '62.
SENATORS IN THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Josiah Thacher, 1785. Stephen Longfellow, 1794. Lothrop Lewis, 1808 and 1815. James Irish, 1819.
SENATORS IN THE LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
Josiah Pierce, 1834, '35 and '36. President of the Senate in 1835 and '36.
Charles Hunt, 1843 and '44. James Mann, 1851 " '53. Frederick Robie, 1867 and '68.
Edward Harding, 1888-9.
REPRESENTATIVES AT THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
1765 Solomon Lombard. None.
Solomon Lombard. 66 66
66 66
Wentworth Stuart. None.
Bryant Morton.
Bryant Morton.
Edmund Phinney.
66
Solomon Lombard. None.
Stephen Longfellow, Jr. Josiah Thacher. 66 66
Edmund Phinney. Josiah Thacher. 66
Stephen Longfellow and Josiah Thacher. Stephen Longfellow.
Josiah Thacher. Stephen Longfellow. Josiah Thacher. Stephen Longfellow.
1766 1767 1768 1769 I770 None. 66 I77I I772 66 1773 1774 1775 1776 Caleb Chase. 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 66 1786 66 1787 66 66 1788 1789 1790 1791 66 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1 800 .. 66
378
HISTORY OF GORHAM.
1801
Lothrop Lewis.
1802 66 1803 1804 66 66
66 66 (Chosen unanimously.)
66
1805 1806 " 1807 1808 Lothrop Lewis and David Harding, Jr.
66 .
-1809 ' David Harding, Jr., and Dudley Folsom.
1810 18II 1812
Lothrop Lewis, David Harding, Jr., and Dudley Folsom. 66
66 66
James Codman, David Harding, Jr., and Toppan Robie. 66 66 66 " 66
66 6.
= 66
-1816 Samuel Stephenson, David Harding, Jr., and Toppan Robie. David Harding, Jr. V
1819 Lothrop Lewis, Toppan Robie and Joseph Adams.
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LEGISLATURE OF MAINE.
- 1820 1821 1822 1823
James Irish, David Harding, Jr. and Toppan Robie. 66
Lothrop Lewis. Seward Merrill.
1824 1825 1826 1827
Samuel Stephenson. Clark Dyer.
1828 66 1829 1830 1831 1832 Josiah Pierce.
Edward Mann.
Joseph Hamblen, 3d.
66
1833 1834 William E. Files. 66 1835 1836 Charles Hunt. 66 66 1837 1838 Caleb Hodgdon. = 1839 1840 Robert Johnson, Jr.
Robert Motley.
1841 1842 Jeremiah Parker. 1843 Daniel C. Emery.
Jeremiah Parker.
Hugh D. Mclellan. 46 66
66
James Mann.
Jonathan Hanson.
No election, as the summer sessions were changed to winter ones. Charles Paine. 66 Jacob C. Baker.
66
Joshua E. Hall. 66 66
1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858
66
Speaker of the House in 1847 and 1848.
66 -1813 1814 1815
1817 1818
379
TOWN OFFICERS, ETC.
1859 Frederick Robie. 1860 1861 James Phinney. 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 Merrill T. Files. 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 ¥ 1879 William Guptill. 1880 Elias S. Goff. 1881 1883 Stephen Hinkley.
1
Joseph W. Parker.
Edward P. Weston. Benjamin R. Sturgis. Albion P. Files.
James M. Buzzell.
Roscoe G. Harding. Frederick Robie.
Speaker of the House in 1872 and 1876.
Kimball Eastman. Frederick Robie. 66
Alpheus Boothby.
1885 Edward Harding.
1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899
Frederick Robie.
C. Eugene Wescott.
¥
Henry R. Millett.
Elbridge M. Wilson.
1901 Charles S. Purinton.
VOTES IN GORHAM FOR GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS.
1780 John Hancock, 55 ; James Bowdoin, 2.
1781 John Hancock, 26.
1782 John Hancock, 15.
1783 John Hancock, 33; Benjamin Lincoln, 20; James Bowdoin, 1.
1784 John Hancock, 44.
Thomas Cushing, 53; Benjamin Lincoln, I.
1785 1786 James Bowdoin, 27; Thomas Cushing, 19.
1787 John Hancock, 103; James Bowdoin, 6.
1788 John Hancock, 94.
1 789 John Hancock, 116.
1790 John Hancock, 90.
1791 John Hancock, 98.
1792 John Hancock, 81.
1793 John Hancock, 87.
1794 Samuel Adams, 92 ; William Cushing, 3; Elbridge Gerry, I.
1795 Samuel Adams, 85; Elbridge Gerry, 4; William Cushing, I.
1796 Samuel Adams, 88; Increase Sumner, 14; Elbridge Gerry, 6.
Moses Gill, 48; Increase Sumner, 20; Elbridge Gerry, I.
1797 Increase Sumner, 81 ; Moses Gill, I.
1798
Increase Sumner, 89; Moses Gill, I.
1799
1800 Caleb Strong, 46; Moses Gill, 41 ; Elbridge Gerry, 41.
1801 Caleb Strong, 102 ; Elbridge Gerry, 41 ; Cary Mclellan, I.
1802 Caleb Strong, 105; Elbridge Gerry, 27; Nathaniel Frost, Jr., I.
1803 Caleb Strong, 137.
380
HISTORY OF GORHAM.
1804
Caleb Strong, 162; James Sullivan, 63; Edward H. Robbins, 3; Nath! Gould, 2.
1805 Caleb Strong, 164; James Sullivan, 90.
1806 Caleb Strong, 194; James Sullivan, 99.
1807 Caleb Strong, 158; James Sullivan, 126.
1808 Christopher Gore, 257; James Sullivan, 58.
1809 Christopher Gore, 230; Levi Lincoln, 90.
1810 Christopher Gore, 244; Elbridge Gerry, 114.
18II Christopher Gore, 176; Elbridge Gerry, 99.
1812 Caleb Strong, 284; Elbridge Gerry, 115.
1813 Caleb Strong, 291; Joseph B. Varnum, 88.
1814 Caleb Strong, 311; Samuel Dexter, 92.
1815 Caleb Strong, 259; Samuel Dexter, 139.
1816
John Brooks, 257; Samuel Dexter, 112.
1817 John Brooks, 203; Henry Dearborn, 79.
1818 John Brooks, 173; Benjamin Crowningshield, 99.
1819 John Brooks, 191 ; B. W. Crowningshield, 116.
VOTES IN GORHAM FOR GOVERNOR OF MAINE.
1820 William King, 223; Scattering, IO.
I821 Ezekiel Whitman, 138; Albion K. Paris, 92.
1822 Ezekiel Whitman, 87; Albion K. Paris, 71.
1823 Albion K. Paris, 108.
1824 Albion K. Paris, 129.
1825 Albion K. Paris, 137; Enoch Lincoln, 11.
1826 Enoch Lincoln, 275; Scattering, I.
1827 Enoch Lincoln, 135.
1828 Enoch Lincoln, 357; Scattering, 16.
Samuel E. Smith, 218; Jonathan G. Hunton, 211.
1829 Jonathan G. Hunton, 283; Samuel E. Smith, 269.
1830 Samuel E. Smith, 256; Daniel Goodenow, 254.
1831
1832 Samuel E. Smith, 279; Daniel Goodenow, 272.
1833 Robert P. Dunlap, 257; Daniel Goodenow, 256.
1834 Robert P. Dunlap, 298; Peleg Sprague, 281.
1835 Robert P. Dunlap, 252; William King, 200.
1836 Robert P. Dunlap, 256; Edward Kent, 201.
1837 Edward Kent, 291 ; Gorham Parks, 268.
1838 Edward Kent, 343; John Fairfield, 297.
1839 Edward Kent, 308; John Fairfield, 308.
1840 Edward Kent, 356; John Fairfield, 287.
1841 Edward Kent, - ; John Fairfield, 285.
1842 John Fairfield, 276; Edward Robinson, 240.
1843 Hugh J. Anderson, 238; Edward Robinson, 129; James Appleton, 31.
1844 Hugh J. Anderson, 298; Edward Robinson, 272.
1845 Hugh J. Anderson, 214; Freeman H. Morse, 146; Samuel Fessenden, 42.
I846 John W. Dana, 225; David Bronson, 166; Samuel Fessenden, 60.
1847 John W. Dana, 167; David Bronson, 108; Samuel Fessenden, 27.
1848 John W. Dana, 222; E. L. Hamlin, 164; Samuel Fessenden, 124.
1849 John Hubbard, 228; E. L. Hamlin, 140; G. F. Talbott, 104.
1850 John Hubbard, 238; William G. Crosby, 204; G. F. Talbott, 86.
1851 No election.
1852 John Hubbard, 243; A. G. Chandler, 168; William G. Crosby, 1 50.
1853 Albert Pillsbury, 190; William G. Crosby, 189; A. P. Morrill, 92; E. Holmes, 73.
1854 A. P. Morrill, 255; A. K. Paris, 241 ; Isaac Reed, 47.
1855 A. P. Morrill, 339; Samuel Wells, 329; Isaac Reed, 20.
1856 Hannibal Hamlin, 415 ; Samuel Wells, 291 ; George F. Patten, 23.
1857 Lot M. Morrill, 366; Manassah H. Smith, 247; George F. Patten, I.
1858 Lot M. Morrill, 383; Manassah H. Smith, 310.
1859 Lot M. Morrill, 383; Manassah H. Smith, 255.
381
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TOWN OFFICERS, ETC.
1860
Israel Washburn, Jr., 438; Ephraim K. Smart, 315; Phinehas Barnes, 5.
1861 Israel Washburn, Jr .. 381 ; John W. Dana, 187; Charles D. Jameson, 56.
1862 Abner Coburn, 325; Bion Bradbury, 242; Charles D. Jameson, 18.
1863 Samuel Cony, 408; Bion Bradbury, 286.
1864 Samuel Cony, 397; Joseph Howard, 293.
1865 Samuel Cony, 288; Joseph Howard, 233.
1866
Joshua L. Chamberlain, 421 ; Eben F. Pillsbury, 264.
1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain, 321 ; Eben F. Pillsbury, 229.
1868 Joshua L. Chamberlain, 459; Eben F. Pillsbury, 323.
1869 Joshua L. Chamberlain, 380; Franklin Smith, 291; Nathan G. Hichbom, 17.
1870 Sidney Perham, 356; Charles W. Roberts, 240.
1871 Sidney Perham, 325 ; Charles P. Kimball, 253.
1872 Sidney Perham, 397; Charles P. Kimball, 324.
1873 Nelson Dingley, Jr., 225; Joseph Titcomb, 182.
1874 Nelson Dingley, Jr., 355; Joseph Titcomb, 292.
1875 Selden Connor, 424; Charles W. Roberts, 377.
1876 Selden Connor, 433; John C. Talbott, 355.
1877 Selden Connor, 368; Joseph H. Williams, 316; James H. Williams, I.
1878 Selden Connor, 367 ; Alonzo Garcelon, 228; Joseph L. Smith, 179.
1879 Daniel F. Davis, 410; Alonzo Garcelon, 230 ; Joseph L. Smith, 186; S. D. Greenleaf, 13.
1880 Harris M. Plaisted, 442; Daniel F. Davis, 417; Joshua L. Nye, 8.
1882 Frederick Robie, 438; Harris M. Plaisted, 403; Solon Chase, 7; W. H. Vinton, 3.
1884
Frederick Robie, 477; John B. Redman, 353; Wm. T. Eustis, 12; Hosea B. Eaton, II.
1886 Joseph R. Bodwell, 381 ; Clark S. Edwards, 320; Aaron Clark, 27.
1888 Edwin C. Burleigh, 424; Wm. L. Putnam, 380; Volney B. Cushing, 23.
1890 Edwin C. Burleigh, 375; Wm. P. Thompson, 283; Aaron Clark, II.
1892 Henry B. Cleaves, 364 ; Charles F. Johnson, 285; Timothy B. Huzzey, 23; Luther C. Bateman, 3; Edgar F. Knowlton, I.
1894 Henry B. Cleaves, 326; Chas. F. Johnson, 226; Ira G. Hersey, 18.
1896 Llewellyn Powers, 367; Melvin P. Frank, 143; Ammi S. Ladd, 6; Luther C. Bateman, 4; William Henry Clifford, 2.
1898 Llewellyn Powers, 205; Samuel L. Lord, 141 ; Ammi S. Ladd, II.
1900 John F. Hill, 279; Samuel L. Lord, 125; Grant Rogers, 35.
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GENEALOGY.
ADAMS.
Benjamin Adams was the son of John Adams of Falmouth. He married Miriam (Watson ?). They had a son Benjamin Watson Adams born in Falmouth, Mar. 9, 1778. Mrs. Adams died shortly after the birth of this child, and Mr. Adams married, Nov. 26, 1778, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Frost of Gorham. At this time he was of Falmouth. In 1783 he purchased of Silas Chad- bourn an acre and three-quarters of land in Gorham, on the north side of Main St., east of Daniel Whitmore's land. This, with the buildings thereon, he sold in 1791, to Moses Clark. This is the lot on which the Hinkley house and tannery stand. Mr. Adams resided in the Storer (S. B. Guthrie) house. An addition has been made to it since Mr. Adams's time. Mr. Adams died in Portland, in June, 1805, and his widow married, Jan. 19, 1811, Charles Patrick of Gor- ham. She died at the house of Benjamin Mosher, Mar. 2, 1841, aged 90.
William Adams and his brother Stephen came from Wells about 1770. Stephen settled in Buxton, and William in Gorham. The latter married, Dec. 3, 1772, Susanna Brown, probably a daughter of Joseph and Susanna Brown. Children :
Joseph, b. Sept. 21, 1774, m. Mercy, dau. of Jonathan Elwell, Apr. 12, 1802. Ch: Polly, d. Dec. 25, 1818, ag. 16; Susan, d. unm. Mar. 13, 1859, ag. 55; Harriet, d. Dec. 22, 1818, ag. 8; John, d. at the house of Wm. B. Freeman, unm. Apr. 14, 1873, ag. 57; Elizabeth, d. y. Mrs. Adams, d. July 28, 1820, ag. 42 ; Mr. Adams m. Dolly, dau. of Nathaniel Warren. By her he had two sons, Stephen and Warren. Mr. Adams I'd on a farm on the two-rod road, which then ran west from the Fort Hill road, near David Freeman's. He moved to Hiram.
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