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South, Jones & Huston, general stores; Fred Higgins, fish. North, C. T. Lambert, general stores. Bustin's Island, F. P. Wiison, general stores.
.Manufacturers-J. P. Merrill, machinist and manufacturer of shoe machinery knives; H. E. Davis & Co., D. B. Bibber (repairs). boots and shoes; J. E. Gilman (house), Stilky Bros. (carriage), painters ; H. W. Noyes, S. W. Bailey, B. L. Dunphy, G. L. Britt, smiths; Geo. F. Lowell, jeweler and optician; Fred C. Green, Long & Saunders, granite; Casco Bay Packing Co., clams; E. L. Porter, Irving Porter, carpenters; E. F. Libby, boxes and lumber; Olin Clark, grist mill; Fred S.
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Soule, tailor; Mrs. J. R. Gould, Evie Townsend, Miss Florence Fitts, Miss Maria M. Craig, Mrs. B. Frank Dennison, Mrs. C. S. Davis. Mar- garet Dillingham, dressmakers; I. C. Tracy & Sons, plumbing; Moore Bros .. bakery; I. C. Tracy & Sons, automobile and marine engine repairs. South, R. B. Curtis, W. D. Hamilton, carpenters; W. N. Anderson, painter.
Barbers-C. M. Day, Charles H. Tuttle, W. B. Coffin, C. F. Gardner. Board of Trade-J. C. Clark, pres .; E. E. Pinkham, soc.
Bowling Alleys, Pool and Billiards-Patterson & Bibber.
Brunswick & Yarmouth Street Railway-E. M. Graham supt. and purchasing agent.
Civil Engineer and Conreyancer-Edwin C. Townsend.
Expresses-American, M. L. Moseley, agent; Hoyt-Tarbox, Willis Snow, agent.
Florist-John Burr.
Freeport Electric Light, Heat & Power Co .- E. M. Graham, Supt.
Freeport Water Works-David T. Pratt, supt.
Insurance-E. E. Pinkham, W. H. Soule, W. F. Studley.
Library-Public, B. H. Bartol Library, Miss A. H. Aldrich, lib .. 1,500 vols.
Lunch Rooms-Mrs. Fred Ward.
Livery Stables-Harry Merrill (sale), H. D. Anderson.
Printer-F. E. Merrill.
Steamer to Portland-South, L. A. Dixon, mngr.
Real Estate Agents-E. E. Pinkham, C. A. Soule, L. M. Bailey.
Schools-Free High, Russell S. Taylor, prin .; Vorth Grammar, C.E. Varney, prin .: South Grammar, Hazel N. Friend, prin.
Station .Agent-M. C. R. R., M. L. Moseley.
Telegraph Office-Western Union, M. L. Moseley, operator.
Telephone-N. E. T. & T. Co., Geo. F. Lowell, agent.
Trust Co .- Lewiston Trust and Safe Deposit Co. (branch), Robert E. Randall, man. (see advt. back of book, page xvii).
Undertakers-W. W. Fish & Co ..
.Isso'tus-Masons-Freeport, No. 23, 1st Monday. K. of P .- Har- raseeket, No. 30, Thurs. G. A. R .- James D. Fessenden, No. 98. alt. Sat .; Woman's Relief Corps, Ist and 3d Thurs. S. of V .- Phil. Sheri- dan, alt. Thurs. ; Ladies' Aid, Ist and 3d Wed. U. O. G. C .- Granite, No. 331, alt. Mon. N. E. O. P .- Casco Bay, No. 186, 1st and 3d Mon. I. O. R. M .- Tamasse, No. 28, Tues .; D. of P., Waumbek, No. 15, Thurs. U. O. P. F .- alt. Tues. P. of H .- Harraseeket, No. 9, Sat. Casco Yacht Club-J. G. Curtis, sec.
Hotels-Clark's, J. C. Clark; South, Castle Cusco (summer).
Boarding House-Mrs. Howard Chase.
GORHAM.
Ten miles W. of Portland. On B. & M., and White Mt. Division M. C. Railroads. First settled in 1736. Originally called Narragansett, No. "; afterwards Gorhamtown, in honor of Capt. John Gorham,and incorpo- rated in 1764. The township was granted to the soldiers who served in King Philip's war in 1728. Population-1850, 3088; 1860, 3253; 1870, 3351; 1880, 3233: 1890, 2888; 1900. 2540. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 754; Estates, $1.122,704; 1870-Polls, 774; Estates, $1,445,968; 1880-Polls, 756; Es- tates, $1,398,524 ; 1890-Polls, 790; Estates, $1,500,033; 1900-Polls. 783: Estates, $1,436,735.
1910-Population, 2822; Polls, 840; Estates, $1,781,764.
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Parker's Corners, South Gorham, a village in south part of town. Great Falls, Gambo Falls, Little Falls and Mallison Falls, villages on Presumpscot River, partially in Windham.
On Portland Electric Railroad.
R. F. D. to West.
Postmasters-Edward Harding; White Rock, W. F. Libby ; North, E. H. Brooks.
Selectmen-Wm. H. Duran, Elbridge M. Wilson, Chas. A. Hayes. Town Clerk-W. T. Libby.
Treasurer and Collector-Chas. W. Harding.
Constable-U. G. Loveitt.
School Committee-Stephen E. Patrick, Mrs. Rose C. Johnson; White Rock, Jos. W. Knight. Supt. - Prescott Keyes.
Village Corporation-Assessors, G. S. Burnell, Embert Jones. C. E. Carll; Clerk, Benjamin F. Whitney; Treas., Chas. W. Harding; Collector, Ira C. Otis.
Board of Health-South Windham P. O., I. D. Harper, sec.
Clergymen-Thos. Simms, T. F. Millett, Cong .; School street, Wm. R. Leslie, North st., A. L. Leech, Meth .; S. Windham P. O., sup- plies, F. Bap .; White Rock, supplies, F. Bap .; Parker's Corners, F. E. Freese, F. Bap. ; West, supplies, Cong.
Dentists-William Merrill, J. C. Longwell.
Physicians-A. W. Lincoln, Philip P. Lewis, Chas. H. Ridlon, C. F. Haines; So. Windham P. O., I. D. Harper, O. C. Moulton, C. P. Hub- bard.
Auctioneer-H. B. Johnson.
Justices-John A. Waterman, Dec. 21, 1916; Geo. P. Plaisted, May 7, 1914; W. T. Libby, Apr. 18, 1919; Robt. F. Shackford, May 10, 1919; Edgar F. Carswell, Jan. 23, 1913; Clarence E. Carll, April 2, 1915; Van W. Carll, June 16, 1918; Edgar H. Brooks, Oct. 28, 1917; Burton M. Clough, Sept. 30, 1817; Thomas F. Millett, Jan. 18, 1919; G. M. Parker, jr., May 10, 1919. Trial, G. M. Parker, Nov. 9, 1912.
Notary-Chas. E. Cobb, July 30, 1915.
Lawyers-J. A. Waterman, G. M. Parker, jr.
Merchants-B. L. Libby, John S. Watson, general stores; William P. Kimball, meat market; Fillebrown Bros., dry and fancy goods, clothing and millinery; Brown Bros., stoves, tinware, coffins and caskets; Edgar F. Carswell, apothecary; S. W. Shackford, W. T. Libby, groceries and provisions; J. S. Leavitt & Son, grain, flour and feed; W. I. Bickford, hardware, coal, wood and lumber; U. G. Loveitt, boots and shoes; George S. Burnell (stationery and confectionery), jew- elry;' Chas. W. Walker, Rufus R. Moore, milk; John L. Alden, ice; B. W. Bickford, horse fittings, carriages, etc .; Otis & Tilton, millinery and fancy goods.
West, John S. Watson, general stores.
White Rock, Geo. Sayward, general stores; R. F. Shackford, eggs, talking machines and supplies.
South Windham P. O., F. H. Freeman, Foster Bros., general stores: F. E. Yates, wood, coal and hay ; Chas. Batchelor, fruit and confectionery ; F. O. Doughty, J. B. Kilgore, Geo. B. Mclellan (sale), livery stables; North, E. H. Brooks, general stores.
Manufacturers-Ireson Tanning Co., leather specialties; Theo. Shackford, W. H. Lane, B. W. Clarke, carpenters and builders; G. E. Strout, C. P. Winship, smiths; G. W. Robinson, J. P. Fogg, granite and marble workers; W. P. Kimball, David Patrick, Chas. Hannaford, butchers; George Chadbourne, Jesse Lombard, Murch & Cressey, Albion Kimball, house painters; Mrs. C. P. Winship, Ella M. Robinson, Hanson & Strout, dressmakers; F. A. Giddings, stone mason; J. S. Leavitt & Son, meal; J. R. Lowell, E. S. Harding, boots, shoes and harness repairs ; C. Len, laundry ; G. E. Strout, carriage repairs ; H. L.
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Forhan (Portland P. O.), canned goods; Lewis Jolmson, G. W. Roberts, Chas. McKenney, lumber.
South Gorham, John O. Knight, scythe rifles; L. Moulton, H. L. Libby, smiths.
South Windham P. O., H. B. Cloudman, mason and builder; W. H. McLellan, smith; Varney Thomas, saw mill; E. I. Dupont De Nemours Powder Co., powder, etc .; M. Q. Brackett, carriages; Hawkes Bros., Chas. Cash, painters; Waterhouse Bros., lumber; Androscoggin Pulp Co., pulp and paper.
West, G. R. Spinney, Percy Bickford, smiths; H. L. Wass, carriage painting.
North, W. B. Chaplin, smith.
White Rock, Davis R. Small, carpenter and builder.
Barbers-R, G. Rowe, John H. Cressey, A. E. Harmon; So. Wind- ham P. O., D. W. Graffam.
Expresses-American, C. N. Hayes; Gorham and Portland, Harry Higgins; Hoyt-Tarbox, B. W. Bickford; So. Windham P. O., Kilgore & York (to Portland).
Insurance-EUGENE C. CARLL (see advt. Kennebec Co.), C. E. Carll, T. F. Millett, Chas. E. Cobb.
Library-Gorham Library Assoc., 5,500 vols, Miss H. M. Files, lib.
Real Estate-ODLIN & ODLIN, Frank L. Whitney, agt., (see adv. opp. p. 432).
Schools-STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Walter E. Russell, prin .; High School, Chas. C. Shaw, principal; So. Windham P. O., Frederick Robie School, Ella F. Johnson, prin.
Stables-Hanson Bros., B. W. Bickford, Day's Stable, R. H. Jose, Jesse H. Tapley (sale); So. Windham P. O., J. B. Kilgore, Geo. B. Mc- Lellan (sale), F. O. Doughty.
Station Agents-W. N. & P. Div. of B. & M .- C. N. Hayes; White Rock-M. C. R. R .- A. Burdwood.
Stock Farm-So. Windham P. O., Chas. Brackett.
Telegraph-W. U. Tel. Co., C. N. Hayes, manager.
Telephone-N. E. T. & T. Co ..
Water Co .- Gorham Water Co., C. E. Bootliby, supt.
.Isso'tns-Masons-Harmony, No. 38, Wed. on or before full moon; Eastern Star, Pine Tree, No. 27, Mon. after full moon. I. O. O. F .- Gor- ham No. 98, Friday. K. of P .- Dirigo, No. 21, Thurs .; Pythian Sisters, P. of H .- Gorham, No. 54, Sat. G. A. R .- John R. Adams, No. 101, Mon. on or before full moon ; Relief Corps, No. 33, Wed. after full moon. North-I. O. R. M .- Presumpscot, No. 21. White Rock-Farmer's Club, Gorham and Standish.
Hotels-Jose House, Mrs. Lizzie L. Jose; Hotel Windham, S. F. Harriman.
Bank-See tables.
GRAY.
Sixteen miles N. of Portland. On Maine Central Railroad. Grant- ed by general court 1735, and called New Boston, because of proprietors residing in Boston. Settled about 1750. Fort and church built 1755. Nearly destroyed in French war. Revived, 1762. Congregational church formed, 1774, and Rev. Samuel Nash ordained. Incorporated the 39th town June 19, 1778, and named in honor of Thomas Gray, one of the pro- prietors. Population-1850, 1788; 1860, 1768; 1870, 1738; 1880, 1798; 1890, 1517; 1900, 1388. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 408; Estates, $360,080; 1870- Polls, 431; Estates, $480,780 ; 1880-Polls, 418; Estates, $572,122; 1890 -- Polls, 404; Estates, $634.552; 1900-Polls, 408; Estates, $565,535. 1910-Population, 1270; Polls, 369; Estates, $535,370.
R. F. D. to West.
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Postmasters-J. W. Stevens; Dry Mills, Eugene Foster; East, E. S. Wood.
Selectmen-Sturgis V. Colley, Frank N. Douglass, Eugene W. Hall. Town Clerk-William H. Dunphe.
Treasurer-F. D. Sawyer.
Collector-L. B. Hunt.
Constables-Lee Hunt, L. H. Thayer.
Road Commissioner-V. E. Frank.
School Committee-L. W. Hill, C. F. Whitney ; East, H. C. Marsden. Supt .- Louis T. Cushing.
Board of Health-Louis T. Cushing, sec.
Clergymen-William F. Slade, Cong. ; supplies, Meth .; Eleanor B. Forbes, Univ .; F. E. Freese, F. Bap.
Physicians-E. T. Andrews, Geo. A. Ellingwood, A. M. Andrews.
Dentist-L. T. Cushing.
Lawyer-John D. Anderson.
Notary-Lee B. Hunt, Feb. 1, 1918.
Justices-Horace C. Marsden, Oct. 1, 1914; John W. Morrill, July 20, 1913; John D. Anderson, April 2, 1915; Wilbur P. Hancock, Mar. 20, 1914; W. B. Sweetsir, Dec. 13, 1913. Trial, F. D. Sawyer, Oct. 25, 1913.
.Merchants-Hancock & Co., W. B. Sweetsir, general stores; John W. Stevens & Son, stoves and tinware; Andrew Anthoine, stationery and confectionery ; W. H. Dunphe, harness; C. F. Tripp & Co., millinery, dry goods and groceries ; F. D. SAWYER, automobiles, supplies and sporting goods (see advt. opp. p. 356). West, Geo. A. Bailey, groceries. Dry Mills, Foster & Goff, general stores; F. M. Small, fish. North, H. M. Sawyer, general stores.
Manufacturers -Edgar S. Caswell, granite and marble; Charles Thayer, Benjamin F. Skillings, smiths; Elmer Osgood (carriage), C. H. Doughty, Harry Golding, painters; Richard Quint, Louis Quint, Gilman G. Quint, masons; E. C. Leighton (repairs), carriages; S. Winter, boots and shoes; Chas. E. Libby jr., H. C. Foster, H. C. Libby, carpenters; E. S. Caswell, printer; H. L. Forhan (Portland P. O.), canned goods.
South, E. Farwell, tailor; Geo. Emery, carpenter.
East, Perley & Goff, saw mill.
West, Chas. E. Allen, carriages and sleighs; F. N. Douglass, saw mill. Dry Mills, H. Verrill, M. C. Morrill, lumber and staves.
Auctioneer-Dry Mills, I. H. Libby.
Barber-W. T. Whitney.
Halls-Stimson Memorial, Town.
Libraries-Pennell Institute, 500 vols .; Stimson Memorial, Helen I. Merrill, Annie E. Bailey, libs., 1000 vols.
School-Pennell Institute, Ernest H. Pratt, prin.
Stable-Sturgis V. Colley.
Station Agent-M. C. R. R., E. S. Wood.
Stock Farms-East, O. S. Higgins, Geo. E. Merrill, Harry Merrill.
Telephones-N. E. T. & T. Co .; Pine Tree.
Undertaker-G. W. Osgood.
Asso'tus-I. O. O. F .- Siloam, No. 45, Tues. Hiawatha Rebekah, No.1. K. of P .- Sebago, Thurs. U. O. G. C .- Royal, No. 285, 1st and 3d Thurs. P. of H .- Gray, No. 41, Wed. ; Gray Hurst Sisterhood.
Hotel-Elm House, E. F. Chipman.
HARPSWELL.
Fourteen miles N. E. of Portland by water and forty by land. Embraces numerous islands in Casco Bay. Formerly called Merryconeag. First settled, 1720. Set off from North Yarmouth as a precinct in 1750. In- corporated the 13th town Jan. 15, 1758. Named at the pleasure of the
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legislature. First settled minister, Rev. Elisha Eaton. Population- 1850, 1534; 1860, 1603; 1870, 1749; 1880, 1773; 1890, 1766; 1900, 1750. Valu- ation, 1860-Polls, 401; Estates, $446,288; 1870-Polls, 430; Est., $454,- 601; 1880-Polls, 430; Est., $499,621; 1890-Polls, 454; Est., $615,003; 1900-Polls, 537; Est., $667,285.
1910-Population, 1650; Polls, 508; Estates, $963,251.
Casco Bay & Harpswell Line Steamers Portland to So. Harpswell, Harps-
well Center. Bailey's and Orr's Islands. Stage from Brunswick to Cundy's Harbor.
R. F. D. to North, Center, West and East.
Postmasters-South, Frank E. Pinkham; Orr's Island, Henry Allen; Cundy's Harbor, Abner J. Harris; Bailey's Island, E. E. Sin- nett; Birch Island (summer), F. A. Johnson.
Selectmen-Edward M. Pierce; East, David H. Doughty ; Orr's Is- land, Herbert E. Wilson.
Town Clerk-Center, Elijah K. Hodgkins.
Treasurer-West, Chas. K. Durgan.
Collectors-South, F. L. Pinkham; East, F. E. Stevens.
Constable-North, Gilbert S. Dwining.
School Committee-North, Augustus E. Wilson; East, Harmon O. Coombs; Orr's Island, Herbert E. Wilson. Supt .- Orr's Island, Chas. F. Brown.
Board of Health-West, Geo. S. Littlefield, sec.
Cler gymen-Center, W. B. Kenniston, Cong .; West, supplies, Meth .; vacant, Bap .; Orr's Island, F. A. Sullivan, Meth .; William John- son, Bap .; supplies, Epis .; North, W. B. Kenniston, Union; East, F. K. Chase, F. Bap .; E. E. French, Pentecostal; Cundy's Harbor, A. K. Bryant, Chris.
Physicians-Orr's Island, Geo. W. Phillips; West, G. S. Littlefield. .Justices-Chas E. Trufant, Apr. 20, 1918 ; Elijah K. Hodgkins, May 27, 1916; Everett E. Sinnett, June 23, 1915; Geo. R. Johnson, Aug. 13, 1914. Trial, Charles F. Brown, Feb. 23, 1913.
.Merchants-Center, John A. Curtis, general stores; North, Peleg C. Merriman, Gilbert S. Dunning, groceries; East, Affri Pennell, general stores; Goddard Ice Co., Frank A. Goddard, supt .; Isaac W. Littlejohn, groceries and fish. Cundy's Harbor, R. S. Watson, A. J. Harris, E. W. Holbrook, general stores and fish. West, Dunn Bros., gen'l stores; C. I. Stover, ice; W. C. Randall, groceries. Orr's Island, S. J. Prince & Son, general stores and fish; J. O. Brigham, groceries; H. C. Black, general stores and meats; Edward B. Wilson, Boyce & Roberts, ice: W. H. Doughty, fancy goods; Morris Rosenburg, clothing and men's fur- nishings ; Jane M. Prince, ice cream and souvenirs; Henry Allen, Mrs. James Y. Huff, dry goods; W. T. Stevens, paints, gasoline and fisher- men's supplies. South, Frank E. Pinkham, groceries, tobacco and con- fectionery ; R. M. Stront, groceries. Bailey's Island, E. E. Sinnett, L, M. York, general stores and fish; Frank E. Pinkham, Chas. M. Clary. groceries; J. E. Stetson, confectionery and ice cream. Birch Island, F. A. Johnson, groceries.
Manufacturers-Center, E. K. Hodgkins, boats and launches; G. N. Allen, smith; North, James E. Alexander, smith; Edmund J. Wilson, builder; Wm. Randall, C. F. Stover, Augustus E. Wilson, contractors and builders; George Wilson, Frank Purinton, Cyrus K. Miller, painters; R. D. Merriman, Albert Alexander, W. H. Purinton, Fred Purinton, boats.
Orr's Island, R. O. Johnson, Edward B. Alexander, contractors and builders; Wilson Bros., boats and launches; Jere Shea, mason, Orin Johnson, Geo. H. Johnson, painters. Bailey's Island, D. P. Sinnett, Herbert F. Johnson, boats; Chas. Thomas, W. A. Munsey, contractors and builders. West, P. A. Durgan, J. O. Bibber, boat builders; Leon Merriman, contractor and builder Cundy's Harbor, Hiram Pinkham,
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Geo. W. Sinnett, boats; O. T. Southard, contractor and builder. Barber-Orr's Island, Will Robinson.
Bowling Alleys - South, E. F. Hamilton. Orr's Island, Skinner.
Asso'tus-South, I. O. G. T., Sat. U O. P. F., Ist and 3d Wed. P. of H .- Merryconeag, No. 425, Thurs. Orr's Island, U. O. G. C., Island Home, No. 281, Wed. I. O. R. M. North, U. O. G. C .- North Star, Tues.
Hotels-South-The Merriconeag, Frederick Pierce; Ocean View House, Harry Lightfoot; Germania, L. H. Merrow; Orr's Island, Merritt House, Georgia E. Fides; Mascot Hotel, Mrs. J. H. Mansur; Bailey's Island-Ocean View; Robin Hood Inn, Julia E. Massey.
Boarding Houses-Bailey's Island-Spring House, Edmund T. Black, Mrs. Chester Sinnett, Humphry S. Sinnett, Thos. E. Hazel, Her- bert F. Johnson. Orr's Island, Emery Chase, Vida M. Brigham, Mrs. L. S. Wilson, Belle C. Booraen, Chas. Brown, Chas. Orr, A. E. Wilson, Mrs. Hiram Orr; Victora House, George Stevens; Sebasco House, Mrs. J. Greene; J. S. Farr. East, Welcome Inn, Overlook House, F. E. Clark; Oak Ledge, John H. Cox. Center, E. I. Allen, Wm. F. Clark, W. V. Littlefield, E. K. Hodgkins. North, F. C. Dunning, Samuel Dunn- ing, Chas. A. Hildreth, Samuel Alexander, Melrose Cottage, Mrs. Mary Batchelder. West, Will Randall, Frost P. Bailey, Miss Julia Stover, D. R. Stover, C. I. Stover. Cundy's Harbor, Mrs. A. Skolfield, V. M. Darling, F. K. Chase. South, R. M. Strout, J. H. Stover, W. H. Morse. Birch Island, Johnson House, F. A. Johnson.
HARRISON.
Forty miles N. W. of Portland. Formed from parts of Otisfield and Bridg- ton, and incorporated 160th town, Mar. 8, 1805. Named in honor of Har- rison Gray Otis, Esq., of Boston. First preacher, Nicholas Bray. Con- gregational and F. B. churches organized, 1826. Population-1850, 1460; 1860, 1252; 1870, 1219; 1880, 1168; 1890, 1071; 1900, 969. Valuation, 1860- Polls, 294; Estates, $247,147; 1870-Polls, 307; Est., $304,635; 1880- Polls, 343; Est., $315,826; 1890-Polls, 322; Est., $438,168; 1900-Polls, 318; Est., $407,927.
1910-Population, 967; Polls, 306; Estates, $465,161.
Terminus of B. & S. R. R. R; steamboat line from Sebago Lake station on M. C. Railroad. Stage line from Waterford.
Postmaster-George E. Tarbox.
Selectmen-Bolster's Mills P. O., Albert W. Weston; Geo. S. Pitts, Albert S. Kneeland.
Town Clerk-Howard L. Sampson.
Treasurer, Collector and Constable-Albert S. Pitts.
Constables-R. F. D. 1, M. T. Merrow; Bolster's Mills P. O., Walker Mills.
Road Commissioner-R. F. D. 1, J. Alvin Jones.
School Committee-Geo. E. Tarbox, Arthur P. Stanley, Geo. S. Pitts. Supt .- Bridgton P. O., F. E. Russell.
Board of Health-Bolster's Mills P. O., Edward A. Wight, sec.
Clergymen-Charles N. Davie (No. Bridgton P. O.); vacant, Cong .; Gertrude L. Sawyer, F. Bap.
Physicians-C. B. Sylvester, J. P. Blake; Bolster's Mills P. O., E. A. Wight.
Notary-Geo. S. Pitts, Dec. 16, 1917.
Justices-Nathan C. Pinkham, Feb. 25, 1915; Geo. S. Pitts, May 7, 1914. Trial, W. H. Briggs, Jan. 23, 1913.
Merchants-Chas. W. Jackson (also books), The F. P. Freeman Co., drugs; J. T. Kneeland, groceries, crockery and glassware; Caswell &
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Chapman, general stores; F. H. Ricker, groceries, jewelry, cutlery, etc .; W. A. Southworth, undertaker; Caswell & Chapman, groceries, stoves, hard and tin ware; John S. Wentworth & Son, watches and jewelry; Wm. H. Bailey, dry goods and clothing; W. A. Southworth, clothing; Silas C. Pitts, meat market; John F. Allen, boots and shoes; C. H. Hill, flour, grain, coal and wood. Bolster's Mills P. O., Stuart & Gay, general stores.
.Manufacturers-T. H. Ricker & Sons, machinists; Pitts & Doughty, cooperage; A. S. Pitts, smith; Alanson Dawes, Eugene D. Gray, carpen- ters ; Wm. H. Bailey, tailor; Burnham & Morrill Co., canned goods; C. S. Whitney, Pitts & Doughty, lumber, staves and shingles; Caswell & Chap- man, grist mill; Alanson Dawes, Seth M. Keene, J. F. Witham, Eugene D. Gray, painters and paper hangers: John F. Allen, shoe maker; Warren & Bennett, dressmakers; N. C. Pinkham, carriage repairs; Erving L. Cobb, harness; Scribner Bros., long and short lumber and cooperage; N. C. Pinkham, Almore Haskell, carpenters; Geo. W. Roes, carriages and sleighs; Bolster's Mills P. O., W. B. Mills, smith.
Barbers-Roy H. Lamb, Fred S. Lamb; Bolster's Mills P. O., Irving A. Lamb.
Express Agents-American, A. P. Stanley ; Canadian, S. C. Davis. Hall-Grange, A. F. Davis, mngr.
Insurance-Harrison Mutual Fire Ins. Co., James P. Blake, sec. Library-Harrison Public, 1200 vols., Mrs. Mary Gray, lib. Livery Stables-Chester D. Tarbox.
.Music Teacher -- Mrs. C. U. L. Walker (instrumental). Photographer-Edgar O. Spaulding.
Station Agent-B. & S. R. R. R, Arthur P. Stanley. Telephone -- Maine T. & T. Co.
.Asso'tus-I. O. O. F .- Harrison, No. 41, Fri. ; Woodland Rebekah, No. 42, 1st and 3d Thurs. G. A. R .- John A. Logan Post, No. 154, Mon. P. of H .- Lakeside No. 63, alt. Sat. Wyonegonic Club-Alt. Tues. Harri- son Athletic Assoc'tn. Bolster's Mills P. O., Masons-Crooked River, No. 152, Thurs. on or before full moon. P. of H .- Crooked River, No. 32, 1st and 3d Sat.
Hotels-Elm House-David Kneeland; The Harrison, J. C. Edgerly, man .; Lakeside, J. McAllister.
NAPLES.
Thirty miles N. W . of Portland. Formed from Otisfield, Harrison, Raymond, Bridgton and Sebago. Incorporated 1834. Population-1850, 1025; 1860, 1218; 1870, 1058; 1880, 1007; 1890, 846; 1900, 813. Valnation, 1860-Polls, 288; Estates, $233,327; 1870-Polls, 278; Estates, $268,645; 1880-Polls, 280; Estates, $242,618; 1890-Polls, 280; Estates, $267,878; 1900-Polls, 270; Estates, $248,984.
1910-Population, 736; Polls, 240; Estates, $286,979.
Terminus of stage-line from East Baldwin, on M. C. R. R. ; also on Sebago Steamboat line.
R. F. D. to Edes Falls.
Postmaster-John S. Clark.
Selectmen-Charles W. Proctor, Edward C. Watson, Harris E. Knight.
Town Clerk-John L. Meserve.
Treasurer, Collector and Constable-Chas. B. Richardson.
Road Commissioner-Dana G. Rogers.
School Committee-Albert W. Plummer, Geo. N. Mann, Fred Sanborn. Supt .- Norman L. Mann.
Board of Health-J. P. Fickett, sec.
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Clergymen-Vacant, Cong., Union Ch .; E. F. Doughty, Meth. Physicians-A. P. Reed, J. P. Fickett; Edes Falls, Leo H. Hall. Lawyers-John S. White, Geo. M. Day.
Notary-Geo. M. Day, Dec. 31, 1914.
Justices-P. O. Cannell, May 19, 1912; John L. Meserve, July 10, 1916. Dedimus, P. O. Cannell.
.Merchants-H. C. Lord, John S. Clark, Eugene Tenney, Asa W. Folsom, general stores. Edes Falls, H. Hall, J. C. Maxfield, general stores.
Manufacturers-H. L. Forhan (Portland P. O.), canned corn : Fran- cis Jordan, E. E. Morris, carriages; G. W. Knight 2d, Geo. N. Mann, smiths; R. M. Mayo, cooper; J. Henry Lamb, Lewis P. Knight, lumber. South, L. P. Crockett, lumber.
Library-Public, Miss L. A. Robinson, lib., 554 vols.
Asso'tns-N. E. O. P .- Crooked River. P. of H .- Naples, No. 94.
Hotels-Bay of Naples Inn, C. H. Fiske; Lake House, S. L. Went- worth; Hotel Naples, Geo. M. Day.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Twenty-two miles N. of Portland. On Maine Central and Grand Trunk Railroads. Granted by general court in 1735, to inhabitants of Gloucester, Mass., from which it derived its name. Town surveyed, 1737. Settled about 1743. Rev. S. Foxcroft, settled first pastor, 1754. Incorporated in 1774. Was half shire town with Portland, and the courts sat here from 1791 until the organization of Oxford county, 1805, when they returned to Portland. Population-1850, 1848; 1860, 1654; 1870, 1496; 1880, 1382; 1890, 1234; 1900, 1162. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 404; Estates, $665,946; 1870-Polls, 407; Estates, $848,905; 1880-Polls, 427; Estates, $819,575; 1890-Polls, 391; Estates, $912,681; 1900-Polls, 353; Estates, $1,020,109; 1910-Population, 1228; Polls, 349; Estates, $1,097,536.
Postmasters-Mary Prince; Upper Gloucester, Mrs. Mary E. Estes ; Sabbath Day Lake, Lizzie M. Noyes; Intervale, John W. Rideout. Selectmen-R. F. D. 1, Chas. H. Nelson; Intervale, Frank M. Hawkes; R. F. D. 1, Frank W. Berry.
Town Clerk-Intervale, John W. Rideout.
Treasurer-R. F. D. 1, John W. True.
Collector and Constable-John A. Haskell.
Constable-Intervale R. F. D. 1, H. V. Blake.
Roud Commissioner-Intervale R. F. D. 1, Frank C. Marston.
School Committee-L. S. Day, H. L. Berry; Intervale R. F. D. 1, H. V. Blake. Supt .- Walter E. Sullivan.
Board of Health-Intervale R. F. D. 1, S. Clifton Clark.
Clergymen-Edward B. Foster, Cong .; Eleanor B. Forbes, Univ .; Sabbath Day Lake, vacant, Shaker; Intervale, supplies, F. Bap.
Physician-John I. Sturgis.
Justices-F. M. Hawkes, Mar. 15, 1918; John W. True, Mar. 9, 1916; Avery E. Chandler, Apr. 3, 1919.
Merchants-C. R. Atwood, general stores. Upper Gloucester, C. E. Ray, Chas. H. Estes. (also jewelry) general stores; Alice Nevens, millin- ery. Sabbath Day Lake, Walter Brackett, general stores. Intervale, J. W. Rideout & Co., general stores.
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