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Maine Missionary Society convenes at Farmington.
1823.
Oct. 26. Great fall of snow, which did not go off till spring. Many potatoes remained in the ground all winter uninjured.
1824. March 15. Death of two selectmen, Benjamin M. Belcher and Jeremiah Stinchfield.
March 18. The valuable dwelling-house of Isaac Eaton is burned with most of its contents.
May 21. Great snow-storm.
Oct. 20. Charles G. Butler, a young man of much promise, is killed by the kick of a horse.
1825.
May 5. Great fall of snow.
Prevalence of dysentery for a second time.
1826. March 9. Ordination of Rev. Isaac Rogers.
Union Meeting-House erected at Farmington Falls.
1827. April 18. High freshet on the Sandy River and its
Oct. II. Constitutional Convention is held at Port-
land. Nathan Cutler and Jabez Gay, delegates.
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tributaries. The dam across the Fairbanks mill- stream, together with Luther Townsend's bark-mill, swept away.
May II. Great snow-storm.
October. Brigade Muster on Enoch Craig's interval. Governor Lincoln with his staff in attendance.
1 828.
March 20. Caleb Sprague is killed by a fall from his carriage.
March 20. Samuel Lowell's house, on the west side of the river, burned with most of its contents.
1829.
Jan. 2. First temperance society in town formed at Fairbanks village. Dr. Thomas Flint, president ; John Allen, secretary.
1830. Feb. 27. Unitarian Church organized with twelve members.
June 26. Orson W. Hinkley is drowned in the Sandy River near the Fairbanks bridge.
1831.
May 5. Great snow-storm.
June 14. Green peas served upon the table.
Sept. 12. Col. Joseph Fairbanks is killed by falling from his carriage in the town of Augusta.
Dec. 24. Capt. Sylvanus Davis instantly killed in his grist-mill.
Dec. 30. Ebenezer Davis, his son, is killed by falling from the Center bridge.
Great corn year. Very hot summer.
Brick meeting-house at North Farmington erected.
First newspaper, Sandy River Yeoman, issued ; pub- lished for one year.
1832. April 12. Death at Bath of Dummer Sewall, one of the proprietors of the town, at the age of ninety- five.
May I. Heavy snow-storm.
1833. Nov. 4. Solomon Adams is killed by being thrown from his carriage in the town of Vienna.
1834. May 15. Heavy fall of snow.
1835. May 16. Heavy fall of snow.
Free Baptist meeting-house erected.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
1836. Jan. 29. Death of Mrs. Dinah June at the age of one hundred and four.
Oct. 12. Heavy fall of snow. Baptist meeting-house completed.
1837.
Congregational meeting-house erected. Jan. 25. Brilliant Aurora Borealis. The heavens appear to be on fire, tinging the snow with a crim- son color.
January and February remarkable for extreme cold weather, furious storms, and deep snows.
Congregational Church dedicated.
1838.
May 10. County of Franklin organized, with Farm- ington as its shire town.
Oct. 31. Heavy fall of snow.
December. Saw-mill situated at Falls village and owned by Francis Butler, is destroyed by fire.
1839.
Jan. 26. After extreme cold weather, a southeast storm of wind and rain carries off the snow, causing a high freshet. Many sheds and chimneys are blown down, and the superstructure of Fairbanks bridge blown from its foundations and carried down the river.
March. A draft is made from the companies of infantry and artillery in town, and the men required to hold themselves in readiness to serve in the " Aroostook War."
1840. Jan. 11. First number of the Franklin Register issued by J. S. Swift.
June 10. First meeting of the Franklin Agricultural Society.
July 4. Democratic celebration. Gen. Wyman B. S. Moore of Waterville orator of the day.
Oct. 9-10. First cattle show and fair. Address by Dr. James Bates of Norridgewock.
October. Liberty-pole erected by the Whig party.
1841.
January. Very mild. Mercury below zero two days only during the month.
March 4. Explosion of a brass cannon while celebrat- ing President Harrison's inauguration.
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June 17. Thomas Hillman dropped dead in his field, from apoplexy.
July 15. Bradford B. Daggett, a student at the Academy, is drowned in Sandy River, opposite the Center Village.
October 31. Heavy snow-storm.
Mechanics' Association organized, and continued with profit for many years.
1842.
July 4. Washingtonian Convention meets in Bel- cher's grove. Ably addressed by William R. Smith of Augusta. A large concourse of people present. Nov. 3. John F. Perham's dwelling-house and con- tents are burned. This house stood upon the site where S. C. Burnham's house was recently burned. First Washingtonian Society organized.
Teachers' Association organized by Rev. Jacob Abbott and others.
1843.
April 6. Great snow-storm. More snow fell in a single storm than has ever fallen so late in the season since the settlement of the town.
A backward spring. Sleighing continues late.
April 25. William T. Davis is drowned in a brook in the vicinity of Porter's Hill.
July 8. Franklin Musical Society organized, with William M. Reed as president and Ezekiel Lan- caster vice-president.
July 23. House at the Falls owned by William Whit- tier, destroyed by fire.
Protracted meetings conducted by the Protestant Methodists are held.
Agitation in regard to the end of the world. Elder Preble prominent in the movement.
1844.
1845.
Feb. 5. Grey wolf killed by Henry Titcomb and Sumner Kennedy in the northern part of the town. Jan. 11. First number of the Chronicle issued. J. S. Swift, editor and proprietor.
April 24. Great snow-storm.
May 8. Great snow-storm.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
July. Moses B. Parker is drowned near the Center bridge.
August 8. Mrs. Jonas Green of Wilton is killed by lightning at the house of Philbrick Marston in Farmington.
Nov. 4. High freshet. Center and Fairbanks bridges rendered impassable. Bridge across the Temple stream near the mills swept away.
Potato-rot first makes its appearance in town.
June. Addition to Congregational meeting-house completed.
August 8. Great hail-storm in the northeast part of the town. Growing crops destroyed in many places. More water probably fell than has ever fallen in town, during the same space of time. October 18. Heavy fall of snow.
1847.
October. First teachers' institute held in town.
Jan. 14. Store occupied by Thomas Chase for the sale of general merchandise burned at the Falls village, together with most of the stock, which was insured for $1450.
May 4. Heavy fall of snow.
July. Very hot the first of the month. Average heat 82.2°.
October 19. Fixed upon by the Adventists as the last day.
1848.
Jan. 4. Stable of Thomas Chase with its contents burned at the Falls.
1849.
May 29. Josiah B. Prescott drowned near the Falls. March 3. Alanson B. Caswell's store, situated at the Falls and occupied as a carriage shop, destroyed by fire.
March 18. Louis V. Corbett killed by the kick of a horse.
March 31. Saw-mill owned by Whittier, Croswell and Williams, at the Falls, swept away by an ice-freshet.
July 20. Jonas Burnham, A. M., takes charge of the Academy as preceptor.
1 846.
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TABLE OF INCIDENTS.
Methodist Church erected at the Center Village.
1850.
May 24. High freshet. Alexander Hillman's dam and clover-mill, situated in the northeast part of the town, swept away.
August 7. Great fire at the Center Village.
October 14. First Village Corporation organized.
185I.
Jan. I. Large railroad convention held at the court- house.
May 6. Heavy fall of snow.
June 10. George Marcue is drowned in the Sandy River.
October 27. Great fall of snow, which remained on the ground through the winter.
1852.
October 15. Heavy fall of snow.
October 22. Great snow-storm.
Mrs. Jeremy W. Stoddard, while temporarily insane, drowns her infant in the Sandy River.
1853. March 13. Superstructure of the Center bridge falls. October 14. Sandy River Bank established, with Samuel Belcher as president and Thomas G. Jones as cashier.
1854. Marclı 15. Daniel Beale's brick store, occupied by Keith and Field, partially burned.
1855. July 16. Edward M. Bailey is drowned in the Sandy River.
1856.
October 13. Third great freshet on the Sandy River. June 30. Destructive thunder-storm, accompanied by high wind and hail, passes over the southern por- tion of Farmington.
1857. May 12. Heavy fall of snow.
October 25. Willard Stoddard's dwelling-house is burned.
Erasmus D. Prescott erects a steam saw-mill near the eastern end of the Center bridge.
1858. Jan. 29. First number of the Franklin Patriot issued. Editors : E. F. Pillsbury and C. B. Stet- son. Motto : "Liberty in the harness of the law."
April 21. Maine Methodist Conference meets in Farmington.
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May 30. Rev. Isaac Rogers preaches his farewell sermon at the Congregational Church.
June II. Orrin D. Rice buried in Riverside Ceme- tery ; first interment.
1859. January. Second week intensely cold. Mercury reaches 38° below zero.
March 29. Heavy rain, which breaks up the ice in the river.
June 5. Severe frost kills the beans.
June 20. First train of cars arrives at West Farm- ington.
Nov. 3. Black bear shot in the vicinity of Porter's Hill.
Dec. 29. Store occupied by A. H. Bonney, is burned, together with its contents. Partially insured.
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July 4. Grand Celebration. Great enthusiasm mani- fested. James G. Blaine and Israel Washburn, Jr., present.
July. Small-pox prevalent in the Center Village. Horace Jones the first case.
August 5. Death of William M. Reed from small- pox.
October 14. Rev. Rowland B. Howard commences his labors with the Congregational Church.
October 17. At six o'clock in the morning a slight shock of an earthquake is felt, lasting one minute. Dec. 4. Missionary Convention assembles here. First fire-engine purchased, at a cost of about $400. July 19. Heavy hail-storm, seriously injuring the growing crops.
1861.
October 9. Military Muster. Eighteen companies present, and a large concourse of people.
1862.
Nov. 28. Citizens give the soldiers an entertainment. February. Revival under Mr. Hammond commences. July 4. Citizens' Celebration, consisting of a national salute, procession, oration, dinner, and military parade. Austin Abbott, Esq., of New York, orator of the day.
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July 19.' War Meeting on the Common. Organiza- tion of three militia companies.
October 4. Isaac H. Edwards' house on Anson St. partially burned.
1 863.
Feb. 5. Mercury 30° below zero, at 7 o'clock in the morning.
Feb. 6. Rain.
Feb. 22. Valuable farm-house of Jabez Vaughan burned.
March 28. Loyal National League is organized.
June 1. Josiah H. Holley's barn is struck by lightn- ing and burned.
October 25. Rev. Thomas Weston closes his labors with the Unitarian Church.
October. Trial of Jesse Wright for the murder of Jeremiah Tuck of Phillips. Sentenced to be hung. Nov. 8. High freshet.
1864.
Jan. 9. Buildings of Dr. N. H. Clark burned.
April 11-12. Great snow-storm.
April 23. Trial of Samuel Richardson, alias Varnum, for murder of Joseph Edes at Temple. Sentenced to be hung.
April 25. Second trial of Lawrence Doyle, for the murder of Lura Vellie Libbey at Strong. After a trial of ten days, he was sentenced to be hung. April. Trial of Asahel H. Thompson for a felonious assault upon David W. Whittier, 2d, at Chesterville, Dec. 4, 1863. Sentenced to twenty years in the State Prison.
July 4. Grand Demonstration in Farmington. The young ladies raise $150 by a fair in aid of the sol- diers at the front.
August 24. Western State Normal School opened, under instruction of Profs. A. P. Kelsey and George M. Gage, and Miss A. M. Johnson.
1865.
March. Grist-mill at the Falls, owned by Jesse Small, is burned, with most of its machinery.
April 15. News of President Lincoln's death received.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
April 19. Appropriate services commemorative of President Lincoln's death, are observed by the citizens of Farmington with addresses and a pro- cession.
May 7. Heavy fall of snow.
June 4. Enoch B. Hunt's valuable farm-buildings burned.
June 18. A Frenchman is drowned in Sandy River. July 4. Large and patriotic celebration, in which the people of the adjacent towns participate. Address by Rev. E. B. Webb of Boston.
July. Telegraph to Farmington established.
September. Farmington Public Library incorporated.
Jan. 3. Joseph Fairbanks' grist-mill, and Horatio G. Eaton's saw-mill, burned.
October 12. At a reunion of the returned soldiers, Charles Perham, in firing a cannon, has both hands blown off.
1867. Jan. 30. Henry Stewart's dwelling-house, situated near Fairbanks, burned.
March 12. John C. Stewart's valuable farm-buildings, together with eighteen head of cattle and a large amount of grain, burned. Loss $8,000. On the same day, Horatio G. Eaton's barn and live stock are also burned. These two fires were undoubtedly of incendiary origin.
1 868. May 8. Heavy fall of snow.
July 2. Hail-storm in north part of the town.
July 3-4-5. Very hot. Mercury rises to 100° in the shade on each day.
July 7. Barn of Charles Hutchins destroyed by fire. Sept. 28. Snow-storm, which makes sledding in the upper part of the county.
Nov. 16. Franklin County Savings Bank organized, with D. V. B. Ormsby as president, and Robert Goodenow treasurer.
1 869. Feb. 3-4-5. Great fall of snow. Winter of deep snow.
1 866.
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March 6. B. R. Elliott's dwelling-house, at the Cen- ter Village, is destroyed by fire.
May 4. Snow-storm.
June 8. An unsuccessful attempt made to rob the Sandy River Bank. Burglars frightened away by the village watchman.
August 7-8. Severe frost. Nipped the beans.
October 4. Fourth great freshet upon the Sandy River and its tributaries, causing much damage.
October 22. 5.30 A. M. Earthquake. Lasts thirty seconds.
October 22. High freshet.
Jan. 2. High freshet breaks up the ice in the river.
Feb. 19. Ice-freshet renders the railroad bridge across the Temple Stream impassable.
March. ' Trial of John Fletcher for the murder of John Tolman. Verdict, not guilty.
May. Survey for the railroad extension completed.
June 24-25. Very hot. Laborers suspend work.
July 24. Mercury stands at 100° through the day. August 26. Dwelling-house of Mrs. Betsey McLellan, at West Farmington, is destroyed by fire.
Sept. 15. First train of cars enters the Center Village.
Sept. 21-22. Reunion of the " Little Blue " alumni.
Sept. 25. Dwelling-house of Mrs. Mary P. Cutler destroyed by fire.
October 20. 11.35 A. M. Severe earthquake.
Unitarian Church erected.
1871.
March 13. Railroad bridge across the river is ren- dered impassable by an ice-freshet.
May 4. Heavy fall of snow.
May 21. Mercury rises to 90° in the shade.
September. Convention of Unitarian Churches at Farmington.
October 19. 4.45 P. M. Slight shock of an earth- quake is felt.
October 24. Rev. George N. Marden installed pastor of the Congregational Church.
1870.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
Arcade block, Willows school-building, and Fletcher's grist-mill are erected.
Myriads of grasshoppers appear and destroy the crops in many places.
1872. March 4-5. Very cold, and great snow-storm.
April 18. Samuel G. Craig's farm-buildings burned. Insured for $ 1 200.
June 21. Very hot. Mercury reaches 98° in the shade.
June 21. Dwelling-house of Clofus Gognoy is de- stroyed by fire.
June 30. John Knowlton's buildings, with their con- tents, burned. Loss estimated at $4,000; no insurance.
August 5. The steam grist-mill owned by Amos Fletcher, situated at the Center Village, is burned, together with its contents, consisting of machinery, grain, groceries, etc. Loss estimated at $25,000; insured for $7,500.
1873. Feb. 21-23. Great fall of snow and blockade. No trains for five days.
Feb. 24. House occupied by Selden Knowlton is destroyed by fire.
April 7. Eugene S. Gilman's hotel at the Falls is burned. Insured for $3,000.
April 29. John Hiscock's dwelling-house burned, with most of its contents
May 3. Heavy fall of snow.
May. First postal-card received in town, addressed to the Sandy River National Bank.
July 26. E. Miller's barn, in the east part of the town, struck by lightning and burned.
August 28. Harrison B. Jennings' house is destroyed by fire.
October 21. High freshet. Railroad bridge rendered impassable.
October 23. J. G. Holland lectures in Farmington.
Dec. 2. Very cold. Mercury reaches 24° below zero.
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Farmington Cornet Band organized this year. Indi- viduals subscribe $1050 for the purchase of instru- ments.
1874. April 26. Snow-storm.
May I. Deep snow and high wind.
Colorado potato-bug first makes its appearance.
Sept. II. W. F. Cilley's hotel at West Farmington is destroyed by fire.
Nov. 12. John B. Morrison's valuable farm-buildings, situated near Chesterville, are burned. Estimated loss, $9,000 ; insured for $5,000.
Nov. 23. Alfred Bradford's buildings are destroyed by fire.
Dec. 16. Brick stores belonging to Mrs. Phinney, Isaac M. Cutler, and William Tarbox, are burned.
1875.
Feb. 14. Very cold. Mercury 37° below zero.
Aug. 16. Howard Coburn drowned in the Sandy River.
Sept. 23. Great fire in the Center Village. Five stores on Main St. and two on Broadway, besides offices and shops, are burned. Loss estimated at $25,000.
Nov. 30. An Arctic wave passes over the State.
Caterpillars this year appear in large numbers, seri- ously injuring the apple-trees. Railroad trains are said to be impeded by their gathering on the track. February. Great revival under the Lynn Praying Band.
1876.
May II. David Bean's hall, at West Farmington, is burned.
June 21. Rev. Osgood W. Rogers ordained pastor of the Congregational Church.
August 3. Buildings of Elbridge G. Wyman are burned.
October 13. Accident at the Fair Grounds. A floor gives way, and several persons are injured.
October 27. . Drummond Hall dedicated.
October. Isaac Butterfield's dwelling-house is burned.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
Caterpillars appear again, but in less numbers.
1877.
Feb. 15. Dwelling-house of Mrs. Belcher Stewart, at the Center Village, is burned.
March 28. Great ice-freshet. Fairbanks bridge is swept away, and the two western piers undermined. Replaced the same year with granite piers and an iron superstructure.
July 8. Aaron Hannaford loses his buildings by fire.
Oct. 31. Dedication of the new Methodist Church.
Sermon by Rev. C. B. Pittblado of Manchester, N. H.
November. First telephone introduced into Farm- ington, by Dr. Randall.
1878.
New school-house is completed at the Center Village. Jan. 3. No snow. Streets dusty. Pleasant.
Jan. II. Hurricane. Buildings and fences blown down.
Jan. 31. Frank Gay killed by a falling tree.
March 7. Melvin Bean killed in Franklin Mill at the Falls.
April 23-29. Methodist Conference held in Farm- ington a second time.
July 29. Total eclipse of the sun-the last one for the century.
August 21. Isaac H. Edwards' house partially burned a second time.
Nov. 5. Wilson Greaton loses his boarding-house by fire.
Dec. 4. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher lectures in Farmington.
Dec. 11. High freshet. Water within three feet of as high as in 1869. Red bridge across the Temple stream swept away, and railroad bridge across the same stream rendered impassable.
1879. March 13. Wendell Phillips lectures in Farmington.
March 29. Very cold. Mercury 36° below zero.
March 30. 32° below.
March 31. 30° below.
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August 15. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher lectures in Farmington the second time.
Sept. 4. Gen. James A. Garfield visits Farmington.
October 8-9. Very warm. Mercury reaches 95°.
October 9. Congregational Church at the Falls dedi- cated.
October 31. Death of Jacob Abbott at his home at " Few Acres."
Nov. 20. First through train to Phillips on the Sandy River Railroad.
1880.
May 20. Valuable farm-buildings of John R. Voter are destroyed by fire.
July 18. Charles H. Hunter is drowned in Sandy River.
1881.
July-August. Severe drought.
August 28. Disastrous fire at Backus Corner. Four dwelling-houses and other buildings burned.
Feb. 2. Installation of Rev. Albert W. Moore over the Congregational Church.
July 2. News of President Garfield's assassination received.
Sept. 6. Yellow dark day. Lamps lighted in many places in New England.
Sept. 26. Appropriate services held at the Methodist Church in commemoration of the death of President Garfield, which occurred Sept. 19.
October 4-5. Cold. Snow-storm.
Music Hall block erected.
October 4. Ephraim F. Wellman loses his house by fire.
1883.
October. Comet appears in the heavens.
Feb. 22. Music Hall dedicated.
March 3. Free Baptist parsonage is burned.
April I. House of S. C. Burnham, at the Center Village, is burned.
April 24. Snow-storm.
April 24. W. V. Libbey's hall and store, at West Farmington, are burned.
1882.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
June 5. Installation of Rev. C. H. Pope over the Congregational Church.
June 19-21. State Conference of Congregational Churches assembles at Farmington.
August 13-15. Reunion of Maine Soldiers. Veteran Association of Massachusetts present.
October 29. John B. Gough lectures in Farmington.
Nov. 12-13. Hurricane. Buildings, trees and fences blown down. Great damage done to timber land throughout the State.
Nov. 18. Change of time from local, or solar time, to Eastern Standard Time. Difference at Farm- ington, 20 minutes, 30 seconds slower.
1884.
April 8. Center Meeting-House sold to Franklin County.
June 6. Republicans celebrate the nomination of James G. Blaine for President, by firing cannon, ringing bells, and other demonstrations of joy.
October. Box Factory erected.
Nov. 24. Great Celebration in honor of the election of Grover Cleveland as President of the United States.
1885.
Dec. 27. Mercury reaches 30° below zero.
Center Meeting-House (court-house) sold to town of Farmington, and new brick county-building erected.
APPENDIX.
List of Town Officers elected at the Municipal Elections held in the Months of March or April Annually from the Incorporation of the Town in 1794 to 1885.
MODERATOR.
CLERK.
TREASURER.
Moses Starling. do.
do. do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do Church Brainerd.
H. V. Chamberlain. do.
Church Brainerd. do.
do.
John Holley.
do.
Zachariah Norton.
do.
Ezekiel Porter.
do
do.
Solomon Adams. do. Thomas Hiscock.
1810 Solomon Adams.
do.
Timothy Johnson. Nathan Cutler.
1812 Solomon Adams.
do.
do.
do.
do.
Joseph Fairbanks.
1794 Solomon Adams. 1795 Ezekiel Porter. do. Hartson Cony. Ezekiel Porter. 1796 1797 1798 1799 do. do. 1800 1801 1802
Stephen Titcomb. do.
1803 Solomon Adams.
1804 Ezekiel Porter. 1805 do. 1806 Jonathan Russ.
1807 Joseph S. Smith. 1808 do.
1809 Oliver Bailey.
do.
1811 Leonard Merry.
do.
1813 Thomas Johnson. 1814 Joseph Fairbanks. 1815 do.
do. Hiram Belcher. do.
Supply Belcher. Solomon Adams. do. do.
do.
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HISTORY OF FARMINGTON.
1816 Joseph Fairbanks. 1817 Daniel Beale.
1818 clo.
1819 Joseph Fairbanks. 1820 Josiah Prescott.
1821 John Gould.
1822 Ebenezer Childs.
1823 Jere. Stinchfield. do. Edward Butler.
1826 Hebron Mayhew, Jr.
do.
do. do.
1829 Elijah Norton.
1830 Andrew D. Linscott.
1831 1832
do. do.
1833 Joseph Sewall.
1834
Francis G. Butler.
1835 John Russ.
Ebenezer Childs. do.
Brilsford Pease. Robert Goodenow.
Francis G. Butler.
1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 do
do. do. Samuel Belcher. Robert Goodenow.
Francis G. Butler.
do. do.
Robert Goodenow.
Francis G. Butler. do. do. do.
do.
1851 1852 do. do. Samuel Belcher.
1853 1854 1855 Thomas G. Joncs.
Hiram Belcher.
do. do. do. Nathan Cutler.
Thomas Parker.
do. do
do.
do.
do. do.
do. Edward Butler. do. Isaac Tyler. Moses Butterfield.
Thomas Hunter. do. Francis Butler.
Thomas Hunter. . do. Samuel Stanley. do.
Amasa Corbett.
Zach. 'T. Milliken. do
Charles E. Johnson. Alexander Hillman. do. do.
Albert G. Wheeler. Samuel Stanley. do. do.
Peter P. Tufts. Francis G. Butler.
do.
George W. Gould.
Albert G. Wheeler. John W. Perkins.
do. do.
Isaac M. Cutler.
John F. Sprague. do. do. do.
do. do. George W. Whitney. do.
Joseph Fairbanks. do. Enoch Craig. do. do. do. Joseph Titcomb. do. do. do.
1824 1825 1827 1828 Joseph Sewall.
Timothy Johnson.
do. do.
Isaac Tyler. do. do. Timothy Johnson.
Hiram B. Stoyell. do. Samuel Belcher. do. do.
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1856 Robert Goodenow. John F. Sprague. 1857 do. Richard S. Rice. Hiram B. Stoyell. Leonard Keith.
1858 do. do.
1859 do.
Benjamin R. Elliott. do.
1860 Alanson B. Farwell. do. do.
1861 Frederic V. Stewart. do. do.
1862 Francis G. Butler. do do.
1863 Peter R. Tufts. Benj. F. Atkinson. do
1864 do.
do.
do.
1865 Francis G. Butler.
do.
do.
1866 do. do.
1867 do.
do
Amasa Corbett. do. Andrew T. Tuck. Amasa Corbett.
1868 Samuel P. Morrill. 1. Warren Merrill.
1869 John H. Allen.
do.
1870 David C. Morrill.
do.
1871 Francis G. Butler. do.
1872 Samuel P. Morrill. do.
1873 Parmenas Dyer. do.
1874 do.
do.
Peter P. Tufts.
1875 do
do.
do.
1876 do.
do.
do. do
1877 do
do.
1878 do.
do.
do.
1879 Francis G. Butler.
do.
do.
1880 Joseph C. Holman.
do
do.
1881 do.
do.
do
1882 do
do.
do.
1883 do.
do.
do.
1884
do.
do.
do.
1885 Henry H. Richards.
do
do.
SELECTMEN.
1794
Peter Corbett.
1797
Ezekiel Porter.
Enoch Craig.
1795 Peter Corbett.
1798
Peter Corbett. Ezekiel Porter. Jotham Smith.
1796 Peter Corbett. Jotham Smith. Supply Belcher.
1799
Peter Corbett. Ezekiel Porter. Jotham Smith.
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