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Savage, Jr., Orrin L. Seco, John H. Seekins, Eliab W. Shaw, Appleton W. Shorey, Edwin Small, Herbert M. Starbird, Augustus H. Starkey, Sam'l C. Starrett, Wm. H. Squires, Benj. F. Stetson, Chas. F. Stevens, Chas. B. Stuart, Alvin Sylvester, Henry H. Talbot, Atwell A. Taylor, Sam'l A. Taylor, Chas. H. Temple, Chas. E: Thomas, Wm. L. Toby, Wm. B. Toby, Ambrose E. Trask, Jas. O. Trask, Chas. W. Turner, Elias Tyler, Chas. F. Waite, Orren B. Ward, Wilbur N. Ward, Geo. Wentworth, Abner D. Weeks, Albert Ward, Freeman C. Ward, Howard G. Ward, Uriah E. Ward, Thos. B. Washburn, Richard Welch, Geo. Wentworth, Chas. W. Weymouth, E. A. Whitney, John Q. A. Whitley, Andrew D. Wiggins, Jas. M. Wright, Chas. Worthing, Wm. P. Worth- ing, Jas. Wyman, Lorenzo York, Edwin F. Young.
EDUCATIONAL ITEMS
First town meeting held in Harlem provided financial support for schools and elected officers to expend the appro- priation. The first school was taught in a dwelling house near Norton's corner not far from the town house site. The first teacher was the Rev. Job Chadwick, referred to else- where in this account.
Not many years later divisions of the town were made for the various districts. On May 21, 1804, the town voted to expend the school money for the year in building school- houses, and by 1805 a number of the houses has been erected.
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Among the earlier teachers were the following: Rev. Job Chadwick, Ichabod Hatch, William Doe, a dwarf and crip- ple; Deborah Baker, the first female teacher employed in town, Miss Pullen, Paul Chadwick, who was killed in the Malta Indian War; Mr. McNeil, the teacher who began the teaching of English Grammer in China schools; Cornelius Dennison and Samuel Hoyt.
In 1808 a so-called "School Collector" for each district was appointed to have care of the collection and expendit- ure of funds in each district, but the plan fell short of ex- pectations and was abandoned.
Among the more prominent of China educators have been the following: Eli Jones, Dana C. Hanson, Thomas Ward, Joseph W. Chadwick, Stephen A. Jones, George F. Mosher, and W. J. Thompson.
China Academy, organized 1821, at China Village; J. S Abbott, E. P. Lovejoy, Rev. Henry Paine, and Rev. Hadley Proctor, were among the early preceptors; charter procured through efforts of Hon. J. C. Washburn; endowment of $10,000 came from a state grant of public lands; in 1887 stockholders closed the affairs of the institution and deeded the property to the school district.
ErsKine School, founded in 1883 by Mrs. Sullivan Ers- kine; church buildings at Chad wick's Corner were purchased and in 1891 enlarged to meet the needs of the school; Prof. W. J. Thompson was placed in charge of the school and has accomplished much in his field of work.
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SELECTMEN OF CHINA
1818-Daniel Stevens 7, Nathan Stanley, Robt. Fletcher; 1819-Japheth C. Washburn 3, John Brackett; 1820-Isaac Jones 2; 1822-Nathahiel Johnson, Joseph Hacker 2, Wil- liam Mosher 4; 1823-Joseph Stuart 4, Abishia Benson 2; 1824-Alfred Marshall 6; 1825-John Weeks 8; 1826-Eb- enezer Meiggs 5; 1827-Gustavus A. Benson 2; 1829-Ben- jamin Libby, Jr. 2, Nathaniel Spratt 5;, 1831-Alexander Hatch 2; 1832-S. S. Warren; 1834-Jason Chadwick 2, Freeman Shaw; 1835-Timothy F. Hanscom 2, Edward Breck 3; 1836-Jonathan Clark 2; 1838-Corydon Chad- wick 11, Daniel Crowell 3; 1839-Elisha Clark, Thomas B. .. Lincoln 10; 1840 Samuel Hanscom, Daniel D. Starrett; 1841-Larned Pullen; 1845-John Estes 2d, 2; 1848-Lot Jones 3; 1849-John L. Gray 2; 1851-Oliver Haascom 2, Alfred Fletcher 8; 1853-Samuel Taylor 3; 1854-Sullivan Erskine; 1855-Edward Emerson 2, Amos Mclaughlin; 1856-Nathaniel Wiggin; 1857-Alfred H. Jones 2; John F. Hunnewell 2, Josiah H. Greely 4; 1859-Eli H. Webber 3; 1862-Thomas Dinsmore, Jr. 2, Daniel Webber 2 ;. 1864 Ambrose H. Abbott, Nathan Widlow 3, John Libby; 1865 Roland Reed 2; 1867-Alexander Chadwick 5, Caleb Jones 3, Sabes Lewis 4; 1868-Gustavus B. Chadwick 3, Abishia B. Fletcher 3, Francis Jones 7; 1871-John S. Hamilton 2; 1873-Charles E. Dutton 7; 1876-Dana C. Hanson 4, Sam- uel C. Starrett 4, Freeman H. Crowell 4; 1878-Elihu Han- son 3, Enos T. Clark; 1879-Theodore M. Jackson 2; 1883 Theron E. Doe, 4, Henry B. Reed 4; 1887-James B. Fish 3,
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since 1887, Orrin F. Sproul; 1887-John F. Plummer 5; 1890-James W. Brown 2; 1892-W. R. Ward, A. P. Mosher; 1893-W. R. Ward, J. H. Mosher, M. Webber; 1894-6 O. F. Sproul, A. P.Mosher, E. D. Jepson; 1897-O.F. Sproul, E. D. Jepson, J. O. Fish; 1898-A. P. Mosher, J. Fish, J. N. Hall; 1899-00-A. P. Mosher, J. O. Fisb, E. A. Dudley; 1901 A. P. Mosher, J. O. Fish, E. A. Dudley; 1902-A. P. Mosher, H. P. Reed, W. F. Hawes; 1903-04-A. P. Mosher, I. H. Reed, A. N. Goodwin; 1905-06-E. J. Crosby, C. L. Taylor, E. P. Taylor; 1907-A. N. Goodwin, A. P. Mosher, E. L. Worthing.
TOWN CLERKS OF CHINA
First town clerk, Japheth C. Washburn, succeeded by 1822-John Weeks; 1825-Gustavus A. Benson; 1827 Thomas Burrell; 1830-Japheth C. Washburn; 1837-James H. Brainard; 1840-Oliver W. Washburn; 1851-Ambrose . H. Abbott; 1865-Edward Emerson; 18€8-F. O. Brainard; 1869-John H. Stevens; 1872Willis W. Washburn; 1878 Charles B. Stuart; 1886-Willis C. Hawes; 1887-Wilson F. Hawes; Since 1888 W. W. Washburn.
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History of Albion
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EARLY SETTLERS
The early settlement of this town is somewhat en- shrowded in mystery, but it is pretty well authenticated that Rev. Daniel Lovejoy was the first settler. He was located here prior to 1790, on the west shore of Lovejoy Pond. His sons Elijah, Joseph and Owen became promi- nent in other parts of the country, Elijah as an abolitionist in Illinois, Joseph as an anti-prohibitionist preacher in Mas- sachusetts, and Owen as a member of congress from Illinois. The father committed suicide by hanging at his home in June, 1833.
The year 1790, saw but six families located here, among whom were the Crosbys, Shoreys, Prays and Libbeys. Robert Crosby settled on the O. O. Crosby place; Samuel Shorey on "Shorey Ridge;" Zebulon Pray on the "John Baker" place; and Benj. Libbey on "Libby Hill."
Other settlers appear to have been the following: Daniel Shorey, Phineas Shorey, Warren Drake, Codding Drake,- Washington Drake, Benjamin Webb, John Fall, James Hanscom, Jona. Cammett, Gibbs Tilton, Stephen Hussey, Dennis Getchell, Southard Phillips, Samuel Stackpole. The above constitute the original list of settlers. Others who came soon after are as follows: About 1800, Samuel Kidder, -
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Capt. Samuel Sibley, Capt. Edward Taylor, Ebenezer Buxton, Moses Robinson, John Frye, Ephraim Bessey.
"PUDDLE DOCK"
At South . Albion, known for upwards of a century as "Puddle Dock," as named by the town wit, Matthew Hoxie, a considerable settlement was made. Among the number locating here were: Josiah Broad, 1804; Josiah Jr. and Thaddeus Broad sons of Josiah about 1804; Benjamin Reed, 1810; Zalmumah and Zebah Washburn, Benj. Webb, Jr., Chas. O. Connor, Alexander Buxton, 1815; Peter Staples and Ebenezer Woodsum, about the same time.
Matthew Hoxie deserves more than passing notice, for besides being an early settler and sturdy citizen, he has earned a great reputation as a wit. The Kennebec County History publishes the following as a sample of some of his . literary efforts, written upon the wall of a room in his house just above the mantel piece on arriving home at dinner time and finding his wife as usual, away:
"I have a little wife whose name is Salome,
She's always away and never at home;
Sick or well, it makes no odds,
She's into Reed's or over to Broad's."
Many of the witty sayings of this humorous pioneer have been handed down even to the present day.
About the time of the building of the old Town House, Mark Rollins came from New Hampshire and settled on the
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well known Rollins place in the Town House section. Daniel Woodsum before 1815, Jacob Shaw about 1817, and the latter's five sons Ebenezer, Freeman, Jacob, William and Cyrus all settled not far from this section. John Billings, 1819; Samuel S. Smiley, 1819; Moses Leighton and John Bailey were others in this near vicinity.
INCORPORATION AND STATISTICS
The territory of this town was organized as Freetown Plantation in 1802, and two years later, March 9, 1804, it was incorporated as Fairfax, the one hundred and fifty- second town in the State. Not satisfied with this terminol- ogy, the inhabitants, sometime prior to 1824, changed the name to Lygonia. Still again, February 25th, 1824, the present name was adopted.
Statistics: Population: 1850, 1,604; 1860, 1,554; 1870, 1,356; 1880, 1,191; 1890, 1,042; 1900, 878. Valuation: 1860, Polls, 342; Estates, $303,850; 1870, Polls, 323; Es- tates, $386,791; 1880, Polls, 345; Estates, $370, 501; 1890, Polls, 297; Estates $401,524; 1900, Polls, 272; Estates, $367,116; 1907, Polls, 259; Estates $343,454.
EARLY BUILDINGS
Taverns: Even before the coaching days between Au- gusta and Bangor, Nathan Haywood kept a tavern about 1805-10 opposite the Sullivan Billings place; Joel Welling-
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ton kept a public house about 1817 on the Stilman Chal- mers farm. Soon after the stage route was established John Wellington opened a tavern at Albion Corner, conducting it till its destruction by fire about 1860. His son, Chas. B. Wellington, rebuilt on the old site the only hotel now in town. About the time that John Wellington opened his Corner Hotel, Ralph Baker opened an Inn at the junction of the Benton and China roads on the Chester Drake place. Still later, Thomas Burrill started a tavern in the south part of the town at what was then know as South Albion, though not the South Albion of today, that name applying now to the "Puddle Dock" section.
Mills: The following shows something of the efforts at mill construction and operation in this town:
Grist Mills: William Chalmers, Fifteen-Mile Stream, before 1800; Levi Maynard, near the Corner on Fifteen-Mile Stream, 1817; John Pender, farther down the stream, 1827.
Saw Mills: Robert Crosby, "Crosby Neighborhood," 1812; Levi Maynard, near Corner on Fifteen-Mile Stream, 1817; John Pender, farther down, 1827; Ralph Baker and Samuel Downs, one saw mill each, on Pender's site, 1847; Phineas and Daniel Shorey, on their own land, 1822. An- other mill was erected about one mile farther up the same stream, 1867; Vincent Pratt, on a small branch of the Fif- teen-Mile Stream, 1827; Thos. and James Fowler, between the Corner and the East, about 1842; Otis Fall, near his house in southwestern part of town, about 1862.
Several, fulling mills, carding mills, and lath and shingle mills, were operated in connection with the above in the earlier days.
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Stores: The first in town, Dr. Asa Quimby, on George Woodes place, about 1800, principle stock tobacco, rum and molasses; Lewis Hopkins, with same building moved some distance down the Bangor road, 1843; William H. Healey, same store, 1856; rented it to J. B. Besse after about five years, when Besse finally bought it and converted it into a dwelling house. Another store was started by Jno. Welling- ton at the corner, 1817; Matthew Hoxie, in same store, suc- ceeded by Zelotes Downs and others, after whom came Heze- kiah Stratton who in turn gave way to Chas A. Drake. Ralph Baker, a few rods south of the old store, traded about 1817. This store was rented for awhile by A. E. Leighton. He later occupied another building which he sold in 1839, and then began a series of changes for the building that probably no other structure in Albion or any other of her sister towns ever saw. Jordan Stinson, about 1856, built a store on the Bangor road on the George Littlefield place.
POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS
The office at Albion was established March 16, 1825. The Postmasters since that time have been the following, with the year their terms began following the name:
Joel Wellington, 1825; Ralph Baker, 1831; John Well- ington, 1835; C. H. Kidder, 1849; Zelotes Downes, 1851; Artemas Libbey, 1853; John Wellington, 1858; Geo. Lin- coln, 1858; Jordan F. Stinson, 1859; Chas. Wellington, 1859; Jordan F. Stinson, 1860; Geo. M. Webb, 1861; D. S.
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Drake, 1864; Geo, F. Hopkins, 1867; Hezekiah Stratton, 1869; Llewellyn Libbey, 1873. C. A. Drake, 1882; Chas. B. Wellington, 1885, C. A. Drake, 1889; C. B. Wellington, 1893; R. W. Libbey, 1897.
The South Albion Office was established March 5, 1838, with Thos. Burrill postmaster. His successors .have been: D. B. Fuller, 1857; office discontinued Oct. 10, 1860, re- established 16 days later, Fuller postmaster; Jacob Taylor, 1861; Thos. Cook, 1864; R. E. Rider, 1867; G. A. Rider, 1873; M. J. Hamlin, 1894, the last incumbent. The office was discontinued about 1900.
There was a post office for a few years at McDonald with Davis McDonald postmaster. This office wa's soon dis- continued.
SELECTMEN
1802-Stephen Dexter 2, Joseph Crummett 2, Abraham Fuller 3; 1804-Abraham Copeland 2, Jonathan Fuller 3, Phineas Farnham; 1805-Daniel Caldwell 6; 1806-Joseph Cammett 13, Edward Taylor; 1807-Japheth C. Washburn 7; 1809-Louis Metcalf, Zalmunah Washburn; 1810-James Crosby; 1811-Oliver Winslow, Daniel Stevens 5; 1812-Joel Wellington 11; 1816-John Wellington 12; 1818-William B. Shay 2; 1820-John Winslow 4, Warren Drake 2; 1823 William Goodhue; 1824-Ebenezer Shaw; 1825-Ebenezer Shay, Zimmah Haywood; 1826-Enoch Farnham 3, Ralph Baker 5; 1829-James Stratton 2, Daniel Libbey 2 ;- 1831
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Jonathan Winslow, Samuel Libbey; 1832-Alexander Bux- ton, Amasa Taylor, William Haywood; 1833-Enoch Farn- ham 3, Benjamin Webb 4; 1835-Robert Crosby 13; 1837 . Thomas Burrill 15, Jacob Shaw; 1838-Charles O, Connor; 1841-James Coombs 3; 1842-Elisha Crosby 2; 1844 Stephen Ryder 10; 1845-Nathan Webb 2; 1847-David Hanscom 6, Samuel Webb; 1848-Jesse Taylor, Enoch C. Farnham; 1849-George W. Lincoln; 1850-Mark Rollins, Jr., 12; 1852-Simeon Skillens, Artemus Libbey; 1854 Daniel Kidder 3; 1856-Amasa Taylor, Jr .; 1857-Samuel Ingraham, Harrison Jaquith 9; 1858-James Whitaker 5, Amasa Hammond 9; 1859-Otis M. Sturtevant 2, Joseph L. Libbey 2; 1861-Daniel S. Drake 2; 1865-Seneca Shorey 3; 1869-George M. Webb, Lorenzo Shorey; 1870-W. Rodney Skillens 4; 1873-Charles Drake 2, Francis Shorey 2; 1874 Tristram Fall, Jr .; 1875-Ralph J. Whittaker 3, George B. Pray 8; 1877-Dennis G. Mudgett 8; 1879-Amasa Bach- elder, G. Boardman Wood; 1880-Amasa Hammond, Eze- kiel Chadwick, George W. Littlefield; 1881-W. Brewer Wing, Chas. L. Foss; 1882-John G. Parmenter 4, J: Wheeler Stratton 2; 1884-Chas. S. Billings 3, Lendal Taylor 2; 1885-Everett F. Crommett; 1887-Ora O. Crosby 4, G. B. Wood 2; 1891-D. G. Mudgett, G. B. Pray, R. L. Baker; 1892-G. B. Pray, D. G. Mudgett. J. Whittaker; 1893-D. G. Mudgett, L. Libby, P: Libby; 1894-L. Libby, W. G. Varney, J. Whittaker; 1895-G. B. Pray, R. J. Whit- taker, M. Peasley; 1896-G. B. Pray, M. Peasley, B. Skil- lings; 1897-98-G. B. Pray, L. Libby, G. A. Skillings; 1899 D. G. Mudgett, M. Peasley, E. M. Wing; 1900-D. G. Mud-
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gett, M. Peasley, C. O. Drake; 1901-D. G. Mudgett, C. O. Drake, E. M. Wing; 1902-W. A. Varney, C. O. Drake, E. J. Crosby: 1903-G. B. Pray, E. J. Crosby, E. M. Wing; 1904 G. B. Pray, E. M. Wing, C. L. Taylor; 1905-06-I. H. Reed, A. W. Goodwin, F. O. Bonney; 1907-C. L. Taylor, E. P. Taylor, E. E. Wiggin.
TOWN CLERKS
1802-Daniel Lovejoy; 1805-Abraham Copeland; 1806 Joseph Cammett; 1809-James Crosby; 1811- Edward Taylor; 1814-Japheth Washburn; 1815-Jonathan Wins- low; 1817-Joel Wellington; 1819-Alexander Buxton: 1820 William Goodhue; 1823-Zebah Washburn; 1829-Benjamin Webb; 1832-Thomas Burrill; 1837-Jesse Taylor; 1839 Nathan Webb; 1844-Simeon Skillins; 1853-Jesse Taylor; 1855-Jacob Taber; 1856-W. Rodney Skillins; 1857-N. B. Buxton; 1859-Hezekiah Stratton; 1861-Perry Gilman; 1863-Bradstreet Fuller; 1864-Ora O. Crosby; 1866-Geo. F. Hopkins; 1872-G. W. Kidder; 1878-Charles A. Drake; 1879-Benjamin F. Abbott; 1881-L. M. Smith; 1886-Fred T. Brown; 1892-Charles W. Abbott; 1895-F. E. Withee; 1897-C. E. Wilson; 1901-A. B. Skillin; 1905-John E. Taylor.
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ALBION GRANGE, NO. 181
Organized by N. Ham, state deputy, July 6, 1875, with 36 members; present membership 292; officers elected annu- ally. Meetings weekly at Grange Hall, owned by organiza- tion. Master, Ora O. Crosby; Overseer, Otis Meader; Lect- urer, R. G. Baker; Steward, Amasa H. Hammond; Asst. Steward, Marshall B. Hammond; Chaplain, Mrs. M. J. Bach- elder; Treasurer, Dennis G. Mudgett; Secretary, John A. Shay; Gate Keeper, Bradstreet Fuller.
Masters since organization, Ora O. Crosby, 1875-76; Otis Meader, 1877-78; Amasa H. Hammond, 1879-80; Am- asa Bachelder, 1881-82; R. L. Baker, 1883-84; R. J. Whit- aker, 1885-86; C. S. Billings, 1887-88; G. S. Foss, 1889-90; Carroll W. Abbott, 1891; Preble Libbey, 1892; D. G. Mud- gett, 1893; R. L. Baker, 1894; E. F. Crommett, 1895-96; R. L. Baker, 1897-99; Ora O. Crosby, 1900; R. L, Baker, 1901; C. L. Taylor, 1902-3; Albert C. Higgins, 1904; C. L. Taylor, 1905-7; Chas. W. Abbott, 1908.
;Present Secretary Chas. E. Wilson, was elected to that office in 1895.
CHURCH HISTORY AND PASTORS
The church history of Albion begins formally about 1815 with the organization of the Friends Church. But be- fore any formal shape was given to religious activities these early pioneers were not without informal means of worship.
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The dwelling house was the scene of many sincere and de- vout religious exercises.
Oliver Winslow, 1815, built the Friends meeting house on "Quaker Ridge." Little advancement was made by the society for a few years but it afterwards flourished. About 1892 the furniture of the edifice was removed to the church in Unity.
Baptists: A society was organized about 1817; church edifice erected about 1830; membership then about 150; Elder Thomas first pastor, succeeded by Elders Stevens and Copeland; church abandoned about 1876; records lost and present Baptists attend worship in China Village.
Christian Church: Organizen Jan. 1, 1825, by Rev. Sam- uel Nutt, at house of Robert Crosby; original members, Robert, William, Luther, Abigail and Ethelind Crosby, Franklin and Lovina Barton. Society's present. member- ship upwards of 150; church built at "Puddle Dock," -1844; new church dedicated at the Village Jan. 1, 1870; Hezekiah Stratton purchased old church; sold it to Church of Christ society, 1871,
Pastors: Samuel Nutt, 1825: M. H. Shepherd, 1830-6; S. S. Nason, 1840; Z. Manter, 1849; S. Bickford, 1855; D. . Knowlton, 1864; O. J. Hancock, 1866; B. F. Reed, 1870; H. B. Sawyer, 1873; John W. Tilton, 1874; E. E. Colburn, 1876; L. M. Smith, 1877; J. C. Brown, 1882; J. W. Card, 1883; C. V. Parsons, 1884; J. W. Card, 1885; D. C. Herron, 1886; C. V. Parsons, 1887; A. H. Martin, 1889; E. E. Owen, 1893; Wm. McKeen, 1897; Jesse Card, 1898; N. M. Heikes, 1901; A. M. Cox, 1907.
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Universalists: This society had a church at the Corner as early as 1838; many supporters of this faith from the earliest days, among them were the Strattons, Fowlers, Willingtons, and some of the Crosbys; building dedicated 1839; Maine General Convention held here 1840; building repaired 1868; Sunday School established 1870; parish or- ganized 1888, but never any regular and flourishing society.
Pastors: Revs. McFarland, Miller, Locke, Baxter, E. P. Fogg, G. G. Hamilton, R. H. Aldrich, G. E. Leighton.
Church of Christ Society: Organized 1870 by Rev. Wm. Murray of Haverhill, Mass .; membership then 22; two years prior services held at Chas. Drake's house; following 1870 till Christian house bought in 1871 services held in school house, district No. 9; Elder Chas. Drake has been leader till 1904 when the present pastor E. G. Wing was installed:
FACTS OF INTEREST
1790-Rev. Daniel Lovejoy settles in Albion, sometime prior to this date; six families in town.
1800-About this time Wm. Chalmers built first grist mill.
1802-Territory organized as Freetown plantation. .
1804-Incorporated as Fairfax; later changed to Lygonia.
1805-10-First tavern kept by Nathan Haywood. .
1810-About this time a store opened by Dr. Quimby. First cemetery laid out near land of R. J. Whittaker.
1811-Nine school districts in town; increased 1882, to 14. 1812-About this time town house erected, about a half mile south of the corner.
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1812-Saw Mill built by Robert Crosby.
1815-Friends society organized; church erected by Oliver Winslow.
1817-Baptist society organized.
1820-First stage route through Albion, Augusta to Bangor established
1824-Albion incorporated February 25.
1825-Christian church organized; Albion Post Office estab- lished.
1838-Universalist church built; South Albion Post office · established.
1840-Maine General Convention of Universalists met at Albion.
1845-The famous "Elms" near the Corner, planted by the Washingtonians and the anti-prohibitionists.
· 1858-Town farm purchased.
1861-Civil War breaks out and Albion prepares to bear her , .part.
1870-Church of Christ Society organized.
1875-Albion Grange organized; O. O. Crosby, first master.
CIVIL WAR ENLISTMENTS 1861-65
James Austin, Albert Bessee, Atwood Crosby, Augustine Crosby, Rodney Crosby, Albert D. Foss, Martin Foss, Lieut. John S. French, Wm. H. Gifford, Erastus H. Hamilton, Amaziah F. T. Hussey, Timan N. Hamilton, Jas. Jameson, Marshall Lawrence, Rufus F. Lancaster, Morrison Leonard,
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Wm. Mayberry, Walter H. Morrison, Jas. Murdough, John Wade, Gilman S. Quinn, Jas. A. Ridlon, John W. Ridlou, Rodolphus Rider, Dan'l Rollins, Wm. B. Robinson, Wm. A. Stackpole, Warren B. Stinson, Chas. Seekins, Lieut. Jos. H. Spencer, Wm. H. Tabor, C. B. Taber, Atwell M. Wixon, Moses Atkinson, Lieut. Amos. J. Billings, Howard S. Bessey Selden E. Brann, David Brown, Albert B. Brown, Emery Bruce, Geo. Bolton, Chas. A. Coleman, Jas. A. Craig, Luther W. Crosby, Lewis H. Cofran, Seth R. Clark, Persia B. Clifford, John F. Clifford, Sam'l Charlton, Jas. H. Coombs, Isaac N. Coombs, John E. Copeland, Wm. T. Cressey, Luther Davis, Chas. A. Douglass, Wm. D. Doe, Rob't Dingley, John Donnough, Hadley P. Doe, Martin V. Eldredge, Caleb F. Estes, Josiah Edwards, Geo. W. Flood, Chas. L. Feldtman, Albert P. Farnham, Chas. G. Fowler, Edw. Fox; John M. Gaslin, Henry S. F. Gerald, Jos. C. Gilman, Geo. W. Gilman, Henry A. Griffith, Chas. P. Gove, Geo. W. Griffith, Adj. San- ford Hanscom, Jas. Hodgkins, Cyrus S. Hamilton, Eben Hanely, Geo. F. Hopkins, Lewis E. Hopkins, Lewis E. Hovey, John M. Hussey, Stafford B. Jones, Chas. Keene, Wm. G. Kidder, Joshua Knights, Wm. Leonard, Chas. H. Libby, Rufus F. Lancaster, Geo. W. Longfellow, Albert P. Leavitt, Isaac H. Libby, Herbert E. Lewis, Sam'l Longley, Davis McDonald, Andrew G. Mudgett, Geo. F. Martin, Geo. Meader, John Mains, Jeptha C. Murch, Jos. L. Nado, Albert Norton, Isaac Y. Pierce, Geo. F. Pease, Ezra A. Pray, Allen Parmeter, Alphonso C. Pray, Lieut. Osborn J. Pierce, Wm. P. Plummer; Priv. 42d Mass., Co. I., Vol .; Horace T. Parkhurst, Priv. First Maine Hvy. Art., Bat. C. (Spanish
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War); Geo. Rutledge, Calvin Rollins, Benj. F. Runnels, Dan'l Rollins, Simon Spaulding, Lieut. Jos. H. Spencer, Andrew H. Smiley, Erastus M. Shaw, Edwin Staples, Warren B. Stin- son, Orrin F. Stinson, John F. Stackpole, Wm. G. Stratton, Chas. Seekins, Josephus Simpson, Gardiner P. Smiley, E. N. D. Small, Jas. M. Tyler, A. S. Weed, Algernon Weymouth, Isaac W. Whittaker, Geo. M. Wiggin, Eugene Worthens, Orrin T. White, Nathan S. Winslow, Sam'l Wilder, Chas. T. Whitten, Olney Worthens.
HOW TO RAISE GOOD HORSES
Breed to the best bred Stallion in Maine and equally as good an individual, Ruprecht, race trotting of 2.1744, trial of 2.12. Seal brown in color, about 16 hands high. Perfect conformation and disposition, not a sour spot in him, pure gaited in very light shoes, no mixer. Ruprecht is brother in blood to the great Sire Mckinney, 2.114, Sire or Sweet Marie 2.02 and a host of other fast ones.
TERMS-Single service, $5.00 cash; Mare insured with fold, $10; Live colt insured, $15.
D. B. Herrington
CHINA,
MAINE.
JOHN COUGHLIN DRUGGIST
Pure Drugs & Medicines
Choice Toilet Articles Dainty Perfumes
Prescriptions carefully Compounded. Prices Consistant with Good Goods.
West End Kennebec Bridge, Augusta, Me.
J. H. COGAN & CO.
Steam and Hot Water HEATING PLUMBING AND VENTILATING
Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces. Electrical Work a Specialty.
187 Water Street,
Augusta, Maine
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A. E. DOE
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING
Horse Shoeing a Specialty
Also full line of farm machinery
East Vassalboro, 'Maine.
THIS REGISTER
Is a Specimen of our Book Work
For further particulars in regard to Book and Job Printing in all its branches, call or write
W. H. WEEKS
223 Lisbon Street Lewiston, Maine
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