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Brief History and Census of the Town of Union, 1916 The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine History Documents Special Collections 1916 Brief History and Census of the Town of Union, 1916 Town of Union (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistory Part of the History Commons This Monograph is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine History Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A BRIEF HISTORY and CENSUS of the TOWN of UNION 1916 A BRIEF HISTORY . and CENSUS of the TOWN of UNION 1916 PRICE 30 CENTS AUGUSTA PRESS OF CHARLES E. NASH & SON 1916 A Brief History NION is one of the towns which make up the County of Knox, in the State of Maine. It is bounded on the north and U north-east by Appleton, Hope and Rockport; at its eastern extremity it joins Rockport and Warren, forming an angle on the north-west side of Mount Pleasant near its summit; on the south and south-west by Warren and Waldoboro and the west by the Medomac River. The French and English claimed this land for more than a century. It was proposed in 1711 or 1712 to make the St. Georges River the boundary between these nations but this was never effected. Dr. John Taylor purchased and settled the town and named it for himself as Taylor Town. This tract of land consisted of about thirty-two thousand acres more or less for which Dr. Taylor paid 2,000 pounds, ($9,733.00). The earliest date that was entered in any of the town books was May 31, 1786, the document from Lincoln, S.S. to Philips Robbins a principal inhabitant of the plantation sometimes called Ster­ lington in said County of Lincoln. This document was to inform the people of that town to have a town meeting to elect such offi­ cers as were necessary. The second date of any importance is that of a petition dated September 12, 1786 sent to the Senate and House of Representatives of Massachusetts as an act of In­ corporation. This petition was followed by an act incorporating the plantation called Sterlington in the County of Lincoln into a town by the name of Union; this act passed October 20, 1786. Washington, a part of Union, by the act of incorporation was separated in 1811 with the Medomac River decided upon as a boundary. The earliest settlers came to this town by the St. Georges River or by foot. Afterwards spotted trees marked the path. One of the early settlers who had some grain and wanted to have it ground Taken from Sibley’s History. NORTH NATIONAL BANK Capital, - - $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits, $ 52,269.14 Resources, - - $959,124.27 OFFICERS ELMER S. BIRD, President ALAN L. BIRD, Vice-President EDWARD F. BERRY, - Cashier JOSHUA N. SOUTHARD, - Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS ELMER S. BIRD, ALAN L. BIRD, CALVIN I. BURROWS, GEORGE H. HART, ENSIGN OTIS Members of the Federal Reserve Bank System. The increased safety, stability and service made possible by the new law. Checking and Savings account solicited Safety deposit boxes to rent 5 took a bushel sack on his back, and carried it through the woods to Damariscotta and had it ground. On his return he gave it all away to people more hungry and more in want of it than himself. In 1814 and 1815 Isaac Hills and John Burkett (inhabitants of this town) were engaged in carting goods to Boston, with six oxen on wagons covered with boards. This took about two months; they hauled about two and a half tons at eighty dollars a ton. In 1785 there were no roads, only paths marked by spotted trees. May 7, 1786 the town voted that the selectmen should lay out a road from Warren to Union Common to meet the road that leads to Barrett Town. Corduroy Roads were often laid across wet and swampy places. This was comfortable riding in wagons when the logs were a foot or more in diameter. The first canal in this town was opened only from Round Pond. General Knox of Thomaston became the principal or sole owner before it was completed. It was used for several years; but the great profits expected from it were not realized. Before the general’s death in 1806, it was neglected. A petition for doubling the toll was presented to the Legislature dated, Union, May 21, 1802. The canal proved to be unprofitable and was allowed to go to decay. Another canal was laid out in 1846 from Thomaston to Sears- mont. It was completed in 1847. A steam boat has been on the canal and once went into Sennebec Pond. In the St. Georges River at the present time traces of the locks may be seen and the canal can be traced. Union Common is the principal village in this town. It is situated on the east side of the St. Georges River, about one mile above Round Pond, and at the north end of Seven Tree Pond. It is twenty-eight miles from Augusta, fourteen miles from Rock­ land, and twelve miles from the State Prison in Thomaston. January 16, 1796, five men were chosen in town meeting, a com­ mittee to apply to David Gilmore for a deed of two acres for a meeting house lot. There was no action taken upon the subject until November 5, 1798, when the town voted not to accept the A STATE BANK... This, you know, is a State Bank. It is under the direct supervision of the banking de­ partment of Maine. It invites your patronage. Thomaston Savings Bank of Thomaston, Maine LEVI SEAVEY, Pres. J. WALTER STROUT, Treas. Safe deposit vault in connection with the bank 7 committees report to lay out the Common around the meeting house, but to have the Common as surveyed by Mr. Stone. The Common was somewhat rough at this time as an article in the warrant for May 27, 1801—“to see if the town will clear the stumps and stones so that it might be fit for a training place for the town soldiers.” The town voted the selectmen be a committee to apply to Mr. David Gilmore for a deed of the Common, and postpone the clear­ ing until a deed is procured. April 3, 1809 the town voted that cattle should not be allowed to run loose on the Common on public days. The Common has changed a great deal in the past few years. The Georges Valley Railroad makes its two daily trips to Warren, carrying a great many carloads of lumber, wood, hay, apples, and canned corn, canned apples, etc., bringing back coal, farm machinery, grains, etc. The Monmouth Canning Company purchased a lot of land near the depot. In 1908 two large buildings were built thereon, one contains the machinery which has the greatest labor saving devices for canning corn. The other is used as a store­ house. The buildings and the machinery cost about $16,000. This factory employs twenty to thirty men and women during the canning season. Mr. R. B. Lewis, the manager, keeps this factory in first class condition, everything clean and neat about the factory and its surroundings. The Thorndike & Hix Company can apples, blueberries, and squash. This factory is managed by F. E. Burkett and employs several men and women. The Turner Centre Dairying Association erected a building near the depot in the fall of 1915. This building is used as a receiving station for milk and cream, and ice house. This winter about 400 tons of ice was put in this building. The shipments of milk and cream are already large and are increasing very rapidly. W. A. Bessey and E. H. Burkett dealers in grain, feed, poultry supplies, farm machinery, fertilizers, etc., are both doing a large business. There are two general stores at the Common, W. E. Haskell Company and The Wingate-Simmons Company, both are doing a flourishing business. PAYSON & ROBBINS General Merchandise Telephone, Local 18-4 DEALERS IN Shoes, Rubbers, Hardware, Paints, Oil and Varnishes * WE call your attention to our line of Crockery, Window Shades and Wall Paper. We sell and recommend Mon- A Satisfied Customer is our best asset & ROBBINS East Union,, Maine* ♦ * 9 The Dirigo Power Company built a concrete dam and dug a canal at Hills Mills costing a large sum of money, and furnished electric street lights for the Common and for several stores and residences for three years until August 1915, the power house was destroyed by fire. In October the pole line was sold to the Central Maine Power Company. In 1913, the Central Maine Power Company built a pole line across Union, north of the Common. This power is transmitted on the other line and furnishes lights for the town day and night. There are electric lights in the churches, stores, post office and a greater part of the dwelling houses near the Common. The beautiful village of South Union is located about one mile from Union Common. The Crawford’s River runs through the village. Special attention is called to this water privilege as being one of the best in Maine. At present this river furnishes power for Thurston Brothers new factory the manufacturers of cloth covered burial cases. They employ twenty to twenty-five men throughout the year. Thurston Brothers also furnish electric lights for South Union. This River furnishes power for C. S.
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