. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. in Mattawamkeag than that offered by Mrs. C. , for this is selected with exceptional skill and care,nn comprises the latest fishlonable novelties, while it issufficiently varied to suit all tastes and all purses. began operations some years ago and has built upa very desirable trade, her success being due not only tothe attractiveness of the goods-offered, but also to themoderate charges mad


. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. in Mattawamkeag than that offered by Mrs. C. , for this is selected with exceptional skill and care,nn comprises the latest fishlonable novelties, while it issufficiently varied to suit all tastes and all purses. began operations some years ago and has built upa very desirable trade, her success being due not only tothe attractiveness of the goods-offered, but also to themoderate charges made in every department of the busi-ness and the promptness with which orders are , dry and fancy goods, and notions of all kinds,etc., may be obtained here at the lowest market rates,together with choice fancy goods In great variety. Cus-tom work is given prompt and painstaking attention andthe results attained will surely prove satisfactory to themost critical. Callers are always welcome, goods beingcheerfully shown and prices quoted Mrs. Haynes has afew desiral)le house lots situated on one of the pleasanteststreets in Mattawamkeag, which she would like to Birds Eye View of Kingman. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF KINGMAN, ME. Kingman is a comparatively new town in a quite recently settled region, it lying near ibe borderof the great Aroostook wilderness and the first settlement in the tract, being made less than thirtyyears ago, although it was organized as a plantation in 1859. The north and east part, including about900 of the 15,000 acres included in the present township, belonged to the Waterson and Pray purchaseand the remainder was granted by Massachusetts to Camden to aid that town to bridge Duck Trap-Stream. The tract was originally known as Township No. 6, range 4, north of Binghams purchase,,and was organized as McCrillis Plantation, July 4, 1859. At that time it was entirely wild landcovered by a dense forest, the first recorded settlement not being mad


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