Myra M. Ware

”BENTON SCHOOL.—Ninth and Locust streets; lot 127 by 111 feet; built 1870; cost $32,000; warmed by furnaces; 3 stories; 12 rooms; 700 seats; 13 English and 1 German teacher; District—North by Green street; east by Mississippi river; south by Market … Continue reading →

John Ware

”The statistics of Canaan, Bloomfield, and Skowhegan, for the year 1850, will show the state of the business. Moderators– …John Ware, 1808 … Town Treasurers– …John Ware, 1799 … Representatives To General Court– …John Ware, 1808 …” Reference Data:   … Continue reading →

John Ware (1800)

”In the vicinity of the year 1800, Daniel Lambert and his son Moses lived in that part of Canaan now called Bloomfield. They were men who were not generally regarded as of ordinary powers of mind, but the sequel will … Continue reading →

John Ware (1833)

”Associations, Institutions, &c. — Skowhegan Bank, situated on Skowhegan Island, in Bloomfield, was incorporated March 4,1833. Capital, $75,000; Discount day, Monday. First Officers, — Samuel Weston, President; Samuel Philbrick, Cashier; Samuel Weston, Isaac Farrar, J. G. Neil, Abner Coburn, Edmund … Continue reading →