Chairville

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This town is,or was, in the Medford area. According to E.M. Woodward's 1883 history, it was on the eastern border of the township. There was a mill there by name of Peacocks Mill. It was also known as "The Steam Turning Mill". Chairville was supposedly named for the chair factory which was located there, although the sawmill stood longer than the chair factory. The sawmill was in operation until at least the 1890s. The chair factory was no longer around by the 1880s, although there was a grocery store and about a half dozen dwellings.

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