The Portland daily press., 1896-12-16
nAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by PRESS
Correspondents.
PERU.

in the State M1lltla on framing Oays
in Peru fifty years ago. The deceased has
followed the vocation or a farmer and a
butcher the last twenty-five years. lie
was about 65 years Of age. Owing to
Moor health he has done but little labo.
on the farm the last few years, being &C.
cupied drivin . meat cart. This corn
nunity lcses an esteemed ard respected
citizsn, kind and obliging neighbor.
He was @ member of the Free Baptist
church. He leave two brothers, who
vera soldiers in the late war: Dexter
u. residing i'll Peru, anu Charles in Dix
field. Orlando. the remaining son of his
fathers family ths last known was liv-
ing out Vest. MIR. Dalano leaves wild
ow, two sons, and two daughters. all bis
children being married and living IL Pe-
ru except one daughter living ID Au-
burn, Maine. His wife was Fanny Jack-
son, daughter Of Seth jackson, RESI-
tenE OF Peru and soldier in the late
war; who died while On furlough at his
home. She is granddaughter OF the
Rev. Nathaniel Woodsuln, founder OF 0ne
FIR @ Baptist church in Peru, and ltB Pas
tor active over thirty years. The writer
reeclleets him we'll for period OF twen-
ty years before the war. He was vesy
Jealous minister of the Gospel He sup
ported himself mainly and reared large
family BIZ his labor on Lis farm. ana
would go with his team nearly every
Sunday five to ten miles from home to
hold meeting, following it year alter
year, and seldom receiving any remu-
neration to speak of for his services III
those days money was scarce In the rural
towns and the parishi0ners were mostly
poor. The people throughout the town
1iui,, ubn kpG
greatly revere his memory. There are
several of his offspring now 1vln2 III
town, all OF whom rank with Its leaolng
citizens. In addition to the children OF
the deceased, / will name Mrs. jackson,
mother of the widow and daughter of
Rev. MIR. Woodsum, VIM. Woodsum Esq.
son of Rev. Mr.. Woodsum, and there are
two sons of William, who are in the en-
ploy of the Portland & Rumford Falls
Railway, n B. Woodsum, Station
A gent at Dixfeld, and NJ. Woodsun,
Train Despatcher at Rumford Fails
They are very smart, efficient employees.
Mrs. Ansel Staples, daughter OF Rev
Mr.. Woodsu NJ, resides in Canton. Maine.
There are other grandchildren deserving
mention
HARPSWELL.
HarpswelI, Dec. 15-Mr. Abel Hol-
brock is out of health and has gone to
Lemuel Wilson, of Orr's Island.
Miss Ellen Chapman has gone to
Brunswick for few weeks.
Mrs. Frank Godd ard is quite sick and
is under the care of DR.. Lancaster.
Miss LOUISE Rich is very i'll with heart
disease. Mrs. May Catlin is taking care
of her.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Seubath Day Lake, December S.-Mrs.
Walter Braekett and Miss Nettle Merrill
have returned from Massachusetts.
Mr John Glover of Rumford, spent
Sabbath with his schoolmate, Walter L.
Miss Alfredo Brackett returned to
school at Gray, Monday.
Monday with Miss Nettie Merrill as
Miss Anna Edwards of Raymond gave
a lecture Monday night on the life OF
Christ.
Ira C. Hubbard is attending Shaw IS
business college. -,
Rev, George Foss of Lewiston will
hold meetings at the Pond school house
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock and sew
en- in the evening. All are cordially in
vlted.
The Y. P. s. c. E., held quarterly
business meeting Saturday evening. Mrs.
Marshall Cobb was chosen president, Mls
Fre1a Brackett vice president and trsas
urer, and Miss Lizzie Hubbard, secre-
tary.
SANFORD.
Sanford, December IA very COM
uentla bile act of charity was instituted
by tie Sanford Mills Company when
tskiuc account of stock last week.
Ttsy laid aside several cuts OF plush and
sent for committees from all the church
es In tte village requesting that their
sewing circles make tho goods into capes
and garments to he distributed among
fbe moor Christmas week. The Gooda1l
Worsted Company have added dress
eonds and lining TO the contributions,
while a sub-committee. who holds large
amount of money that was left over
from the Republican demonstration, have
voted to Distribute tho same among
the deskituts in -four wood and neces-
sifies.
Gorbam. December 15.-Ata meeting
Of John L. Adams Post. No. 10l, q. A.
b, hf Id Monday evening, December
tar the ensuing year: II. W. Hale, COM
,.;rter; A. z z. Marston, ). V. com.
nan,ier: VIM. Merrill, j. V. commander;
4auagd Harding, quarter master; Js d.
SDi1ney. chaplain; A. W.. Lincoln, sur
gson: Il. Shaokford, o. of D.; Thomas
4 cDonough, y. of g. Vim. Merrill, dele
gate 10 encampment; W. E. Strout, alter
nate.
DAMARISCOTTA.
Dnmariscotta, December 15.-The Re
publican county committee met at tb'
NJ .ine hotel yesterday and elected the fol
lowing officers: President. George Bliss
Weldoboro; secretary, A: a. Jackson
jefferson: reasurer, W. c. Thompson
Bristol. Nothing of importance came
before the meeting.
II, Ii. Castner Of Portland and ". H
Hayden of Bath, 1ere in sown last weel
w@t5r Works. The Italian crew arr
nearly all gone, and as soon as the pnmp
are set up we shall have water from
Little Pond. The stand pipe will b
done in about ten days.
sEBAGO.
sebago. Dec. A. Brazil Whitney has 1
ba5fer in his pasture and woods that he can