The Portland daily press., 1900-12-13
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered ny our Lo-
cal corrsspondsntH.
R0MFoRD.


Winter 10 upon us in earnest. We have
two feet OF snow in the woods, and more
over II degrees below zero. the i0tn Inst.
Also the road breakers are out in full
force this morning, as yesterday was q
very clustering day, and the air fuii OF
snow.
Busy time with Ioggers and wood hunt
ers.
Henderson Brothers from Harrison
have built q steam sawmill near Henry
Coiby's two miles above the Centre, on
the Andover road. They have purchased
quite territory of wood land, largely
birch, which they win saw into spool
strips.
The sloane steam mill at foot OF Zircon
hill, Is being fitted up for saving the
wood cut on the Wallace lot, 50 called:
There are many men ana several
horses and teams at work there.
Virgil Abbott As logging nine ana
maple for the Dunton Lumber company,
that the tornado OF last July, blew down.
Major Allen ana Arthur Sloane have
leased for two years the Thomas filardo
farm, and took possession last week.
J. @. Dolloff Ia working for +. Z. Put
nam.
Colman Hemingway got badly injured
by his horse running away at tne faiis
last Saturday. His sleigh and harness
were badly broken; horse not Injured.
W Clark has returned from Turner,
where he spent Thanksgiving week Win
his sister. Mrs. j. p. Waterman.
II. b. Clark and wife spent Thanks
giving at Sebago with Mr.. Chas Davis
and wife.
W. Il. Clark shot a deer In his pasture,
Thanksgiving Day.
PERU.
Peru, December s.-Disd, Eunice. wife
of Nathan u. Harlow, aged about W
years. she was the daughter III James
Fletcher, a resident In town 90 or more
years ago. He moved from the town OF
Sumner here. Her mother was
the daughter OF Nathaniel jackson,
"a resident in town 20 years AGO. The de.
ceased has bean sick three years, OF
dropsy, resulting from kidney trouble
She was a capable, enterprlsing woman,
respected by all. She leaves q husband
and seven children to m ourn her depart
ure. This family are wsll-to-do farmers,
near Worthy Pond Mr. Harlow Is an
old resident IN town. He was soldier
In the war OF tho Rebellion. he received
gunshot wounps in ssrvica, for which he
| is pensioned. lie ranks with tho fore
| most citizens in town.
Disd also during .the same week,
DlrS. ElVlrA +. buut, nReu w. wis VI
John s. Lunt, a resident OF Peru 10 TO %
years ago. She came of family,
ThuIston by name, residents In town co
years ago. They were married, lived In
town, had three children, oil girls, when
Mr.. Lunt enlisted as a soldier in the
war OF 1861. While In the u. s. service,
asson was born. This soldier wrote home
| to have him named Ulysses Grant. The
soldier returned home and died about 10
years ago. The daughters, having mar
ried, this son succeeded to, the care and
companionship OF his mother, continuing
| for several years, 90 her deaths Mr..
Lunt and his wire were professors of re-
ligion. They were exem plarv In all their
department., and beloved and respected
by all.
CHEBEAGUE.
Chebeague. Dsc. 1f-The Island schools
commenced the 10Th inst, with the fol-
lowing teachers: East End district, gram
mar department., MIR. Whitcomb OF
Springfield, VT; primary, Miss Della
Hamilton Of this places West End, Miss
Fannie b. Oragin.
The smelt fishermen have turned their
attention 20 catching herring. Thsy are
finding this business more profitable
than smelling, scarcity OF hsn and iprioes
considered.
The ii &c. Sunday school are rehears-
| ing fur a concert TO behelu at the church
Christmas night.
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