The Portland daily press., 1900-01-04
MAINE TOWNS.
items ofInterest Gathered ny Our Local
Correspondence.
wINDHAM.

Windham, Jan. a. HE snow OF this
we.k brings out this sleighs; although IL "a
not very good sleiebing.
Mrs. Mary 5prsgue IL In quite feeble
health ct the home of her cousin, Mr..
winslow Hawkes
The next ssssio1 Of windhsm Sunday
school Association will be hell Ut North
Gorhau, January 10th.
Mr.. X. II. Turkey has returned to
Cam bridge, and Miss Emma L. Webb to
5aoo. Among the other guests 81 Mr..
ID. X. Turkeys during Christmas holiday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew johnson OF
Goshnn, Mr.. r. s. Webb Of Yarmouth,
and Mr.. Marshall Webb Of South Wind.
ham.
Miss Annie varney is spending few
days at West Yarmouth.
PowNAL.
Pownal. Jan. 2.-Ths New Year
brought with 1t the much desired snow.
Had IL not have been for the high wind
which prevailed for some hours there
would have been enough for fairly good
sleigbing. But even In Its present oondi-
itop, - will greatly aid our farmers In
doing quite . good deal Of teaming ID
snsis immediate locality.
Very interesting services were held
at the Congregational church here on
Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Hartwell officiating
II was . memorial service, or IN other
words Q brief review Of the life Of the
late much lamentsd Dwight l.. Moody.
IL was most fitting service and served
to place on the minds OF the hearers n
most vivid impression OF the life OF this
truly wonderful man.
A general holiday Was ooserved In cur
schools on New Years day.
Miss Ella Hodsden. with the aid OF her
pupils, gave Q social at her school ros m
On Wed nesdsy evening OF last week. the
proceeds Of which are to 60 toward a
fund which Is being secured to purchase
q clock for their school room. This social
will be followed BY box supper nc the
same place m the evening Of Jan. 9th.
Miss hodsden resolved q very pretty
Christmas gift from her pupils Of book
of Whittier's poems. complete.
The Misses Josephine and Florence
Hodsden, VINO have teen at home for the
holiday vacation, have returned to He
bron.
Bryant Newoomb IL soon to leave his
place here and will move to South Free
port. An auction will b held ~ his old
home 10 few days for the disposition
of his farming tools, etc.
The Ladies' Aid sooisty are to give q
social ct MalIet hall on Friiay evening.
Jan. 6th. II will be variety social and
Is In charge Of Mrs. Hartwel.
Mr.. Charles Foster OF Mechanic Falls,
Is stopping for o few days with his
daughter. Mrs Alvin Caswell.
The Misses Viotie and bessie Stuobs
were home from their school at Durham,
for the holiday vacation.
Miss Rosana Chaplin has been III with
very severe cold, but Is now rapidly
a PERU.
Peru, Jan. 1.-The people mourn the
death OF Leona Eta Warren, aged y
years. She was the daughter OF James
M. and Betsey Cannon and grand.
daughter Of stephen Cannon, soldier
of 1872 war, and Charles York on her
mothers side All were natives Of Peru.
The deceased lived In town the most OF
her life prior to her marriage. She was
ed ucated In the town schools and at
tended the BapsiBs church and Sabbath
school. She and her parents were pro,
fessors of religion. Her mother died
about ten years ago. Leons Eta Gan :
mon was Married to Willard Warren Of
Waltham, Macs, on her 2lst birthday In
October, 1898. The marriage was SOL
en- nized at Peru, by Rev. J. ID. Graham,
pastor Of the church fer several yeare.
She then went with her husband TO their
home at Waltham. he being milk dealer
about town, attended church whore she
had served as organist and the Sabbath
school where she had been pupil and
teacher. she leaves an infant daughter
about one month old.
HARPSwELL
East Harpswsll. Jan. 9.--William Hol-
brook celebrated New Years day by put
ting the corner of his az into his foot.
makingn cash two inches In length. He
was splitting wood in the shed and the
az glanced and went into his fost just
below the instep. just thirty.hve years
ago on that day ha cut the same foot In
nearly the same place, but much mors
severely.
The snow fell very fast all day Jan. ],
hut the roads are not much bensdttsd
thereby, for in some place there ts no
snow at all and in others three feet Of
snow.
The Christmas tree and concert at the
Cundy's Harbor chapel was largely at
tended, many not being able to find
seats. There were three trees loaded with
gifts. The music and recitations were
coed, and did great credit to the mana
ger. Mrs. Julia Eastman. Miss Mamie
.Stinson, Miss Annie Nulcahy and Miss
A aat- ltI vond oarvyOa Al he