those who live in memory. John Keen, Sen., the early mill-owner, with all his numerous family, have' ceased from the activities of earth. He dwelt in a house, not a very elegant structure, standing on the site of L. A. Farrar's store. His wife was a famous spinner of linen thread, weaver of cloth, and the like. Ephraim Turner, Sen., by trade a carpenter, passed the latter half of his life in this vicinity. Other names might be mentioned. The first settlers were obliged to journey to New Gloucester for their groceries, nor did they think it a hardship, not even to saddle their horses and ride to Boston on business.

Several industries are now prosecuted in the village, as in past time, in addition to which Benjamin Keen and Company have erected a building for the manufacture of fancy and other chairs of

cane.

The above information was kindly furnished by Benjamin Keen, Esq.

KEEN'S MILLS.

The village which bears this name is in the easterly part of the town, near the mouth of the Twenty Mile River. Nathaniel Robertson was the first settler on the south side of the river, and built a saw-mill in about 1798. Benjamin Allen settled on the north side of the river, and built a grist-mill

about 1800. These were the first mills in the place. Hanover Keen came into the place in 1805, and became owner of the grist-mill, which was carried away by a freshet in 1814, but was rebuilt, and has been in use until the present time. It has been owned and operated for many years by his son, Nathaniel Keen. Adna Gilmore built an iron foundry about 1820, and for many years made castings for the people in the town and vicinity as they had need. He was a mechanic, possessing skill and genius, and the products of his foundry were seen in the houses, and about the premises of a large part of the inhabitants. A carriage shop was built by Chase and Lord in 1834. Sarson Chase was a superior workman, and everything made by him was well and nicely done. He could do all the work on a carriage or sleigh, from the beginning to the finish, in a style which few could excel, or even equal. His last years were spent in Massachu

setts.

The first settlers in the place were Nathaniel Robertson, Benjamin Allen, Grinfill H. Keen, and Prince Waterman. The last named, the father of Deacon Thomas Waterman, of Turner Village, was the first blacksmith, and there was no one to succeed him in the business until 1835 or 1836, when John Warren set up the business in the basement of Chase and Lord's carriage-shop.

For

some years a Mr. Stevens has done the blacksmith work. Many years ago Cyrus French purchased the saw-mill, removed the up-and-down saw, put in a circular saw for sawing boards and timber, a machine for planing boards, and other machinery. About 1870, A. K. P. Gilmore erected a large building on the site of the old foundry, which was designed for various industries, but is used at present as a saw-mill. A Mr. Alden, a perfectly blind man, opened a store here, which he managed successfully for a number of years. After him William Andrews went into trade, but three or four years ago closed out his goods, and engaged in the business of manufacturing ready-made garments for men's wear. A post-office was established here in 1873, and Mr. Andrews has been post-master nearly, if not quite, all the time from the first.

About

1875, Fred Wing opened a grocery store, which is now the only one in the place.

CHASE'S MILLS.

Bani Teague built a saw-mill here about 1790 or 1795. A grist-mill was built about ten years later, and the saw-mill was rebuilt. Southard Washburn bought the mills about 1815, and owned them several years. Joseph Howard, an excellent mechanic, repaired the mills, making great improvement in them. He went west or south to make