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always on the church pulpit ; for she took that part of the church 

 work on herself. She will long live in the memories of those 

 who knew and loved her. 



SAMUEL C. HARLOW. 



Maine never had a more zealous fruit grower than Mr. Har- 

 low. He inherited a large estate from his father on Harlow 

 street, Bangor, and here in one of the most beautiful parts of the 

 city, he lived among his fruit trees. The trees surrounded the 

 old homestead, the approach was through them and here and 

 there beautiful snatches of landscape could be seen in the dis- 

 tance beyond. He was fond of experiment and took great 

 delight in imparting to others any information possible to aid 

 them in growing fruits. Last year at our Bangor exhibition he 

 was the largest exhibitor and bore away many premiums. 



Through the courtesy of Grace Harlow-Oliver of East Provi- 

 dence, R. L, the following information is received for this brief 

 sketch : 



Samuel Chandler Harlow was born Feburary 26, 1830. He 

 was son of Nathaniel Harlow, Jr., and took great pride in tracing 

 his ancestry directly to the Pilgrim Fathers. His grandfather 

 was one of Bangor's early settlers and largest landowners. Har- 

 low street, so named, being laid out by him through a portion 

 of his estates and given to the city of Bangor. 



Samuel C, married Anna Smith Wellington, January i, 1862,. 

 to whom two children were born. His wife died January 21, 

 1890. 



He was widely known as a man and a successful pomologist, 

 owning extensive orchards and winning many first premiums in 

 State exhibitions. He originated a luscious variety of plum 

 known as "Harlaw's Seedling." He was also interested in 

 poultry, raising and originated a strain of White Plymouth 

 Rock fowl. 



He was public spirited, a Republican in politics and a mem- 

 ber of the Central Congregational church. He w'as also a firm 

 advocate of temperance. His death, due to general breaking 

 down, occurred January 12, 1897. Both children survive him, 

 Mrs. W. E. Oliver of Providence, R. L, and a sister, wife of the 

 Rev. L. G. Marsh of Lewiston, N. Y. 



