E. Sumner has an unenviable reputation for keen frosty mornings. On Sunday morning, Jan. 15th, the mercury fell to 40 below zero. On Tuesday A. M., Jan. 24th, it was 34 below zero. Still, the sharp frosty air does not prevent the teams from getting out by 6 A. M. The teamsters have missed very few trips this winter. While there has been few big storms, the frequent snow falls and winds have made rather hard roads much of the time. Another car of apples was shipped from the station on Wednesday by F. L. Barrett. A continual fire has to kept up in the apple cars to prevent freezing. Del. Davenport goes with the cars to Portland.

50 Years Ago, 1955

There hasn’t been a street car in Maine for almost eight years. But there’s still eight pages of laws on street railways in the statute books. Sen. Martin R-Augusta decided to do something about it. He filed in the Senate today a repealer wiping out the entire chapter headed “Street Railways.” The trolley made its last stand in Sanford and Springvale, giving up the ghost March 31, 1947. Rep. Brown (R-Baileyville) today presented bills to restrict deer hunting to the month of November. Deer hunting is permitted from Oct. 21 to Nov. 30 in five northern counties and Nov. 1-30 elsewhere. Brown’s bill would make the Nov. 1-30 uniform throughout the state.

25 Years Ago, 1980

An annual American tradition – Girl Scout cookie sales – has begun again in Lewiston and Auburn. Girl Scouts are busy knocking on doors and taking orders for 1980. This year the cookies sell for $1.50 per box and come in seven varieties, including Samoas, thin mints, Do-Si-Dos – the peanut butter sandwich, Vanchos – vanilla and chocolate cremes, peanut butter patties, the butter cookies with only 24 calories per cookie and Granolas – made with all natural ingredients. This year the scouts will keep 25 cents per box – a 25 percent increase over last year – for their local troop activities.