Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-07-13
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Penobscot.


| COMMENT BY A SCR ;E.
Save he gentle hum of the insect world
and the ever-changing music of the
feathered minstrelsy, quiet and vetdure
everywhe prevail. One would little
dream from the divine beauty and calm
that bring placid smile to all nature
that the hell of war is even now sucking
the blood of American citizens. But il
our heroes perish for humanity's sake, it
| is well-the sacrifice is as divine and holy
as that of Christ. But if spirit of base
| imperialism and sordid conquest, and a
mere pride of military proves, shall
smirch the glory of our dead, the nation
will weaken and wither under the hand
| of chastisement.
| Let soulless and reckless politicians,
| headless demsgogues, fat land grabbers
and money changers be driven from the
temple Of American liberty, and true
patriotism and true Americanism set en-
throned in all their original beauty.
1t is time that the people began to voice
their sentiments upon the outcoming
issues of this war. The silence Of the
many and the clamor of the few are most
naturally construed as public sentiment.
1t is astonishingly true in politics as
elsew here hat the vicious elements are
most active.
| was at North Bluehill recently at the
meetings OF the county grange and far
mer's institute, which have already been
reported in THE AMERICAN. We always
see the vital and aggressive element ofthe
grange at these gatherings. Here they
come in their happiest moods, flashing
with wit and wisdom, laden with goodies
for both soul and body. The picnic is
spread under shady tent, and the "feast
of body and flow of SOUL go on like the
happy mingling OF musical streams in one
| broad body.
One Of the delightful places to call at in
the North Bluehill settlement is at Perry
| Gcndle's-one of the sturdy relics of a
| former generation of giant pioneers. Mr..
Grncie is lightweight years Of age, has a
wonderfully retentive memory, which
with his great fuency and vivacity of
speech makes him a most companiouab BILE
and interesting man. His hearing and
eyesight are but slightly impaired, and
except for an attack of rheumatism which
has afflicted him since last winter, he is
| in excellent health, and can look forward
to the first decade of the twentieth CEN
fury wit tranquil hope.
Mr.. Grindle is replete with bear stories
and incidents in all the minuteness Of
detail pertaining 10 the early settlers OF
this section, that would make hundred
stories as thrilling as any that find their
way into modern literature. He is now
living with his son Freeman-one OF the
stlrrlLs business men here.
Mr.. Grindle opened a blacksmith shop
some two years ago-a green hand. He
has since learned the business of general
blacksmithing with SO much aptness
and skill that his business has con-
stantly increased, and he will soon find
it necessary to hire a man. His patrons
come as far as from East Orland and East
Bluehill. He has shod as high as nine
horses in one day, and is expert at all
kinds of work.
Penobscot can boast of one very smart
old lady in Mrs. Mary S. Littletield. She is
now lightweight years old, and does the
work for family OF eight persons, in
Guiding pauper who requires very much
attention, and the younger Mrs. Little
field, who is PROSTATE with typhoid fever.
Can a smarter old lady be found in Han
cock county?
Speaking Of old people, we do not for
| get that Orand has two wonderful
| pieces of human mechanism that have
defied the ravages OF time and decay-Mr.
George in the nineties and Mrs. Mehit-
able, past ninety-three, both enjoying
| good health and avle to work.
| July 16. H.