Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08

MARY o. CARR, MARlAVILLE.
were born to them; all grew to manhood
and womanhood, but they are all gath
cred home but me. l am the last surviv-
ing member. but l feel it won't be for
| long. 1t may be interesting to tell you
| lit of
MY EARLY LIFE.
| We raised our own bread; it was very
| seldom we got any -four besides
! " hat we raised. and when we did, what
| few neghbors we bad had to have
little bowl for a rarity. We raised
our wheat and corn. There was no grist-
mill in Waltham, so we had to carry ali
our wheat and corn to Mariaville to John
| Jordan's mill. There were no bridges
across Union river then, so we had to take
a batteau and place our grist therein,
and paddle ourselves across and swim our
| horses. Many a time my sister Olive and
| / have carried the grist to mill that way.
| We made our own cheese when | was
| girl. Father made our shoes. mott her
| iJAU6 C'Ot IL lOE our uIteSte duu spun our
| iiIea. We kept large flock OF sheep,
so that supplied Us with dresses. By lots
| of hard work we used to wash the sheep
in tue river or brook before they were
sheared; then shear, card, spin and weave,
! cut aud make all by hand.
Our fax we raised, broke, spun the tow
| for bags, the fax for sheets and pillow
no Hnna hat dow sin
was married. What would the girls of
nowa-day think to have to do sll this?
DREARY WINTER.
Que year we had cold season, and not
much was raised. In January OF that
year tsther's barn was burned with ell its
| contents, and that included what little
wheat and corn had been raised. So
father started for C4stine on horse back
| for some provisions. We had but a small
supply on hand, ard there came up big
enovstorm which delayed his return, and
our small supp y of provisions became
* au-ted.
SO mother went to one of he ueigh bors
who had p enty of potatoes, and wauteo
to get some for us children until fatneI g
Return. sue shlu SUE NOutu ttl Us DANk
them If mother would give her he bl, cs
silk handkerchief she wore round her
neck. Mother gladly parted with that,
and returned feeling happier by far.
The first time l ever went to E lswortb
| went Gown in a battesu to Sally Jell
son's funeral. Threa battesus went down.
She was the daughte of Joseph Jellisnn.
IN EBS
worth then, only a foot path and not
many houses. There were but three
stores, I think, in Ellsworth when |
worked there. / we'll remember the
physician referred to; he was near neigh
Dor to MIR. Partridge, and that was DIR.
Greely. When he was called away he
used TO get me to milk his COW, and 1
used to get twenty five cents every time.
WILD ANIMALS PLENTY.
1 was married in 1S40, Oct. 10, and my
little house was all ready for me to move
into. The night l was married stayed at
my little house; it was then woods all
around in every direction. Bears and
other wild animals were numerous. The
wolves came and stayed several years, and
we had hard work to keep any sheer.
One night every one OF our flock was
killed, and it sounded dismal at night to
hear them bowling. The bears were so
plenty we thought nothing of seeing one
or two when we went after our cows at
night.
One night was hunting after one COW,
and had not gone far from the house
when found her, She had got hung up