Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-07

Dear NJ o. Friends:
In looking oser come OF your letters be.
fore beginning to write the column for
this week took up one envelope on whirh
had written; "A letter from Aunt
Emma to he answered" and the date was
| soms months ago, and l am sorry TO say
thst personal let ee has not been written
yet. tut in hat letter were some clippings
| Aunt Emma hsd sent, and the above
| ''coun ell" seemed TO me to be Ter messs &c
to Us just now.
We have missed her letters of late, and
this will serve to show ter that she is not
| forgot en-. and we hope she is in comfort
able health, at least.
| The snmmer is busy season for most OF
Us, but our thoughts can and do so out to
| tue scattered sisterhood even whils our
hands are employed with need tul tasks.
/ hope those OF our band who are
grangers will forgive me II | say that
went to the field day meeting At Bluehill
mineral springs for short time chiefly to
see II some OF our Nj. Be-. we're there
several OF them attended last yesr.
| l made special inquiry for those / knew
were members of the grange, Aunt
| Maria,n "E.ther,~ IS }. Y" and Aunt
jana. 1 learned he last named has sick.
ness IN her family. and vas sorry to bear
that, but thong ht the others we're saving
their strength and time perhaps for OUT
reunion.
| Our entertaining" friend has had a
| very generous afterthought VIII ca she i'm.
parted to me by letter last week. She
| says:
"In offering my cottage TO the NJ. b. sisters. It
was thoaghtiess of me not TO have stated that II
any sister or skaters could not make the journey
in one day, there are ample accommodations for
them II they wOEll ike to stay over night,
before or after the reunion.
"Now that the little shark has been famed
into blaze. blow with all your strength ard
keep the fire burning until you hear from them
ALL
"If any wish to come the night before, let
them address Y. d. W., box $50, Ellsworth,
Maine. aud will see that the cottage Is opsn-"
Sisters, did you ever see or hear any
thing like IL? Words fail me. and those
who know me best know that means a
good deal.
''Sadien writes me that she is glad We
are to have a reunion, and though she " III
not be able to attend it this year, she hopes
to meet with US at some future time. We
shall not forget her.
Here is an other ready for gathering o.
our clan.
ELLSWORTH. Aug. 81, 1894.
Dear Sisters Of the ~. 3. Coiumn:
Was glad TO bear that you were talking OF
holdiag the reunion al Contention Cove. shall
try TO be there and meet you all.
/ think "Den" il very Kind 20 furnish ns all
with icecream, and hope "Aunt Maria" viii Ger.
tainly be there too and all the rest. Win love
to ALL hastily, JENNIE.
Dear Members Of the N. B. c.:
have just been thinking ~ Uncle" Madge
didn't ask II he could 20 To the reunion. or II
the uncles couldn't go. Now Of course they
must go; how could some Of the sisters get
along without their Johns and "Uncle" Mahges J?
Iguess Aunt Madge would feel bad II "Uaele'
Madge didE't get an invitation when she has
got TO go so many miles to get there.
for one hope everybody who goes win take
their better halves with them. There are some
who haven't any "Uncle' Madges TO take. aad /
for one know they viii be happy to see Others
happy.
am glad there Is 80 much interest in the NJ
b c. members amin a hurry for THE AMER
IcAS 20 get here to see what the NJ. b. C. has Il
say arst. / often have wished had saved every
one Of the NJ. B. Cs. and made scrap book Of
them.
&c" IL right about the pin. A gold one Ii
none too good, aud We don't want one WI
wouldn't be proud of. Now VIII tell you WIN
viii do when you all decide what you Ike, 8
you want me to VIII get them made at q man
ufacturing house at wholesale, and charge eacl
one just what they cost. as / can get them Al
wholesale. II anyone else will do better
all o. X.
Dear "Aunt Maria, can't sit next TO you
for intend TO be there. and hope some of th'
sisters viii bring an old fashioned pumpkin pie
don't know what viii bring, as l am no cook
and don't live on farm. but then will have
something.
| hope Ii win be nice day, and every one who
can will be there. / don't know single one
but think by the tone Of the sisters letters 1
won't take long TO know each other when oui
password win have to be Aunt Madge, Grandma
G., Aunt Maria and so on. 1t viii be like pla,
at first which we all will enjoy. MEB.
lam so glad you are planning to be there
"Meb," and / calculate that reunion vii
be "Iove feastn. You are real good ts
offer to take so much care about the pins
We will have TO talk that question ovel
when we meet.
SUSAN Just confidential word with
you: You remember what I said last
week about glasses. l had 'iposse" Of