Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-07-11
COUNTY NEWS.
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The 'sOld Maids Convention" was pre-
sezsted at Mt. Desert hall Monday evening
yxiy 9, to large and sppreeiative audience
Bach member of the convention" il
10 be congratulated as to the manner il
watch her part was taken. Dougls:
L. Richardson, the professor with
tse new machine contributed no small
part toward the humor Of the play. The
azdience was also entertained with read
ngs by Misses Kelley, ChsfFey, Thompson
ana Galley, and solos by Misses Rich and
d ferries. Ice-cream, cake and coffee were
ssrved in the dining hall. The rhymes
az supposed By Rev. j. A. Lawrence,
10 regard to the money earned by
Members of the l.. A. s., were read by
MSS Maude Chaffey. Mrs. Hittie Stanley,
under whose management the entertain
1sapt was given, desires to thank all who
h iped in any way to make the evening a
Success, and y especially grateful to
Frank McMuIlen for his timely generosity.
TALE OF TON.
Ya sac market are buyers and sellers.
TAis Is the tale of earth's happy jewellers.
0eam for your dollars. dollars for your
cream,
Esaids and solids compose LIES dream.
SO thought the ladies when seeking the dimes
The gathering q which h2s called forth these
rhymes.
AIT they went with cream ana with freezer,
Bntracts many, but no lemon sQrseEeg
what matters 50 lo1g As vveslth's forthcom-
reheiP1 the town and keep things just hum
With liie pure and strong for parent and
In homes on whsch sind Providence hath
smiled.
Ygr On with the tale Of toll. lest, kaply.
Yau may not know Of good Mrs. Tom Tapley
Who into the freezer poured extract OF pills
And turned till out rolled crisp, new dollar
bills.
Nor Of the effort of Mrs Charles Robbins
~ win in the race, desp ite heart thrpbbiuES,
Weo worked the freezer with strength and
with song,
Ear bank roll now is one hundreds cents long
OF note is the work OF Mrs. John Rnowlton,
Who gayS the iee such pounding and ioltin'
hquickly nestled about the bright can.
And froze out dollar, all spick and span,
saecess is attained by constant driving,
dshers in the ice-cream trade are thriving,
Why may not ], unused Mrs. George Billings
As she drew forth four old-fashioned shilltngs.
KS. Eugene and Mrs. Charles Z. B. stanley.
Broadening in view, resolved to be manly.
kending to their task with skin snperfne
Earned two dollars by frost in summer time.
yor vet have you heard Of Mrs. Manchester
Nho earned alone, no other than Jest her,
Ahundred bright pennies to aid the cause,
81 making iee-cream TO cool timber jaws.
\ again that loyal friend, Mrs. Josh sawyer,
fNho argues as apt as any real lawyer,
kse talked up her ice-cream from door TO
Tad earned a whole dollar, yes, and much
! more.
Asr the present dollar we are bound to thank
81. :. Wilson who grappled with a crank,
Afa forth from chaos brought pleasant
she dream materialized, was good iee-cream
Vow we are through with cream in cold stor-
age,
Set away to other fields for forage.
SstuTe opens 10 each urgent caller.
hgerywnere women go after the dollar.
Next in order is Mrs John 4. Lawrence.
Who make table mats, from lessons by
Florence;
ghis dollars gathered By hook and By crook,
fo get ii most other things she torsook.
low to the front comes Mrs. Willis Watson.
With energy great, and important plots on,
9 raise pecuniaFy resources
Which worked smoothly, like stars in their
courses,
She, like the good wife Of Capt. Louis Holmes
Eade sweets one can't beat wherever ore
reams.
Their candy made every one open the purse
Forgetting the Ills they'd otherwise nurse.
Bat what may we say of good Mrs. Chaffey,
This we know, she made excellent tatfy.
She met with a smile wherever She went,
And all surely thought their dollar well spent
yhe dollar which now I'm to tell you about,
The way IL was built IS the qneerest thing out.
" thread II y made. and that stitch By stitch
And the stitching was done by Mrs. Fred Rich
ALL lot Al.
Gust for the fun Of il see what she'll say.
Well. Mrs. PRAY any favors bestewingY
Yes. take this dollar ! earned in sewing.
Kris. Maurice Rich in earning a dollar
spread paint from the kitchen to the parlor,
And by vanishing both base-boards and
doors,
While Maurice was doing the evening chores.
That estimable lady, Mrs. Charles Dix,
Wonderful things she can both make and fix,
fgt in this proud list she stands quite alone,
90 earn her dollar she turned the grindstone.
rRere's Mrs. Eugene Reed adopted the plan,
OF calmly taking the work of man,
First thought she wouldn't, then shouldn't,
then should,
And earned her money by carrying wood.
an reputation Mrs Hannah Holden
Can be to no one whit beholden,
cor az night she popped and sold yellow corn,
And quickly banked her dollar in the morn.
and not least upon the list is Mrs D. Ladd,
Who parted in disdain from every fad.
She knitted they did in olden times,
The dollar came sweetly as peaceful chimes.
fastening. we learn that Mes. Mildred Nor
wood,
Heard the suggestion and thought it real
good,
'2nis dollar she earned ON a chair; rocking
Sailing. singing and knitting a stocking.
Yrs. Mary johnson, ilnmoFtalized here
Hhe burden she brings is tons OF good cheer
fhe may have knit mittens2 o much better,
Vision reveals her knitting sweater.
% Mrs. Ed Bunker, the work that she did
So1 really must know. let no one forbid:
She Numbered one day and called il pleasure,
To add dollar 70 your rich treasure
Mrs. Jalia Newman sends her dollar in,
rosbear It's kindly message Ger life's din;
asr laundering Is giistsuiag and white,
Esappreciate this triumph won by night.
Mrs. Fl. p. Richardson sold souvenir cards,
Banging from cathedrals to back door yards
stocking good values, two for a nickel
suiting all tastes, the ssaid or the tickle
But pass from the candy, the cream and the
stitch.
And think Of the efforts Of Mrs. Leslie Rich;
h the sweat OF her brow she made such bread
As king or potentase would think . spread.
Mrs p. w. Richardson made bread that raised
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