Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-16

FILLED CooKlEs-one cup OF sugar. one-half
cup Of shortening, one egg, one-half cup OF
milk, three and one-third GUYS of -four, two
teaspoons Of cream of tartar. one teaspoon Of
cookies in pan, then put filing each. Do
not let it come to the sides. Place another
cooky on each. FILLIse-One cup chopped
raisins, one half cup sugar, one-half cup of
water, one teaspoon -four; be careful, for it
burns easily.
The above was sent by L. E. T., and
should have been printed before. ] am
keeping the poem for some future time.
The following letter will give you all
much enjoyment:
Dear M B. Friends:
Good evening. II is Sunday night, dark and
rainy, just the night to tell stories and talk
and rs my John is out choring and we've no
callers, must talk with my pen. Well, then.
for . staid old couple we have done quite q lot
Of going about in the last month. We began
by going to Biuehin field day, it being rainy
in the morning, we only got half Of the day
there, as we had near twenty miles to ride.
but the half that We got was very fine. We
listened to three smart speakers, had music
and singing, saw lots Of folks, met our Aunt
Madge, Narcissus, Novice and Ann SO we were
. jolly crowd. After the speaking was over
we had social time for while, which is the
best part of all entertainments.
Then we went on to Bluehill to visit our own
folks and call ON some OF the NJ. BIS. We did
have the best time! We were two nights and
one day, and during that time made three
visits and four calls. Who beats that for get
ting arounds Then we went from Bluehil up
to Ellsworth to grange day there. Got into
Ellsworth before noon, looked the street
sights over, then visited an old friend and her
family till O'Clock by the way, this
old friend is NJ. E, R., who wrote about her
visit here and as she has written for the
column, she is . Mutual now and we shall ex-
pect and want her at our NJ. b. reunion. See?
Now, to resume, as Samantha Allen says,
| then we went down into the city, and weren't
the streets full! Twas great fun 10 watch
the people come and go, see the pretty clothes
/, and hear the hum Of all that was going on.
We marched around with the grangers, SO rs
| to represent our grange which is New Gen.
tury. Dedham. Then we marched into the
hall and tried to bark to the speaking-which
was dne-but the folks who never keep still
were there, as they are everywhere, and they
kept coming in and going out till we got
| tired Of the confusion, SO we joined the street
| crowd again and looked at everything and
everybody. met many we knew, ana mad o
social half hour; then started for North Or
land, which is our home town.
On Bridge hill, saw Ego, ID, and had
minutes talk with her, and from her very
cordial invitation TO come in and have tea,
but we were fifteen miles from home, SO
couldn't stop. We had a lovely ride home in
company with lots Of the home folks who had
taken in grange day. Rode q while behind
the team which carried the banner Lake
View grange won that day by having the big
gest per cent Of its membership there, and It's
pretty banner.
We got home at twilight and found every
thing and everybody all right, and we could
see that our colt had grown. And say, isn't,
home the loveliest place? 1t doesn't matter il
it isn't right up to date, it's home and the
trees, flowers, cats, and even the door yard
clutter are little nicer than anybody else
has.
think this ends our first outing, and 'tis
bed time. IN give you the rest in the sweet
new day. Good night all.
IT'S the new day and a very beautiful one.
I've the washing started, and while taking .
long breath win tell you about our Bangor
fair day. We got up at 8 O'Clock, did the
morning work that one can't do the night be-
fore, put up lunch and started for : fifteen
mile drive to Bangor; then it's quite . long
way out to the fair grounds, so we had . nne
ride, only am scared Of the autos, but our
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