Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-22
SEEING NEW YORK.
New York Paper Discovers Wis.,
itor from Ellsworth.

new hOrk faper discovers Wis.
itor from Ellsworth.
The New York Herald has discovered an
unknown from Ellsworth who has been
'seeing New York;. This is what it says
of him.
Stop the procession for q few minutes and
listen to what Mr.. Abner Holiday, OF Ellis
worth, Me-, has to say about our thriving
village. Until this occasion New York has
never had the proud distinction OF entertain
ing Mr.. Holiday. But he put the reporter at
his ease in y few minutes at the Hotel Mar
Unique yesterday by announcing in stem
toriar tones that he wishedto be recorded In
the ffirmative regarding all the good things
that have been said about this city.
He had Just finished an elaborate inquiry
into broiled lobster and was polishing his
chin when he consented to chirp . bit about
our assortment Of sights. Just because he
has not seen At to drop In before, do not get
the impression that he has been inclined to
ignore our existence. The demands OF
wholesale hay and feed business have been
too great to permit OF more than few hours
recreation A. time, and that Is why he has
been delayed in transit.
~ would have come before II 1t hadn't been
for business" he began, In an apologize
manner. "The constant increase IN the num-
Der Of automobiles up my way 10 the only
thing that has made this trip possible. The
small suikies are supplanting the horse every
day. and . corresponding decrease in the
amount Of hay and feed used is the result.
Business slowed down and got chance to
come to . regular city"
automobiles will eventually eliminate the
hay and feed business" WAS suggested.
ayes, but 1t won't interfere with the Holli-
day store" he replied with laugh. "As soon
as realized that whiz wagon would not eat
hay, I stocked up with gssolene and other
automobile food. And I'm going to open an
aerop'ane department this spring. Have to
get up before sunrise to catch me mapping"
"How do you like our little placer"
"Great, is as near as can figure it. ia like
to use bigger word, but guess that covers
the subject. Come to think it over don't
know but am glad that waited so long be-
fore coming. Everything is pretty well fin
ished up now, and there are whole lot OF
things would not have seen il got here ten
years ago. What impressed me mosts Ha,
ha, Two or three automobiles came very
near leaving q lasting impression. They
missed me by q fraction Of an inch. Why, l
think your traffic squad and your fire depart
ment and your street cleaning system and all
the other things are wonderful"
what one thing hit you harder than any
thing elses"
"Your wonderful show windows. Say, I've
been here three days and about all I've done
is look in windows. It's wonder to
me the big stores don't charge an admission
to stand in front OF their windows. Take 1t
along Twenty-third street and up one side Of
Broadway and down the other between
ourteenth and Forty-second streets and the
shop windows are wonderful. suppose per-
sons who live here don't bother looking at the
displays, but they've afforded me enough to
talk about for months. All kinds Of goods
fixed up in the most attractive manner. And
every little distance one of those music stores
with . piano player humping out popular
songs. Why, l haven't thought Of going to a
show"
.Do YOU look in the windows when you are
homer"
"Only on Sundays. Then look in Casey's
to see if he's open"
This is all very interesting to Abner's
Ellsworth friends. They cannot find his
name in the Ellsworth directory. but who
he is is not interesting them half SO
much as the question, "Where's Casey's?''