Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-03
Dear NJ. B. Frisacs.
THIS American.
hilswvrgh, Ne.

1 give you all greetIhEskIroH HoFAnSIH
Maine. Although it wss.a Little cold here
this morning, / wish you all could look out
with me: on this great country. OF
course Il know Aunt Maria and some
others have visited Aroostook, and / hope
/ will make no statement they will not be
willing to vouch for.
I To go back little, Uncle Msdge and |
are really taking q vacation. Tuesday
morning, having make all arrangements
for leaving home, we started for Els
worth.a 1t was fine, clear weather, with
good travelling. Passing through some
wild land in surry we saw, some rods
ahead in the road, fine deer, which stood
still until we came quite near, then grace
fully leaped down a wood road and disap-
peared. So We could not claim We were
going on hunting trip because there was
no game down east, when we had proof to
the contrary.
We looked for Dell and "hailoed" to
Sadie. We hoped 10 see Irish Molly, but
didn't. In Ellsworth station we received
word that the train WIS forty minutes
late, butIthe time passed pleasantly in
waiting. Did you ever think how, IN a
ladies waiting room, haif-dozen women
will sit in silence and size each other up
ION the sly, while g half dozen men in
like conditions would enter into CONVEX
sstion. discuss the latest general news and
have good social timer However, the
Waiting time was not an occasion OF
golden silence, as friends we're recognized
and teonfdsntiallyl ! doubt itthere would
have been silence il il had been otherwise.
In Bangor there was time 10 run around
little, besides getting fortified by good
dinner for the next seven or eight hours
experiences. We saw three great moose
aud FIVE deer just brought Down from the
hunting region. AT 2s5 the train left for
Fort Fairfield and intervening stations.
Over on the Maine Central track 10 North
ern Maine Junction, then onto the Bangor
and Aroostook tine, and we were ushered
into new part OF the state, to Us.
Many Of the fellow travellers we're going
home to spend Thanksgiving. We caught
short sentences as friends greeted one
another or others made Dew acquaintance.
''Just going up for short stay" ''oh
yes, President .sAid in chapel yesterday
morning." 1.-TWO ehiidrvn--yes- how old
do you think this lone is9'' "Hoine for
Thanksgiving" Father and mother
couldn't come down-wanied as to come. "
''Thirty-one from Aroostook there this
year" ''I'll.le lyou: know how the deal
comes OUT They are fine boys" s'lJcar
little baby, how tired he is.n
1 had heard they raised fine crops OF
something besides potatoes up here. and
there were some as tine little folks on the
train as one would wish to see. The
views were worth seeing, especially In the
lake region. For miles, on the left,
stretched the waters OF those beautiful
lakes, with a background OF hills, With
cid Katahain little more remote.
The shadows began TO lengthen; the
early twilight was closing down ON the
scenery and for the. remainder Of the
Journey all outside objects were ohscured
by the darkness except in the villages
we saw the electric lights here and there.
AT Phair we changed cars fo3 Fort FAIR
field, fourteen mites awsy, y Rich we
reached at 900 P. N. and heard the voice
OF Nsreissns bidding US welcome 10 'sthe
Fort.
But you will weary OF all these partieu-
lars, and { need only say, everything is be-
ing done by the members OF the household
10 give US a most delightful visit. Dell,
don't be shocked. but alter hearty
Thanksgiving dinner, we walked "aeross
the iines". Three hotels are just ON the
edge of the boundary line just far enough
from the line TO clear the law OF prohibi-
ton state. On the barn OF the FIRST one you
reach Is a sigu-it is q bottle or q picture
OF q bottle, and could read "liquors' be-
meath it. The distance to the line was
about two miles, and the road leading to
ii was well smoothed by the teams that
had Travelled ii, but there were no disturb
ances on the street.
! must tell you OF the markers" on the
boundary line between Maine and New
Brunswick which are placed at equal dis
tances the whole length OF the line. They
are OF iron and granite. On the Canadian
side is the word Canada, and on the
other ~ sH. There is also, on each, the
date of the treaty, 1912. You win under
stand why was SO deeply interested In
this matter when I tell you my father
went to the Aroostook war, the chief re-
suit OF which was the establishment OF
this boundary line. He saw the possibiii-
ties OF this then undeveloped part Of
Maine, and predicted for il great future.
There are many things / want to tell
you about. One thing more this time,
and il you would care for it, another week
more may follow. just across the street
little to the left are TWO school buildings
which accommodate over 700 pupils, under