Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-01-07
DEC. %, 1918.

1 bhC. ~ 1910
Dear AuRt Madqe:
Well, Christmas is over and the new year at
hand, and expect one of my frst and most
pleasant duties is to write a letter to you and
all the clan.
have nothing very interesting to say. only
perhaps some will be interested to hear about
my visit to Martha's Vineyard, where my sis
| ter lives. 1t was treat for me, as it had been
twelve years since l visited her, and l always
loved the island.
l left home and all cares behind me on Octo-
Der 9, and went by boat to Boston. The
night was thick and foggy and the fog-horn
blew every three minutes from the time we
left Rockland until tied up in Boston.
And my stateroom was directly under it, No
sleep that night.
My sister and one of her friends met me in
the South station, Boston, and from there we
went by train to Woods Hole and took the
steamer Gay Head for Vineyard Haven-a
journey of an hour-and then we were home,
and enjoyed every minute of my stay. re-
manned until Nov. 20.
rode over one Thousand miles in the auto
mobile and had horse to drive whenever
cared to, and certainly did have some fine
drives. We could only go in the automobile
when my brother could go with us, and many
night we left home at 10 O'Clock and returned
at 70.
The grand old ocean is on every side there
and such fine views, never twice the same.
love it every way. Sometimes the harbor will
be full of vessels, and then again not a sail.
My sister said when I went out, riding alone
she always knew would go where 1 could
see the water, and IIsure did. 1t is favorite
,@Io ,,,s%l hoe a,.fo
some fine cottages there.
The next village,.Oak Bluffs, it practically
deserted now, but in summer is very busy
place. The old town.of Edgartown is a sleepy
town now, but the water is still there. We
made one long-to- be remembered trip going
into Boston. by train and returning in the
automobile. We went in the morning and
did the store windows, took in picture show
in the afternoon and the theater in the
evening.
In the morning we took the car and went
out through Stoughton, Brockton, Bridge
water and took dinner in Middleboro. And
such fine oysters we had. 1 can taste them
now. We went on down the cape and crossed
the new bridge across the much-talked of
Cape Cod canal to Woods Hole, our car
registering eighty-two miles.
After helping eat the THANKSGIVING goodies
left for South Hanover to see the old place
where lived from the time l was five years
old until was fifteen, and where spent the
first year and half iof my married life.
remained there from Saturday until Tuesday
and saw all my cid friends who were left. 1t
was sad visit, for SO many of them were
missing from theirsplaces; 50 many changes
in the places and the people.
Have not seen Aunt Maria since / came
home, but received a word of good cheer from
her this morning by the way of Uncle Marx.
Am planning to.meet with you this coming re-
union if nothing happens. Should have
come this year if had not been going away.
/ received your Christmas greeting, Aunt
Madge, with pleasure. Please send me your
n anne and address SOL can write you person.
ally.
This is rather long letter for one with
nothing in it, but perhaps it will "help
some". think it is about time Aunt Maria
wrote, don't you? she.might tell us about
supper she attended this fall.
With good wishes for the new year,