Ellsworth American., 1916-03-22
ELLswORTH,s oLDE WOMAN.
Mrs. Nancy Haynes still Active I'm
Her Ninety-second car.

MRS. Nancy Haynes Still Active IN
Her Ninety-second Year.
Written for TIE AMERICAN BY Mrs. wiihel-
nina Gibbs
Mrs. Nancy Haynes, who was ninety
one years old on Noy. 20, last, is Eilsworth's
Oldest woman. It is unusual TO find q
woman Of 80 great age with unimpaired
mental faculties and such bodily vigor.
The following story Of her life from her
own lips, tells it's tale Of youthful energy
and purpose.
Born in 1925 in West Gouldsboro, she
imbibed some OF the sturdy qualities OF
her nature and character from the rugged
coast and headlands OF her native town.
She was the daughter of George and Hittie
Young Newman, and sister OF the late
Andrew Newman, OF this city. A half
brother, George Newman, lives in Eden,
and q half-sister, Mrs. Charlotte Newman
Jones, resides In Ellsworth.
Mrs. Haynes childhood was spent in
her native town. When but eight years
old her mother died, and she lived on at
the farm with her father until, a few years
later, he married again. Not being needed
in the home, Mrs. Haynes, then Nancy
Newman, found employment In the family
OF Charles Hamilton Haines, OF Goose
Cove, Trenton. Here she worked steadily
q visit to her father.
One bright Sunday morning, having
milked three cows and finished her gen.
erai household tasks, she walked fifteen
miles to her fathers bone, then at Eagle
Lake, Eden, arriving in time for dinner,
VT ich, she remarked, was well worth the
long walk. 1t consisted OF green peas
and spring lamb. The next day she
walked back to Goose Cove to resume her
duties at the Haines home, where she re-
mained for some time.
Later Miss Newma went to Steuben,
and from there she went to Bar Harbor,
working in that little settlement when
the great Bar Harbor OF to-day was in its
primeval state, long before its derelop-
ment as popular summer resort. Then
only few homesteads were built, and the
streets were little more than COW paths
But the settlers were resolate folk, who
toiled with heart and brain and hand for
material prosperity and education.
The little village Of Somesville next
gave Mics Newman employment, in the
family OF DR.. Denim. From there she
went to take her first ''nursing case" at
Capt. Solomon Thompson's.
SO her young womanhood was spent in
su, h pf L. De nrr a. 49,
employed by "Master" Brewer, q ship
builder Of wide repute at Hull's Cove, to
do the family spinning. She carded the
rolls with the clumsy wooden WOOL cards
OF those days, and spun them into yarn.
Miss Newman was neat, attractive
young woman. Her "best" dress was OF
print at twenty-five cents a yard, and six
yards was an ample pattern. The last
place at which she worked was at "Old
Squire Barney Hills" at West GouIdsboro.
He was retired gen lem IN, " hose two sons
kept the village tavern in Cherry field.
Although girl of retiring disposition
little given to the pleasures OF life, she
would now and again attend party or
village dance. She recalls one dance at
Jones' pond where Dave Brooks was the
''tiddler", and the eightshanded reel and
the Virginia reel were the popular dances
which kept their merry feet in time and
tune until o'clock IN the morning.
On Dec. 6, 1850, Miss Newman was
married to Calvin P. Haynes, and they
went Immediately to their nav home at
Oak Point. where they lived for fifty-two
years. Four children were born to them,
OF whom two daughters are still living
Mrs Myrs f. Allen and Mrs. Agnes E.
Brown, of this city. Dexter F., eyed
sixty-one, died five years ago in Portland;
and Irving p, OF Bar Hsrbor, died twelve
years ago at the age OF forty nine.
Mr.. Haynes died Sept. /, 1901, at the old
home at Oak Point, and in October Of tn It
year Mrs. Haynes came to Ellsworth,
where she has since made her home with
Mrs. Brown. During the early part OF
this winter Mrs. Haynes was saddened
to learn OF the burning OF the old house
where SO many happy years had been
spent. The place had become the summer
home of MIR. Ruthery, OF Boston.
Mrs. Haynes is very active, and spends
her days in reading and sewing. Making
aprons Is one OF her chief enjoyments.
She also does her own mending, and likes
nothing better than to have her friends
call uron her. She can easily entertain
hem with her quaint stories and ready
wit.