Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-11-08

Dear Mutua L Friends:
do not quite understand why some OF
the nieoes who attended the Orland fair
have not made a report OF reunion No. 2,
which We enjoyed there. 1t was to be ex-
pected that Aunt Maria would be present,
with her usual collection OF beautiful
flowers, and knowing she and Betsey Prig
had met there in former years we antici-
pated seeing them.
said to Uncle Msdge: Isl will go Into
the hail and see who may be here that
We know" Walking slowly along by the
tables in the ieisurely fashion OF those at
tending fairs, there we're evidences that
Cetsey Prig might be somewere about, as
various articles on display had her name
attached. The floral collection seemed to
indicate Aunt Maria was a minus
quantity.
Making inquiries here and there, Betsey
was discovered, and about that time Aunt
Maria ana Carolyn appeared and Aunt
Maria's daughter, then Mrs. II. from
Bluehill. Inquiring for "Law," 1t was
learned she was also in attendance, and
Uncle Marx was commissioned to find
her, v hich he proceeded to do, saying as
be presented her to the group, "Here she
is! Itold her was to bring her, dead or
alive" Mrs. H. had gone exploring about
the grounds by this time, so We missed
her from this time out
Betsey P. had her camera with her
yes, two OF them. The larger one came
near being spoiled, as some one backed
carriage on to it, as it was on the ground.
That part, however, came later. Aunt
Maria said. snow we will go and fnd 'All
Done" and We found her and her John,
and one OF the brightest and best OF
ba bies about two years old. Now, wasn't
that q reunion! Only when Betsey
s'snapped the camera" we wars sorry
Uncle Mark and Mrs. II. didn't have q
pace in the picture, aud Betsey, too.
Once she took snap shot Of herself in a
picture, by having q string tied some
wbere to the camera. wish we had done
the same then.
/ want to assure 81. A. W." and "All
Done" and her family, and Aunt Maria's
daughter, what a pleasure it was to meet
them sill, and it goes without saying that
we had very enjoyable day.
/ am sorry to say Uncle Madge was
taken very ill the Friday night following
that outing in September, but glad 10 re-
port he is now regsining his strength,
though slowly.
Some OF you may have read story in
the July number OF Harper's Magazine
with the title White Bread" The ladies
of the First church were getting up a
book which was to be called 1.-The Katy
Town First Church Ladies' Choice Receipt
Book" Mrs. Tyrus Burns said: my filled
cookie receipt is something that very
very few have ever got out OF me. This
will be the first time I've given in to make
| it public, and nothing on earth but thu
church carpet would make me now
"Me either, with my Christmas cakes,
| said Mrs. Arthur Port, "but / feel lik,
| the time had come for the real suprem'
sacrifice. I'll put 'em in the book Will
the rest Of you."
Mrs. Older's salad dressing, Mrs
Eidred's fruit cordial, Mrs. Regis minc'
meat, Mrs. Emmon's pie-crust-thes'
were all offered up. The need to be o
mss was ON them all, save only one-Mra
Jane Mellisb. Her speciality was shit
bres~. Nobody made it like her-and d
one could find out how she made 1t. Th'
bread receipt was hers, and that was 81
there was to it. 1t had been brough
from the old country BY her great grand
mother and had been handed down from
mother to daughter. The ladies hal