Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26


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American, Ellsworth. Me-
| What a brave splendor
Is in the October air! How rich and
| How ,life-ful and all joyous We
must render
Love to the springtime with itS
sproutings tender,
AS to a child quite dear
But autumn is a noon, prolonged OF
| glory
! A manhood not yet hoary.
Philip Pendleton Cooke
|
Dear M. B. Friends:
You will find the two interesting
letters from our faithful helpers
| very entertaining reading.
North Orland, Oct, 1871.
| Dear NJ. B. Friends:
Good morning. I'm going to speak
| to YOU while I'm resting. Have been
mixing my dirt and setting out slips
| 1t took me one hour, and hurrled'
| for it's very busy times here. We are
| getting ready to move, ana there
| low and sorrow all mixed and steWed
together. for we want to CO. ana 80
i dread leaving the dear sunny nome
where we've lived and been so happy
| fer nearly fifty-one years Yes, we
| have bought home in Bucksport VII
| lage and tits near the churches, ana
i only q few minutes walk to the stores
and postofiice. We shall have near
| nei gh bors, and that will be such JOY.
| Here we are out of sight and hearing
| of our neighbors and there's very lit
tie passing.
| Can you imagine how l fly around
; and the many kinds of work l do in
a day and I'm so surprised that we
] have the three meals a day, but we
| do. l am alone a lot, and then l do
too much thinking, feel of the wood
work, pat the dearest places-well,
! you all know, so ] won't talk. I've
had so many flowers this summer and
| we've had oceans of water. so ] could
wafer them all they needed. and We
had water for the cukes and ALL
! Hard work, of course but it pays
I'll lust say that our new home 10
planned just like our Aunt and Uncle
Madge's home, and Tn quite sure it
s as large. Anyhow, there are cham
| hope to entertain the Ma B. reunion,
| FOR | shall be more central and easier
| to get to there, than here. But 1T
won't be so pretty--no wide helds ana
big mountains to see and I've so
wanted all of you to see our view.
Never mind. there'll be something else
for us to do. We can look Bucksport
over, and one can shop, and of course
we can talk and see each other, and
if any of you visit Bucksport be sure
TO call My latchstring will be out.
Saw l.. e. II. at Orand fair, and she
promised to write, so look for her let
| Ter room Best wishes and Good day
| to all.
Aunt Maria"
| Bluehill. Oct. 10, 1921.
Dear Aunt Madge and Members of the
Il. t. Column:
think i must tell you about my
| Grip to Bar Harbor last Saturday to
! attend the get-together meeting of
! lhc republican women OF Hancock
; -oUDty,
1t was an ideal October day, warm
| and golden, with shmmering hazy
| look on sea and mountain that made
| the beautiful colorinG of the forests
| seem like the soft splendor of sum
mer sunset.
! We passed swiftly through Tren-
F., ton after leaving Ellsworth. saw Jor-
| Ian river on our left, caught a
/ ,.i.npse OF I-amoine, ana soon came in
sight of Hog bay lovely expanse
of water that deserves a better name.
| Mo,.ni Dessert hri1yn came newt ard
| it always i!apressc3 cle with it's clean
| ut lines and beauty Or constructo on.
Sc saw many things &ll a.ong our
way to admire, and at last reached
| she Earbor with its MAJ stor s and
I beautiful residences.
| George Il. Dorr of Old Farm had
| thrown open his beautiful home for
our entertainment, and the long ave-
| nue that led to the wide open hospita,
Tie doors Of his cottage prepared us
N measure for the grand scenery
and beauty OF outlook that greeted us
on every side when we reached our
destination.
delegation of Bar Earbor ladies
was Visiting 20 greet all new corners
/ and we had feeling that it was 'olG
| home week, for we could roam al
will thvough the beautiful rooms, an(
il vas indeed Il great pleasure to see
the beautiful pieces of antique furni
ture. There We're rare. old mahogany
dressers, bureaus, that made you thinl
OF the ancient splendor of old French
homes where royal lords and ladie:
lived and loved highboy with the
original brass handles massive bed
steads that'rested you just to look a
them, beautiful pictures of birds
taSen in their native haunts.
One picture of wild deer interested
ne greatly, There We're quite a mum
Der OF them, and the graceful crea
lures We're s2ortive and natural.
cannot describe all the beautiful
things we saw, nor the wainscotins
and arches in some of the rooms
There was very old grandfather
clock, and a lacquer chest of drawer
that made me speechless with admira