Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-04-07

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MUTUAL BENEFIT COLUMN.
Edited by "Aunt Mndge."
! MOTTO: -HELPFUL AND HOPEFUL
The purposes of this column are
succinctly stated in the title and motto
it is for the mutual benefit, and aims
to be helpful and hopeful Being fof
the common good it is for the common
use--a public servant, purVeyor OF
information and suggestions, meoIui ~
| for the interchange of ideas. In TINS
capacity it solicits communications,
and its success depends largely on the
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American, Ellsworth, Me-
Heaven is not gained at single
bound.
But we build the ladder by which we
rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted
skies,
And we mount to it's summit round by
round.
I count this thing to be grandly true,
That noble deed is a step toward
Cod
Lifting the soul from the common sod
To a purer air and broader view
Wings for the angels, but feet for
We MAY borrow the wings to find the
way:
We may hope and resolve and aspire
and pray,
But our feet must rise or we fall
again.
j. G. Holland.
Aunt Madge and NJ. b.
Spring is here. How fast the time
goes. We have had severe time, the
snow has been SO deep, and so much
sickness You can hardly take up
paper but you find one or more deaths
of friends recorded. l was very sorry
when | saw the death of uncle
Madge." The NJ. BIS seem like one
family. We all feel sorry for the be-
reaved ones, and send our sympathy 10
Aunt Madge. We all have our sor-
rows. therefore know how to SYM
pathize with those that are lett. we
can look forward to meeting IN the
great beyond.
There have been so many in the past
few years that belonged to our Nj.
r. family, who have crossed the river
never to return. We miss the cheer
ing words that they used to write.
always feel pleased to see the new
names | hesitated a long while pc
fore | got up courage to write. "heh
saw no name but that OF Aunt
Madge, I would say, that is too bad
and l must try to write somethlhs'
if it is not as good as the others 1t
will be better than nothing. These
words of A. L. Waring, I think, are
very good:
Wherever in the world l am
In whatso'er estate.
have a fellowship with hearts
To keep and cultivate;
And a work of holy love to do
For the Lord en- whom ! wait.
Aunt Cassie
Yes. Aunt Cassie, we have lost
many of our nieces, but are CRATE
full that others have come to take,
as it were, their places. 1t reminds
us that when the workers FALL the
work still goes on, for such is life.
Dear Aunt Madge and NJ. BIS:
In the issue of The American of
March 10, 1926, in Mayor Hodgkins
address, he speaks of letter received
by Walter Thomas from the Standard
Oil Co They wanting Ito send boats
loaded with oil to Ellsworth, carrying
approximately $4,000 barrels, and that
it hay be possible, in the future that
we may want to establish tankage in
Ellsworth but with the river in its
present condition, this is a matter of
future consideration, unless some
work is done to clear the river of OBJ
structions."
Now for mutual benefit to ELS
worth and other shore towns, l write
this: 1t may make gasoline cheaper
for those who run cars, POSSIBLY noD
but those who enjoy shore-dlnners,
clam chowders, fried clans, clam-ple,
etc. had better vote against having
tank in Ellsworth. | was in Rhode
Island not long ago, and on the way
from Bristol to Newport, there were
several gasoline tanks, close beside
the bay. and the leakage from the
tanks, or the splitting of the oil when
transferring it had spoiled all the
CLANS along the shore for miles $50
/ was told in Newport, as the ebp
and flow of the tide had carried the
oil to the clam flats, making the CLANS
taste so strongly of gasoline that no
human palate could relish them 80
Won can readily see that a gaSollhe
., 81 T,11evorth would mean good