Milford, N.H.,
June 3, 1906.My dear Lucy:-
It has been a long time since I wrote to you. I hoped to have a position for the spring term, but wasn't fortunate enough to secure one. I heard of one in Maine, but it was too far away for me to go to South Hadley this month. I applied for one but as the subjects weren't exactly what I wished to teach, I am rather glad I didn't get it. I have heard of only one vacancy for the fall term and have applied for it, but probably shan't know the result for some time. This school is a long distance from here.
How is your school? I suppose you are nearly through this year's work. Do you expect to return next year? I wish you might teach in Milford, but I don't think there will be any vacancies in the High School, as all the teachers there were new last fall.
I expect to visit South Hadley soon for Commencement week. I don't know yet when I shall go, as we expect my cousin and wife from Montpelier, Vermont to visit us about that time on their wedding tour. They are to be married next Saturday. Miss Greene writes that I am to stay in one of the dormitories during my visit there.
I am sorry I cannot give you an account of the Alumnae meeting at Nashua. As I am not a graduate, I did not receive an invitation but was asked to go. The wrong date for the meeting was given me, and as the meeting was held a week earlier than I expected, I did not attend.
Did you know that Addie Towne had been offered the position of assistant to the head of the English Department at College. As she has agreed to return to Colby Academy for another year, she declined the offer. I saw this item in the paper a few days ago. I also saw the announcement of Miriam Waters' engagement. I suppose you receive the college news in the Mount Holyoke. I hear from college occasionally. Miss Edson, who was matron of Miller Cottage died recently.
Tuesday afternoon the schools in town gathered at the Town Hall, where Memorial Day exercises were held. They assembled at their school rooms, the district
sschools meeting near the High school buildings and accompanied by the High School cadets and the High School drum corps marched to the Town Hall. The exercises consisted of readings, singing, and two addresses by members of the G.A.R.Wednesday afternoon we went to town to see the procession and to the cemetery on West Street where exercises at the Monument to the Unknown Dead were held.
Monday it poured all day. The water in the brook was high and overflowed the meadows.
Yesterday afternoon we had a thunder shower, which was very heavy in some parts of the town. Here, there were not many heavy claps of thunder, but the rain was driven against the windows so hard it looked like a snow storm. When the shower was over, everything was covered with water. The water in the road on Union Street was level with the sidewalks.
We have some new neighbors since you were here. Mrs. Jordan rented her house to a Portugese [sic] family, Mr. and Mrs. Silver by name. Mr. Silver has been in Milford for some time. Last fall he went back to Portugal and was married. His wife couldn't speak English at all when she came, but can a little now. They have had two Portugese boarders and yesterday Mr. Silver went to Boston and met a third. The men all work in the tannery down town. They are very quiet and do not trouble their neighbors, but we can't visit there as we used to, when the Jordans were there.
Mr. Perkins sold his place this spring to Mr. Carlton of Federal Hill. The family consists of Mr. Carlton, his wife, two little boys, and his mother. His father is at present in Lynn, but may live here later. We like them much better than the Perkins's. Mrs. Perkins doesn't like her present home in Chelmsford but as they are having a new house built, I suppose she will like there better some time. Mr. Perkins couldn't obtain work there so came back to Milford and is still working on the quarry and boarding in the neighborhood.
I suppose you are looking forward to your long vacation. Mary will be graduated this year, will she not? Do you expect to be home for that occasion? I am looking forward to visiting college and wish you and all the other 1905 girls could be there too. Please write when you can. We are always glad to hear from you. We send love to you.
Lovingly,
Addie B. Fitch.