Work at the Winch Dormitory
(( oncludt'd)
tewed, and trim mud with fancy
stitches
Lillian is particularly fond of feath
er stitching and has used it to good
advantage on her diess. *V piece of
velvet supplied a little trimming for
her waist.
Nida hecame famous in sewing on
hooks and eyes neatly, as well as
trimming her waist with French
k nots
Mattie * dress took most material
She is a giant for her age It is
always pleasant to see her work.
Her waist is trimmed with a bit of
silk piping.
Mary Palmer can always tie depend
ed upon to help any girl who needs
help with her work, besides doing
her own well.
Alexandra was home from school
so much with b onchitis, aud the days
seemed so lonely so I started u dress
.or her She made it neatly.
The girls have the old White tna
i hiue to use und did most of the
stitching. You could see their agita
tion as th y tiied to run the machine
belt all <e«*ined rapidly.
I.ily May has been darning the hoy’s
sea k$ for a few months, so she did
not get many lessons but her dress is
tiuished and she will get another
cha nee.
We can buy some materials up here
but of course the variety is limited
Some of the dresses are WASh goods,
<>thers aie wool.
As soon as school closes we will get
out those now on hand, and will then
know who else will have to have a
new dress for summer.
We now have kitchen Mnk, with
hot and cold water, and such a nice
new range, and cooking utensils to
teach the girls cooking. We also
have zinc lined hath tuteh with hot
and cold water, which are a great
convenience. We are indebted to
many thoughtful friends foi all these
things.
I feel it a great honor God placed
upon me to care for the bodies of
these girls and teach them what l can.
They often fall below the mark oi
good behavior, but a loving God
wants them to be loved and taught.
Miss I.. F. Kkokn/inv.kk
Fred Sargent
Fred Sargent, one of the oldest re
sidents of Kodiak and perhaps the
oldest man in Alaska, died Mar. 14th.
He had lived almost a hundred years
He was horn about. 1814 in Itedford
Mass. In 1861 62 he came overland
from St. Paul to Ft. Garrey, then to
Kdtnonton. and from there to Ted
Jonses* Cache, then to the head of
Fraser River where he made a dug
out and came d*»wn the river in it to
Westminister: having many strange
and perilous adventures on the way.
He finally arrived at the Caribou
Golu Diggings, where he remained
for some time; Returning to Bedford
via San F. anciaco and Panama.
In the spring of i86b he came to*
Sitka on a trading expedition. Two
years he enteied the employment of
II. .vl. Hutchinson K: Co. and came to
Kodiak as their agent. I le was after
wards bookkeeper for the Alaska
Commercial Co. Then went to Kag
uyak as their agent lie was mar
ried in 1875 to Mary Larianoff*
Hight chikiren were horn to them,,
all of whom survive him except one
daughter who died in infancy.