From the May 24, 1974 edition of the Gazette: Memorial Day on Martha’s Vineyard is something more than a patriotic holiday, the occasion of the first of the season’s three long weekends, and a glowing festival of flowering trees and beach plums.
The uniqueness of the letter, says the Tribune, puts it in a class of its own
Traveling down the spur lines of history can be pleasant and exciting for anybody with gumption.
It begins to appear as if Tashmoo water will be the ultimate means of making Martha’s Vineyard as well known as Saratoga Springs.
The strike lasted seventy-six days, not counting the April 1 to April 15 so-called wildcat strike of the officers of the Nantucket.
