Eureka Reporter | 1906-04-27 | Page 5 | Spinster Turns Drummer

SPINSTER TURNS DRUMMER miss pratt aged 87 has beaten all records for canvassers in her section of state middletown N Y although in bei eighty seventh year miss serepta pratt who lives near walton has taken a position as saleswoman tor a large philadelphia house and Is can bassing tor the sale of shears mis pratt commenced work on her lasi birthday and disposed 0 five pairs within the first hour taking orders au nearly every house at which she called one bundled pairs have thus far beez disposed of by the aged lady and only a very small portion of the territory assigned to her has been covered miss pratt Is in excellent health and covers much of the country on toot being convinced that her health Is am proved by walking the record mada by the aged drummer surpasses that of any other canvasser who ha worked in that territory tor any line ol 01 goods and her friends are that she has been able to so much having been employed toi years as a tal loress miss pratt under stands all about shears and being a ready conversationalist Is able to ex plain the good quality of her goods in such a manner that many women persuaded to buy when they really are not in need of them miss pratt Is believed to be the est canvasser employed by any firm ic the united states and her present physical and mental condition give promise that she will reach the one hundredth milestone in altes journey