Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14
WILMINGTON.
Best Sweater in the Barracks

Best sweater in the Barracks,
The women of Wilmington will be
interested in the following letter rc-
ceived by one of their number engaged
in Red Cross work:
"Army and Navy Young Men s
Christian Association, With the Colors;
"Dear Mrs. W.
'While the sweaters were being
passed out in our barracks letter was
noticed on one. The sergeant i'll
charge at that moment called two
names at once which happened to oe
us two. Now as we were comrades in
the same company of course it would
not be fair to fight over this one
sweater so we agreed that both should
own it. That is, he will wear it one
day and l next. We both have sweat
ers, but this one being the best one in
the barracks we are going into partner
ship. We have made up our minds to
carry your sweater over the top in
France.
1--WE have been here for six weeks
and this is the first sweater we know
of with a letter attached to it. We
suppose you wanted to know who re
ceived the sweater and this is why
we are writing to you.
Wishing you the best of luck and
happiness, we remain,
1.-TWO Soldier Boys,
"PRIVATE MAURICE GRAY, JR.,
"PRIN. ALBERT SOMMERVILLE. "
Co. G, 30lst Infantry, Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass. Boston's own regiment. "
w. w. Follett visited in Readsboro
Monday.
Mrs. II. f. Mann was in North
Adams on business Saturday.
Mrs. A. II. Wright entertained the
Bridge club Friday afternoon.
Willard Faulkner of Nottingham
was i'll town Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. A. H. Wright and Miss Irma
Gibson were in North Adams Tuesday
Miss Gladys Hicks of Readsboro Wis
tied Mrs. l.. A. Wheeler over Sunday.
Several cases of humps and whoop.
ing cough were reported the past week.
Misses Eva Kingsley and Eleanor
Brown were in North Adams Satur-
day.
Ray Corkins has returned to his
studies in high school. after a weeks
illness.
Misses Alice and Myrtle Boyd have
moved into the tenement next to o. O.
Ware s store.
Miss Georgia Medbury has been
working for Mrs. Merton Barber, who
has been i'll.
Harrison Kingsley, Clarence and FL.
be Pike have taken a pulpwood con.
tract of Myron Lyman.
Mrs. Abraham Buckley and little son
of Greenfield, Mass, are visiting rela.
tives and friends in town.
George Dixon has moved his family
into the Pulsifer tenement, recently
vacated by Bernard Wilder.
Floyd Crafts has sold his white
horse, which he has had for many
years, to c. c. Allen of jamaica
Saturday evening a collection was
taken at the moving picture show for
the Red Cross, amounting to $l4.S1.
c. b. Lawton post, GAR, present.
ed the Red Cross with $40 to help
them increase their funds to buy yarn.
Merton Barber returned Saturday
from Boston, where he had been to
purchase stock for II. F. Barber &
Son.
Fred V. johnson of Somerset was
visitor over Sunday with his wife. who
is spending the winter with her moth
err, Mrs. Ophelia harrington.
A special train carried about %
members of Mayfiower chapter, o. f.
3, to Readsboro, where they were en-
tertained by the Eastern Star of that
town
Mrs. Herbert Fox, who has been in
the Memorial hospital in Brattleboro
about month, returned home Wedncs-
day. A trained nurse is with her for
the present.
The Ladies Aid society of the Uni
versalist church met with Mrs. Charles
Smith Friday afternoon. Their rcgu-
lar Christmas sale will be held Satur.
day afternoon.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con
2regational church held it's annual
Christmas sale in the parlors of the
church Thursday afternoon, and served
a chicken, pie supper.
Tinkcr's orchestra of Bangor, Me-,
gave very pleasing entertainment
tuesday evening, from 40 to 9
clock. From until II they played
for dance. The ladies of the Red
Cross served punch during the dance.
The Junior Red Cross has been or.
gained in the Wilmington high school
The following officers were elected:
Committee, Marcus Gorham, chairman,
r. f. Sawyer and Merton Barber; Miss
Hazel Whitney trpaSurpr Tho NAM
bcrship fee is % cents
The Baptist ladies had silver social
III the church parlors Saturday after
noon for the benefit of the Red Cross
A program of readings and music with
a talk by Mrs. Peterson, the pastor s
wife, was enjoyed by the large num-
Der present. Refreshments of cake and
coffee were served. The social added