Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-04-20


Publisher Island Pond Herald,
Island Pond, Vt,
Dear Sir:
have been not only subscriber but
a reader of the Essex County Herald since
its first issue and the good work you are
now doing to increase your list of sub
scribers fully satisfies me that the Best
Wine" is reserved for the last feast. |
left your to me the best town in New
England, September first of the year the
Herald was established, and have been
continuously in the West to this date
though making quite frequent trips Of
some weeks stay in the Dear Old Town
since.
The constant friendship so generously
given me by the community of good
people | was leaving in Island Pond and
nearby towns has been a constant inspir-
alton to me in my life work to this date
! have had 81 years of unbroken good
health, till the past winter and many Of
those same dear friends know of my sick
ness and hospital treatment i'll a far-away
| southern city, and with my great age had
natural expectation if not fear of natur-
al results, and will be glad to hear of my
return and condition, which feel dis
tlrbed in asking you to give them and
your humble servant through the columns
of the only medium Of real communca-
ton in your nice city.
| will just speak of myself at home
|. had very serious misgivings the last
three or more days before starting from
st. Petersburg, Fla, about my being able
even to start on the fixed time and the
same about continuing the trip. Such ar-
rangements as | made in packing for con
tingencies had never thought Of before
These symptoms and conditions kcri
along with me till aWolC for breakfast
night out from Jacksonville when ! went
in the diner with a hunger had not .rI
in nearly five months. ate everything
llbu any llShO W lay my Il'tli'N WI, Nl''uh
q full pot of coffee, another Of hot water
and got up from that table seemingly :
we'll man and have been 50 to this date
| took on my usual J. NJ. b., as haC
discarded it near five months ago, ant
my friend who went away with me anC
had watched over me all those months
was the first to call me aside to know i.
was not OVERRIDING. Upon getting hOm
the loved ones noticed my thin cheehsmu
that my clothes hung over my frame, bu
give my dear friend all the credit OF bring
ing me home just as well as when he tool
me away, and my long winter of suffering
doctor bills, and hospital treatment, AM
| the thought, that might of been worse, O
going out of that Sunshine Tourist worlt
into a World of Beauty and Perpetua
Sunshine seemed to be all experience
not easily understood,
notice that Vermont is as ever work
ing along the line of duty in war prepar
edness The West is alive along the sam
line The war is here in all its misery
and our last dollar and ounce of manhoo
belongs to this government to be manag
ed by us for the good of the United State
first, and then the world and all its dea
people till satisfactory peace is brough
about. We must be loyal to this countr
| in prosecuting this war, no matter wha
; We thought about the best having bee
; done about bringing it on. Thankin
you many times if you find this worthy G
i, place in your valuable state paper.
| am,
Very truly,