The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
DORCHESTER
Hermon Curtis in Good Spirits, Likes
Service in Navy, But Thinks of Home.


The following letter which Mr.. and
Mrs G. n. Curtis have received from
their son, Hermon, will prove of interest
to all. The latter enlisted in the navy
in August and is stationed on the L. ).
S. Wisconsin.
United Service Club, POI South 22d ST.,
Philadelphia, Dec. 49, 1917.
Dear Mother; Received your letter yes
terday and will now try to answer it, as
have time enough for once. | am as
well as usual.and getting along fine, Am
wondering how you folks are and all the
rest of Worcester | wrote and thanked
you for the sweater, but guess you didn't
get the letter, or hadn't when you last
wrote, so ! want to thank you again
for it, and tell Mrs. Markham | received
the box of sugar that you sent all 0. X.
and ! want to thank her for the sugar
and you for sending it.
The sweater is certainly a dandy and
! am very much pleased with it. ! have
never heard anything from that box you
sent me and | am very sorry, but | had
fine dinner on Thanksgiving day /
think there were as many as II courses
and everything was cooked just first
class. | can tell you Uncle Sans boys
We're fed well and always are.
| have gained so much / don't know
what to do with myself. ] weigh 1862
pounds. Now what do you think about
that? You have no need to worry about
me, because | have a good place to sleep
and all | want to eat and do not have to
work very hard, only busy all the time
Just now, but when / am down in the
fire room | have a lot of time off. | am
acting as mess cook just now, but it |
won't last very long
Well, it is nearly Christmas time
again, and it looks just as if there would
be one less in the Curtis home this |
Christmas that has never failed a Christ
mas before, but never mind you must |
remember he is doing, or trying to do,
his duty for Uncle Sam.
| do not think could use pillow, be-
cause you see in hammock there is a
good mattress and everything and | like
it better all the time
| can tell one thing, we have good
warm place to Sleep on ship and plenty
to eat and a place to eat it. We have
tables to eat on and one waiter for two
tables, so you see this is a regular place.
don't think of any more to write, so
will stop for this time. ! don't think of
anything | need or want only that box
you said you were going to send.
| guess | well tell you little about
this place. 1t is the prettiest place ! ever
saw. The streets are very wide and as |
clean as floor You know this is where
the Independence hall is and the United
States mint and lot of those places. | {
guess that is enough for a while. With {
lots of love from your lonely boy,
Hermon Curtis.
Among the sick ones are f. Z. Kel- I
ogg, i. NJ. Hull, c. w. Taylor, Mrs J
Nellie Wilson and G. c. Straw.
Earl Markham has returned from Ran !
lolph, where he had been visiting. 9
Hermon Cross spent a few days in |
Worcester, Mass. recently. Forrest Gray |
arried the mail while he was away. a
The prize speaking for the schools in
own passed off very satisfactorily, with h
large number in attendance. The ex t
rcises opened with song by the school,
prayer by Rev. +. G. Clark and re- Ii
marks by Supt. W B. Lance. A mixed n
uartet from Montpelier seminary rem
cred several fine selections, which We're {
njoyed by all. Miss Raymond, the elo- II
ution teacher at the seminary, gave two
which were greatly enjoyed. b
he primary scholars who spoke were q
lila Sheldon, Ruth Pratt, Henry Rich =
rdson and Harry Dodge. Grammar h
,hool 5th, 9th, 18th and sth grades, Mary f'
edroz, Coral Richardson, Lettie Richard
IN, Malond Witham and Persie Gray. II
Ugh school, Richard Taylor spoke ION I,
he Frontier; Claribell Mann, "Briar 81
ose'; Myrta Witham, Training Hus d
and" Beatrice Wiley, Philip Barton,
Iargaret Curtis, written by one of the =
,ldiers, the lst Vermont; Ida Robin
IN, PATSY Comes to CALI: Blanche
traw, Legend of the Organ Builder;
nth Boyce, "A World of Injustice"
onald Markham, Making Love" The
lies in the primary school were award
as follows Girls, LIST ella Sheldon,
Ruth Pratt; boys, LIST Henry Rich
dson, I'd Harry Dodge. Grammar
hool, 9th to Sth grade, girls, LIST Mary /
adroz, I'd Coral Richardson; boys, lst
alond Wtham, I'd Persie Gray High |
hool girls, LIST Ida Robinson, I'd Mar
ret Curtis; boys, LIST Donald Markham
L did we'll A duet was sung by Bea-
ice Wiley and Ina Dodge Mrs Anna
i'd presided at the piano. The judges
ere Miss Raymond, elocution teacher
ON Montpelier seminary, Paul Hatch
d Elton Lance, also from the seminary
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Richardson from
'st Granville are in town, staying with
e formers father, Plummer Richard
n.
Miss Shirley Gibson teacher on the
ook, has gone to her home in Meriden,
nn., for the Christmas vacation
Mrs. Carroll Wheeler is visiting at
TRY Noyes' in Montpelier for week
Christmas exercises will be held at the
+. church Monday evening. All in
ed.
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