The Press., 1917-12-06

style of shoe with comfort. He will be at this store December 9th to 9th. w. E. Hahley < Co.
 Agents for the famous "Ralsfon shoes for men-& to $8-best In town. All styles colors and shapes. $. Katzo- witz x Go.
 Complete line of ''ESall Band" Rubber Goods and Heavy Footwear. s. Katzo. witz & Go.
 Fresh Fish, Oysters and Clans every market on Main.st. 27
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. Mills and daughter, Emily, spent Thanksgiving in Winsted. .1.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Pero of Palmer. Mass. spent Thanksgiving with MT. and Mrs. Napoleon Pero. ST.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Wildey and daughter, Miss Virginia, of South Orange. N. J., have been guests of his brother, Fred Wildey. for i've days.
 The usual sociable supper will be served at the Congregational chapel at 6 o'clock Wednesday even- ing. Hostesses: Mrs o. K. Butter field, Mrs. H. S. Abel, Mrs. A. l. Mitchell and Mrs. W. H. Mills.
 A meeting of the Agora Literary society of the high school was held at the home of Miss Margaret Ballan- tine Friday afternoon. Miss Snow gave an interesting but informal talk of her travels through China, Japan and Korea.
 Among the boys who were home from Camp Devens, Aver, over Thanksgiving were George Wise, Ed ward Shea, Howard Penny, Adamo Martorelli, Donald Mitchell, Henry Wise. Fred Rabideau, John Bowden and Edward Huden. .s ...
 The Stafford high school basketball team defeated the Glastonbury high school team at Y. M. O. hall Friday night 2s to g in fast and close game. Sullivan Iand Cunningham were Stafford g mainBuppoTt and each scored eight points. Lidyard and Rosie were the visitors bright lights. Score:
 stafford High. Glastonbury High. W. Sullivan, If Lidyard Cunningham, Comins, If Andrews Tonon, G-e 70 Douglas J Sullivan, -l a.rb Rosie Griffiths, lib. Moseley
 Score: Stafford high 9e, Glaston bury high 22;.~goals from floor, W. Sullivan 4, Cunningham 4, Tonon 8. J. Sullivan, Oomins. Andrews 3, Lid, yard 8, Douglas, Rosie 3; goals from fouls, Tonon 2, .Moseleyt 4; referee, Yare; scorer, Gotham; timer, Der nardR. 4. .....-. F. .......'.
 The following letter from France. dated Nov. 3, has been received by ths Rev. and Mrs. L.. eRees from theil son.. Alwyn: .. Dear Family. | d ....... .v s.a..
 I hope you will forgive me foE being so long this time in writing home, but we have been very busy - in fact, we have had more work than ever before. We have just come down from the front for a rest after S6 days of inaessant toll. There was a big attack about which you have no doubt read in uthe papers, The French made a gain of three miles on five-mile front We had. all the cars working at once and I worked fifty hours without sleep. Believe me, when was relieved I lay down on the floor with two. blankets and slept twenty hours, Since we have been taken over by the.D. s. army we have 8 lot of new men, and I am now one of the ten men who, have been longest in this section. 2 On the 14tb of this month I will have been away for nine months. After the attack I walked over the battlefield for about a mile and saw what was left of the BUohe trenches and dug outs. It was a sight I will never forget. How men live under snoh conditions Loan never tell. I saw thousands of German prisOneri and number of them spoke English. They are very sick of the war and say they have very little to eat, and they think that che war will be ovel before 1918. surely hope it will. We are now at rest in town a long way from the lines and it is a great relief. It is fine to see civilians and children and all other things that make one forget about war. hired room here and have a regular bet with sheets and you can bet appreciate it. There are severa pastry shops in the place and jus i'll up on all kinds of little cakes sucl as the French only can make. It ii great to see all the houses standing instead of being in ruins. This is { rest for the mind as we'll as the body Before I close I must tell you abou one wounded Boche stretoher- bearer carried down. He was brought in al midnight and had the most haunted
 
 look I ever saw. He had been lying in shell-hole for three days withou food or water and the French gave hin bread, wine and water. Then when brought him to our rear post gay, him more water. Believe me, h, was grateful. He was only s year old. The majority of the German prisoners were from 16 to IS and Al to 45 years old.
 Love to all,
 Alwyn.
 P. s. I have also had a bath the first time for over a month.