The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-05
BRADFORD
Mr., and Mrs. Jerry Murphy Get Two
More Letters from Son in France.


Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Murphy have re-
ceived two more letters from their son
Martin, of the l0lst machine gun bat
TALON, Co. ID, 26th division, American
expeditionary forces abroad, which are
as follows;
Dear mother and father: BY the time
Won get this we will be over in France,
I think. for this is only rest camp. We
will be back soon, for we are going right
into Germany, right up to the kaiser's
palace. Nothing can stop us once we get
started. | haven't seen any Of the boys
from home yet but expect to before long,
for they are over here somewhere. AT
one Of the camps where we stopped over
night we found out from the Y. M. G. A.
man that Mr. Crewe is in London and
was at that camp the day before and
asked him if there had been any boys
from home there. He wanted to see us.
pat"
Dear father and mother: | wrote a
letter Yesterday, but as have not much
to do this afternoon | am going to write.
This morning | went for walk to
village about three miles from our camp.
II was very pretty place with old
fashioned houses made of stone and ce-
ment Most all the streets were stone
or cement and most of the roads around
this part of the country are very good.
On our way across we came around ----
and we could see the green fields and
two castles. We also got a look at -----.
When we went by - said to myself
that some day | was going to visit it.
1t has been good day, the best we have
had since we arrived. am going to stop
now and write some later.
"This is Sunday and the sun is out its
best. Went to mass this morning. 1t
was held outdoors in front of the officers
quarters. There was large crowd there.
There was good frost last night. The
ground was white this morning We
not till we get to France, which will not |
be hong. The girls here are right after !
the fellows, for they think we have lot
of money, but they are mistaken. for
most everybody is broke and no telling
when we will get paid. No girls for me,
for when I come back will make up for
the good times | have missed with some
body that | know. The girls cannot
compare with the girls at home, but
there is one thing, that is, they can work,
and most of them do. Conductors on
ears, running stores and working on the
land.
eve are now in France. 1t was kind
Of rough coming across the channel. We
are going to move nearer the lines IN a
week or so. where we shall be able to |,
hear the big guns. IT rains quite lot
and is muddy most of the time. Pat
Private f. d. Brooks, who has been
in the west and has not visited his par
ants for three years, surprised them one
lay last week by walking into his home,
1ut could remain but few hours.
Charles Kennedy. who suffered stroke
ii paralysis recently, passed away at
he town farm Saturday night. f,
Miss Jennie Page of Wells River was +
week end guest at the home OF her c
BROTHER, Ernest Page.
Miss Ruth johnson is home from Mid t
lebury college, as she is having trouble $
With her eyes. a
Hollis Young of Ely, who attended the b
cademy here last year. but who is at T.
ending high school at Hanover, n H., /,
his year, was a visitor in town Satur-
ay. l.
Mrs. H. T. johnson was visitor in d
fontpelier Saturday. $
The local town team went to Piermont
riday night for game of basketball g
nd was defeated by score of % to l6. D
The village schools began Monday II
forming after weeks vacation. n