Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-19
CONG. CHURCH NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hannant are
appointed delegates to attend the
Sunday school convention at Barton
Thursday. The pastor with a strong
delegation expect to be present at
the celebration of Barton Congrega-
tional church centennial Friday. From
6 to 8 o'clock Friday evening hash
the church. The whole town is cor
daily invited to be present, where
they can surely find the kind of hash
they want as there will be red, white,
yellow and even green hash to please
not only the eye but the appetite as
well. Come and get thoroughly hash
filled. Later in the evening the choir
vii rehearse as usual in the church.
Owing to the sacred band concert to
be given Sunday afternoon at 2.30,
when the Orleans band meets with
that Of lrasburg and which the pas
tors "a their respective charges are
specially invited 10 attend in conjunc-
Jon wa the whole town, the pastor
viii den The usual afternoon service
at Lowell until that evening.
IRASBURG RED CROSS.
An equipment of two pairs of pa
jamas, a housewife and comfort bag,
both filled, is being given the drafted
men as soon as they start for the mo-
biliZation camps.
The surgical dressing class meets
Tuesday afternoon at John Carpen-
ter's and the work class at the Meth
Odist vestry Wednesday afternoon.
Don't fail to be at one or both of
these places on these days and do
your ''bit" for the soldier boys. Don't
De a Stacker.
We are sending away a large box
of worsted garments this week. The
annual meeting will be held the first
part of October and announcement
will be made later.
LETTER FROM A FORMER IRAS-
BURG BOY.
Seaford, Sussex, Eng.
Dear friend Orlo:
Just a few lines to let you know
that I am still alive and in pretty
good health. Hoping this letter will
find you all the same. Well [ have
been over to France and did not get
wounded, but was taken sick and
came over to England and was in the
hospital until two weeks ago. Am
now in a training camp getting fit to
go back to France again and expect
to be in the trenches before Christ
mas.
Brother Ed has been wounded and
I guess he will have to have his arm
taken off, and it is his right arm, too,
so he will never have to go back to
France. He is going back to Cana
da. They gave him ten days leave
before he goes back so 1 expect to see
him soon. He is in a hospital about
70 miles from here. | had letter
from him the other day and he want
ed to be remembered to you all.
Are your people still living in Iras-
burg? Have just heard from home
and they tell me they are still living
in Stanstead on the John Libby farm.
What are you doing and what is
your father doing? 1 often think of
you all, and wish l could see you and
tell you about England and France.
[ like England very much. 1t is a
beautiful country, lots of flowers and
green hedges around the houses, and
have met some very nice people
here.
We have quite a number of the
State boys with us just now. l tell
you, this is an awful war and l shall
be glad when it is all over and the
boys are back home again.
We had a very pleasant trip when
we came over to England, the 23d.
How is everybody in Irasburg? Re-
member me to all the old friends, and
I hope to see you all some day.
| remain,
Your sincere friend,
Homer Curtis,
74S-971, 42d Bait. Sd c. c. D.,