The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-19
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Robert Remission Writes Sister of Life
at Fort Totten.

Maybe the many friends of Robert
Remission would like to know something
of the life at Camp Totten. The follow,
ing is letter from Robert to his sister
Ellen:
My dear Sister Ellen: am writing
you again to-day, as | have plenty Of
time. 1t is very pleasant day here
warm and not any wind. | went down
to the beach this morning for walk
There are great many motorboats and
rowboats on the bay. | have to go on
guard duty tonight at 5 o'clock for "a
hours. | am on the main guard this
time. We have plenty of good things to
eat The last week we have had some
good cooks; that makes some difference
with the eats. The mess hall is in the
basement, there are nine tables in all
and they seat Ia men at table. We
have to line up and march in order to
our places at table. When we are all
in place we are told to "sit down" We
have to take our dishes and put them on
a table when we are through There is a
large bunch coming in here some time
this week, and if there are no influenza
cases in the bunch, the Y. NJ. c. A., X. OF
G. and large canteen will open up.
hope they do, because then we have q
good chance to write with ease. 1t is
about one and one-half miles to the near
est village. 1t is milestone 1t is a
five-cent ride from there to New York
City, distance of about Is miles Sew
eral iitneys run from the fort to White
stone. 1t costs only rs cents to go by
jitney to Whitestone. In order to get a
pass here you have to sign your name
the day before They will let only about
20 per cent go at once from company
have got all the passes | have signed
for so far. Everything was set ahame
by the false peace terms, but it's all
got to be done again. | see by the last
paper that the kaiser has abdieated, so
guess the fighting will soon be over,
but it will take a long time to get every
thing fully settled, ! am still in a tent
here. Guess shall be while in this camp.
/ am thinking that we are going to move
soon, but where TO I've no idea. When
/ am not on guard duty drill We drill
with rifles all the time now. We have
to take exercise every morning. 1t is
quite sight to see 400 men out for ex-
ercise. They stand six feet apart.
must close now and do my washing be-
fore time for guard duty. Robert,
Win Peck was in Plainfeld recently,
R. B. Dwinell was home from his
school in Montpelier over Sunday.
Mrs. George Sanders visited her daugh-
ter, Margaret, in Montpelier on Satur-
day.
Miss Grace Bliss has returned from
Barre, where she has been spending a
week with her brother, G. Z. Bliss.
George Clough and family were in
Barre on business the last of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. Common have moved from
r. c, Goodall's farm to Maple Corner to
live in one of Elgin Mann's tenements.
Forrest Gray visited in Barre one day
last week.
W. j. Coates substituted in the school
to allow Archie Saxby to work on the
war drive.
Harry Saxby has finished work for
Franklin Dwinell in Montpelier and is
working for his uncle
Mrs, IL. y. Goouall ana Mrs, ~. ~.
Brown were in North Montpelier last
Wednesday.
Several from here attended the com
munity church services at the Center
church on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Wheeler of South
Woodbury. were in town Friday.
Miss Alma Leonard visited in Plain
field the last of the week.
Elmer George visited in MorrisyiIle last
week.
Clarence Ainsworth is recovering from
his recent Illness.
Miss Julia Wheelock and Miss Margar-
ct Sanders returned to Montpelier Mon
day, after spending the week end vaca-
tion with their parents.