The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-27
MARSHFIELD
Private Edward t. Ward Writes from
France.

A0hNSs
The following letter was received by
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Furness from Pri-
waite Edward T. Ward:
On Active Service with the A. e. f.
June 2, 1918.
Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Furness: | don't
believe ] had better tell you just how
pleased l was with your letter, but you
can bank on this, that letters, messages
or anything else are very acceptable
from that part of the globe, and | wish
/ might receive letters from you all
often, but don't have the time and con-
venience | wish / had to answer them
all. know one-sided correspondence is
not very interesting, but will try to
even up bit.
Upon returning from the hospital I
found IS letters waiting for me and
six more arrived the day / returned
breaking the record at 81. at once set
about them and whenever could would
read them and have managed to finish
them to-day. Wish ] could get as many
every week Mail is all the boys want
You requested me to write you mes
sage which you could read in church
some Sunday. l wish | had something
really worth while, but this is what
wish to say: We boys here in France
are not the only ones that are hoping to
win this war. 1t is also the good people
at home, who are in some way unable to
wear an American uniform, but are
helping by buying Liberty bonds, econ
omizing by saving of foods, etc But one
thing the people at home might do that
| think would help the boys in for
eign land and that is to join "the
hanging committee" By that | mean
they seem to have certain visions of us
boys starving, freezing, dying Of wounds
and suffering from general hardships.
Now circumstances are not near as bad
here as you at home have pictures of
in your minds, so take down those hor
ried pictures and hang up one of us boys
playing ball, reading letters from home,
at entertainments at the Y. M. c. A.,
playing games of all kinds, etc, then
you have the right spirit, and you at
home are backing up the boys at the
front you know, and in order to make
success of it we have got to have the
right spirit and faith and as long as you
can keep this we will do the rest
| tell You we boys from the U. S.
have one great nation Of interested peo-
pie in the work we have set out to ac-
complish, to make the world a decent
place to live in, and never was / really
aware how great this one tion, the
L. s., was before nor how much conf
dence other countries have in her
That seems to be about all can write
in regard to your request under the
circumstances, but l should be very
pleased to help in any way / could,
| should be most pleased to hear from
you often and will write in return as oft
en- as circumstances will allow
Edward T. Ward
Miss Ethel Duke is at home from
Washington, d. c., where she has gov
eminent position. She expects to re-
turn in about two weeks.
Mrs Elvira Carr of Lowell Mass, is
visiting her brother, Frank White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lilley were in
Boston over Sunday.
Mrs. George Emery and daughter, la,
returned this week from Connecticut.
Mrs. Thomas McCutcheon and friend,
Miss Tracy, of Mortified visited rela-
tives in town over Sunday, Miss Leona
Bullock returned with them the first of
the week.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton of
Randolph were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Mears the last of the week.
Miss Sadie Huntington spent couple
of days at her home in Irasburg this
week. She expects to leave next Tues
day for Washington, D. G., where she
has government position.
Advertisements are posted asking for
sealed proposals before Aug. 6, for car
rying the mail from the postoffice to the
railroad station, owing to the resigna-
ton of the present mail messenger, G.
r Bliss.
Miss Carrie Beckley left Monday for
Old Orchard Beach, Me-
c. S. Preston returned Thursday from
a trip to Burlington and Williamstown.
Mrs. Lucy Bemis started Monday for
Fargo n D., and other western points
TO visit friends.
All those having finished socks for the
Red Cross are requested to send them in
as soon as possible
Glenn Sulham and family of New Ha-
ven, Conn, visited his mother, Mrs. Eu-
nice Sulham, the first Of the week
Miss Flora Atkins of Cabot is spend
ing the week with Mrs. S. A. Swerdfeger
Mrs. Allan Darling and daughter, Dor
is, of Cambridge, Mass, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Short.
Mrs. William Inglis and daughter Of
Barre are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. O. D. Cole.
Topic OF the sermon next Sunday
morning will be "Seven Trial Periods of
Humanity and Their Lessons" There
will also be short address TO the chill
dren.
Lee Short and Mrs. Anna Town were
visitors in Montpelier Monday
Mrs. B. W. Davis is spending the week
in Boston with her husband.
Horace Brown returned Saturday from
Ryegate, where he has been working
the last few weeks.
A. T. Davis and family were in Roches-
ter over Sunday.
Miss Clara Bliss was a visitor in
Montpelier Friday.
The ladies will meet again next Thurs