The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-05
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Ralph Sprague Writes Of Life at Camp
Greene.

Ralph Sprague Writes Of Life at Camp
Greene.
The following letter was written 10y
Ralph Spraguc, who Is IN Go. ', 18th IN
fantry. Z. $, A., at Camp Greene, char
lotte. \. C.. To his mother, Mrs, Els
worth II. Tebbctts;
March ., 1918.
Dear Mother and All: | got your letter
the other day aud was glad TO hear from
Won all Tonight Is saturday night ana
DAYS work done. Yesterday We All Wen'
M to the company and drilled IN the big
band Am learning fast
have the whole outfit now, UNIFORM
heavy oyerconl, one rubber rain coat
three sets at underwear, two pairs out
side pants. three pairs shoes, I'VE pairs
stockings. rifle. cartridges, belt, canteen'
dog test. sword, and everything soldier
needs. was glad ! left that blanket
pot three army blankets, straw tick ana
bunk. There are eight in my tent. FER
lie Goddard is in the next tent beside me
and lot of drafted men came IN to-day
There Is eight miles square OF tents
now, and few people among them
took out a $4,000 insurance the other
day for $3.50 month, ! pu, y IN your
name. and SIS month signed over To
YOU. | will have eight or nine dollars
then each month.
had my teeth all fixed over. They
had an electric machine. something IKE
a grindstone. They put 1t in my mouth
and ground them down and hlled them
in good shape.
Have any of the boys been drafted
around thereg | had letter from Aunt
Flora tonight. Haven't heard from MIN
ME yet,
There are lots of boys in the guard
house. The guards take them out every
dav and give them all kinds OF dirty
work. He has a loaded rifle in his hands
and follows them right around, making
them hustle. They have pretty strict
rules down here, but | understand them
pretty well and lots to learn,
We are having nice weather. II -
like Nav up here. The ground is level
and no grass red dirt and hard as
sidewalk. Tell Rubie and Esther there
are lots of "nigger gals down here
They pick up the washings and do mend
| ing. | sold my blue suit and shoes TO
negro for Sl5 | wore them all through
that bad weather.
/ Will send the rest home when | get
down TO the city but | don't know when
that will be. Don't dare 20 out much,
there are so many got mumps and
measles and everything else, but when
they are sick they have good care
Guess have written enough Tor TINS
time, so will close. Ralph.
| Mrs Elmer Maxfield and son, Earle OF
plainfield, are visiting at Frank White :.
Next Sunday morning. the pastor will
speak on The Call TO Prayer The
evening address will be The Bible as
| Literature
b. w. Davis is III with the prevailing
distemper and was unable to appear on
the delivery team Thursday
Henry Blake had slight shock Tues
day night
A. +. Lambcrton went last week to
the Barre hospital for an operation on
! his foot. According to latest reports, 1t
is feared that it viii have to be ampu,
/ tated.
Mrs. l.. 4. Evans Of Essex Junction is
visiting her mother Mrs A Z. Lamber.
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs Merrill johnson have re.
turned from Hayerlill n. H., and are
to live with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Johnson.
The funeral service OF Mrs. c. Bert
Lamberton. who passed away Sunday
from tuberculosis. was held Tuesday at
10 a. M. from her late home Rev q. A.
Furness officiating. The interment was
in the family lot on New Discovery Inc
deceased was 81 years of age. Her maid
en- name was Quintiiia Nardini and two
years ago on March she was united IN
marriage to c. Bert Lamberton. Besides
her husband, she leaves one brother
Philip Nardini Of Lynn, Mass. and one
sister. Mrs Raymond Lamberton OF Cab
OF. Besides the brother and sister Eu'
gene Mazzolini of Randolph was also
present from ont Of town. The flowers
were profuse and beautiful and testified
to the loving sympathy Of large circle
OF friends for the one who has suffered
so patiently for so long and also Tor the