The Press., 1918-02-07
Frank oans of the U. 8. 8. peHalb

Frank Cane of the U. s. s. DeKall
 h home on a aeven-lays' furlough.
 Mrs. Thomas Fraser, who has beer
 at the Johnson hospital several week.
 following an operation is reported
 very low
 = Paramount Pictures, Town Hall
 Saturday, Feb 9th, Jack PIckford ir
 ,'Tha Dummy" This production, which
 marks Jack Pick forrl's first appeara' co ss
 star in Famous Players, was written by Harvey J. O'HigRins and Harriet Ford
 It appeared on the stage In New York,
 where 1t enjoyed Q record breaking run
 two years ago. Jack PickfOrd has drawn
 a typical American boy who has typical
 American boy's fondness for Nick Gar ter, Jease James and the rest of the ia nous dime novel brigands. Wednesday, Fob 18th, Vivian Martin in ''The Spirit Of Romance" Story: Abby Lore Is the
 niece of the cra,'bed old antique dealer,
 Richard Cobb. Abby relieves the hard
 drudgery of keeping the stock of antiques dusted and in order by her love for won- derful characters who live in fairy books.
 Abby's chosen comrade Is a shadowy, ma e-beiieve spirit named Romance. Old Richard Cobb has a kon who possesses all the qualities that hts father seemingly was born without. This son. Tom Cabb, loves Abby Lore, and Is working on his great invention "a title that will not boil over Finances are the oply draw back to It's successful achievem mt.
 Piano tuning and expert piano. player work Formerly with Sedgwick X Casey, Hartford. Chas s. Cady, Box S3, Staffordvll e.
 Regular communication of Wolontt lodge, F. & A. M.
 John Bowden was home from Camp Devens, Aver, Mass. over Sunday.
 Palmer Loper was taken to the Johnson hospital last Tuesday suffer- ing from the grip
 Corp W. A. Black and Earl Wal. bridge went to France last month. ar irving there safely Jan Is.
 F. Glover is recovering from an attack of the grip that neoessitated his absence from business for several days.
 The four-act drama, "Our Jim," has been selected by tle social com- mittee of the grange for presentation in the spring and rehearsals will com. menOe at once.
 Quite party of young people en- joyed a strawride to Union last Friday evening where they attended the dance in the town hall Although the night was bitter the pleasure seems to have been worth the trip.
 Dear Father and Mother:
 Nov 3, France, we arrived safe, no accident of any kind, it was good trip. I never thought the ocean was so big, we passed the coast of -, when was looking at the shore I wondered how far away your home was. It was good to see land again. I was not seasiok, but felt queer the last two days when the sea was very rough. have not road n newspaper since leaving the U. $. We passed England; did not have time to call on relatives. We are sleeping in barns; plenty of straw and blankets to keep us warm. Nov. 19-I got all kinds of mail to.1ay, but not The Press Dec. 2O-Don't worry about me, we have plenty of good food and have an appetite like an ostrich Have taken out an insurance policy to day with the U. s government have been working with the machine 1 sun squad of our batallion. What 8 l 'unny noise the guns make. was ,n the rife range and fired my Spring 1 ield rife for tlIe first time. Our drill | las been with the bayonet. We work 1 lard, but it does not hurt me. am ough and hard. I mean my muscles, rot my habits We are going to have ! Christmas tree Hope will get a oox from home. Dec. 27-I received hose good things from the Red Cross and was sure glad to get them. The zap Mrs. J. G. Wightman made I put 1n this morning when on our long hike I let my mate have some of ths other things He wrapped the belly band around his head to keep the snow out of his ears. We share everything Thank the ladies from fhe bottom of my heart. got three boxes and eleven letters one day and siRht the next, and the good, old Stafford Press. I see there are quite a few names on the honor roll. I would like to tell you where am. but no mater where, am happy and ,ontented. I am not much on scenery, but should think this would be a fine place in summer. I was on police sentry duty last night from 1 to 4 It was the most beautiful night ever saw., the moon and stars shining in the cold. That is when the Red Cross things come handy Hope you had happy Christmas; we had "a fine time No time to be homesiok with fifteen jolly fellows in a room. We are billited in houses now, have plenty to eat, buy few extras some. times, paid five francs for an apple pie, six francs for a box of writing paper I am in splendid health: the service does a fellow good. Don't believe those fish stories about the I04 bet you hear more about the var than we do. We'll, so long folks. Ne get our mail often now.
 Your affectionate SOD,
 Norman PhiIlins