Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
JEWETT CITY

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 The girls who carried the Red Cross flag in the parade Sunday report over two dollars thrown into the flag as they marched. The bugle cal at tre raising of the flag was by the bugler with the marines from New London The three gold stars on the service flag are for John R. Monsees. killed in action; Charles Pechie, who died from pneumonia in France. and Al phonse Lynch, who died Of pneumonia at Camp Oglethorpe. Ga.
 Mrs. E. M. Swift and Mrs. J. D. Eecleston leave today to spend the winter in St. Petersburg. Florida.
 Mrs. c. H, Prior, Mrs. E. II. Hiscox, E. F. Burleson and G. H. Prior were in Canterbury Monday to sing at the Mrs. G. H. Jennings, Rev. E. M. An thony, A. H. Anthony. Judge H. H. Burnham and A. R. Young also at- tended the service
 Four young men from Riverside grammar school. members of the Jun for Red Cross, offered their services to the publicity committee for the Christmas roll call, bright and early Monday morning. They were James Blair, Bernard Wechsler, Harold Faust and Leslie Carroll.
 Mrs. Daniel Connell of Plainfield has received the following letter:
 Somewhere in France,
 Nov. ?, 1918.
 Dear Sister: Just line telling you I have just been reading a book named Oh, Mary. Be Careful, by George Wes- ton. The book was the gift from a citizen in Toledo, Ohio, and it sure made nae think of home as he spoke of quite a few things I knew about. There is no need to tell you I know who Weston is as you know him bet ter than I do.
 I never expected to read book of his over here. He speaks of a little place so wretched they called it Tad pole, but I don't think he is right as have had many good time there. don't seem to know where the place is that he calls Black Hills. He also speaks of Norwich, then of Long lsl- and.
 The first camp I was in was in Camp Upton. f.. I. He speaks of the Quinebaug river and it made me think of the good times We often had on the same river. He also brings in Bill Roode's express wagon, going jog ging down the hill in Plainfeld. suppose it is the hill from your house to the depot. He mentions John Kingsley and Fred Briggs and al though I am not personally acquainted with all the characters, it brought back old times just to see familiar names. He speaks of. lMr. Starkwea- ther checking Marys trunk. He speaks of Jewett City. my old home town; and of quite few of the sur rounding places. and ! think 1 have seen about all of them except Hart f~ T n4 The fellows that went after gypsy moths. as Bill Lord was one of those | fellows. I didn't know the fellow that | fell off the ladder but could about guess most of the other fellows. He speaks of the little place he lives iT called Packerville. Is that the wretch cd place they called Crackerville ir 1 the time of the Civil war when tht soldiers couldn't get anything to ca 1 but crackers?
 1 certainly passed a few happ! | hours, last night. reading this story | by nice warm fireplace that we have 1 ir our reading room. You can tell MT | Weston for me that the story is O. K You have about the same news as can give you as all the papers ovel there get the news before our letter. reach you.
 My next book will be the Trail O | the Lonesome Pine, as I have seer 1 the Blue Ridge Mountains so would like to read the book. There ar 1 plenty of good books here whicl makes it nice, as it passes the tim away.
 We are still keeping the German on the run. There is no chance fo them now. with all the boys from tn good old U. $. A. over here afte them! Will close now with love t 1 all.
 Your brother,
 PRIVATE JOS. D. FOY,
 Camp Hospital 49. A. E. F., Ameri l can P. o. 73o.