The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-30
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George Slavery Tells Of Hardships Q
War.

Miss Nellie Daley has i'l'Nt" Wv
follow ing letter from her nephew, Corp
GEORGE y, slavery Of The 9Th Co, lols'
ammunition train, 4. y, ~
Somew here ia France, Feb. II, 1915.
Dear Aunt; A. have not much TO do
this evening, thought ! would answer
your most welcome letter received day
before yesterday To-day IL Sunday, but
il does not seem that way 10 me, ! had
TO work all day; Ia fact have 10 every
Sunday. Every day il alike over here
We cant lay abed until noon the way
could NJ home and then GO out and have
a good time. II Is business all the time
At present | ann working In an Office
have been there most month. ! Ike
the work ycry well, but II is long hours,
from $50 until d o'clock or later.
can Just imagine how cold IL must
be over there and here IL is just opposite
II il nearly as warm as summer In
fact, we hardly ever need an oycrcoat.
The only time | have seen snow was
the first week IN January, aud that was
Just little furry. II went away nearly
a. fast a. il fell just the same. with
all its snow and cold weather. | had
rather be- in old Vermont than over hero
! in sunny France" Believe me, II is not
all sunshine and roses here now There
is big cloud over everything. cannot
tell Won where am, but am near enough
the firing lines now so that ! have the
roar OF the big guns TO sing me TO sleep
NIGHTS. | have seen aeroplane raids and
fights in the air. The city | am in now
was raided last night. II was little
lively around here for short time, but
these raids do not last long Everything
is done up in short order. How are
grandpa and grandma hope they are
both well. Where is Joe now Ii he is
still there, give him my best regards.
You folks think things are high over
there, but what would you think II you
had been in this war four years and had
To pay what the French do for their
thingsy feel sorry for the way some
of the girls and women in France have
to work Ii some of our American WON
en- had To work the way these women
do. | believe il would kill them. They
may have to, for this WAT is not over,
and it won't he for long time yet. The
women in England are working just the
same. When was there it seemed
funny TO have woman come along IN a
trolley ear and collect fares. | have also
seen them ont in the fields blowing.
When you get this letter, be sure and
answer soon. but you must not always
expect an answer from me, as it is hard
for me to find time ! have good many
letters, but am always wanting more.
They are the only things we get to
cheer US mp. Tell all my friends | will
be very glad TO hear from them and give
them all my best regards Also tell my
folks that Won heard from me and that /
am we'll have written to them near
" every week but you know letters are
a long while going over | must close,
and be sure and write soon. With love
TO all George
The next meeting Of the w r. c. will
be held in Odd Fellows hall on the aft
ernoon of April (. Meetings have been
held at the houses OF members of the or
gan cation during the winter and the
next meeting will be the first one for
some time TO be held in the hall
Word comes from Arden J.. Hayward
that he is liking well in California and
is staying Just now with his old neigh
Dor on the south hill, Benjamin L. Bal
lev. for several years a resident oil Or
ange Cove. in that state.
Robert b. Parker former teacher OF
the grammar school in the village, is Wis
iting friends in town. He is now one Of
the teachers in Brigham academy, Bak-
ersfeld.
Mrs. Betsey Benedict has sold her
place on South Main street to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry NJ Griffin, who have been
living there for several months. This
house was built by Nathaniel Jillson
whose trade was a cabinet maker and
whose shop was the house now the home
Of John A. Perry.
While wagons are now used in the VII
Iage and in going to and from Barre,
the snow is vet deep on the hills in the
places where it drifted last winter and
only sleighs can be used. An auto from
Barre got stuck in the snow beyond
NJ Il. Benevides' on The road from the
village to George W. l.ynde's farm and
was pulled back to Mr.. Beneyides' by
Herbert Croteau, who was passing ON
that road There it vas able to turn
around and return to this village and to
Barre by the river road.
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