The Press., 1918-07-18


 bring four by four squares of blanke
 material to be used for blanket.
 The Foresters defeated the Spotterl
 of Rockville in game played at Pine
 grove last Sunday by score of 10 tC
 5. Panciera's heavy hitting and
 Whites great pitching, he having
 struck out fourteen opponent batslnen,
 were some of the features of the game
 The Foresters expect to play another
 game at Wales on old Home week.
 The Ohautauqua opened it's second season here last Tuesday when it pre- sented itself before a large crowd assembled in the big tent which is pitched near the ball diamond in the park. The features of the first after. noon was the concert by the Eokhoff- Jordan company who gave another concert in the evening followed by Ross Orans's greatly enjoyed lecture The heavy wind blown rain of Wednes- day afternoon greatly hindered the enjoyment of that afternoons pro- gram. The evenings program, how ever, drew a large crowd and they went away we'll satisfied, for Paul Fleming and his companions sure did baffie them with his card tricks, his magic and his candy making. Stafford.
 Mrs. Sarah Black is spending two months with her daughter, Miss Mar garrett Black, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Matthew Keefe. Jr has resigned his position as oarder in a mill in Petersboro, N. H and is spending a few days at his home before joining the oolors. He made the trip from Petersboro in a recently purchased automobile.
 The following letter was recently received from Norman Phillips:
 France, May 10. Dear Mother and Dad:
 Just got ont of the trenches after being in eight days There was noth- tug doing, the trenches were half full of water. We had rubber boots so it was not so bad, the nights seemed very long. One night rain poured and lightning lit up No mans Land. Got a gold service stripe, will sew it on when l get 8 new suit. Received lot of mail up here June 3-Out of the trenches again after being in fourteen days, the moonlight nights were beautiful, we were wishing the Boohes would come over, but they didn't. I was in an ambush party at night in No Mans Land, waiting for them to come to a certain point, We had to lie still for many hours, when we got up I was cold, while we were up there the artillery on both sides fired all night, when we got out they shelled us all the time, they sent over a few gas shells, the gas made my nose run, the masks are uneom- fUrtable SO did not put mine on l have been through the section where the big drive was. June 6-Have just finished breakfast and am polio. jug our little tent where Dan, Ben and I live, this little flower I am sending is out of a trench, 1 am sit | ting on 8 bench under an apple tree writing this, French family, mostly | women are having, the field has lot If barbed wire, as far as I can see here is barbed wire, and I wonder what will be done with it when the var is over, we had a good laugh, Dan said he was going to stay in France and get rich by keeping herd 1f goats and feeding them on barbed wire, Ina, Ina, how is that for Yankee am feeling fine, hope you are the same. June 13-I had trench | lever two days, but am O. K. now, l am sending a picture of trench rats, one of them is called crown prince and is teing trained to carry a sol liers' kit, we are not as badly off as Empey, hut when we came out the last time I was covered with oooties, but I had bath and new clothes so I am alI right, while on picket duty a Iniper tried to get me, the bullets ,ame pretty close, I could feel the wind they made on my face, the about here is beautiful, great shade trees along the roadside. June 2O-Don't be worried about me, I got but didn't get it very bad, in my left arm and left leg, [ am all sewed up and expect to be put with the boys again in a few weeks, we are having good service in the hospital, they are all so kind and good to us, tell you it is great to talk to an American girl again, the nurses sure do work hard, but they always have a kind answer for us, our mates have brought us cigarettes and oranges, know the men in beds each tide of me, remember me to the l people of Stafford and don't worry, ge have the best of care. From your oldier son, Norman B. Phillips.