The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-30
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Ray I Burgin received the following
letter from his brother, Ralph w. Burgin
of battery B, 302d, f. A., 10th division
A. L. f.:
Dear Ray: will write you few lines
tonight. | am in rest camp near Lon
don. l have been in quite number OF
cities in England, and have seen lot OF
interesting places and old buildings.
was in an old castle and saw the round
table. We have been looking at the in
teresting buildings and statues in city
this afternoon. / saw an ole cathedral
built in the year 1896.
| think / have some money that you
haven't in your collection The most of
my money is English 1t is quite Job
to study out how much have some
times.
Everything is very queer over here
The buildings are all alike in some places
They have lot of nice farms here with
oil hedge fences Flying machines are
about as thick as crows. They have
queer railroad trains here. They carry
from six to ten tons. Where we stopped
at our first camp we were very highly
complimented as being the best guard
they ever had there. Our captain was
very much pleased | can't write much
more this time. ] will write again soon.
We expect to leave for another camp
soon. Give lots of love to mother and
father for me.
| was in hopes to see London, but we
won't now. / guess | have written
enough for now. Think it is as much
as the captain win want to censor, for
he has lots Of letters. Ralph.
Miss G. E. Dearborn of Bellows Falls
is visiting her nephew, 9. Fl. McCrillis.
His niece, Mrs. W. L. Stevens, and four
children of Saxtons River have also been
there.
Rev. and Mrs Merrier were In Gran.
iteyille Tuesday, Aug 20.
e. G. Poole was in Barre Friday, also
Luther Hight and David Bagley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Colby and Mrs.
Clinton Smith and son left Thursday for
Post Mills to spend few days before
going to their home in Bridgeport, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs, Francis Sanborn Of Barre
were callers in town last week
We are glad to know that Lieutenant
Franklyn Philbrick has arrived safely in
France.
The daughter recently, born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Waldo Hood has been named Lena
Jennie.
Mrs. Henry Hood is in Washington
caring for her daughter, Mrs. Jerry Dash
ner, and infant son.
Misses Lucy Clark and Sadie Bagley
spent Sunday afternoon at Miss Clark's
home in Orange.
Mrs Erwin Batten has returned to her
home in Massachusetts.
Herbert Bagley and housekeeper Of
Bradford and his nieces, Misses Mary
and Fanny Taylor of Prince Edward
Island, NJ S., We're in town Sunday even
ing calling on relatives and visiting their
mothers old home.
William Thayer of Woodsville, N H.,
is spending week with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs +. G. Poole.
Mrs Mary Jackson is spending short
time with her sister, Mrs Calista Smith,
in Barre.
G. H. McCrillis has just received news
of the death of his sister, Mrs. H. M.
Richardson of Rochester, MINI.
The following letter has been received
by Mrs Walter Burgin, written by her
son, Ralph, on his voyage across the At
lantic: July 28, 1918.
Dear Mother: | will write a few lines
this afternoon. | went to church this
morning somewhere on the Atlantic.
have been on the water 10 days now We
expect to land somewhere in few days
and you can bet we will all be glad to
see land again. | wish | could have
dropped in for dinner with you to-day
] haven't been the least bit seasick.
enjoyed the voyage the first few days
but it has got TO be pretty tiresome to
see only water so long. We sleep in
hammocks nights, packed in as tight as
sardines.
You must have my pictures before
now. Let me know how you like them,
when you write You ought to see the
haircut / got the other day. | had it
clipped off close to my head to be in
style. How would you like my picture
that wayf
! am wondering if you have received
any OF my other letters | wrote since !
left, hope to hear from you again
soon
/ suppose father and Ray have been
haying now for quite while / wouldn't
mind If | could help them. | won't write
much more, for there isn't much that we
can write about This won't. be mailed
until we land. think will write to
Hazel this afternoon. haven't written
to her since left camp. The wind is
blowing pretty hard to-day, but We
haven't had any rough seas. am anx-
ious to see what kind of place we 90 to
when we land.