Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-08
LETTERS FROM THE BOYS
IN FRANCE

LETTERS FROM THE BOYS
IN FRANCE
The following letter was received
by Mrs. G. A. Rowell from her
nephew, Clarence Farmer:
January 10, 1918.
Dear Aunt:
am dropping you line to let you
know | am well and hope you are
the same. How are you and all the
folks getting along? We Island
Pond boys are well. George Pun
low works in the kitchen now and
then. suppose it is pretty cold at
home. We only got three inches of
snow here and it has not been very
cold; stormy day now and then. |
was on guard yesterday. When |
am not on guard | sweep and mop
the floor: l got a box from Uncle
Burt Christmas and a letter from
home and one from Grandpa Farm
er,also one from mother. Today is a
pleasant day and the snow is nearly
all gone. We have. Spring here the
last of the month. How is Grandpa
Perry and Jamon. Tell them to
write to me. | must close now. Good
bye.
Private CIarance Farmer,
9th Company, 10lst Ammunition
Train, American Expeditionary
Forces, Via. New York.
The following letter is from Err
nest Findley who enlisted in First
Vermont last summer:
January 90, Somewhere in France"
Dear friend Tom:
How are things back home on the
G. T. R. this winter? heard Geo.
Reynolds and the rest of the boys
have written out their books to go
running. 1suppose they are pleased
about that. How are all of my old
pals on the road? Give them all my
best regards, and tell them | am
we'll and would like to have them
write to me for it is lonesome here
sometimes. Oh, but | miss the
sound of the old engines coming over
the hills at home, for | never knew
what good time | was having then.
Those were the happy days alright.
Say Tom, why don't you and some
of the boys send me your pictures
that | may have them to look at once
in a while? How is Fred Mnard and
the other engineers? Ask Tom Egan
if he has blindfolded his fireman
yet, for you know he was going to
blind fold me when | fired for him.
had some good times with old
"hun." How is Sydney? Tell him
to write to me for would like to
hear from him as we used to be
pretty good friends. Does he hang
out at the Y. M. G. A. as much as
ever? | would like to see the kid
once more, but never mind will see
both you and him again in
year or so for | don't think the
Germans can stand it much longer,
and you can bet we are hoping they
can't. The boys you know are well
and send their regards. see some
of them most every day.
We. are having our spring weather
over here now and the mud is almost
knee deep, and | can tell you it is
mean stuff to have to work in. |
was out on a truck working yester-
day and went to a small railroad
town for supplies for the camp. We
had fine trip going down, but on
the way back we took a different
route, got about a mile when we
stuck in a mud hole. There was a
big crowd of French people watching
and laughing at us, and before we
could get out we had to have the aid
of pair Of horses. We continued
our journey for about three miles
when we came across another truck
in the same fix as we were. We
hitched on to their car and did our
best to pull them out, but it was of
no use, we worked about three hours
more and with the help of some
French soldiers we succeeded and
when that truck came out Of the
mud hole it looked like a CREASED
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