The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-30
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Something Doing When "Yanks" Reached
Trenches-Fine Spirit Shown.

Private Harold T.. Wilson writes to a
friend In Cabot from somewhere N
Feb -, 1915,
am we'll and happy aud ann writing
hut that is located near by 10 our rest
camp. Just think OF II, we are having q
4 rest This letter seems TO me Ike the
most important one | have written, Tor
am writing IL after our having been ut
in front for little visit with the dutch
men. Yes. We have been up aud neigh.
bored with them Tor few days. and had
very delightful time ] am not going
To 20 into details at all, Tor u ! once got
! started | would not know when 10 end
so | don't think | viii attempt to say
very much about IT, Have seen lot oil
very interesting scenes since We lett our
place of training and presume we shall
soon see a whole lot more. have seen
town after town that Is totally ruined
and deserted. There are just shell holes
aud trenches To be seen everywhere and
YOU would think there had been an awful
earthquake. ! have been under the firc oil
the big guns and seen lot of air battles
II all seemed very interesting, but II Is
kind of peculiar experience To go
through when you are out on guard at
gun and YOU can hear the shells whistle
over your dome and then 90 bang not
great ways from you.
The Germans have got some awful
good guns, Judging from the sound of
them, and believe me, they know how To
use them too. | do not like to bestow
any praise upon them, but You have got
TO hand il to them for being wonderful
soldiers. The bows all marched in with
fine spirit and all went out the same way
and ii the Bosch" scared any OF ms very
much il certainly did not show. I'll ad.
init it is no place for a nervous man, but
then all YOU have 90 to do is TO trust TO
luck that YOU won't get hit, so why
worry We had Just one accident IN
our outfit and hear that there were two
killed in our infantry. IL was not a
very noisy sector till the Nanks got
there and when we did the Bosch put
them over in regular style. Most of the
time we were there. | was quartered IN a
snug little dugout with -four other com
rades and two French soldiers. When
we were not on duty we would usually
plav bid whist" and afterward, as one
fellow in my squad said, be rocked To
sleep by the jar in the bed caused by eN-
ploding shells.
We had a table TO eat on, and some
benches, so that it was rally kind OF
home-like. really kind of hated To
leave the place, but probably | won't
say that the next time. ! guess ! have
said about enough along this line and
possibly this will not get by.
Hoping this will find you well and
happy. viii close, hoping to hear from
any of my friends in Cabot, as ] appre
ciate their letters very much. Harold.
Harold f. Wilson was once resident
of Barre. His father, Will Wilson, and
mother, Nellie, both died there.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Mat
thew Batehelder Saturday. March %.
George Whitman was visitor IN Hard
wick the first of the week.
Elmer I.abree went TO Montpelier
Tuesday on business.
An error in Wednesdays Times should
have read Mrs. Lenora Laird, instead OF
Leonard Laird.
The birth of the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs t. II. Osgood occurred March 10, in /.
stead of %.
w Ill STONE was III ~hlpuA PfittA 'fN1hiN'
day to attend the funeral of w. X.
Grandleld.
Charles Crane was visitor IN Mont
peier and Barre Thursday and Friday.
Leslie Tucker was in North Montpelier
the first OF the week.
Isaac Tabor Of North Calais visited
L. P. Walbridge and other relatives this
week
Miss Alice Goodale visited her mother
in East Calais recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Eastman of Hard
wick were in town Thursday as guests
at Joe O'Donnell's.
Maurice Walbrdge was home from
Middebury college two days this week.
Mrs, George Withsm is caring for Mrs.
Matthew Batcheder and infant son.
Mrs Elnora Russell is visiting her
mother at East Calais.
Summary of the articles sent by the
Red Cross for the Begians: 81 pieces
mems clothing, l3 mems overcoats, three
boys overcoats, boys clothing, & ladies
suits. "A ladies' coats, 60 ladies clothing,
pairs shoes and slippers, 10 pieces bed
ding, 20 women's underwear. "a chill
dren's clothing, So babies clothing, q
miscellaneous total, 1906 weight, 800
pounds. The Ks are hereby extended to
those who so kindly assisted in the work.