The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-14
i. VT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1918
CABOT
D. ]. McAllister, Of Shock Outfit, Writes
About Going Over the Top.
A letter from d former Cabot boy n

About Going Over the Top.
A letter from former Cabot boy now
somewhere in France written to Mrs.
Sarah Hatch, dated Oct. 2, 1918;
Dear Sarah Got your letter all right.
So Helen is wearing a service pin. lost
her letter the last time / went "qver the
top" and nearly everything else ! had,
except my As. You don't care for much
but your cartridges and your gun when
you are crawling through barbed wire
entanglements, and machine gun bullets
are making you hug the ground tighter
than witch grass roots, and an occasional
shell makes YOU dive into hole if there
is one handy and you are trying to get
ahead little faster, and it doesn't seem
as though you moved at all, and every
! darned German shooting at you particu-
larly Then you begin to get mad and
You don't care what comes or goes, There
| is going to be a cleanup If you get a
chance. The Germans won't even try to
make real stand in front of the Yanks.
| Di-yi- sin-na, let's give up quick or 60
to h. quicker, We don't play with them
and they are 50 afraid of Americans that
they run now as soon as we really start
/ oh duSdHNSt hwy tehNG AhuSiiAiiS guns
to cover their retreat, and the Moxen
is natty shooting gun. 1t strews lead
all over all at once
Don't take this seriously; it is not
when you get used to it. Perhaps you
know we are shock outfit now, bust
the lines, drive as long as we can and
then let some other outfit finish them.
We rest up for while then do it again.
| Tell dad | am fine and dandy
d. J. McAllister.
/ Mrs. Will Marsh fell from the steps of
the piazza last Thursday evening and
broke her wrist.
John Mclean suffered paralytie shock
at the home of George Hoyt last Friday
morning and was unconscious part of the
day. Thursday he fell through scuttle
at the barn, but was not seriously hurt.
Miss Lucia N'iswell OF Boston is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. s. L. Wiswell, and
family.
Stella Preston was detained from re-
turning to Goddard last week on account
of assisting at the home of DIR. M. ID.
| Warren during his serious illness.
Mrs. NJ S. Haines fell down the cellar
stairs last Monday, iniuring her back,
and is confined to her bed in consequence
The Red Cross meeting Friday viii be
held at the home of Mrs s. J. Norris
Robert Clarke spent few days at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Clarke, last week.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
win 0'Brien has what is pronounced as
whooping cough
Miss Judith Haines came home from
her school at Barre Friday to care for
her mother over Sunday.
/ Raymond Harrington was business
visitor in Barre Saturday.
Mrs. Fl. A. Dane would like her ivory
knitting needles returned 70 she can knit
a sweater.
Friends Of Miss Ruby Clark, who
taught school in the Merritt district
were sorry to hear Of the sudden death
Of her companion, Harold Mahood, OF
pneumonia, at their home at Essex juno
ton They were married only last Feb
ruary
Miss Thelma harrington, Misses Lillian
and Beatrice Lance and Flora Carpenter
were home from Goddard over Sunday,
Misses Marion Drew, Mona Walbridge
Abbie Smith and Vera Rogers have re-
turned to Montpelier seminary.
| Anyone wishing to send a Christmas
box to their soldier boy or friends, can
obtain the carton ready to I'LL, Of Miss
Frank McAllister.
The remains of Frank Morse, a former
PRESIDENT Of this town, were brought here
from st. Adams last Monday for burial
in the family lot in Cabot cemetery. His
Illness was Of short duration, pneumonia
following influenza. He leaves a wife
and two brothers,
| w. II Myers, Ralph Perry and Oar
Mcintyre have gone to Philadelphia
where they have government employ
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lueius Cole are to care
for Z. A. Merritt's household affairs whilc
he and his family are absent during thu
winter I'M Florida.
At the electoral meeting held Tuesday
Nov. 5, f. C. Gould was chosen as repre-
sentative for this town.
t. Myers OF Fairlee was guest at the
home Of his son, Walter, last week.
b. Addison was in town Thursday.
Mrs L, A. Harrington was a business
visitor in Barre Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crane have moved
to their new home recently purchased o.
II. A. Dane.
Paul Norris was home on a few days
furIough last week.
Asa Kenisto#v is boarding at Leslie
fuckers.
Earl Rogers is camping in Peachan
and hunting deer.
r. NJ Bliss took six horses to Greens
boro from Il. G. Gould's last Wednesday
II, p. Walbridge and daughters, Mrs
Ray Bolton, were guests at 0ryis Hale.
in St Johnsbury Friday.
Eleazer Knowles has gone to Hardwicl
to board with his niece.
DIR. M D. Warren has so far recovered
II from his serious illness with pneumonis
as to be up around the house.
Julian Marsh has gone to Wallingford
Conn, to stay with his son, Ralph, TO
an indefinite time.