The Press., 1918-10-10

harvest supper Thursday evening, the 17th. Price, 25 cents.
 Considerable interest is being shown in the junior fair to be held in grange hall. Saturday, Oct 19. The children had looked forward to ex- hibiting their summers work at the big fair, but being disappointed in this they are taking up the smaller one with equal zest. Older people should do their part in making the exhibit a success. Anything in fruit vegetables, fancy work or antique or of general interest would be accept able. Some very fine apples have al- ready been brought in by a farmer in the north part of the town.
 Private Edward A. Swift, age 25, son of MT. and Mrs. Michael Swift of Hydeville died at Camp Upton, N. Y, Saturday morning after short ill- ness of pneumonia contracted from a cold. Private Swift joined the colors Sept. 5th, being assigned to the 24th Co.,, 152 Depot Brigade, 9th Bn. at Camp Upton, N. Y. The remains were brought to Stafford Monday morning, escorted by his brother, Private Michael F. Swift, of the same Co., The funeral was held Tuesday morn ing at o'clock at St. Edwards ceme- tery. A high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Felix J. O'Neill who also read prayers at the grave The pupils of St. Edwards parochial school attended in a body and marched to the cemetery with furled cOlOrs A vOlley was fired over the grave by his brother, giving military hOnOrs to the dead soldier. The bearers were John Cunningham, Earl BOwden, John EnhOff and Geo. D. Murray of Fitch burg, Mass, cousin of Private Swift He is survived by his parents, three sisters and one brother.
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 Wm. Ferry has been entertaining MT. Merritt of Springfield this week
 Harry Smith of Addison was with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Fred Smith over Sunday.
 Miss Florence White, who has em- ployment with the J. B. Williams Co., Ut Glastonbury, was home over Sun- day.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Hedges and son, Henry, of WOllastOn, Mass, are guests of MT. and Mrs Elwin Phelps this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur BOswOrth are entertaining his sister Mrs. l.. M GOodell, of Dorchester, Mass, for a few weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Ellery M. Chamberlin received word of the serious illness with pneumonia of their son, Arthur Chamt erlin, on Tuesday of this week
 Mrs. Francis Smith recently re- ceived some letters from her hus- band, Private Francis Smith, who is with the heavy artillery, A. E. F.. Somewhere in France, which read in part as follows:
 Rev. c. c. Scrivener held the sec Ond quarterly conference in the M E. church on Tuesday evening, and the usual business was transacted. It was voted to hold union services in the Congregational church for the next three Sundays through October The pastor, Rev. MT. Won Deck, will preach at the union services held in the Congregational church next Sun day morning and evening.
 Well, we are at last settled in an old chateau near Bordeaux and the grounds around it are very pretty with grape vineyards around it Around here nearly all the houses are made of stone. All of the large estates have to take a certain number of officers and men and give them shelter. The rooms are large and we sleep on the floor which is much bet ter than sleeping out on the ground
 
 and they do all of our cooking. The whole battery is here together The young fellows are very few around here and the women have to do all the work They have women con. ductOrs and mOtOrmen and in some places women drive large motor trucks, and at every railroad crossing there is a woman gate-keeper. The streets are very narrow and the trOlleys are small affairs and only Ont apartment, as in England they have twO. They tell about your Sunny France" but believe me the good OlC U. s. A. is good enough for me. Moth ing over here can be compared tC what we have home. When we were on the train, at places we stopped the women and children would come up to the cars and ask us for some thing to eat It certainly is terrible the way the women have to work they give up everything and do tn mems work so they can go to thu front On one of the roads where w take our hikes there is brook whicl runs along side of the road and it i sight to see the peasant womel doing large washings for living There are sheds built along the brool and they stand under these and wash There are fields which cover acre and are covered with clothes drying You see it is a public washing plac and it is where they all gather t wash. They wear a thin felt slippe and over them large wooden shoes Believe me it is some hot here an they have lemon, cork, orange, fig an bamboo trees, but the chief produC is wine grapes. Remember me to a my friends and tell them the boys ar giving Fritz the run and we are a anxiously waiting to get a turn g \ them"