The Press., 1918-12-05

T New York and New Jersey a week
 with her father, Rev. Howard Will
 Hams.
 Miss Nellie Quinley of Canton,
 Mass, has been with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Robert Quinley, for a few
 days.
 l Rev. l.. Rees went to Port Chester Tuesday to attend the funeral of a former parishiOner. He will return 1 tonight.
 MT. and Mrs. L. Rees entertained over Thanksgiving his sister and her husband, MT. and Mrs. Williams, of 1 Charlton, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. John McCulloch and two small sons of Mount Vernon, N. Y, have been guests of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. McCulloch Julio Pellegrini has purchased the fish market of Gianantoni & Co.,, in the Sena block and will run his fish cart in the borough on Tuesdays and Fridays.
 Mrs. Margaret Morrall, who has made her home in Norwich since leaving Stafford, will return and occu- py the home of Miss c. A. Washburn on Highland Terrace.
 Dr. and Mrs. James Stretch of Sims bury were guests of Mrs. Stretch's parents, MT. and Mrs. Reuben Con verse, few days last week. Dr. Stretch returned home Friday, Mrs. Stretch remaining for few days longer.
 The regular meeting of the WOm- ans Christian Temperance Union will be held next Wednesday at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. F. L. Smith. Topic: Food Conservation. Music will ke provided by Charlotte Beck with and Francis Newton The meeting is open to the public.
 Stafford
 The following are extracts from letters received from Sergt Earl Gary:
 Somewhere in France, Oct 3.
 I am sitting on box in an old French house. There isn't much of any roof on the house, but we have managed to get into a room with a fireplace, so we think we are we'll off Two other trucks and mine have been on detach service for the last week. We have been on the ground and in one city that the Germans have been holding up to within two weeks ago. They don't leave much behind them In this city they were using the ruined houses to rebuild the roads
 We don't get very near the front line trenches with the trucks, but our train has seen more than most of the truck companies do. It is a case of seeing France from a motor truck Since having been here I have seen good many German prisoners and sort of pitied them at first. The other day I was driving along a road and I saw the bodies of six of our men be- side grave awaiting burial. Right from that minute l even hate the word German. I suppose that was nothing compared to what was going on few miles farther up. I can't say just where we are located, but will say that the traffic in the air is pretty con- gested and the roads are as busy as in I the heart of New York city. By the | sound of the guns, it strikes me that | the Germans are getting about all l in plane the other night with load of Hardware, but missed us by quite a ways. The minute we saw him out went the lights.
 Oct "A.
 The weather sure is some cold and damp this morning, but we are all dressed warm, so I guess we can stand it. We were just issued boots, Over-shoes, four pairs of socks, two suits of underclothes, leather vest, two pairs of gloves, muffiers and tow els. hadn't mailed your last letter two hours when I was called to go out on a long trip. We saw lots of new places and everything went fine, cOv- cred al out 45O miles. On my return [ was promoted to sergeant. Now nave charge of 17 trucks and " men. Have to keep tabs on the trucks, tires, tools, equipment, etc., but most 0f the time have been issuing cloth ng. I also have to get the men their smokes and chocolate. I found in a nearby town, where most anything may be bought in the inc of sweets.
 Nov. 8.
 I received a Press to-day and read t over and over. I read Cy's (Nor- nan Phillips's) letter and I know just what he has to go through. l only wish everyt ody in the States could zee it as I have and then they would Ill te over here. This country must agree with me, for 1 feel fine. France s a great country. It knocks the spots all off of "Westford" for farm ng region, but let me go back to the States tomorrow, a buck private, and i've in 'tBigelow Hollow" with the cur aims down and I'd be satisfied. From what we hear and see this scrap can't last much longer. There are about 10000. prisoners in a nearby field, and a good number of them are lust boys-I should say about fifteen years of age-and that is only small part of what has been taken in the last few days. I'm glad you had a chance to see some of the captured junk" The boys have brought it in by the truck load, but are getting tired of it now The helmets come in handy for wash basins and the gun arrels make great bars for the me-