The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-23
MARSHFIELD
Pvt. Carroll Goodridge Writes That Sol
diers Are Busy.

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The following extracts are taken fror
a letter received by Mr. and Mrs, lie
Short from their nephew, Private Car
roll Goodridge, with the A. L. f. i
France: July 1881.
If anyone asks you anything about il
you can tell them that we have beef
more than busy for the past two weeks
Some of the time it would be go to Z.
hours with but one meal, and not an,
sleep. Then again, we would get
chance to roll up in our blankets in {
wheat field for few hours to sleep
One night last week we were out in thu
worst thunder storm | ever saw. 1t was
so dark we could not see single thing
but we did our work all right without
any mishaps. | see Henry Drew nearly
every day. Haven't seen Enrol for quite
a while, but think he is near u.s. saw
Tonne and Jim last night; they are look.
ing fine,
The Marshfeld cornet band will give
an open-air concert next Saturday even
ing
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Clyde
Mears Thursday, Aug. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs E. n. Darling of Dedham,
Mass, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
l.. d. Mute.
The pastors subject for next Sunday
will be, Reconstruction Are Yon Play
ing Your Part?" There will also be an
address to the young people
Mrs. L. G. Burnham of Burlington and
Miss Julia Harrington of Cabot were the
guests of A. L. Burnham Wednesday.
Mrs. Inez Darling is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. V. r. Hudson.
Unless stormy, there will be service
in the New Discovery schoolhouse next
Sunday at 3 p. m.
Miss Nellie Pike is in Schenectady
n. Y, visiting a friend, Miss Dubois.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Collins, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. HOLSTER, Mr.. and Mrs v. r.
Hudson were among those who attended
the farmers picnic at Chelsea Wednes.
day
Mrs Frances K Peck is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Farnham in Mont
peier.
A. I. Davis and family were visitors
in Montpelier and Barre tuesday.
Stanley Lyndes, Willis Henderson and
Charles Brown spent few days in camp
at Lake NroJon last week.
r. H. Blake of East Orange is the
guest of his brother, Henry Blake
Willis Henderson went Saturday to-
the White mountains to spend few
days with Myrtle Buxton, who is working
there.
Stanley Slayton of Randolph is the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Slayton.
I. II. Prouty and family are taking
an auto trip through the northern part of
the state this week.
Miss Mildred Norway of Cabot visited
at G. +. Mays Tuesday.
z. Q. Folsom of Cushman, Mass, is |
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs D. 0.
News has been received that Edmund |
Pike has reached Norfolk, Va, in safety |
after his third trip across the seas. The |
last voyage was to some port on the |
coast of France. He is expected home
soon on a furlough.
Cecil Tibbetts, who has been working |
in the cotton mills in Nashua, N. H., !
since last Christmas, was home for few
days vacation the last of the week
Wednesday proved an ideal day for
the Sunday school picnic and a good
number ayailed themselves of the oppor-
tunity for a days outing, which was en-.
joyed by all present.
Frank Tibbetts left Monday for Wind |
sor, where he has secured a position.
The August quota of 10 boys shirts
and 30 bandage foot socks has just been
received, with the request that they be
sent by Sept. s. This will necessitate
rapid work and large attendance of la
dies is requested next Thursday after.
noon. There are still some who have
not sent in their cards for the child well \
fare campaign. Mrs Dwnell would like
to send in the report, so kindly see that
the babies are weighed and measured and
report results as soon as possible,