The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-02
NOT AFRAID OF ANY
JOB HEREAFTER
sergt w. w. harrington Of Telephone
Battalion Writes Wire Chief II.
Q. shaw from France.

~. G. Shaw, local wire chief for the
New England Telephone q Telegraph
Co., has received letter from Mrs.
Shaw 3 brother, Sergt. W. W. Earring
ton of Company T., 40lst telephrhe bat
talon. written in France under the
date 81 May ~ Sergeant Harrington
was in the company with the late Ser
geant Cation Halliday of Brattlehoro,
who died M Camp Bevens, Aver, Mass
After writing about personal matters
ne says:
''Well, now about France. You real.
izc, Of course, that "a this time ! can
not write Just what / would like TO, but
nevertheless. viii do the best can,
trusting that ] won't write anything
that will have 90 be- cut or marked out.
"We landed here all safe and sound
after m neventful trip across, in
fact record trip ] called it, for we
were only seven days making it and
could / feel sure, have made il in less
time for several reasons. We landed in
quaint. old seaport where we went
ashore to a rest camp for four days, and
then took a two days and one night s
trip by train east 10 an American camp,
where we stayed about four weeks and
did every kind OF work that YOU can
imagine. from unloading freight Go cut
ting cord wood. and bclicve me when
grt out of thil army won't be afraid
to hold down any job that is put up to
me
We got most 90 our equipment mere
and came overland % the little village
that wc are now in and where the
kaiser himself couldn find as. 10 IL
n pretty littlc place ia the southwest
orn part of the eountry, and rs we are
the first troops that have stopped here
nothing is too good for us. J thougAt
the whole town had gone crazy the sun
day that we got here
We saw some beautiful country on
our trip down, which took US two days,
but II il much different from New Eng
land. as we do not have the hills. 1t is
great farming country aud at the
present time all of their crops are as
far advanced az ours would be the lat
ter part of July
All Of the houses are made of stone
and everybody, kids and all, wears
wooden shoes and rides around in eth
or q donkey cart or with a pair OF
oxen
one very seldom finds person that
talks English or understands It and
perhaps it is just as we'll. especially
around our ''hutel' here
We have very comfortable billet,
which were az one time a hotel, and ON
company has the whole building
company IL north of us about Is miles
working towards Us on the same line
We have fixed the place up 50 tina
IL is fine aud is more like home thar
anything that we have had since ",
left the states We get very good food
In fact I am weighing more now than
ever did, and we sleep ON straw tick
which are very comfortable Abou
everything we cat is from The states
with the exception Of a few things pos
sibly. and we often got broakfas
which consists OF bacon and eggs pa
tatoes, oatmeal, doughnuts, bread, but
ter snd coffee with milk aud sugar
All of our other meals are lust "a good
so you see the old IT, s. is taking cx
eellent care of US. wish YOU wcr
with us for Won would enjoy it,
suppose you are getting lots of wa
news at this time We get the Me-
York Herald . day old. which is print
ed in Paris, but it answers the pui
pose. From all reports everything
going fayorably. The Herald consis,
of only two sheets, but suppose papc
is scarce over here.
Well, Bert, could 30 on writing her
for hours, but it is nearly taps and
must cal II off. win try and writ
you again soon. Love TO all,
WALTER.