The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-28
WOODBURY.
Sickness and Death at Camp Devens
Makes Other Boys Downhearted.


Pvt Morton Atkinson, who is at Camp
Devens, has written the following letter
to his sister here:
II received your welcome box and tell
you those apples tasted good. ! was on
kitchen police all day. | have been firing
the cook stove; some cineh, believe me.
All had to do was Just kick the wood in
and watch it burn. 1t takes a whole beef
and half of another for the boarders
here Some meat!
81 am about two weeks behind in my
writing and they are coming in every
day l guess / will have to hire ste
nographer to catch up. / have been here
pretty nearly three weeks and l have
drilled three days in ALL and those
weren't all day. 1t was only half of a
day at time. The rest of the time /
laid around and slept
Il am afraid that the kaiser is going
to get licked. We were issued our
sweaters tonight and sent the payroll
yesterday. Say, could write all night,
| have so much to tell.
"There were 20 died here the other
night with influenza, and | tell you it
was pretty hard sight to see the hearse
and then the boys mothers going down
the street with the fife and drum corps
leading them. They take the coffin on
their shoulders, with the American flag
tied around it, and the drum corps are
good ones to lead. 1t almost made me
cry, I was so homesick for while. Gee
but it will seem good to get home after
the war There are lot Of homesick
boys here for one fellow to cheer up.
s&
"There was little fellow here who
would weigh about 9S pounds, and he
was all in. The doctor came down and
he said, What is the matter with you =
and the poor little fellow said he was
tired. The doctor asked him what he
had been doing and he said he had been
drilling with gun, so the doctor sent
him down somewhere where he could go
to school. l asked him if could go to
school and he said You are the rugged
est looking chap in this company so j
guess | win have to stay here, / have
gained two pounds in three weeks.
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Mrs. Lee Tibbetts and son, Clifton, of
East Calais were weekend guests Of Mr.,
and Mrs. Victor Hood.
Several from this place were in Hard
wick Thursday to attend the funeral OF
Frank Harrington.
Miss Nelson Of Montpelier is a guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. brennan.
Alice Hannigan is home sick with the
grip.
Mrs Mary Webber left Saturday for
Portsmouth, N. H., called there by the
illness of her son, Mac
Will and Burt Daniels were business
visitors in Montpelier Saturday.
Mrs Maurice Ferris returned home Fri
day for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. +. H. Baldwin returned home
Sunday from few days stay in Green's
boro Bend
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wheelock and son
left Monday for Groveton, N. H., where
Mr.. Wheeloek has employment
Edmund Eddy left Tuesday for Mont
pelier, where he commenced his duties as
petit juror.
r. f. brennan was a business visitor
in Montpelier Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robertson and
...i.ISS5s rhil4rer 4lss aG.3es 94r4 over.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs V. A
Ainsworth.
Mrs. Eva Averill of Hardwick was a
guest Wednesday of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B
Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs Carroll Wheelock and
Myrtle Celley of Groveton, N. H., were
visitors in town Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ellsworth Carr and son
Harold, returned Monday from Ports
mouth, N H.
M opJ Are n nopa and Me- Ot,,
M. Thomas were in Waterbury Thurs
day TO attend the district meeting of the
Eastern Star.
t. II. Baldwin was in Greensboro Sun,
day, guest of Newell Shaw.
Did Blake is confined to the bed with
measles.