Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-03
OUR VS.
OUR COUnTRY'S SERVICE

The following letter was received
recently by John Dougherty of North
Vassalboro. from Private Edward
Fahey of the U. S. Army, with the A.
E. f. in France. Private Fahey was
a former Colby man, and will be re-
membered as the pitcher for the Col
by team last year.
Dear John:
1 received your letter Aug. II. and
I wrote an answer the next day but
put is aside for the sergeant to COL
lect and forgot to give it to him. l
found it today, and will have to
write a new letter. I received your
box the day before we left camp. /
suppose all the bunch will be taken in
this new draft and that will make
the Zeta house bunch all strangers 20
YOU. It will be pretty small college
crowd this year and the college has
lost six professors who have years
leave to do Y. NJ. G. A. work over
here. We had long. tiresome trip
over, because the ship was crowded.
We are now in a little town in central
France The first two weeks were so
hot we could hardly stand it and now
the rainy season has begun. 1t has
rained every day for the last month
and the fields are covered with mud.
have not run across any of the
Maine bunch that you are acquainted
with except one fellow who used to
work in the Park Square lunch. The
people in this town have no shops to
work in. They live chiefly by farm
ing and many run small stores and
supply the farmers who come in from
miles around. This place Is about as
big as the North but it has more
stores on the Main street than there
are in Waterville.
They sell very little with the excep-
ton of fruits to the soldiers, We are
able to get tobacco and sweets at
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the commissary,
where we get them very cheap. The
land is full, of slab rock and it's farm
ers get very poor crops in most
places. The corn grows about feet
high and the potatoes look like pea
nuts.
Give my regards to all those re-
naming and let me hear from you
before Christmas. I am getting along
fine, I am going to bed about eight
o'clock for there is no place else to
go. Week-nights we have band con-
certs and shows as a rule but they
are fixing up the stage this week and
we have been without entertainment
for the last few nights. I cannot
think of any more so 1 will have to
close for this time. l will write again
- pI~
ED.
Hg. Co 304th, U. S. Regt Of Inf.
Army P o. 773.
Mrs Clara Reynolds, r. 8. Augusta,
has received the following letter
from her son, Private A. c. Reynolds,
S. F. Battery, French Art Center, A.
P. 0. 903, A. e. r.
Oct 81, 1918
Dearest Mother:
I will drop you line or two to let
that this will find you all the same at
home.
The paper has good news every day
and l think the war will soon be at
an erI. L am in with a good bunch
of boys and we have good time
whenever we can.
How are all the people getting
along? l suppose they are all busy.
How are the dog and all my belong
ings? .
Keep up good courage and do not
worry about me for am all right. l
am in the Red Cross canteen and the
boys are singing and having & good
time.
The weather is damp and rainy
here, but we have plenty to do to
keep Us busy. Give my love to all the
folks and tell them I will see them
later Tell Pessis I got her picture
ana was glad to see her face once
more even if it was homely. ! never
could get q chance to get my picture
taken. When do / will surely do it.
We are busy about all the time and 1t
is hard to get a chance to do any
thing.
+ will have to close with love and
best wishes.
From your son,
A. C. REYNOLDS.