The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-16

Floyd Wilfore Busy, but Enjoying Ex-
periences.

Pvt, Floyd i. Wilfore, Supply com
pany, f. 4. r. r., depot division, A. i.
f., has sent the two following letters TO
his parents. here, the first being dated
March IL and the second March p:
This is Sunday afternoon and / have
nothing TO do, SO will write YOU letter.
| have been away from the company for
a while so / haven't got your letters.
| The last one that / received was written
about the first of January. | expect 10
get back before long or else | will write
to them TO send my mail down here 10
me. ] may get transferred to some other
organization. ! don't know for sure yet
what ] am going TO do.
Gee, | am travelling all over this couD-
try. The last place where / was is just
like California Ii was rather cold in
the night and early morning, but in the
daytime it was just like summer. IT is
little colder here, but there is no snow
| suppose that everything is going
about the same as usual at home I'll
bet Dad is glad TO see the spring coming,
he hates winter so. This is about the
lime Of tho year for Clarence to get
crazy for an automobile, too. isn't til
If | remember right he was having it
last spring about this time. j. Warren
still living in Barreg | haven't heard
from him for quite long time.
March 24--As | am going to the even
ing services, which are to commence in |
a few minutes, | haven't much time, but |
viii write you few lines. | am feeling |
fine. In fact, | don't think that | ever |
felt better in my life. | am working !
hard every day, but / don't mind that
as long as | get enough to eat and
place to sleep. OF course ] don't have
a bed as good as | have at home, but /
am used to il now so | don't mind if !
it is a little hard.
1t has been fine day and as it is
Sunday we had chance to rest and en-.
Joy it, We had a baseball game this
forenoon against Headquarters company
md just walked away with it. They
couldn't play at ALL 1t seems good to
zee the old game going again. 1t certain
V puzzles the Frenchmen. They can't
zee through il at all. Will have to close
low, as 1t is time to go. Floyd.
Clyle H. Morse, who has been in the
.mploy of Frank Downs for several
ears. finished work for him last Satur-
law night. 1t is said that he has in view
position in another state. Mr. Morse
anne to this town from Bakersfield some
even or eight years ago and has proved
imself to be an efficient and obliging
Jerk and valuable citizen.
A boy about nine years old whose
ome is in Graniteville, while visiting
elatives at Will Drury's last week, was
ute seriously injured in the foretingers
{ his left hand, by the exploding of
Irge cartridge with which he was play
10. DR.. Robinson dressed the finger,
.hich was considerably lacerated and J
He'd with powder
Mrs. Walter Milne of Barre, who will -
, better remembered here as Miss Ger
ude Geake, a former bookkeeper and
in the office of the VIII
nm b. Jones Granite Co, was in town
-er Sunday as the guest of Mrs. Carroll
Dutton.
Mrs. Arthur Whitney of Chicago, H.,
rived in town yesterday to join her
lsband, who has been spending the
inter with his mother, Mrs. Emeline
chardson
Ladies who wish to vote at town meet
2 next March are reminded that if they
not pay a tax on real estate either
r themselves or jointly with their hus
nds. it VIII be necessary for them to
E an inventory of personal property
tn the listers on or before the 18th
this month.
Born, on Saturday, April G, a son to
?. and Mrs. Dean Griffith.
Rev. George w. Keeling, pastor of the
,thodist church here for the past two
airs, expects to be transferred to a
iference in northern New Jersey at the
4 of the year and will pursue Biblical ,
Idy further at Drew Theological semi
~, located at Madison in that state.
has been invited to preach in Lafa-
tie, thriving town about twenty-five !