The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-06
MARSHFIELD
Charles Ketchum Appreciates Letters and
Papers from Vermont.

Papers from Vermont.
The following extracts are from letters
recently received by Mrs. Lee Ketchum
from her son, Charles, who is on board
the U. S. S. Wyoming:
May IS, 1918
Dear Mother: | will write you a few
lines to let you know that my cold is a
lot better and hope you folks are all
well and happy. / received your box OF
candy and believe me ] was more than
pleased with it. ! am sending yop an.
other one of our navy books. There Is
pretty good reading in them.
/ got the bunch of papers and read
them all and gave them to a fellow
know, named Earl Rogers from Cabot.
/ got a big bunch of letters the other
day and all have been doing to-day is
answering letters. | got one from Alice
Clark and one from the folks | boarded
with when / worked for Martin. Did
YOU receive the box | sent you about two
weeks ago?
May 22.-How is everything in Yer
mont nowadays2 / have wished more
than once that | was there having some
good times.
am sending you picture of myself
and some of the fremen that are work
ing with me and my watertender. He
tends the water while the rest Of us are
shoveling coal.
May 26-What are you all doing these
daysf Wish ! could be up on the hill
to-day. It is Sunday and my chum and
] have been sitting in the sun talking
about home and what we used to do.
myself. Do you think j look the same
as when l left home? / don't.
May 29.-I have gotten the syrup and
the box and was very glad Of them.
like the candy and the smokes for we
can't get any candy over here. ] am
looking for some more papers and hope
to get them in the next mail
was glad to hear you got my box all
right and liked the things in it Don't
be alarmed because L sent some of my
things home. | don't have any place TO
keep them here and want you to put
them away and look after them for me.
Charles.
Next Sunday morning the pastor will
give a short sermon, which will be fol-
lowed by reception of members and the
ing the G. e. topic for last Sunday, "The
Power of the Cross in Africa" will be in
charge of the pastor. who viii deliver
lecture, accompanied by stereopticon
slides, showing the work of the Christian
church in that country,
Miss Grace Wooster arrived from Wa
terbury, Conn, Wednesday and is to
spend a few weeks with her mother and
sisters.
The Misses Quimby of Northwood Mar
rows, N. H., are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs l. NJ Carpenter.
Mrs. Annette Courtney of st. Johns
bury is visiting her brother, H. E. Brown.
Miss Ethel Bohonen left Monday for
Castleton, where she is attending the
summer school for teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Packer of Frank
lin, n H., spent a few days recently
with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. s. II.
Packer
Quite number Of our citizens attend
ed the celebration at Cabot the Fourth,
the Marshfield band furnishing music for
the occasion.
F.. H. Tanner is quite low from com
plication of troubles.
very fine entertainment was given
by local talent Wednesday evening, July
3, in X. of p hall The attendance was
almost a record breaker, the hall being
practically filled. The musical selections
were attractive and very well rendered,
rejecting much credit upon the ability of
Prof Blake as musical director and
also upon the members of the chorus.
Miss Emma Packer, as pianist is also
deserving of special mention for the skill
full manner in which she accompanied the
various numbers. The young ladies adj
mirably sustained their roles in the play
cite which formed a timely and appro-
pirate closing feature. The total receipts
amounted to about $l0s, making the
affair a success financially as well as ar
tistically