The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-08

and has accomplished much in the time
she has been with us. With the young
people and Sunday school she has done a
special work and her many friends
gained here will follow her with much
interest to her new and larger field of
usefulness.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Haskins received
Monday letter from their son, Corp.
Curtis Haskins which cheered them very
much, as they had been very anxious
since getting the card that he was
wounded Corporal Haskins was with
his company at the front, most Of the
men staying in the shelters provided for
them. Instead of entering these, Cor
poral Haskins laid down in the wagon.
Before he was fairly asleep he heard
something which he felt to be an air
craft gun, and instinctively threw his
left arm over his sleeping friend Then
the crash came, the shelter was pretty
well demolished and numbers Of the
men were conveyed to the hospital.
After those who were badly injured were
cared for, those less serious were taken,
among them Corporal Haskins, who had
his left thumb split and knuckle crushed
He was also cared for and writes from
the base hospital that they are all re-
ceiving the best of care and speaks par
ticularly of the nurses whom the English
call sisters" As Corporal Haskins is
keep him out of active service for some
days.
Miss Bertha Raleigh has received word
of the death of the third brother from
injuries received in the war, George
Clement Raleigh had been in the service
three and one-half years, being mem
Der Of the royal artillery. Miss Raleigh,
who numbers among her friends in town
not only those living at the inn and
those who are guests from time TO time
but many in town who have been priv
LEGGED to become acquainted with the
young lady. All these are realizing to
some extent with her the noble part her
family is taking in the war. Mr. Raleigh
received shell shock at Vimy ridge.
Mrs. G. III. Haines, who has been the
guest of friends for 10 days, returned to
her home in Nashua yesterday, Mr..
Haines was also here over the week end,
spending Sunday with Mrs. Haines at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs b. r. Demeritt.
Monday afternoon Mrs. T. E.. Atkins en-
tertained members of the Utas club at a
o'clock tea at her home on Main street.
Mrs. E. A. Stanley leaves to-day for
visit with relatives in st, Adams, Me.
Friday of next week Mrs. Charles H.
Thompson of Northampton, Mass, for
merly of Brattleboro and for many years
treasurer of the Woman's Home Mission
airy Union of Vermont, will be in town
and speak to the ladies at the Congre
gational parsonage. Mrs. Thompson has
rare charm and much experience in the
work and win bring something worth
while Special music will be arranged.
A. j. Durkee seems to be the only
candidate thus far to represent Duxbury
this year on the Republican ticket. Mr..
Durkee has been on the board of select
men for some time, chairman for the
past two years, and has done much for
the interests of the town. He is well
versed in public affairs and will make
an able man in the legislature. Mr..
Durkee is one of the largest owners of
timber land in this locality, having the
business formerly owned by his father,
John Durkee, who represented Duxbury
in 1896.
Members of the orchestra which has
been playing at the Sunday evening
meetings were in Middlesex last evening
to assist in the music at the Red Cross
lawn party. The orchestra comprises
Miss Norma Perkins, Earl Twombley,
violins; Everett Holmes, clarinet; Miss
Annie Dorothy Palmer, flute; Stanley
Buzzell, cornet, and Mrs. E. T. Palmer
aecompanist Last Sunday evening, as
a special number, clarinet solo was
rendered by Mr.. Holmes.
d. c. Jones, who has been taking the
overseas Y. NJ. c. A. training at Spring.
field, Mass, and Silver Bay, was at home
over Sunday, returning to Silver Bay
and from there for a week to New York
before sailing to enter upon the work.
He is in hopes he may have day or
two at home before he leaves for the
year.
Letters received by relatives of John
H. Palmer of Co. d, l4th engineer regi-
ment, show him to be in the best Of
health, living in tents and glad that he
is helping in the great work