The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25
NEWS FROM BOYS
IN THE SERVICE
Private Harry III. Leno of
StrattOn Dies of
Appendicitis
SERGEANT ECKELS
TAKES PRISONERS
William c. Huntress Commissioned
Lieutenant-Rev. E. NJ. Houghton
Returns from France and Is Expected
in Brattleboro Soon

News of the death of Private Harry
H. Leno, 26, is contained in message
just received by his mother, Mrs. Addie
j. Martin of Stratton. Private Leno
died Of appendicitis following an opera
ton in France. Information as to the
company and regiment to which he be-
longed is not available this afternoon.
Private Leno was the first man called
from Windham county under the selee-
tive draft. His order number was Is
and he entrained in Brattleboro with
nine others April ., 1918, for Camp Dew
ems. Aver, Mass. He had been working
morning by automobile stage, which
was late on account Of rough travelling.
arriving hero barely in time to board
The II 40 a. m train for Bellows Falls
Henry f. Dimes, Ralph w Newell. How
ard Merrill of Green street, Alton b.
Copeland Of West Brattlehoro and Al
yah H. Noble were Brattleboro boys
in that first contingent.
He was born in Middlebury July It,
1892 When he registered in June,
1917 he was working for Nelson Smith
of South Londonderry. registering as
| from Stratton, and when he filled out
| his QUESTIONABLE Jan. 5, 1918, he was
| employed by B. 4. Ninton of East Ja-
maica. At different times he had been
employed at farming, teaming, and shoe
repairing.
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, pastor Of the
| Church Of the Redeemer in New Haven
] Conn, formerly pastor Of the Centre
/ Congregational church here. is ex.
pected in Brattleboro soon To visit and
to call on the parents of Brattleborc
| bows whom he saw in France while he
| was III Y. NJ G. A. work. Rev. Mr.
Houghton was for some time in the sans
sector with Sergt John j. Clarity anc
Private George L. Messer Of Company
| u, l02d machine gun battalion He re
Gently reached America and has beer
visiting his mother IN Laingsburg, Mich
A letter just received by Mrs John
J. Eckels Of Cedar street from her son
Sergt John. J Eckels, ir.. Of Company
~ l02d infantry tells of Sergeant
Eckels personally bringing in five Ger
man prisoners. 1t is an interesting
letter and viii be published in The Re
former tomorrow. Sergeant Eckel
formerly was supply sergeant, but nov
he is an observer, although still a ser
geant.
William G. Huntress, who has beel
III the quartermasters department sine
July, 1917. at different camps and re
: Gently non-eommissioned officer ha
been promoted to second Lieutenant il
the motor transport service. Lieut.
IIuntress was manager of the HuntresS
Adams store here until he entered tn
service His home IS in Keene.
. Ernest Y. Barre and Oscar johnson
who were stationed at Camp Deven,
Aver, Mass, have been transferred t
Fort Houston in the coast artillery.
I Jacob T. Estey went to Boston tc
! day Joseph G. Estey, who has bee
/ i'll with influenza in the Cambrdg
naval training hospital, will retur
|, with him tomorrow to stay here unit
:. Sunday night.
J William II. Haigh returned vesterda
!. to Camp Meade, where he is in til
c hospital unit at the infirmary He ha
II been here at his home on Linden stree
Il on a fivedays' furlough.