The Press., 1918-08-15

captured and taken to Washington where he kills brutal guard and is sen tenced to death. The Elkins, pitiful 'lv feeble. try to save their erring boy They appeal to Lincoln, and In pathetic scenes that follow the president gives hi answer. the typical Lincoln answer tha saves the boy. ..-.,< ..,
 Miss Mary Vail of South Glaston- bury is visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Vail. .....
 Fred French, U s. s. Illinois, Fort ress Monroe, Va. r.-~
 Mrs. o T. HuIett of Springfield wa the guest of Mrs. 0. N. Colburn las week. ..:.-
 Miss Caroline RemmeIt is enjoying 7 vacation from her duties at the Howard store
 Mrs. Wm .Woodhead and four sont of Springfield are the guests of Mir. anc Mrs George H. Bray. =.
 j J. Clark has opened his barber shOI in the grange building and vii be ready for business every evening.
 The Ladies Aid of the Baptist clnurcl will hold another ford sale next Thurs day in place of the usual supper.
 Mrs E. E. Hayes of Bridgeport ia the gneot of Miss Mabel Colburn Miss Col burn returned to her home Saturday, af ter taking a course in the summer ses sion of the Danbury Normal school,
 The following was taken from 8 letter from Seaman Fred French to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roy.
 Dear friends:
 I received your letter to-day and will answer right back. Some speedy sailor sitting on a bucket and writing on a diddy box. You know I got a bayOnet stuck in my. arm, but. it didn't go in over three inches. It went right up my arm and is not going to leave much of a scar:: have been rated again and took charge of a section of men and I will go. up next quarter for another rate am drawing $46.5O a month now and will soon be getting $52. am. get ting along fine in the navy. If a young man can stand. hardship come intOs Uncle Sam's service, army or navy, it will. do them good. l weigh 165 pounds, am healthy: and strong. Good air is all anybody wants. My work is very little, two hours a day, for I have men under me. If any young man wants to study and get higher, the navy is the. place. How many can stand up on deck and see sub come up on for Germany. l have seen a lot of them and wish l could explain them to you. l haven't been across yet but would like to. We are always in the war zone, and if Germany has got anything on us let the sailors get into battle. l have been hurt several times, but never seriously. My old friend, Norman Phillips, who was wounded ill France in the trenches has seen some hard, rough life. They sleep in any place, the same as sail ors in rough sea, on deck. We are doing fine work in firing on long range. At home if we see Gary's teams bring six loads to the factory we. would say lots of coal being brought in" We coal twice a month fifteen hundred tons at a time, which takes eight hours, and it means the Germans time is near when we up anchor at 8 o'clock in the morning in some port ready for our convoy"
 HydeVille ''
 Ms. Michael Swift, who was operated on at Hartford hospital on Friday, il doing nicely. .f.,
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Thomps psOn and family are at the home of Mir. and Mrs H. B. Plnney.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter D. Ide and Whitman, spent the week end at ths
 
 Mrs. Hubert, daughter, and grand. children from COllinsville, are visiting al the Barsalou farm. \.
 Fairman Howard of Mashapaug, eWia4 expects to spend this week at the home of his grand mother, leaves Saturday to spend the week end at the Knowles home.
 About one hundred friends and neigh. bors gave Arthur handler a pleasant surprise on Tuesday evening, it being his last evening at home before leaving fol Pelham Bay, N. Y., where he goes into training for the U. $. navy, t6-day. Ar thur enlisted over month ago at New Britain, where he has been working fo, the past three years, and has daily been expecting his call to service. A ten-piece band furnished music for the evening which lent cheer and enjoyment to those who could not engage in the out. of dooI games played on the spacious front lawn. To help him to remember the oc casion and to show their friendship c A. Wagner presented him with a Iuaf
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