The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-12
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! Miss Vera owen of South Barre has
lately visited her aunt, Mrs. Harry NJ
l.asell, and grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Recor.
Regular meeting of Rebekah lodge
next Thursday evening for practice. All
members come.
Two additional names of former stu.
dents of the village school are eligible
for stars in the service flag at the school
These are Elliott Powers and Phillips
Franklin.
The Home Study club will meet with
Mrs. Laura H. Ainsworth on Thursday
afternoon, March IL. Topic. Vermont
in charge OF Miss Alice Walker. Quo
tations from Vermont authors.
Miss Nellie Tillotson is at home for
n vacation of month from her school
at West Berlin.
A branch OF the junior Red Cross, mum.
bering lS members. has been organized in
the grammar room of the village school,
taught by Miss Cora H. Kennedy.
A successful operation for appendi-
eitis was performed on Fred r. George
at his home on the west hill on Friday
of last week, the ease being so urgent
that il was not best to attempt to
move him to thee hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan DAILY of West Leb-
anon, n. H., are visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Slavery.
Miss Myrtle b. Seaver started by
train yesterday for Washington, ID. C.,
where she is to be employed in one of
the departments of the government
Mrs. II. S. Denny has been quite sick
for several days and is under the care of
a trained nurse
Letters from Corporal George B. Saw
cry Of the l0lst ammunition train A. Il.
f., to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Slavery, are:
Somewhere in France, Jan. !, 1918.
Dear Father and Mother: | wish you
both happy New Year and many of
them. You see | am spending part
of my time writing to you. We are not
having the day to ourselves, most every
one is working. We have moved to an
other camp. We rode three days and
night on the train and it was great
trying to sleep in the cars they have
here. This place is not very large. We
are rather busy putting up wooden bar
racks. The buildings come all ready to
put together. 1t takes about three days
to put one up after you get used to 1t.
We have our horses now, so we rise
about ) a. IN. to take care of them. Pink
(Floyd Wilfore) did not come. | left
him in the hospital with humps, but he
must he out and all right now. II seems |
lonesome not to see him. We have some |
snow but don't think they use sleighs
here. as | have not seen any. You asked |
me if we had any rough weather coming |
over. We certainly did. We had big |
storm that lasted three days, and be- |
ieve me the boat rocked some. 1t took |
is 10 DAYS on the water and ! was glad |
when we struck land. In time of peace
hey say it takes week to make the
rip. How is grandpa feeling? / sup
rose the rheumatism bothers him as
much as ever / must close. Don't worry
bout me, | am all right. Give my love
o the rest of the family. Be sure to
write every week and Twill George,
Jan. l6, 1918.
I thought I would write you few
ines this evening. ! am we'll and feeling
inc. | would have written last week
nut we have moved again We are
n good place and about five minutes
walk from nice city. We are in bar
acks that were once used by the French
oldiers We do not have any bed but
nice mattress and it makes a comforta
lie place to sleep. | have not seen
Pink" for over a month, but guess he
! all right. | received nice letter from
.unt Mary but have not received the ],
hristmas boxes yet, but will get them
II in time. Remember me to all my old
riends. Write often. With love to you I
9th. George.
Jan. 81, 1918.
Just few lines this evening. / am
ell and hope YOU both are. Isuppose
,ther is getting up his wood pile. Wish
was there to help him. We are working
ard now--have moved again and are
ow stationed in large city and are
orking in railroad yard. | cannot tell
on the kind of work we are doing. We ;
ere the first American soldiers to reach
lis place and the prices were reasona- !
e when we first arrived, but the first }
ling the French do is to raise their /.
ices. They think the Americans are I
Oh. Our soldiers do get more pay than
w other nation The French soldier
,cs not draw much over 50 a month. 1t
lust like summer here. We were out
ithout any coats on. | suppose you
I'VE plenty OF snow over there. l VIII