The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
MORETOWN
Pvt. Albert E. Ferris in Historical Sur
roundings in France.

The following letter has been received
from Pvt. Albert Il. Ferris, now sta
toned in France:
Il have written one letter, but when
] wrote that one / wasn't allowed to
tell - but to-day they told us we could
tell - but weren't allowed to tell what
we are doing. If you look on the map
you will see where --- is, and you can
see for yourself it is quite a way from
the firing line. The village of --- is
where Napoleon had his headquarters
and you can see the pillories and stocks
where he used to punish his prisoners.
In one place, there is the form Of a
man painted on the wall, and here is
where he used to stand his prisoners to
shoot them The door is all splintered
where the bullets struck. There is dun
geon, l think about so feet below sea
level, where he used to keep his prisoners
Between the dock and the main village
there is high wall and if we are caught
above the wall without a pass the mill
tary police will pick us up. We are
allowed to go anywhere below the wall
without pass, but have to be off the
streets by 80 o'clock. have seen some
German prisoners, not many, but what
few / have seen don't act as if they
cared whether they had their freedom or
not The Y. M. G. A. is right back OF
our barracks and we can go there any
time to read, write and buy candy and
tobacco. On about every corner there are
French women and girls selling nuts, figs,
dates, oranges and strawberries, but they
charge high for them, one-half franc or
ten cents for an orange. We have some
colored companies. They are in barracks
~ nh x,rfxl,t
have a concert. The Frenchmen do like
their drink. There is a saloon every
other door and there are hours that the
American soldiers can go in and buy beer
and wine, but are not allowed to drink
any whiskey.
am well and having good time, so
don't worry about me.
w. n. Farrar of Montpelier was a
business visitor Wednesday.
Miss Eta Neill, Miss Florence Pap /
pino. Brooks Booth, Kenneth Ward and |
Merrill Griffith. who have been attend
ing school at Montpelier seminary, are |
at their respective homes for the summer
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. f. P. Birkett and family
of Ferrisburg, DIR. r. j. Goss and Charles
trOsS OF w llueT were IeceuJ SlsIJOiS NJ |
the Goss homestead.
Several from here were in Waterbury
Sunday afternoon to attend the flag rails
Ing.
Mrs. Aubrey Wilson of Cabot is a
guest of relatives here.
There are to be graduating exercises
and prize speaking at town hall Thurs
day evening Ice cream will be served
BY the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Daniels and two
children, Anna Mae and Paul, and Mrs.
Ann Harmon of Randolph were guests
ut Ernest kingsbury's Sunday.
Mrs. Ed johnson of Jaekman, Me-, and
Mrs. Frank Bragg of Wsitsfield are
quests at DIR. James Haylett's.
Mrs. p. +. Tslbert has returned from {
Waterbury.
John Hurdle is seriously i'll.
Master Raymond Irish of Waterbury is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. NJ. Irish.
W. +. Towne of Waterbury was in !
town Thursday.
The pupils of the grammar school held
picnic Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. p. f. Griffith and dauqh- ]
Ter, Dorothy, returned Monday from