The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-22


in Manchester, and left on the mornin
of the 2lst, accompanied by Mrs. Cross
but will return little earlier than h
intended, so as to have time for the trip
His friends will be pleased to know tha
the doctor has been given the rank o
lieutenant in the medical department o
the army.
Extracts from letters written Jan. 1:
and 22 by Everett ii. Waldo, A. Il. f..
France, TO his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Waldo:
January Is, 1918.
Dear Folks: How goes everything in
the states! | presume the snow is
pretty deep and the weather some chilly
There isn't much snow here but lot OF
ice. just now IL isn't very cold but ii
has been pretty cold. Last week was
very disagreeable. 1t showed and rained
and rained and showed We drilled
through it all mostly. Day before yes
terday was a very fine day. never saw
it rain any harder and the best of it
was, | had good job. | was on detail
to dig a rifle pit | got wet to the skin
but | am all dried out. so j should
worry. Yesterday was another just like
the day before and ] had another nice
job. The company went TO town about
six miles away and it rained good
share of the time. We got out there at
just o'clock, and started at 5 80, so you
see we walked right along. We unload
ed two cars of lumber, but the cars are
not so large as we see at home. The
lumber was as nice lumber as ever saw,
spruce l think.
January p, 1918.
Dear Folks: | have been pretty busy
the last few days and this is the first
chance | have had TO write and ought
to be in bed and ought to write, so here
goes. / haven't written many letters
that were interesting for the simple rea
son that couldn't.
Last week | had my first experience in
bomb throwing. 1t is quite bit of fun
and there is also quite bit of noise.
Then to start this week off we shot on
the rifle range. | don't know what was
the trouble but | made very poor scores. |
There were no good ones made. Monday |
night we ate supper at o'clock and at |
we started on six-mile hike to a |
place we 60 occasionally for drill. We
got back the next morning about ) |
o'clock. We were hungry and sleepy
bunch of soldiers when we got back, for |
We didn't have thing to eat while we
we're out there. Ii made about "a hours
lrill. But it was a fine night and the
'oads were in good shape and it was
Iuite warm. II rained a little when we
we're most back.
You never saw a grouehier bunch in
our life. II you stepped on mans
leels accidentally you heard from him
light away and vice versa When we
tarted out we were all singing, but
omehow the singers didn't come back
With us. ] did manage to whistle lit
lie. ! have a cold and can't sing-as If
he cold made any difference Well, |
lame everything | can onto it. Tell
,rnest to cheer up, for the worst is yet
o come. He is lucky to be able to stay
a bed if he has cold, man that can
tand up drills here. 1t is the only way
hey can do and accomplish what they
ave to and no one has died of neglect
nd don't think they will i
The Y. NJ. G. A. is running full swing
nth moving pictures, basketball, boxing, I
resting, etc. / may wrestle next Sat [
rday night A fellow threw me ont in
he field the other day and that doesn't
appen every day, so | asked him to
restle some night at the ''Y' and he
aid he would, so | may get thrown
gain. He is 20 pounds heavier than ]. \
ut weight doesn't always count. As
ct / haven't played basketball but y
resume | will get into it before long.
ought not to as ! have exercise enough =
ow but you know how the game al .
cts me, SO you know what to expect. :
Where is Ernest? Have you got the
tile present | sent you? Well, | have s.
ritten enough and then some. didn't
alize that had written anything that II
ould get into the paper. Perhaps |
I'd better try to get a position with
me paper as correspondent. Everett al
Ernest c. Waldo of B battery, 3O2d u
I'D artillery, now at Camp Devens,
yer, Mass, was at home with his par ~
is last Sunday. He had but short "
ave of absence, coming up in the night :,
Iturday and arriving at Barre at )
m. Sunday. He walked the six miles al
this village but was obliged to leave
time to get back to the camp on az
onday. a
c L. ). steamer Pocohontas, formerly N
I
e port of New York, having lately re- on
rned from his second trip across the IN
lantic. y;
That the Williamstown branch of the W
d Cross has been doing remarkable til
'rk since its organization is shown Ii
the following report: The entire di,
lount of money taken in is s4779O: TO- as
amount spent. S3s5.l3. Knitted ar
les made; Sweaters 80. mufflers 22. We
istlets 30 pairs, service socks 6s pairs. inj
Imets l6, pajamas 10 suits. surgical gu
rts 80. eye bsndages 31s dozen. wash
this. Z, dozen. nurses mitts q. pillows thl
housewives %, comfort bags 81. sub He
tute handkerchiefs dozen, towels 2 he
zen. Outfits of knitted articles, pa
mas. housewives and comfort bags w
We been given TO ten boys who have kiI
ne from here. There has been a very Is
ferrous response to the request for
.ehwork quilts. -Four are almost COM To,
ted and several others have been Ne
'mised. cor
Methodist Church-Divine worsbip Tia
Il Lords day. Morning service be- Tor
: at lO:45. Sermon theme. The 10.
Church and the World Vision" sun iisi
+ school at noon. Union evening ssrv- a
in Congregational church. Epworth Snl
que on Tuesday evening at 1880. lead ''it
W. d. Jones; topic, Our Duty a. anS S
.eTicsns." cat
ser
cor
he talk wc used to hear about Brook J
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