The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-05
NEWBURY

Ahios NtlcS blic hloSSs
Jewett and Hall of st. Johnsbury the
first of the week
George Leslie of Montpelier was in
town Labor day.
Owen Morgan of Hartford, Conn, is
spending few days in town with his
family.
Harold Wing and wife left Monday
for their home in Worcester, Mass.
Foster L. Haviland, who has been
home for few days, left Monday morn
ing in his car for Portland, Me. His
mother accompanied him.
Doctor and Mrs. Mckinley attended
this week reunion of Mrs. Mckinley s
family at Waterbury, the occasion be-
ing the home coming of brother, Frank
l.. Robinson, who is a soldier in the army
of Great Britain. He was seriously
wounded at Vimy ridge, losing both his
legs and one eye besides being gassed.
His return will complete the family
circle with the exception of one brother,
Don, who is now with our boys in
France.
The patriotic concert given last Sun
day night in the Congregational church
under the management and direction of
Mrs. Foster L. Haviland was evidence of
the indomitable energy of this remark
able woman. The chorus, composed of
80 singers, was selected from the com
munity, drilled into efficiency in short
time (Sousa could have done no more
1t was composed of old and young, sum
mer and winter. Edison Doe and Master
John Haviland, Miss Burbeck of Woods.
vile, with her violin, were present, while
Charles Taggart enlivened things with
his cornet. The hymn of the republic
and "The Star Spangled Banner" with
the addresses of the pastor, stirred the
red blood of every American citizen pres
emit and they were all American citizens
with one purpose and that is 20 win
this war at whatever cost. Those who
missed this grand concert have some
thing to regret, and those who did not,
regret that they cannot attend another
soon.
Considering for what is going on in
town, the many calls for this and that
good cause, none Of which you can really
turn down, our church fair did remark
ably well; S225 net profit was realized.
The booths, as usual, were prettily dec
grated with ladies and flowers and the
supper excellent (you can't beat our
Newbury cooks, and the moving pic
lures in the evening good.
Prof. Alexander Peach Morse, resi-
dent of Newbury and man of rs years,
claims that the last Friday in August
rules the first two weeks in September
and the first Tuesday of September rules
the balance of the month Last Friday
was an ideal day, so now look out for
ideal weather, if you know what kind
of weather that is, and then watch out
and see if the professor hits it right the
last half of the month.
Mrs. Walter NJ Grant and family have
returned.
School opened up Tuesday with Prin-
cipal d. 5. Jones at the head, Miss Hale
assistant principal, Miss Dewey and
Miss Smith in junior high, Miss Frank
lin, intermediate, and Miss Atkinson
primary.
Miss Marguerite Chase left Tuesday
morning for Manchester, n. H., where
she enters business college.
Miss Grace Bliss and her mother of
Calais are the guests of Miss Keyes,
A letter from Norman Henderson, who
is somewhere in France:
August 3, 1918.
My dear Mother: Am way down in
southern France in fine hospital ]
had two days ride in Red Cross am
bulance train | am feeling pretty good
and will be all right in little while.
Well, / think / did them lot more
harm than they did me | helped the
boys four days to push them back and
we sure did make them retreat On
the fourth day a shell got me, In a
week or so | win be as good as ever.
will have q bunch of mail when / get
back to the company.
We captured kids, old men, and there
were fine women dressed in mems clothes
working machine guns. 1t does not pay
TO take many prisoners. We take very
few in my company The men were
chained to their machine guns and those
that worked their gun until we got so
close that they couldn't work it any
more, we just gave cold steel.
Believe me, those bullets can sing all
kinds of unhealthy songs and they use
the expensive bullets. will always re.
member a wheat field, for in the wheat
fields we fought When we got up to
them the ''kamerad" stuff did not GO.
| never will take prisoner Hoping
everything is well and happy at home,
am alive and kicking, so why worry
Norman