The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
NORTH MONTPELIER
Fred Moorcroft Happy and Glad He Is
"0ver There"

4 Well, happy and in good comfortable,
quarters, so Fred Moorcroft writes To his
folks from France. One letter says;
France, Dec. 27.- Everything going fine
and | am happy and well. So far We
haven't a sick man in our company and
all seem happy. We are all working
hard, but like our work The weather is
not very good, first rain, then snow, but
not very cold, only damp. have seen
quite lot of France in the past few
days and everything looks odd TO me
houses low and mostly made of stone.
Streets good, most of them paved
have received no mail yet. Please send
the Barre Times. ! really am not look
ing for mail from home quite yet, but
shall be soon"
| In another letter. ds.ed France, Jan. Z,
| 1918, he says: I'VE are now at general
headquarters and | hope we will stay
here a while, for we are so well fixed
enough TO eat and good place to sleep.
! wish you could look in and see us. The
boys have a good time and get along fine
together. We all think of the folks at
home, and talk about them, and hope all
are well. We had rather long trip
across, but a wonderful trip. | met a
number of fellows ! know from Boston
and Portsmouth. Write often. We are
anxiously waiting for mail from home,
and don't forget TO send the Barre
Times
Another letter says: France. Jan. 10,
l0lS.-France must be beautiful coun-
try in the summer time. We are very
busy, but all happy and well. If You
send me a box, do it up very strong. We
can buy about everything here that we
get at home only prices are very much
higher Shall soon look for some mail
Don't worry about me, for | am getting
along fine and am well, and glad / am
over here with the fellows. Lots OF
times should just love to look in on you
folks, but we will sooner or later Our
camp is like city, looks much like the
big camp at Aver. Write; also send me
The Times. | wish YOU would send my
address to friends. It is Sergt. F. W.
Moorcroft. 40l Motor Supply Train, 304
Truck Co., General Headquarters Troop, |
American Expeditionary Forces. via New /
York This is some address, isn't 1t =
When in Chelsea, stop at Chelsea inn.
adv
A fast basketball game was witnessed |
by many at the church yestry Saturday |
evening. Feb. o, in which the Rustlers
of Barre defeated the Little Wooden Co.
A. c. by the score of Is to 10. The line
up was: Little Wooden Co. A. c. l..
Daniels If. Walker ri, Cook c. r. Dan
iels. McLoud re, Guernsey lg. Rustlers-
Glass re-, Giacherio Il, oliver c, King L.,
Haskell rg. Baskets from floor, Walker
2 Cook, Glass 3, Haskell 2, Glacherio,
oliver. Baskets from fouls, Guernsey
(, Haskell 4. Referee, Knight; timer,
c. Little; scorer, G. +. Pray.
A meeting of the Red Cross will be
held at the home of Mrs. Merrill Clark
afternoon Of this week. All in
crested i'm the work are cordially in
,ited to be present Thursday.
Fl. Fulsome of Plainfield visited in
own Sunday.
Charles Patrick of Burlington has been
listing relatives here the past week.
Miss Louise Bancroft of Calais is
working for Mrs. George Daniels.
Clarence Clines recently visited his
,rother. Carroll, who is i'll at Ports
MOUTH n. II.
Mr.. Dwinell of DIarshfed is working
or Mrs. Ralph Parker.
George Levanway visited at his fla
hers Dan Levanway, last week before
.oing to Camp Greene, n. c.
Mr.. Buzzell of Montpelier began work
n the creamery Monday.
Owing to the illness of several mem
ers of the cast, the play, Mistress of k
L. Ives" which was to have been given
v the North Montpelier Hall associa
ion, was postponed for awhile
Mrs Lester McLoud was in Adamant
londay. b
Mrs. Warren Fair of Woodbury. was
recent visitor in town
r. l.. Lawless was business visitor
, Montpelier Friday.
George L. Pray, who has been i'll for
he past few weeks, is gaining slowly.
Fred Mcleod went - Adamant Mon
av for a while.
Paul Gowan of Hardwick is working in
ne card room for the Little Wooden
o.
Charles Mears was a business visitor
| Barre Monday.
A special meeting of the Red Cross
as held at Mrs. c. p, Spaulding's Thurs
iy afternoon to fit out two of our boys,
ester McLoud and Charles Sullivan,
no left Saturday to Join the LIST Yer l.