Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21
TAFTYIL.LE

The following letter was written tC Joseph Wood, by. Sergt. George A Stone, a Taftville boy. now with the American Expeditionary Forces in France:
 Sept B, 1918.
 Dear Mir. Wood: I am dropping you few lines to let you know that l am well and trust this letter will find you the same. I have your last let ter and also The Bulletins, which appreciate, as We are all glad to re- ceive something to read, for it gets terribly lonesome for the fellows over here sometimes, although we try not to mind it. Letters and papers from home are always. welcome, for it makes us feel that we have friends back in the good old U. S. A. There never was so good a country as our ! own. I don't care where you go, and as for this country of France. I have 1 travelled over at least three- thirds of l ii in the last six months and God only | knows how much more of it we have got to see before we get back home There are some beautiful cities and places here, but give me little Taft vile, Conn. any day.
 l ou must be reading in the papers how we are putting it over on Fritz and about everything you read is trIe Right at this place we are going to clean out the rest of the German ar my. By the time we are through with them on this front, there went be enough Huns left to lick one oi ou! men. The Tanks never started any thing that they didn't finish, and this place where we are at present is going to be the finishing touch. At the rate the allies are going now, it will bt over by the last of this year or the first of 1919. I figure on being batr home by June, 1919. and expect to bt in civilian clothes by the Fourth O July.
 You should see the Tanks going ovel the top. They are certainly a wilt bunch of soldier boys and sometime I am afraid they don't mind the off cers when they try to hold them bacl and the officers have to go along toe We all believe it will be over soel now, but you can bet your life we ar not going to stop until it is.
 Hope I may hear from you soon. Yours respectfully,
 GEORGE A. STONE, Battery D, 56th Regt. Arty. c. A. c A. B. F., France.
 Miss Hiidegarde NJ. Grove of Hart
 ford is spending a few days at tn
 home of her parents on South / street.
 Edward Phaneuf spent the week end with relatives on South A stree; Thomas Phaneuf has returned t
 Manchahg after spending few week with his daughter. Mrs. Thomas Crow of South A street.
 Fred Chartier, John Paradis an, Frank La1eur motoEed to Harlfor last week.
 Joseph Belair of Pelham Bay wa . a, visitor in the village Sunday. Mrs. Louise Poyerd, wife of Ere Poyerd, died at her home on North ] street, Friday night of heart disease
 She has lived in Taftville for S5 years
 She was born in Canada in 1878. Sh
 is survived by her husband, egil1t chil
 Gren, George, in France. William, Ar thur, Fred, Rose, Emma, Edward an , Agnes, four brothers. Emile Blain c : Cccum, Homer Blain of Willimantit . Arthur Blain of Baltic. Wilfred Blai : of Westminster and two sisters i Norwich.
 George We1les of Fairhaven spen
 the week. end in the village.
 Albert Poyerd of New Bedford
 visiting with relatives in the village r George Kinder, Thomas Prive, e Leonard Prentice and Fred Prive lwent en 8 hunting trip. Saturday.