Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-02-26

to Camp Mills, Va, then transferred
to Camp Lee for three weeks and
from there he was sent to Camp Dew
ems for three days, arriving in New
port, Feb. 6. Private Story does not
like to talk about what he has seen
or what he has passed through, but
says it is not the most fun in the
world to go out on No Mans Land
in the night and put up wire, and to
go out in raiding parties. Private
Story is suffering from the effects o.
being in the trenches caused by
standing in the water, also his eyes
are very weak from the effects of
gas. In the section where he was
located, the houses were mostly stone
or cement, and the cooking was done
in kettles hung in the fire places, the
bread was baked in stone ovens out
doors. The bread was very black
and the loaves were round, and the
people lived on this bread and beer.
The blowing was done with wooden
plows with one horse ahead of an
other. The largest farm he saw, had
three cows; the soil was very light
and sandy, quite quantity of grapes.
were grown. The freight cars were
only about IL feet long and the pas
sengcr cars only about 80 feet in
length. He saw the shifting done in
the yards by an OK and empty cars
were moved by hand. The engines
were moved by hand. The engines
were very small and fired with square
coal. The cities and little villages
were in ruins. The boys who are
coming home one by one have Won
derful stories to relate and the good
old U. S. A. is good enough for them.
DR.. Frank o. Cunningham, the
supply-pastor at the First Baptist
church, has invited all railroad men,
in every department of service, to
attend special service at the First
Baptist church on Second street, Sun
day evening, March 2, at 1880. He
is to give special address on the
"Railroad of Life" Seats will be
reserved for the delegation. The
work of the chorus opens auspiciously |
and it is hoped that an enjoyable pro- |
gram of music can be worked out this !
spring and summer. At the evening !
service, Feb. 90, special mention viii |!
be made of the government appeal
to the churches for cooperation in
public health campaign.
Fred w. Carr who has been confln-
cd to the house since Oct. 8 has re-
gained his health so that on warm |
days he il, at his place of business
part of the day. His many friends |
are glad to see him around once
again.
Harold Young, who has been on
the sick list this week is able to be
out part of the time. Ms Young
is also quite sick.
Mrs. Ethel Hunt went to Boston,
Monday, where she will consult Dir.
Brewster IL specialist. Mrs. &. H.
Ncwland accompanied her and will
visit her daughter, Marion, while
there.
>. "a. NcIiulttW 10 lCPoi eCN 60 ~
ing severely sick.
Ralph Fairbanks who has been
confined to the house for ten days,
by sickness, is able to be out again.
Rev. II. T. Contz who has been
quite sick is improving. Mrs. Coontz
is now quite sick and Nurse Manning
is caring for her,
The many friends of Flora Jenne
will be glad to know that she under
went successful operation Monday
at the r. V. N. Ross memorial hos
)ital at Montreal.
Russell H. Humphrey of the U. S.
Marines, has received an honorable
discharge from that branch of wal
service and is spending few days in
Springfield, Mass, visiting his uncle
II c. Humphrey. He will resume his
work at the Lawson Garage and sales
office Monday the Gath.
Miss Martha Davis, teacher in the
It'll grade, is on the sick list.