New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-14

time when we saw ourselves outnum-
bered three to one but we were more
game than the Huns you can bet on
! that and with the reinforcements of
| the French machine gun battalions
| we again had the Huns address. The
| largest part of this good work was
/ done by the division which T belonged
| to-the 10Th Division, or the Blue and
| Gray, as it is called over here, as there
| is large number of Southerners in
| this division. lAll of the mem bers of
this division at the present time have
| been given their gold stripes and also
| a blue and gray stripe as division
mark.
| Its too bad that 7 haven't more
! time or else I would write you more
| about my experiences over here and
| you can bet that I have been through
I some things since arriving in France.
| Very luckily 7 escaped and went
| through all the battles without being
! wounded and from what I heard on
my arrival made me think that all of
| the Kensington men who had gone
before me into the front lines had
| been wounded or killed. I later learned
this was a little exa ggerated.
SIN my travels I happened to run
into Corporal Allen Dean. was sure
glad to see him. You know that he
has been wounded, but believe me, he
| looks fine. He stated to me that 1t
was too bad that he didn't have a
! chance to see m Of the active serv-
ice, as he was in the front lines but
a short time before he was severely
wounded by q Hun bayonet. I told
him why worry, I guessed that the
Hun that upset him never lived to tell
Of 1t. I suppose he will be gettin g
home soon, as he Is with a casual
company and they are being released
and are preparing to sail for the good
old 7. S. A.
well, I suppose that you are UP to
your neck In snow at the present time
Over here there is no such thing as a
snowstorm. All it does Is rain all the
time and we are In mud up to our
knees. Yesterday the wind was so
strong that it took the roofs off a few
buildings around here. At later date
I will send you a recommendation or
citation that We received from the
general.
THE band that I belonged to re-
ceived first place in the convention
held a few days ago and 7 have been
put In charge of nine good drummers.
Every time I go out with our band I
think Of the days that I marched
| through Berlin street with ST. Paups
| Drum corps. Well, haven't much
more to write. SO 7 will close, again
thanking you for your letters. I re-
main,
Very sincerely
"PRVT. S. P. SULLIVAN
&C., G, 113th, A E. F"
Berlin Briefs.
Miss Edna Bugbee, teacher at the
Worthington Grammar school, has
suffered attack of influenza and is
confined to her home. A substituting
teacher has been secured to resume
the duties at the school,
The Jolly Girls of Kensington will
give social at the Berlin Grange hall
this evening.
The board Of relief met at the town
clerks office today.
T.. s. Kilby was In town today in
specting the new postoff1ce that has
just been completed. Postmaste ter
; William w. Pagan has made all prep
aTatlons to move at an early date aft
er the building has been inspected by
the postofflce inspectors from Wash
ington.
The Berlin Boy Scouts will hold
their regular meeting this evening at
the Berlin congregational church.
The choir of the Berlin Congrega
hohal church will hold a rehearsal to-
ilolro" evening at the church.