The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-22
LIFE ON RELIC TRAIN.
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dinner was served at the Newfane Inn
which received many compliments.
In Townshend there was an audience
of over 400, including parade of
school children. Mr.. jerks stated that
a county which sent so many volunteers
that none were required in the first and
second drafts didn t need TO be told to
buy Victory bonds and that it wa
largely through the persistent efforts OF
the county chairman that the train was
making a trip through the West River |
valley. He introduced Rev. r. II. Bos
worth of Townshend, who told of the
work of some of the Townshend boys II
the war and w. N. Sparks led in three
cheers for Amos Fife and Joseph Pal
mer, three for all the boys who went II
overseas and three for the boys of 81.
Sergeant Weiner spoke of the work of
the hospital corps. The quota here
was $1,000 and the town chairman
Mrs. 0. w. Follett. The train was de
pended upon to start things, which il |
did TO the amount Of $4,000, more com
ing in later.
Tie next stop was at West Town
shend, where nearly 200 persons went |
through the train. Corporal Hines was |
the speaker and he made hit with hi. |
remarkable rendition of the war poem |
Funk. by Robert w. Service, " funk
being the soldiers word for fear. Nc
effort to take subscriptions was made
here, but the people were urged to sign
with their respective town chairmen. It
was here that Mr.. jerks overheard ar
old soldier saying quietly to himself in
meditative way. as he placed one
hand on captured German cannon,
Made in Germany and now on exhIbi
| ton in Vermont. The remark ap-
pealcd to Mr.. jerks as did no other re-
mark during the day.
Captain Brown and Sergeant Limits
were the speakers at Jamaica and
about $50 inspected the train. Sub
seriptions were not sought, and after
| the speaking there was wait of over
an hour in order not to reach South
Londonderry too much in advance. OF
schedule The boys were here presented
some eigarets by the Red Cross women,
which were much appreciated. Two
lads produced two pairs of soft boxing
gloves, and what the lads didn't know
in the way of scientific boxing was
shown them by Mr.. Ellison and esome
Of the soldiers. The train pulled out
about $50 for the last lap of the out
ward trip.
There was no outdoor speaking at
South Londonderry, but after the in
spec tion of the train meeting was held
in he town hall with an audience OF
about $50 The party did justice to 2
fine supper at Howard NJ. Burke 5 hotel
and the meeting followed Immediately
soon after S clock Capt +. W. Glib
son, who went overseas with the 51th
Pioneer infantry, presided IN thor
ougbly efficient manner and his interest
| ing remarks were warmly applauded
Mr.. jerks made the principal address
: and ether speakers were Mr. Helmus
+ and Corporal Hines, the latter telling
Z SOM Of the amusing experiences of the
r war and reciting some dialect poems
Mr.. Stickney, who has given the cour
5 " chairman much helpful service, spoke
:, briefly about the bonds, and after Car
i tain Gibson had urged the townspeopl,
T to subscribe with Town Chairman En-
+ cry Melendy, the meeting closed witt
G the singing of Star Spangied Banner
/ the soldiers, who had been seated on tht
q Stage leading. The meeting was owe,
( at go
: On the return trip the passenger ca
: rang with music and merriment
i INK using Il pluHe u tHleliSl
fv his voice. doubtless for the benef
L of those reclining in sleeping posture
G The train broke i'll two once, but tina
} was taken as an interesting incident o
y the trip, as was the stopping to get III
: steam on the grade north of Newfane
u The boys gave a cordial farewell a
Newfane to MIR. Newton, who had wol
the boys good graees by passin
( / 6o-
y rencd until the 9 debarkations at Brat
= = tleboro, too late for the dance
:. Aside from the first day the itinerar
u of train No. in Vermont follows
Wednesday Wallingford, Manchester
- Arlington. North Bennington, Bennine
i, ton over night Thursday iddleburS
!. Vergeanes, Burlington 81. Alban
over night Friday-Cambridg june
ton, Morrisville, ST. Johnsbury, New
II port over night Saturday Orleans
u Barton, Lvndonville, Wells River, Mont
relicr over night. Sunday-NorthielC
Randolph, Windsor, White River juno
IN ton, leaving about midnight for Port
Hand Me.
One train is covering eastern Mass;
chusetts and Rhode Island, another
in Connecticut and another in Ne
sh Ham shire and western Massachusetts
is All four are out for, the threeweeks
id trip
. Train No. 4 is composed of a Pullman
of where all the men sleep, a baggage CO
It full of small arms, and three fiat eal
h loaded with big guns and a wide Y;
"a riety of other equipment much of
of captured from the Huns. The baggas
ul and Pullman cars were not taken on Ii
ag West River trip, ON account Of the
on size and the numerous curves in Il
N. road, but a Central Vermont passeng,