The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-09
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Knights of Pythss and PythiPn Sisters
was held last Monday evening. Jan 6, in
the lodge room Refreshments consisting
Of sandwiches, cake and coffee we're
served p d. q. G., b. $. Cameron, in
stalled the following officers for the
knights: G. G., r. O. Pitkin; " G.. r. J..
Morrill,; prelate, j. W Bouldry; NJ of
w. George Gee; h of r. and S., a. W.
Cole; NJ of f., c. +. Thwing; NJ. Of E.
B. W Davis; l. g., c. A. Davis; o G.,
| G. n plunlley Myrtle Bemis, installing
| officers for the sisters, was assisted by
Deputy Grand Senior Mabel Cameron
and Deputy Grand Manager Adella
Swerdfeger The officers were as fol-
lows NJ r. G., Lillian Davis p. G., Lou
Carpenter; f. s., Laura WILSON; II, j.,
Kate Rosebrook; NJ, Zenith fall; NJ. Of
f., Mira Davis; NJ. of X. and c.. Nellie
Pitkin; P of r., Maggie Taft; G. OF o.
T., Susie Gee
Pvt Edwin Martin and Mrs. Hazel
Slloway were married Saturday evening,
Jan. 4 by Rev George A. Furness.
Mrs. S. A. Swerdfeger was business
visitor in Montpelier Tuesday.
Miss Dorothy Wooster, who has been
nursing in East Cabot came home Mon
day quite i'll with influenza.
Raymond Gilman left Tuesday for
New York to return to the naval service,
The topic for next Sunday morning
will be. THE Church at School In the
evening the pastor will speak on, What
We Are Doing for the Disabled Soldier. +"
The following letter was received by
| g. L. Dwinel from his son, dated Dec,
IA, 1918, at base hospital 50 Rimaucourt,
Francs:
| will try and write you a few lines
tonight. | have not written you for
three weeks | have been waiting 10
get letter from you folks. II has been
| three months since I heard from any Of
you. ! suppose you people are all eating
yenison as usual and enjoying il as much
az ever know ! would like TO be there
and be able to eat my share, | sure miss
the deer hunting. We have been hunt
ing the Huns" but that does not take
the place of hunting something you can
| eat, although we killed a great many
more Of them than we did deer.
am still in the hospital and from ap-
pearances will be for some time. have
been trying to get out for a long time
| but they won't let me 20. | know ! am
not able to be with my company and
carry a pack and do the hiking but just
the same / did sure hate TO ha se TO stay
here when my outft is gone to take up
| the occupation OF the German territory
| beyond the Rhine river. The reason for
my being here is mustard and phosgene
gas The 4th Of October a gas shell
struck within eight feet Of me, killing
the two boys instantly that ! was talk
| ing with and came near enough to get.
| ting me, but got out with good dose
Of mustard gas in my lungs and burns
about all over | stayed with the com
pany for five days after that, when /
got another good dose of the same kind
of gas in the same place as | got the
! first, That time they carried me back TO
| the first aid station and | have been here
ever since, but my lungs are in bad shape
land | expect they will arrays be, but if
| can live to get home / will be satisfied.
| had lot of souvenirs but lost them
all when / came to the hospital | had
! a Luger pistol. with belt and extra mag
acme CARTIER htluAaH htubeHhHt utltt
a spike helmet, and the best of that was
had the pleasure of killing the Dutch
man that wore the helmet. | also had a
watch and chain, a small thread cutting
die that I got out of a repair kit on a
boche machine gun and lot OF other
small things too numerous to mention
but they are all gone now, but I will try
and get something to bring back when I
come. / think Lees division is getting
ready to 60 back home and he viii be
back before | will. He sure had ought to.
He has been here long enough.
Well. my arm is getting tired, so I
guess ! viii stop for this time Write
when you can and ] will do the same,
give my regards to all the folks.
James e. Dwinell.