NEWSY LETTER FROM ENGLAND

Mrs. H. H. Drummond [sic] of Pueblo, Colo., a former resident of Bonne Terre, sent the following interesting letter to her niece, Mrs. Frank L. Woodside of Bonne Terre. The letter was written December 6, 1940 by by Mrs. Hammond's niece, Miriam Sanders of Cookeridge-Bronfield, Ludlow Salop, England and received here last week. Mr. Hammond (deceased) was a resident of Farmington, moving to Bonne Terre twenty years ago.

My very dear auntie:

I know you are wondering how we are getting along among the bombs. I hope you received my last letter. I am thankful to say we are all safe and well so far, although we've had a number of scares. Bombs have dropped near, we can hear the explosions often. Cattle and sheep have been killed on farms around but no injuries or lives lost only we received shocks. It's a terrible business and one wonders where it will end. It seems such madness to destroy life and property. We are thankful to be in the country. The towns and cities are suffering terribly. I fear there will be a lot of sickness through people sleeping in damp shelters. I do hope you and your families are quite well. We are extremely busy looking after our evacuees and refugees, have fifteen now. Christmas is nearly here once again, but it will be a very sad one for millions of people who have lost their homes and dear ones. Shopping is getting more difficult, but we must not grumble, we are well fed so far and we can wear our old clothes a bit longer.

Auntie Lizzie at Mahoraee (Mr. Hammond's old home) looks wonderfully well. I met her in Ludlow the other day. She has ten rooms and all are full of evacuees. My seven grandchildren are coming on fine and growing tall. I must get some snapshots of them and send them to you.

Miriam Sanders.

Published by THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Fri. Jan. 17, 1941.