The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-19
The Fourth IN Bristol.

The day was usbercd in by the dis
charge of a gun, that made more noise
than a minne-rihe. The weather was all
that could be asked for, and one thing
more--a hot sun. Early in the day there
commenced u pouring in from Lincoln and
Starksboro, in numbers that made the ia
BILE committee feel a little shaky.
The Town Hall was the starting point
for the procession, which was formed
about ii O'Clock. The order of process.
sion was something this Good Templars
of the different Lodges represented, fol-
lowed the band the Sunday Schools fol-
lowing the Good Templars, and the dis
tinguished persons and the speakers in
rear. The number of distinguished per
sons very sensibly increased as they pro.
ceeded to the grove.
The grove is a beautiful spot, for such
or a similar gathering. There was but a
few seats in comparison to the crowd, but
fortunately there were ample accommoda-
tions in the way of standing room, so all
we're provided for in this direction, be-
sides quite q number found seats on the
stand. Then there was another luxury
in the way of trees to lean against.
The President of the day, Levi Hassel.
tine, M. D., Worthy Chief of the Bristol
Lodge, announced the fact that the Ora.
tor of the day, Rev. f. Mills. of Rutland
was necessarily called away, but hoped he
might arrive at noon-so would devote a
short time to the Sunday School part Of
the proceedings. First speaker called was
Rev. G. A. Stevens, NJ. f. clergyman Of
Bristol, who addressed the children quite
at length, and gave some instruction tc
them, how lawyers were looked upon, OF
the name given them. Thus ended the Sab.
bath School programme so far as talk was
concerned, as this beautiful a%llusion tc
the legal profession stirred mp Ira "
Clark, ESD, of Middlebury, who defended
his profession, and he in his turn tread or
the Good Templars' toes, which was taken
up by f. d. Warner NJ. D., of New Ha.
ven, who related the history of the TEN
perancc movements from its beginning
Thus ended the Sabbath School exercise,
at the stand. For the tables " was
sounded and the crowd was managed vel
by the marshal, Erwin A. Hasseltine,
If one thing more than another did credit
to the occasion. it was the table. And
the good women of Bristol [long may
they liveldeserve the everlasting gratitude
of us folks out of town for their ample
provision for the occasion.
The Richmond Band Ia good one
headed one of the Bristol Tables, and the
distinguished persons present the other.
Some wag was looking, as he said, to sec
just the spot where the distinguished post
commenced. After dinner was finished
land it was finished clean the crowd wa.
marshaled back to the seats and standing
accommodations. The Good Templar's
part Of the programme commenced in
the way of speeches, some short and some
long, some powdered high and some low
One took on vast quantities of steam and
emitted a good deal of gas. He loved
and held temperance far above IL gov.
eminent and its institutions, and said thai
this lodge had made n raid into the
church and raidcd out eight. Now nc
one could for n moment take him to be
one Of the eight, as his countenance did
not indicate such Il relation but as il
takes infants some weeks to whiten ont
and as he being just born into the tenn.
perance movement, he will in due time
it is hoped acquire the requisite com.
plexion.
On the whole, things passed off very
satisfactorily and we felt that We owed
the good people of Bristol something Of
a debt. Most people We're sorry not tc
hear more band playing and less chin mu-
sic. As it regards numbers present il
was hard to form a correct estimate. Am.
bilious correspondents might estimate
higher, but your correspondent think
1000 would be ample to express or cover
the number. +.