The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-22
LETTER FROM BRISTOL.
BR1sro1 FEE. 18Th. 1872.

4 BRISTOL FEB. 10Th, 1872.
EDITOR / TELEGRAPH The weather the
past week has been as frolicsome as young
lambs among June flowers. One week TO day
was warm and thawing with an inclination
to rain On Tuesday old 5oreaS came thun.
1 dering down from the north west, and sent q
| shirer through the trees, that made them boz"
their tall heads, and fairly shrink benea h
the Ice blast, and sent every body to warm
wraps, or 10 refuge st the fire side. The
mercury fell to below zero rom SOC or SIS 9
above in twelve hours, Farmers say it was
the worst breeze this winter, and was more
severe on stock than all the storms Of the
winter months. Sickness still prevails to an
alarming e xtent. The wife of the Station
agent here, j. E. Chase is not expected to
recover, and Daniel Rowe of the east part of
the Town is very low. New cases of scarlet
fever are weekly appearing. Religious mat
ters are not making that advancement that
the Importance ofthe subject should COM
mand. At Wesley Chapel the Devil has been
on hand with all his machinery in the shape
OF large and small Toe0dieS, a little wholesome
Beneficial to teach youth responsibility, when
the 1oord and the spirit fail. The meetings a t.
Asbury Chapel are ''Statu quo" The society
fail to get into the Ggorkjnq harness., and are
very busy in cutting the under6rusb out Of
each others eyes, and neglect to cut the large
timber out of their own. There are many lit
tie incidents there, past and present, that
would furnish items fora first class sensation
in church circles, and its to be hoped for the
cause Of Christ and their own souls, they'll
get the christian armour on, anG be an ex-
ample for sinners for good instead Of the OPP
posite Prof. Toes gave vocal concert
there Saturday night, by his singing class.
assisted by others. Tie Church was weH
filled, and all were delighted, particularly
with the WEIGH song by Prof.Jones Of Racine.
The 1Consolidation' movement has come to
bead. Somebody has to foot the bill but
who that somebody is, it's hard to find out.
As lorg rs only talking was necessary every
body was rampant for Union call for money
TO defray simple incidentals ana you touch g
mans pocket-and lay your finger on i8G0d :
Agents for the new RR.ar taking subs Grill D.
tions, with what success has n ct leaked out
Since my last the story runs, that the road
is to go mile east of the present survey,
from the way they talk it is to be road TIRES
or four miles wide, with depot on ncary
every MANS farm, how nice that Will be! and
how all will get rich, when the road is built If
1t goes up SIS fast as it has since the Kenosha
3 Rockford road was built, in about six
thousand years-more or less-the price oil
land here may advance 5000, pr acre, but
apho lives to see 1t, will find, that other causes
beside r. r. have an effect to enhance the
value of real estate, Or lessen 1t. This even
ing temperance convention is to be held at
Asbury ofthe precise object of the meeting,
am not informed. The probability of the !
passage Of liquor law by the Legislature, |
has deferred the hanging Of that signtill future
events determine It's expedi ency. Bishop |
George Of yourCity gave us q call last week,
and made all hearts glad by the benignty
of his demeanor, and the JUNCTION of his con
yersation, We were all pleased to see the
Bishop looking so we'll, smiling and happy.
-4@08El@ aH BRISTOL.