The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-10
EXCURSION TO BRISTOL.

On Thursday of last week at 3:15 P. M.
we took passage on the cars for Bristol
intending to make a pleasure excursion
through the town. Finding horse and
buggy at the station ready for our use
we started into the country, expecting TO
return in time to visit the people at the
station before returning home. Being
oYertaken by very heavy rain Friday
afternoon We were obliged to cut short
our journeying and hasten our return,
seeing but few of the people, with the
pleasure OF cur excursion very much
lessened, and without time to visit the
people at the station AS we would have
done under favorable circumstances.
The rain being very much needed it was
welcome Notwithstanding its cutting
short our journey and lessening the
pleasure of our excursion.
There are abo7t 200 inhabitants at
Bristol Station. Ofthe business portion
of them j. F. Chase. Station Agent. is
always prompt in attention to his duties.
James Shumway, Post Master, is faithful
to his duties. Edward Jones Jr. without
encouraging litigation, discharges the
duties Of his Office. Curtis & ohumway and
Myselle & Co. provide for the people dry
goodsand groceries at fair prices, Mr. Leon
ard manufactures buggies and carries on
blacksmithing and claims TO have the
best horse-shoer in the country. There
is probably other business carried on in
the place but we do not now remember
what it is nor do we remember to have
met other business men.
From the station we went to the next
road north, first calling at A. Fl. Stevens,
and called on many of the residents
from W. L. Dutton's on the west to A.
Upson's On the east. Nearly all were
busy on their farms or gone to market.
Mr.. S. T. Getting was separating large
flock of sheep into two classes, Mr.. Co.
bnrn was cutting up corn, Mr.. @. Gibbs
was returning home with his team, and
next morning at his residence was ready
to start for Kenosha- We had the pleas
ure of seeing Mr.. r. N. Waldo, Cornelius
Santee and others at the new parson-
age.
From the Geneva road we went south,
calling at L. Spencer's and several other
residences, and finally at O. G. Stone.
breakers. Mr.. Stonebreaker was in his
cheese house attending to his cheese
curd. He milks 81 cows, makes cheese,
and has fine cheese factory for making
his own cheese His cheese will average
from IS to &c lbs. He has sold 80 cheese
and has on hand l60. Next we called at
Mr.. Hunts and saw boy only who told
us they were all gone from home. Next
we called at s. r. Leonard's and found
him husking and his sen and hired man
cutting corn. The chinch bugs, after
destroying all the wheat within their
rec CHI, had hurt his corn.
THE BRISTOL MINERAL SPRINGS
next claimed our attention. On arriving
at the springs We tied our horse and en-.
tered the inclusure. Seeing no one, we
went to the bath house and ascertained
that some were taking baths and Others
attending to them. Soon Mr.. James M
Eddy. the resident proprietor. came into
the Enclosure, and with him we visited
the several springs and drank of their
respective waters. The Enclosure is
twelve rods from east to west and FIVE
rods frtm north to south. In this inclo.