The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-07-06
County News.
BRTSTOL,

Most of the farmers i'll this vicinity
have commenced haylng in earnest.
Elder Allen Damon preached three
times last Sabbath to the Adventists, in
the Congregational church.
Tuesday, the Bristol cornet band
attended the reunion of the Alumni of
Bccman Academy, at New Haven.
Next Sabbath, Rev. Mr.. Knowlton.
of New Haven, will occupy the pulpit
of the NJ. E. church in exchange with
the pastor.
Last Saturday night, the sevcrcst
thunder storm of the season was OK
perienced. The thunder rolled almost
necessarily all night and the rain poured
in torrents.
"A new candidate for kisses and
soothing syrup came Tuesday night, in
the pei son of nine and one-half pound
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Will p. Chase,
of North Pleasant street.
"A number of gentlemen and ladies
from the city are stopping at the Bristol
House. We wonder more city people
who desire few weeks rest do not
come here. No lovelicr scenery nor
pleasanter village can be found in Ver-
mont, and no more quiet and agreeable
place of shelter than the Bristol House,
nor more genial host than Ridley.
During the thunder storm, Friday
night, q colored chap by the name of
Robinson, who belongs over the lake
somewhere (who has no business any
where), took advantage of peal of
thunder to break one Of the large show
lights in Smarts grocery window and
take out few cans of fruit, etc. Tho
next day one of his comrades divulged
on him, and although he made for the
woods he was shortly captured by Con-
stable Farr, and, together with his in
formant, committed to Middlebury Jail
TO await the action of the grand iurv.
The national holiday opened bright
and fair, and continued so all day, with
a cool breeze. A better day rs regards
weather could not have been had.
A cannon imported from Vergennes
for this special occasion was fired from
midnight until morning, md at inter-
walls during the day.
Early in the morning the streets were
thronged with people who came "to see
the Fourth of July" Two large nation
al flags hung from ropes strung across
Main street, and numerous others
adorned stores and private residences.
The usual "invincibles" paraded at
little after nine. headed by the Bristol
cornet band and under the marshalship
of Albert Daniels.
They disbanded at eleven O'Clock and
the crowd, now largely increased, re-
paired TO the common to witness the
game of base ball between the Stran-
gers, OF Huntington, and the Ratters,
who are tine second nine of the Noun
taineers of Bristol. This game was
characterized by incautious and wild
playing on the part of the home club.
The consequence was they were beaten.
The umpire was Z. Cakes, who, though
q member of the first Bristol nine, suit
cd both clubs and was perfectly fair in
changes so delayed the game that il
lasted three and one-half hours. The
score stood, Strangers, 50; Ratters, 10
Immediately after, the first Bristol
nine, the MouDtaineers, and the Orient.
ais, Of Richmond took their places
The Richmond boys have had moro
practice, we understand, than the Bris
tol boys. Some good playing was
shown on both sides, though we think
that the Oricntals "hold" their balls tho
best. Several bats were broken. The
game was watched with interest by the
crowd of spectators. AT first botl
clubs scored about even and il was
thought ii would be close game, bu
the Bristol boys warmed up 10 it, under
Charlie Corey, and were three to one
ahead at the end of the seventh, but the
Richmond boys picked up and at the
end Of the game the score Of the Noun
taineers stood Al that of the Orientals
20. The umpire was II. Pullman, an(
the best of feeling prevailed between
the two clubs. The Bristol and Mid
dlebury bands consolidated gave musi
at intervals during the game. The tim,
of the game was about the same as tn,
first.
The base ball tournament finished
the next thing to do was to get suppe
and prepare for the fireworks. w,
found the Bristol house crowded ant
table after table had to be set to suppl,
the demands of the hungry crowd.
Several accidents occurred during tn
day. A horse driven on the side of tn
park next to Human Munson's becam
,, frightened by the ball, and turning up
steep bank threw the occupants, tw
ladies and gentleman, out. One O
the ladies was thrown over the back O
the buggy and quite severely injured
She was carried into Munson's hous
and restored to consciousness, and sh
is expected to recover. The other
were not hurt any to speak Of.
/, Three drunken fellows, driving thei
horse down hill west of Bristol, ra
, into bank on the side of the road ju;
! as the stage came along, and the stag
ran into them, scattering things promi,
cuously. Each Of the fellows receive
some severe knocks.
Several arrests were made for drunk
enness, and the delinqucnts put into tn
lookup.
Y There was creditable display of fir,
/, works in the evening, on the common
. with excellent music by the Middlebur
: cornet baud from the band-stand.
e The tip-overs caused by horses frigh
4 ened by the fireworks were numerou
5 but we have learned of no very serior
O ones.
4 From the foregoing we get the follow
Il ing: That the Fourth of July in Bri
3 toll was success; that the town HI
n more enterprise and patriotism than an
d other town of its size in the state; al
& we think that tho Mountaineers, with
l. little steady practice, could out-scol
h any club in Vermont.