The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-05-09
BRISTOL.


About the right kind of weathe
for getting in grain, SC. m
Mrs. Kate Peckham is teaching il
the Brine district.
Signs of life in the Reform Club
Meeting called for this Wednesday eve
Regular communication of Libanu
Lodge No. AZ f.. & A. NJ, Monday May
IL, at one o'clock P. NJ.
H. G. Munsill Is laying out consid.
cradle work on the road leading to his
new farm over the river. ''.-'7.
-Abernethy & Strong are putting
tup a new house just west Of the resi-.
dence of P. @. Abernethy. -''-
Our village school began last Mon
day with Miss Alice Hasselton and Miss
Ellen Scarbarr as teachers. l.4.l ...
Mrs. Gardiner, wife of Elder Gar
diner, has opened millinery shop fat
her residence OH North Street.
They say that Opposition is the
life of trade" but 1t seems TO us that
milliners and dressmakers are slightly
OVERRIDING the thing.
Mrs. E. r. Bancroft has received
back pension, &C., to amount of $500.
Very fortunate for her, as it will save
her place to her where she now resides.
The spirit of improvement is abroad
in our village. New fen o., new paint,
new buildings of various kinds, and
he hammer and saw are heard on all
sides.
Rev. T. ii. Archibald, ID. D., late of
Factory Point preached at the Baptist
church last Sunday. DR.. Archibald is
without charge now, the first time in
&c years.
The officers ofBristol Lodge No. 100
|. o. of G. T. are as follows: Truman
Tucker, VIC. I; Eta Bloss, W. V. T I;
r. Z. Allen, w. s.; Kitty Pullman w J..
F. s; E. H. Rathbun, W. T; w. l..
Cross, w. T.; Jennie Pullman, w. l. G !;
w. Fl. Bosworth, w. o. T; Ellen Scar
barr, w. d. M; Fannie Pecue, w. r. Ii.
5; Luna Crane, w. L. II. s.; Frank
Rosboe, P. w. c, T; Earnest Peckham,
Chorister; Rosa Barnum, Organist.
Deferred Items
Beautiful weather. Our streets
are dry and dusty.
Pat O'Neil is building house for
Mahair, north Of the village.
Will Clark is building new house
down by the Prime school house.
The new clothing merchant has
rented Eugene Vilmore's house on
North street.
This is the season of the year when,
as ARENAS Ward said, "The women
afiectionately bile SOAP"
The farmers about the village ,sre
doing their springs work. Some are
farming with their horse and buggy
mostly.
We notice in the report of the Troy
Conference, that Rev. Mr.. Dibble Is
returned here. This will give satisfac-
ion to his many friends.
The Advents are unsettled as yet
in regard to minister; some are In
favor of retaining Mr.. Pike, others
want Rev. Mr.. Quimby.
We notice among other points of
interest about our village that Ii. c..
Munsill has his fountain In full play.
Also that Alverton Averill has begun
to dig his cellar.
The Bristol Cornet Band gave
Wortley Needham and his new wife a
serenade Tuesday evening. They
were invited in and treated handsome
ly, passed a pleasant hour, and went
home wishing happiness and long life
to Will and his wife.
BEAR HUNT IN BRIsTOL.-Friday last
was day of excitement for our usually
quiet village. Philetus Philips notified
his neighbors that he seen bear OH or
near Baldwin's Creek. Newell Hill
came down to Bristol and gave the
alarm, and soon nearly hundred men
were in pursuit of Bruin. He was sur
rounded in HilPs sugar woods.
Charley Daggett got the first shot,
others followed suit, and before Bruin
got across to the north side of the
creek, he was riddled with balls.
Charley Norton took a tumble with his
bearship down the bank, like the fish,
erman stop half the time" Oscar
Baldwin is supposed to have fired the
fatal shot. lie (the bear) was taken to
Starksboro, Friday, and shown to the
people there, Saturday was brought
here, attracting a large crowd. The
bounty SIS, together with the hide, IS,
goes to Mr.. Philips he having first
given the alarm and also having lost
his cow lately. The weight of Bruin
was $50 lbs. Sheriff Dunshee was in
command during the hunt. There was
some random firing as is usual ON such
occasions. II ia said one man had his
hand graysed by ball. Our photo.
grapher took pictures of his bear-ship
which they have for sale for s cent.
each.