New-York tribune., 1882-08-16
THE FRESH AIR FUND.
SEVERAL PARTIES IN CONNECTICUT.

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scco,rSTs OF THE CHILDREN IN fOi''N'A
BRISTOL AND TERRfNlLLk'
r0.,srx,,Ir. Conn, Aug 12.-ForeStviile, brls
,l d Terryylle are three villages situated on 'he
paorabDck River. not very far apart, and engaged
~ ahort the same lines of manufacture. foresF
xiu. is village in the Town of Bristol, containing
,hont . 600 inhabitants. It's principal INDUSTRY 10
slock-making and the factories here are among 'n0
sldest in the country. The place is very peAsAn''
,ituated on the river is only mile ana q "iN i,v'
planyile and about three miles from brls'oi'
ua,o - an both sdes of the river but most OF the
bonsas are built upon the hill back OF the cIocA
factories. Twelve Fresh Air children arc ''i's
entertained here, and from an
commits are enjoying themselves thorousNiY
e. A. REYNOLDS, who presented the matter VI w.
ing the children to the people OF NV
5av that all who were entertaining the little loiNS
rare d,liybted with them and that in another year
tns,o vonld be a great many more who would DE
Glad IN helm the children TO vacation from tie
e;tv The Rev. Mr. Carroll of FOrestTlle sa'd tha'
ba was very much pleased with the children sent 10
hi,o. they were very well behaved and very inter
.sine The children in Forestville are entertained
nv G. A. REYNOLDS. the Rev. MIR. Carroll Myron
Hills. Alvin Taplin and George y. Graves
The drive from Forestville to Bristol Is Pheasant
one. leading through some interesting Farming
country with an occasional factory. Brlsloi Is tne
main village of the Town of Bristol with raplul1 ,
growing population of from 5O0O 10 o'oOV' SoN ID
hanks many handsome residences and several lne
chnrcbes There are various manufacturing inter
ests in Bristol among them being brass mills haru
ware. clock and knit-goodS manufactures.
Twenty-nine Fresh AIT children were lott In
Bristol. most of whom are in the village, WHICH,
with its broad, pleasantly-shaded streets httle
suggests the city life they eft behind them lh"Se
who are entertaining the children are ) T. Newell
J,r Camp. Mrs W. c. Webster, j. l.. Gillette Mrs
John Polneroy r. Prothero, Mrs Morse ;. NJ Sut-
life. O. Sheldon. r. Atkins, c. ii. Wright
man and Mrs William Clayton, OF
Bristol: A. J. Curtis, Afr. Belden and
HA. Warner Of Polkville, and Mrs r u. Jerome,
of New-B britain. Tie Rev. Mr.. De Vol was the
organizer OF the movement ior tne re ~ & oi
to BRISTOL proved to be vicious. Word TO that
effect having been sent to The tribune, they were
Immediately sent for and blOugi BACK 10 'ne city,
Hapuily such cases are very exceptional.
The road from BRISTOL to Ierryvile-aoOut 1our
and a halt miles-is somewhat romantic FOR
considerable distance II runs along the fequapuGh
RIVER which here IS very little more than a DrODk
flowing along the bottom OF deep raNlne WIN
rocky sides OvergrOwn with moss ana IerHe
Other parts of the road 20 through dense woods.
A mile before reaching IeUyvllie, Pequabuck, me
station nearest Terryvie on the Newly Ork and
New-England Railroad Is passed IerryVille If d
village of about 1000 inhabitants, III the Town OF
Plymouth, Litchhed County. There Is a large ioGA %
mauufactory in the place, ana Dcautllui HIIic
lake called the COmpounce, is not lar dlStaht' ne
Rev MIR. Grggs was the promoter OF the tTesh an
movement in Ierryvllle. MIS- u. NJ. Ahen, WI,
had two of the little city girls, sald that az lar a.
she knew the people considered 1t "a pleasure 10
have the little folks with them. she sad that the
two she had were very good ana seemed 70 De ei en
iOying their Visit. IWeiVe cluIueh dIo DoAns oH-
rertained in JerryVlIle.