Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17
BRISTOL.

Mrs, f. G. Richardson has just complct-
cd canvassing Bristol in the interests Of
the Vermont Bible society. She visited
every house in town. As a result of her
lahors, she fnds 532 families in town,
with "A total of 2117 persons, this shows
gain of 2S9 over the census of 1890. She
found DI Catholics, and 1862 attendants OF
Protestant churches; Sunday school at
tendance, 427, numbcr of Protestant chill
drcn under five years OF age, 1l2. eleven
families without Bible; u Catholic fami-
lies with a Bible. Two illiterate fami-
lies and three destitute persons were found
Fifteen books were sold and u donated. -
The officers of the oroquet club recently
organized are: President. DR.. A. NJ Nor
ton; vice-presidents. u. r. Bosworth. T..
c. Marsh; secretary and treasurer L. A.
Dodge, committee on grounds f. G..
Marsh G. A. Danforth, n. D. Bissonnctte
Grounds have been laid out near "Hill-
SIDE Cottage" and arc to he improved
The Sargent family reunion will be held
Wednesday, August 80, al Georga Sargent $
in West Lincoln.-A. II. Hosford and w.
II. Morgan of finesburgh warc ia town
Thursday.-Mr. and Mrs. Sweet of Eoch-
ester, \. Y, are at Rcv. and Mrs. w. \.
Kinzie' s-Rev. T.. b. Bosworth of New
Iock is at Mrs. c. NJ. Boaw3rth's.-I f..
Stewart is grading the grounds around his
new store huilding.-Tho new postoihce Is
completed and ready for Postmaster Has
kins to get ia his work.-Miss Jennie Hack
of Orwell, has been the guest Of w. n.
MCGEE and wife the past wcok.-!iriies It
Sherman of New York has been visiting
his mother the past weok.-Frank Lavarn
has a contract to move house for John
Palmer in Monkton.-Miss Edith Re Eer;
has gone to New York,-Dr. j. I3. Neil of
Portland, Me, is the guest of his relatives
here. DIR. O'Neil is a son of Patrick O'Neil
of this town, graduate of MiddlebIry
college, and was tho surgeon of a Maine
regiment, during the Spanish war--G. NJ.
Morton and wife of Chicopee Falls. Mass.
have baen the guests of G. w. Brown and
wife the past ek,-There are several
cases of whooping cough here yet, both
among children and adults.-The counters
and shelving are being put in the Dixie
store-State's Attorney +. T. Fish was
in town Friday on legal business.-Mrs
Emma G.. Eaton is visiting in Hnesburgh h
and Burlington.-J. j, Dumas IL putting
new glass fronts in his block. The direct
ors have procured new and Up TO date
maps and globes for the use of the differ
ent schools in town.
lirno st sherman, now visiting his moth
er here. will enter the employ Of John
Wanamaker in New York the first of Sep.
tcmbcr neXt.-Rev D. II. Rajebian, an Ar
menian preacher, will lecture in the Meth
odlSt church Thursday evening, August q
subject, "Thc Armchair Question. Tho
case of state vs.. Emmett Weaver charged
with illegal fishing, continued from Aug
S was brought before. Justice Shcrwir
again Friday. Owing to the nOn-appeaI-
ance of some of the States witnesses the
case was continued to August 2s.-E. w
INanoy, Miss Helen Hill, s. Ii. Furintor
and wife, y. r. Hi and Miss Alice sum
ncr went to Long Point Saturday for a
stay Of several days.-D. T. farr and
George Drake, played with the Starksborc
team against the PantOns at Neggcnne,
Friday. The score was l3 TO III favor Oh
the Panton team,--Dr. J. b. O'Ncil ant
wife of Portland, Me, have been visiting
relatives in town this week.-A. l.. Car
visited the queen City F'riday.--Albert
Webb of New York is the guest of l.. A
Dodge and wife, Mrs. Webb and chlc
have been here several weeks.-Ihe schoo
department in the graded school. The H.
hr1ry room is to be seated and Miss Alice
Sumner win have charge.
/ t.. l.. Sherwin of New Haven. Conn, |,
the guest of his parents, n, p. Sherwir
and wife. Mrs. ShegWin and son, Ray
lmOnd have been here several wceks.-Th,
band drew a large crowd of people at thoil
concert Saturday evening. Miss Ida Ho
man, who has been at G. E Bartlett's fol
several weeks has returned to her hom.
in Hoosick Falls, n. Y,-C. F.. lockwood
was in town with his family over Sunday
THE funeral of Daniel sullivan, the gro
Gerry man. whose sudden death was noticed
in the Free Press Saturday, was held "A
tine Catholic church in Middlebury Mon
day. The burial was in Middebury.-
There Is the usual exodus from here Il
Spring Grove Campmccting this week
Monday, August q. Will he bpworf