Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-06-05
BRISTOL LOCALS

Mrs. j. b. Ellis returned Friday from
visit with Mr.. and Mis-. L. F. Cushman
in Middlebury.
Mr. and Mrs. y. L. Partch, of Char
lotte, Were the guests last week of Mr.
and Mrs g. w. Sneden.
Miss ID. Blanche Cove of New Haven
Mills and f. l.. Merrill of New Haven
were in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Gee of Monkton
were the guests of their daughter, Mrs
J. \. McDounough, Sunday.
X. j. Murrays team is at work this
week on the repairs being made on the
dam at the electric light station.
Bert Ross. who is working for the
Addison County Telephone company,
was at his home here oN er Sunday.
There are still a number of cases of
measles in the village but the disease
has yet appeared only in mild form.
Mrs. G. w Sneden and Mrs. Ellen
Chaplin attended the O. f. S. convention
at Mortified Tuesday and Wednesday.
f. n. Hill and wife went Sunday to
Starksboro to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Sallie A. Wyman, widow of William
Wyman.
Mrs. Sarah Daniels and daughter, Mrs.
Josie Munger. of Portland Ore, who is
visiting in this vicinity, went to Lincoln
Tuesday.
II. S. Benedict and family of Middle
bury Were the guests of Mrs. Benedict's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Bicknell,
over Sunday.
Miss Katherine Kinsley, trained
nurse from Burlington, has moved to
Bristol into rooms in the O'Neill house
on West Street.
S. NJ. GofT, our local weather man.
gives the following figures for May:
Highest temperature, 50 degrees; lowest,
% degrees; rainfall none.
Howard Averill, recent Bristol
graduate from the Baltimore dental
college has returned from a visit in
Richmond accompanied by his brother,
DR.. Charles Averill
The forest fires on South mountain,
which We're supposed to have been put
out by the shower last week were again
seen to be burning Sunday morning.
The fires north of the village had reached
the big swamp about Bristol pond and
We're burning liercely
Rev. AlonzO Chase, of Richmond, will
deliver the |. O. O. f. memorial address
at Holley hall Sunday, June :, at p. IN.
The address and exercises are public,
All members of Bristol lodge, No. 36,
l. O. O. f., and of Onawa lodge, d. of
r., are requested TO meet at the hall at
1880 p. IN.
The class sunday exercises Of the
Bristol High school We're held in the
Congregational church last Sunday
evening instead of the town hall as first
intended The seating capacity of the
church was taxed to the utmost. Rev.
G. n. Thomas, the pastor delivered a
scholarly address, taking for topic
The Christian Life" His few words
of admonition to the graduates at the
close Of the sermon proper were espe-
cially appropriate.
The program for the observance of the
|, O. O. F. memorial Sunday has been
arranged All members of the order
Will meet at the hall at /: 80 p. m. Sun
day and march to Holley hall where the
address will be delivered by Rev. Alonzo
Chase of Richmond, past grand chaplin.
At O'Clock the procession will march
to Evergreen cemetery to decorate the
graves of departed brothers and sisters
with the usual ceremony. At the close
of the exercises at the cemetery members
of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges
will return to the hall where refresh
ments will be served.