Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-07-24
BRISTOL.

N. y.
d. r. Bosworth was in Middlebury
Tuesday.
Mrs. Addie Geary is in town, the guest
of her brother Jesse Farr. and wife.
James Duba, of Middlebury, was in
town the first of the week with his
family.
Miss Ruth Benedict of Rutland is
visiting at the home of her grandfather,
W. f. Bicknell.
The Baptist church and Sunday school
will hold their annual picnic in Brooks
grove, Wednesday, July 30.
Oliver Eaton, who left Bristol 25 years
ago and whose home is now in Wood
River is in town accompanied by his
daughter.
Rev. Slas p. Perry, pastor of the Bap'
fist church, will conduct services at
Lincoln for Rev. G.. E. Cady during..the
latter's absence.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Gould, of Barre,
visited friends in this vicinity the first
of the week. Mr.. Gould was a former
resident of Bristol.
w. H. Bosworth superintendent of
the Bristol Manufacturing company, left
Monday morning on a business trip to
Troy, Albany and New York.
News was received here the last of the
week to the effect that Reuben Norton
who went to Thompsonville. Conn.
where he recently secured situation,
was seriously ill.
/. j. Morgan of Lincoln was arrested
Tuesday afternoon on a warrant charg-
ing him with intoxication. Wednesday
morning Justice II. P. Sherwin admitted
him to bail in the sum of S2j. and the
case was continued.
There were 1863 tickets to Burlington
sold at the Bristol railway station We'd
nesday. Station Agent Bates was
counting ON about onethird this number
as inquiries had failed to develop in
tentions for a crowd so large.
Edgar VanDenberg, w. n. Needham,
Roy Jacobs and Rolla Bristol returned
Saturday from a weeks outing at Long
Point. The boys acquired good coats of
tan, caught lots of fish, and had a good
time.
Rev. y. c. Johnson, of Boston, Mass.
secretary of the American Advent
Mission society, will give an address upon
mission work in the Advent Christian
church. at 1870 o'clock next Sunday
evening. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend and hear this talented
speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Sneden will leave
July 81 on the excursion to attend the
national encampment of the G. y. r.,
to be held this year in San Francisco.
They will he absent six or seven weeks
and will visit a number of points OF
interest in the far west.
II. T. Casey has put in Western Tele-
phone instruments for Ona NcShane,
and Charles Weaver of Bristol, |. D.
Smith of Monkton. Lincoln Lumber
company's Office and Wesley Brown OF
Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Varney and Mr.
and Mrs. George L. Hasseltine returned
last week from an outing at Birch
cottage, Long Point. During their stay
at the lake they were visited by Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Dunshee of Proctor who,
later, came to Bristol to visit relatives.
a number of patrons along the Stal
Route line. over which Allen Smith i;
carrying the mall are putting up a kick,
Smith has been in the habit of deliver
ing mail to a number of persons living
along the line. Some time ago he wrote
to the department at Washington, ask
ing for more time to make his trip. The
department has refused to change hi,
schedule, but has informed him that
under his contract, he is not obliged tc
deliver mail except at the end of hi:
trip. Naturally the residents along the
line, who have been receiving mai
twice a day, are not pleased over the
result and are protesting vigorously
There are about 20 families interested.