Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-08
CAMBRIDGE

DR. w. II. Conser has recently pur-
/ chased another Overland runabout.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cookies moved
into John ". Meloys house last Tues
/ day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hunter spent
I last Wednesday with friends in Galva
and Kewanee.
( Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. F. 6. Johnson
Of Andover, Wednesday. March Is, a
daughter
The Misses Eta Terry and Agnes
Tdndburg spent last Tuesday in Rock
I Island and Davenport.
/ Miss Clara VIII visited last week
: with relatives and friends in Coal Va
! ley.
. Mrs f. \. Swain OF Kevanee visited
last week at the home Of Mrs. Ella
Patten.
MIS-. J. Z. Wcsteriund. daughter Eli
abeth and son Joseph visited last
week with relatives in Moline
Mrs. Matilda Hartman has purchas-
cd Hupmobile touring car from a Ke-
vance party.
Eta West visited last week with her
sister at CoIoua.
Mrs. Mary MeIoy visited last Tues
day with her son and daughter in
Galva.
Miss Blanche Wright returned last
Tuesday from a visit with relatives in
Moline
Helen McCapon visited last week
with relatives and friends in Orion.
James NASSAU OF Galva spent last
Tuesday with his mother and other
relatives IN Cambridge
The Misses Abbic and Victoria
Smith visited last Wednesday with
relatives and friends in the tri-cities.
Anna l.. Neumann returned last
"Wednesday from weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Galva
Hlesdsmes L. L. Otto, J. L. Talbot.
II. c. Ringle and b. o. Fisher visited
with friends in Kewanee last Wednes-
day.
Rev. y. :. Andrewartha spent last
Thursday afternoon In Kewanee
Judith Huline visited with friends I'm
Orion a part OF last week.
The community was shocked last
Saturday morning when the report
was circulated that VI. b. Bristol
had passed away that morning Mr.
Bristol had been failing for the past
year or more. but at no time was his
considered serious. Mr.. Bris-
tol followed the profession OF a veter-
mary surgeon, and through his work
came to be one of the most widely
known men in the county. For the
last 10 years he had been making his
home IN Cambridge, while for almost
half century previous he resided on
%. in in
was president Of the Henry County Ag- A.!
ricultural board for a number of years /,
and was active IN the performance OF I
his duties. The funeral services were |
held from the late residence Tuesday I
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Ev. I
ans. pastor OF the Baptist church. The 4
singers were Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Tay- /
Tor. and the pallbearers were Theodore !
G. W. Hutchinson. Theo !
Barman. G. II. Hunt, J. ID. STEERS and ,
d. i. Cowden. Mr.. Bristol was laid to I
rest in the East Cambridge cemetery. /
Michael Burdett Bristol was born 1
June l. 1888. at Cuba. y. Y, and In the I
fall Of 1860 came to Cambridge. on I
Sept TO- 1861. he enlisted in Company 1
e. Ninth Illinois cavalry. and served I
in the war OF the rebellion until he was /
honorably discharged Sept %. 1860. I
slr. Bristol was married TO Martha VI. I
Sept. IS, 1864. and TO this
union seven children were born-Ethie J
z. Richard b. Frank NJ. Nina NJ,
John H.. James ". and Daisy l.. four
] ying in infancy. After failing in
health for some time. he was confined /
10 his room but a short time. and on
March IS he quietly passed away. He
caves his Iife's companion OF nearly
80 years. two children. james ". OF
MINI. and Daisy l.. who
-es!des at home with her parents: two
Madge and Harry. and
me sister. Mrs. Garfield Swift OF
,uba. y. Y. Mr Bristol wa convert
u early IN life and united with the
'Hltsd brethren church. lie was
hsrter member Of the Modern Wood
IeH 81 Cambridge. and n member Of
ta Il. A r.
The Henry county iu;ersohClastlc
oltest Is 20 - held Ia Kewanee the