Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-11-08
A Trip to Canada.
GonnAM. Y. H.. %. "a. l873.

NtSihlAl dil dtGollt VI Nltat AEil-
cultural and Industrial Exhibition, +"
to he holden in the city of Montreal,
Sept. l6, IL, Is ond 10. As excur-
sion tickets, at reduced rates, were
advertised, the ilea of attending was
lavorahly received by us AMI several
of our neighbors. The time arriving
we learned that such tickets were not
issued east of Islanl Pond. On ar.
irving there, however, we Ioun that
all was right, as we obtained our tick,
ct at even more reduced rates than
we had anticipated.
Tarrying at the Pond over night
we took the 4.30 A. NJ. train for Mont
real. Our conductor 4 Scotchm IN
and a gcntlrmtn) treated us in The
"OSt coH:tenus manner ever appear,
ing ready aGd willing to give rs amy
information desired. Nothml OF i'm
pOrtancc occu re | on the journey is
far as Sherhrookc, the PEG DE appear.
ing very much as our own folks, both
in conversation, customs, &c. Several
fine farms along this part oil the line
gave evidence Of It high state of cult.
walton. The inhabitants of this re.
gion, we are informed, are descend.
ants Of the Tories of the Revolution,
who, remaining loyal to the British
Grown, here fOunl home.
1t was not so, however, the remain
der Of our journey. AS tie different
stations were reached the rush for the
seats became SO great that the de-
mand exceeded the supply. Our
seats and standing room were all tax
Ell. Arriving at Redmond AMI re-
-ceiving an extra supp Y Of cars, we
were in hopes that the future OF our
journey would not be Interrupt c | ;
in this. however, we were Il ,ome,l to
disappointment, for soon again the
rush was 50 great that we were glad
to take refuge on the platform ont
side, hoping and longing for the time
to arrive when we woul he released
from our Babel. We had frequently
expressed desire to be able to con-
verse in the French language, but
our experience results in lete NINA
ton to abandon the ilpa unit II
least we have fully recovered from
the effects Of this trip.
Arriving in Montreal, we sou 5ht
lodgings at the Albion Hotel, hui
finding it crowded we drove to The
Ottawa House. This is slid to b,
the second hotel in the city, the st
Lawrence Hall only claiming priori
ty, The price per day for hoard he
ing three dollars, we expected to live
is well as ut home at II S4O0 PEI
week boarding house. But in on
case, as probably in the experience,
Of many during the past fifty year $
The best laid schemes of men and mice,
Gang aft agl"y.
The food was not cooked in as goo,
shape as we have seen, and the guam
titv scarce We had to sit Il lon:
time ut the table before being waite,
on, and any additional supply hein;
needed we must wait until 0ui Du
thence was exhausted nearly scve
times, with little prospect OF brin.
supplied. One Of our party, IittI
more pIucky than The rest, said At
"luOuld hdCe all he needei,' but aftp
waiting patiently and anxiously
long time afte. we had left, wa
obliged to retreat without accom-
plishing anything. The conseQneuc
was, we had either to 90 to bed hun
CRY or have our wants supplied at
restaurant.
Arriving early in the afternoon an
wishing to improve the time, we visit
ed some Of the places OF interest.
The Bonsecours Market on st Pau
and Commissioners streets, is II ma4
niticent elilice and cost about $500
900. The English Cathedral is rlS
q beautiful elltice. Length Of the bulI
ing inside 1S7 foet with of nave
10 feet Spire 22i feet in Il light. Ia
plan is cruciorm, an | is in l1e,l
model Of Ecclesiastical architecture.
Several other Places Of interest wer
visited 10y US for which we were We
repaid, but the great building G
Montreal i the French Cathedral
1t is described rs the longest churc
on this continent and is capable {
accommodating eight thousand pc,
, pie. 1t is 22j feet long by l44 fr,
wide. Its two Gothic tow erS ara p
: feet high. The great win low at tt
E hiuh .lt,r which 10 6lI al with Inori