Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-14
FOR thu Essex Coantv Herald
LETTER PROM the WEST.

Hoid OF interest to your readers:
Your correspondent took the cars
at South Lancaster on the morning
of May 9th. The trains on the B.
c. & NJ. and Pass umpsic Railroads
were son time" making their connec-
tons promptly. Conductors Mann
of the former and Bemis of the latter
were as plea SAINT and accommodating
as usual. At the Norwich Station,
some 200 Dartmouth students, wearing
Grape on their sleeves, were assembled,
whit her they had brought the remains
of fellow student who had died the
day before and was to be conveyed to
friends in Southern New Hampshire
or Massachusetts. We arrived at
Bellows Falls at half past two and re-
manned there until six, when we took
the train for Rutland, at which place
we orrived at nine o'clock and took
quarters for the night. Early next
morning we proceeded on our journey
to Niagara Uia Troy and Schenectady,
passing the cities of Utica, Syracuse,
and Rochester, and many beautiful
villages. The valley of the Hudson
is q beautiful farming country. Pass
ing from so to Is boats every hour,
running on the canal between Schen-
ectady and Rochester, well loaded
down with corn, -four and lumber for
the Eastern market, we arrived at
Suspension Bridge at nine o'clock in
the evening, where we staid over
night, and improved the opportunity
afforded us in the morning, to visit
the places of interest on both sides
of the river. At seven and a halt
o'clock we took the cars again, pass.
ing over the Suspension Bridge, that
wonderful piece of workmanship.
The cars moved very slow, which gives
the passengers good chance in the
day time to view the Falls above the
Bridge, and the gulf below. Over
the bridge, now we are in the Queens
Dominion. Before starting from this
point the Custom officers come around
and if your baggage is checked
through from the States 10 the West
you have no trouble, only to have q
little pass stuck on to your trunk OIL
valise, which when you get back to
the States will be taken off and pri-
vate mark put on, which is the last
you have to do with those officers.
1t is little amusing to see those high
officials examine the baggage OF
those that are not through passengers,
A little incident came under my oh.
servation which created some merri
ment.. The officer after examining
a lady's trunk, valise &C., insisted also
upon his right to search a small car
pet bag which she carried, Gas she did
also small child.) After some hes.
itancy she unlocked the bag, and
Mr.. officer without much ceremony
thrust his hand into it to examine
its contents. Very suddenly it came
out looking little worse for the cx-
animation. He said he thought it
was all right and left the car uncere
moniously,
We pass through fine country il
Canada, with some very fine villages
and splendid farms, with nice farm
houses. The first prairie wo saw was
in Canada near the Michigan line
1t was large tract, with lots of cat
tie running at large all in common
Prairie grass was up eight or nine
inches high, the ground being fillet
with water, not more than one half Of
the corn being planted GA account o
the wet and cold weather.
Friday morning we arrived in Chi
cago at half past six o'clock, took the
cars for Moline, from whence W.
went to Port Byron in the evening
where there is, or rather has been, :
large delegation from Essex County
Among those that hvae died here, ma
tiyes of Essex County, were, Georg,
Moore, Robert Moore, Geo. G. Che
ney, Elizabeth Cheney, Stephel
, Wright, George f. Holmes and tire
: daughters, two daughters and So
of Lyman H. Bowker. OF those tina
are now living here, are N. w. Belch
, err, George Dodge and John Dodge
: formerly of Guildhall, and Lyman II
8 Bowker's family of Lunenburg, til
family of George Moore and some @
4 George W. Gates family. Mr.. Gate
+. lived here several years and mad
large improvements in the place
| building the first saw-mill. The vi
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