Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-19

sociable in Association Hall th-I
Thursday evening.
THE STATE OF THE STREETS The
way of the pedestrian was slippery tn,
latter part Of last week, in onsequence
OF the rain. Numerous slips and fall,
disturbed the equanimity of many OF
our people and brought forth expires.
sions more forcible than elegant. One
person caused much merriment by
his attempts to walk up the hill by the
Congregational church, he having to
take n few tasks TO the right and left
before he could reach his destination.
OVER 100000 INCREAsB:-The
extraordinary increase in the Grand
Trunk receipts of late weeks as COM
pared with the corresponding weeks
last year has already been referred 10
many times. The week ending the 9th
inst, is no exception. The receipts for
that period were SlO0,3S1 as compared
with Sl73,j64 during the corresponding
week last year-an increase of $l6,S17.
The increase for twenty-three weeks
from June 30th amounts to no less than
SILL
We cannot believe that parents are
cognizdnt of the fact that their boys,
too young for such grave amusement,
are daily in the habit of jumping on
and oil the different trains on their
arrival and departure from this station.
1t is too dangerous sport to be tolera-
/ ted, and must result in serious conse-
quenoeS, unless dasisted at once. Only
IL short time ago we had to chronicle
an accident whereby a young boy broke
his arm through this same trick of
jumping OH or OF cas- while in motion.
4 On Thursday the 4th inst, the
Bishop of Vermont consecrated Grace
Church, West Rutland, to the service
of Almighty God. 4 number of the
clergy Of the Diocese we're present, and
the church was crowded by an attent-
i've congregation, drawn by the pecu-
LARRY imposing character of the ser
wees. On Thursday evening, the min
lister in charge. the Rev. Edward p.
Lee, Formerly Of this town. presente |
three persons to the Bishop for con-
firMation, the first fruits of his minis
Try.
Preparations for the Christmas
services at Christ Church are very
, active this week. The Festival for the
children of the Sunday School will be
held DIT the Church DIT p. NJ, Wednes-
day next, Christmas Eve. Though
the entire season of Advent just closing
the School has been very zealously
trained in their Hymns and Carols,
and there can be no doubt that the
service of Christmas eve will be a most
bright and joyous one. There will be
u full morning service at Christ Church
on Chri,tmas Day at II A. NJ, with
celebration OF the Holy Communion.
1t has been source of great annoy
ance 70 us, when wishing to collect
+ what is due to he met with an "offset''
contra ;Ted by Burnham, our prede-
cessor. We paid n. A. Burnham cash
for his subscription list and it seems
very nard that We should be, COM
peiled 10 pay each account over again.
We "asuneI charge of this paper in
September, 1873, ana cannot collect
tue amounts due for the paper pre-
vIous to that time, where our subScri-
! bers can SHOW an indebtedness on the
part of Burnh4m but when they
think that we are going to lay out
funds for paper ink, labor, ETC., to pay
his debts, tney make u great mistake
We have now lostquite enough money
by this process, and will again say that
! where an indebtedness on the part OF
Burnlam to some of our subscribers
vino owe for their paper can be shown
NpiONlOu0 w Jul puiChboC vi W. ~ IL
our loss, but after that time, Ue and
we only supplied the paper and cer
talniy expect our pay.
DEATH OF ANDREW J. FOSTER -
The Sporting tratel nifty will learn
with unfelSned sorrow OF the untimely
death of this old and faithful guide
whose name in connection with hun
ting, trapping and fishing topics in anC
around Lake MeSaatlc is faniIial
DIS household words. 1t appears
that on Saturday night last he
started On foot from Agnes, Oh the
Chaudlere RIVER, III company with d
French Canadian, for his home in
Mdrsden, near tile head of the lake
taking wi h him u bundle of provi
slons, which he had strapped to his
back. When nearly opposite point
on the lake known as Pamee they
proceeded TO cross, and had accom-
plished about half the distance when
the ice broke and they found them
selves struggling in the water. The
French Canadian managed to save
himself by drawing himself up, but Mr.
Foster was unable TO do this owing tC
the heavy pack Oh his back and after
a short and vain struggle he became
exhausted and sank. Ills body was
recovered on Monday afternoon. The
deceased served in the commissariat
department of the American army
during the Mexican war in lS47. lie