Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-02-22
BOSTON, NOTES.
Especial correspondence of the HERAr

Especial correspondence of the HERALD
The topic which has caused the most
comment this week is the weather.
For two long weeks prior to Friday
the sun had been seen but twice. The
same firing climate prevailed, foggy,
rainy, hot and muggy. Saturday was
q most charming day, and it seemed
as though we had been trave ling
through a long tunnel and at last
come out into the clear air.
st. Valentines Day for the most
part passed quietly and without Incl
dent worthy of mention. AS usual,
the small boys were out in body dur
ing the evening, ringing door bells,
chalking the steps, and filling the let
ter boxes with waste paper. The mail
which passed through the postoffice
WAS larger by several thousand than
that of last year.
The annual meeting of the Boston
and Albany Railway Company was
held in this city during the week.
AT the request of u large number of
citizens Governor Robinson will, it is
understood, hold reception at the
State House on Washington Birthday.
The Mount Everett Social and Ora
matte Club Of Boston will give an en-
tertainment on Monday evening, Feb.
20, the proceeds TO be given to the
Blind Asylum in aid of the proposed
kindergarten.
Since Mr.. Clark took charge of the
New York and New England Railway
the local trains have been run on time.
People had become SO accustomed to
wait anywhere from five minutes to
an hour for u train that they cannot
easily get used to the new order of
things.
A meeting of the Boston Base Ball
Association occurred Tuesday. The
question of giving up season tickets
was discussed. The members of the
regular team are to be chosen after all
of the men have had chance in the |
April games to show their qualities.
The Fireman's Ball will occur next
March. Members of the Department
are now canvassing the houses.
A grand National Bird Show will
occur at Horticultural Halt beginning
Tuesday, Feb. Goth. Seven hundred
prizes will be offered, amounting to
$4,000, for all kinds of singing, talking
or oddly plumaged birds.
The Boston School Janitor's Bene-
fit Association will give it's third an
nual ball in the English High School
building on the evening of Washing
tons Birthday.
A general interest in the Wagner
festival at Mechanics building in April
under Mr.. Theodore Thomas, has been
shown during the week. The demand
made for private boxes and
season tickets almost warrants the af-
fair q success.
DIR. F. L. Bunlay will lecture on
sleep, Why we do and Why we do
not' next Monday evening before the
B. Y. NJ. G. Association. Four more
lectures will be given on consecutive
evenings by other physicians.
The fourth annual banquet of the
New England Association of Zeta Psi
took place last Friday evening at the
Parker House. Hon. Charles j. Noyes
President.
Most of the Saturday gatherings of
the clubs was small and wholly in
formal. At the Commercial Club a
arge number attended. The Associa-
lion entertained as guests Lieutenant
Rhodes and other officials of the "Dex-
ter" Edward Everett Hale, Mayor
Martin and many other we'll known
gentlemen.
MIR. Stoddards Matinee at Music
Hall Saturday afternoon was upon
Jonstantinople. The odd street scenes,
architecture and characteristics of the !
oriental city, as given by him made {
he lecture interesting,
The quarterly meeting this week of
he Boston Marine Society was we'll
attended. The Relief Committee re- :
ported having assisted 81 members in
he last quarter at an expense of $1665.
The annual gathering of the Ladies l
Aid Society of the Children's Hospital
occurred Thursday.at the residence of !
drs. Robert G. Winthrop. There was
full attendance and the reports were :
The reception and ball given at the 3
institute building in aid of the Sol
iier's Home in Chelsea, last Thursday
vas a grand success. About 1890 !