Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-26
BOSTON LETTER.
IsPEoIAb CORRESPONDENCE. |

where the fire started The history OF
the new building is replete with inter
est, not only because of its size and
beauty and the numbers and wealth OF
the parish membership. but on account
of the long connection of Phillips
Brooks with the church. and the many
famous men who have been members
of it. Before old Trinity Church ON
Summer street was burned steps had
been taken towards obtaining site in
the then new Back Bay district, and
the land upon which Trinity now
stands was purchased. The members
of the building committee were Geo. NJ.
Dexter, Chas. Henry Parker, Robert G..
Winthrop, Martin Il. Brimmer, Chas.
II. Goldman, John c. Ropes. John &.
Cushing, Chas. j. Morrill,, Robert Treat
Paine, stephen &. DeBlois, treasurer,
and VIM. p. Blake, secretary. The first
pile was driven on April II, 1873. Six
architects submitted plans and those
of II. II. Richardson We're selected.
When the builders bids were opened
there was CONSERVATION in the COM
mittees, for they were all higher than
the amount which the parish had
planned to spend. Norcross Brothers
of Worcester, however. were the low
est, and finally reduced their bid to
S290.0O0, which was accepted. The
chapel was built first. and was occu-
pied for the first time Nov. %, 1874.
The corner stone Of the church was
laid with simple but impressive cere-
monies, Rev. Phillips Brooks otlcia-
ting, May 20, 1915. The last stone Of
the tower was put in place July 5, 1876,
and ON Nov. 1 the tower was finished.
The church was consecrated on Feb
9, 1871. 1t was Il most imposing spec
tacle. One hundred and seven bishops
and other clergy marched from the
west door of the chapel to the main
entrance of the church. where they
were met by the wardenS and veStry-
man. MIR. Charles Henry Parker. who
still holds that Office and was present
at the services on Sunday. Bishop
Paddock opened the cOnsecratiOn SER
vice. and was assisted by Rev. DR..
Huntington (now Bishop Huntington
of New York, then rector of All
Saints. WorceSter), Rev. DR.. Potter of
Grace Church. New York (now Bishop
Potter), and other noted clergy of the
Episcopal Church. The records of
Trinity Church for 20 years show that
1000 persons have been confirmed, al
most 1000 baptized, the burial service
read over 16l and the marriage of jIl
solemniZed More than $t,2j0,0O0 has
been put in the contribution box dur
ing the 20 years.
Another chapter has been added this
week to the volume on the trouble of
the Arena Publishing Company. The
company, it will be recalled, went into
a receivers hands some months ago,
and creditors refused to accept various
cash offers, apparently advantageous
Finally, the court said it would not
engage in the publication of Il
monthly magaZine-what the matter
under Il receiver amounted tO-and or
dered the plant sold at auction. This
was done. outside parties buying it,.
C. Seldom Smart, who is the husband
of Helen Gardner, the writer, who was
manager under the old regime, was
retained under the new. Recently
both he and B. 0. Flower, always
the editor of the publication, and for
some time the treasurer of the com
pany. We're arrested for embezzlement.
The charge is made by Il Lynn man
who had done binding for the com
pany. He took a part of his pay in
corporation stock. and says that he
was induced to take it under the false
pretence that it was Il good business
investment. Flower and Smart, how
ever, aver that no false pretence was
used. that he went into the thing with
his eyes open, and that the money re-
ceived was put in the business.
Neither protited by the operation, both
claim. They were bailed out as soon
as arrested.
The new seIf-propelling fire engine
ordered by the Boston fire department.
will be ready to be delivered about
March. The Manchester locomotive
works has the contract. The machine
is practically finished, only the paint
ing and ornamenting remaining to be
done. A trial has just been made, and
the engine works most satisfactorily,
throwing more than the required 1850
gallons II minute, although not pushed
to its top performance, and lifting the
stream to a height of nearly 300 feet.
The driving apparatus also works per-
fectly, the great machine being
handled more easily and quickly than
a small engine drawn by horses. When
the engine has been delivered another
trial will be made by the fire depart
ment, previous to the final acceptance.
This trial will be public one, and the
engine will be pushed to its utmost
capacity, to give it a thorough test,
and to show those who witness the
test what an enormously powerful ma
chine it is. The engine will be placed
in the Congress street house.
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The claim that there was q news
paper printed in Boston before the his
toric News Letter is something like
heresy, after the record has found its
way into most of the histories and ell
cyclopaedas, but the new claim, never
theless, comes into print with snow
of authority. A Boston correspondent
quotes Buckingham's "reminiscences
1S52) as containing records OF the
first attempt to set up newspaper i'll
North America" referring to a sheet
printed in Boston Sept. @5, 1890, by
Richard Pierce and Benjamin Harris
4 COPY of the first, and perhaps Only
issue of this colonial paper is pre-.
served in the state paper office in Lon.
don. where it has been examined hy
Librarian Felt of the Massachusetts
Historical Society. The paper attract
ed the attention of the General CourS
which noted in it reflections of "A very
high nature" and forbade its publica-
ton.
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w. II. II. Murray, Boston's old di'
vine, and former pastor at "Brimstone