State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-03-29
FAIRBANKS, SCALES


Frequent inquiry after Fairbanks scales
has induced us to make some inquiries as
respects the commencement and progress
of these convenient and useful articles
One of the agents has obliged us with the
following facts:
Five years since, Messrs r.. and T.. Fair
banks and Co. commenced manufacturing
scales for weighing heavy loads, commonly
called platform scdtes. three years the last
fall they commenced making scales for
stores. There has now been manufactured
about one hundred and fifty hay scales
Most of the navy yards have been supplied
with them, capable of weighing from fif-
teen to eighteen tons they have been used
for the purpose of weighing anchors chains
cannon, etc. A number of railroads use
them for the purpose of weighing loaded
cars. Some of them are of sufficient size
to weigh five cars at time.
Over 1000 of the scales of different mod
ifcations, have been made. They are a.
dapted to all the different articles required
TO be weighed, from the heavy fierce to the
smallest weight, all of which is done with
the greatest facility. The patentrcs have
three establishments for manufacturing, in
one of which there are seventy men en-
ployed. One of their manufactures is To-
Gated at ST. Johnsbury,Vt one at Pittsburg,
Pa. and one at Liverpool, Eng. Augustus
Cornwall, l36 Front-street, is agent for the
sale of them in this city, where samples
may he seen. A specimen from the Liver
pool mandatory may be seen at Mcssrs.
Johnson g. Co.'S in Greenwich street. The
invention is patented in England and
France. Jour. Of I'm. Institute.
The Erecution. We take the following
account of this melancholy scene from the
Journal and Boston Transcript.
Simon l.. Crockett and Stephen Russell
were executed this forenoon in the yard
attached to the Leverett street prison, Bos-
ton, in pursuance of their sentence and
have thus, with their lives, paid the penalty
of the awful crime of arson, of which they
were convicted. An immense number of
persons assembled at an early hour in the
neighborhood Of the prison, and occupied
every shed or dwelling house, from which
prospect might be Obtained of the violent
deaths of two human beings! The prison.
ers were brought out of Their cells at about
half past ten o'clock, and conducted to-
wards the gallOws, which was erected this
morning at the end of the yard. Crockett
Russell, not having been recommended by
the Jury to mercy, was confident until this
morning, of receiving reprieve or com
mutation of his punishment. When con-
Quoted towards the gallows, his counten-
ance was deadly pale and his whole frame
seemed agitated with terror.
A very brief interval elapsed after they
reached the gallows, before the sentence of
the law was executed upon these offend
erS.
They were attended by the Rev. Mr..
Taylor. Before leaving the cell, Crockett
made long, fervent and powerful prayer
for himself and companion in guilt and suf-
fcring, and then walked firmly to the
scafiold.
Just befor his execution lie wrote long
letter to his wife, who resides in Maine
(whcre he has also a mother living) from
whom he had been separated, and letters to
two of his former companions, imploring
them to take warning from his fate, and
.urn from their career of iniquity. There
were six or seven thousand persons on the
land, from whence view could be obtain
ed of the galows. We have heard of no
accident, and there was no disorder, and
what is still better, there were but few fe-
males present
Burning ofhe first Presbyterian Church
in Salem, Washington Co. NJ T. On Sun
day morning the 2Sth ultmo, just after
the bell had tolled ten O'Clock, the ceiling
of the session room in the second story of
the front of the building, was discovered to
be on fire. EXertions were promptly made
to arrest its progress, but in vain. In a few