Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-28


of the coming Worlds Exhibition CONFIDENT
expect 10 have the Crystal Palace ready nv ,ls
first of June Everything connected with il \
making good progress, though it has involved
more labor than was foreseen at the outset m
articles from abroad intended for the Exhibi,io,
are rapidly arriving, over fourteen hundred pacL
noes having been already received. II is f,p,a
that the space provided will not be at all ade
quate to the supply Of all the applications"
Sipgul1r .urrriage.-On the 2sth of March
man hailinr from Marblehead, appeared at tho
City Registers office to get marriage cer6.
cate He was accompanied by his intended
well known apple woman of this city. Thew
obtained the certificate and started off in pursn.
of a clergyman to finish the ceremony. On their
way however, the happy couple drank 50 often
that the minister, on perceivng their condition.
refused to perform the ceremony. Another how
ever, was found who made the two one, but by
this time they were both SO much intoxicated az
TO have but little ability TO find then way home.
The next day the bride assumed her duties at
her usual stand, but was so much intoxicated that
she soon fell over, carrying with her her stock in
trade and the Police were obliged to put her INTO
the watch house. where some twelve hours OF the
honeymoon were spent. This morning the bride
appeared at the City Registrars office to find
ont the name of her husband which, in conse.
quence Of the various mishaps attending the
bridal ceremonies had slipped her memory
Having been Accommodated IN this respect, she
departed, It is supposed to search for her missing
husband Boston Traveller.
o. A soldier Of the Revolution, named Dan
ie Hicks, aged one hundred and one years, was
buried at Buffalo, New York, on the 10Th ui.
with all the honors of war. lie was born in The
State of Vermont, in the year 1852, and enlisted
IN the army in l76s. when he was Ii years old.
lie served under Gen. Gates. and fought at II.
conderoga, Crown Point, and Bemis Heights, and
was present when Burgoyne surrendered his ar
my at Saratoga. In the year 1900 he went TO
reside at Buffalo, and ne received a pensioners
certificate on the 29th day Of October, 1888, when
he was Il years old.
Singular Freak Of Fortnme-A man named
Apsden died suddenly in Philadelphia few DAYS
since, soon after the division of an estate which
had been in litigation for years. He was offered
it is said, S3j0,0O0 to relinqush his claim: he
refused, was cut off without arthng, and died
with one cent only in his pocket, his entire for
tune.
Circular SnC.-We lately saw a siatcmen,
that New Hampshire man had invented meth.
cd OF using circular saw without a central axis
or arbor, So that saw four feet IN diameter can
saw log uTec ieet ana nine lhchcs ~ dlame-
ter. We could not think the thing could be
done and when the Scientific American tho't
the story was hoax we thought so too But
the editor of the Nashua Telegraph has seen the
saw IN successful operation, and tells us ail o..
bout IT.. The saw in his case was one foot a.
cross and sawed boards ten inches wide. The
saw Is placed horizontally, and upon two opH0.
site edges lies tightly held between two iron
wheels OF p2.ieys, covered with leather. then
an IRON plate passes across the center upon The
upper side OF me saw, IN winch pivot attached
to the upper side of the saw runs. This keeps
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lton.' so' as IN cni ano,ber bo,7d tho o'o,,, ~.
vorsod anil tb. cnrr,a,,e r,o.. b,cL s..,,r ,,,,,
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10 saw Isrge lo,rs 'Tbo no,,.r bc,,,, a,,,i.. y,
,bs- o,,er e1.. ~ mo sa, ,te I,r,-o- H.. l.s,
the ors.tcr he nower. be,nr ,ncrsased in the
same ra,,o tb,, +, - 5e1rcn.el IN he 'i., ,e,hc
/ II may seem as If the pulleya which impalt no.
ton TO the saw might be made TO slip upon IT.
Wnen any obstacle is placed against d. But
"hiie the puieys rum the saw runs and when
an o's'aeie % sul'cien' io[ce was applied TO stop
the saw, i stopped the pulleys, and let a three
the pulcys fist
~. an lhuiana paper mus describes ou! o. the
" l l., la' currency 10 mat STATE.
ine ''-Ne''e Is higesr sheaHh5 hog sup
poseu 10 oe sl"ealhg. me fresideni 90 lie
i n9hA s'aio7 near assisting 10 hoia he nog'-
ne de" E,'pie may be discovered good WAYS
oth"a Auhuer ana lightning m ihn fore
ground ne picture oil a seedy indiyidnal' 'se-
Sulou ny s.o1o' urous" "H'cn ms leet run O.
u'i.s one corner a man WIN very niank
T. surprised 10 Oe 'he AUDITOR o' me
''n' -, aga U,t's ioue on ran oy coupe OF
1e an street SHARPE Is seen IN another cor
nv., lhe Pnh " "o'efhor wright munaeF
ga'leing on his oro"' lightning flashing from
h'' eye o.oFns lhe centre oi the oni. On one
sluc Oh lie Governor Is hhWk on the other side