The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-13

roVIT>EN, &s.

the nda, shhoagli he y approaching one u
the pfeiiiea villages IN Vermont.
Taa Rmland 4 Washington R,ilroaa ).
IN eSeslen, rep'i', aud IT, acc J,nmoil;ions
arc scll arranged. AMI u. time Of ARRIVAL
hna deptuareIrvr tbeen nos, accuntely
observed during the Pasi seasoa. It, local
md through bushes. l. increasing. AMI tn
mad inay ye, be SQUIRE Of profit 10 the
stcckhold.rs as l. has slsays been gres,
accommodation 10 the farmers ami owners
Of quarrics along the line. Duunz the
month Of Sspiemb,t tbs earnings Of ,hi.
road we're abou, $4,000. nuc larger
sum than Of any prcviou, month, SINCE ihs
road was opened,
A. TINS season of the year. ride ,hrsnrh
tins portion Of the State IL exceedingly
I pleasant. The fros, has changed the green.
meas Of the groves aud forests. into dra
I perry " OF many oolors." as If Autumn were
the iavorite season Of the year. The oak
and sap maple are changed To scarlet
The poplar Is bright vellcw. The snsar
maple has all the colors and iinis inqgina-
Bile, purple. golden, russell, green, and
Nihtevcr color can delight the eve. or give
giieiy to the landscape, now cover all oar
hills. In no plac, ARE colors more bright.
Or varied. or wher the painted trees cover
the hills uore dcnscly and smoothly, than
the highlands between pouitney aud Rut
land
Poultney river pursucs a course more
crooked than that followed by the Tsereliies
IN the woods of sin. It gets monisture en-
ongh To start IN Wells, and goes eastward
iiao Tinmouih, twisting through Poultnry.
and there divides New York form Poult
ncy, Fairhtven and Westh avon, aud from
the broadwaters Of the Ch1mplain. Il is a
very useful river, albeit in times of heavy
rains, 1t has swept mills and bridges, and
and done deal of damage.
Amer sitting IN motion three or four saw
Mills in the town Of Pouliney, and Grist
Mil, 1t turns the machinery Of ToJacco
Boz Factory This establishment gives
employment to several men, and Is owned
by Messrs. Buley & Wcnchell of Feast
Poultney. 1t Is situated abou, halt mile
above the village. its curious machinery,
and the apidlty of the manufacturing pro-
cess, make it we'll, worth visit. cheap
boxes rough substantial, one nude of iron,
tan, brass or silver, are made Tor fifty cents
or dollar. JUS as you please Near by
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tobacco, but the process would render the
river unfit for man, beast, or even a saw
mill.
Around triangular park is built Elst
Poultney, aud the triangle stand spac.
ious church. Here are three churches.
with compliment IF stores. shops, hotels,
&c. There are several dwellings, of CON
siderable architectural variety, and the
place has quiet thrifty look, backed up
on The East by steep hills, and looki NO
gu, westward towards West Poultney. up-
on broad stretch of level farms. Here
the river sets IN motion II s1ic min, tanning
works, aud an Iron Foundry n, i-hine shop.
owned by Messrs. Fiirld and GRAY. and
tnew poiates can be hadL starch factory
owned by A. Todd, helps Messrs. Ross,
West, and Moore manufactures .Neioiions.
/ There - no other factory Of the kind, pro-
badly IN Western Vermont. Abouttwen-
ty five men ara constantly employed IN the
manufacture Of these Instruments. and he.
twrcn three or four hundred will be finish
ed and sold this year. These instruments
are sold as fast as they can be made. and
they deserve the reputation already acqYir
ed
The bellows! Of these instruments have
made, acts as an exhausier, AMI in this
way. the least motion of the bellows caus-
e. the air To act Immediately on the yibrat.
ing produces the sound quick and clear.
ms soon AS the fingers touch the KEYS
This Is Agreeable IN this kind Of insiru.
men,. By the mechanical skill, aud nc
curate " ear Of Mr.. Merriam, the ccharac-
ter Of the tones produced are the sane.
and do no, seem TO belong 10 separate IN
sirmenis. The cases. also. are flushed
with care snd "cheai' nowhere app~1rs.-
Ia every part of the instrument where
strength is needed, II l. secured b. strong
metallic fastenings. FIR guilty ami fnll.
ness of sonnd, and for clear. and uniformity
rich quality Of tone, these Melodions /
cannot be- snplscd. They are made Cor
Parlors' and for churches, and vary in price
from si5 to 500.
Amer dong well for this village, the
riyer goes on westward and turn, the
wheel Of the Caad'e Factory Of ]. W.
Smith & ca. Here about fifteen men are
busy and much curious machinery Is busy
IN mixing oandles,icks Of iron. brass ana
silver. The sheets Of metal are are -noa.
ihed. cut, twisted and bent, the hn,.-s arc
punched, md different parts are brought
together and fastened by machines Of re-
ecu, improvement. and rare merit. The
clippings are carefully saved, and sen,
away 70 Connecticut, or somewhere disc
and made into buttons, trunk knob. and
what not
PouliBey has fond out that some things
can be done a. well A. Others" and thain
i NJ, neeesslry 10 O. 10 NJ issecha.et,sr
Conneeiieui for every iitile article Of nee.
es'iiy or convenience Tint u broayi, INTO
every day USE. Why. not manufacture m
Vermont, W. hive mrn skill. water-p.wer.
ron ~ood, Sef We cani, ssys old
iogy. We cta," says Poaltn-y, AMI At
Z shs goes, aai' nlkiag lasny b. IA nu
iseiunng.