Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-12-15
NaIIomell loraI Mems.

The carpet printing blocks used by most OF
the oil cloth carpet manufacturing establish
ments in the United States and Canada, are
made in this city by Messrs. George Fuller &
Sons. The complicated machinery for saving
these blocks was invented and constructed by
Hallowell gentleman. Blocks are also
sawed here for printing carpets of various
fabrics, rugs, &c. The business of cutting
these blocks to patterns required is also ex-
tensively carried on in this city by Mr.. w. II.
Clearwater and others. Mr.. S. c. Hunt, for
merly of this city, was for several years en-
gagged in cutting for our own and other mar
kets; and since his decease the business is
continued by his son, Mr.. G. c. Hunt of Au-
gusta. The work of cutting and preparing
the blocks requires considerable skill and the
utmost accuracy, in order to make the figures
match perfectly and form the desired pattern.
The blocks are made of the best of seasoned
hard wood lumber, several pieces glued to-
gether to prevent varying, and planed to
uniform thickness. The smooth face surface
on one side is then sawed both ways to the
depth of perhaps one quarter of an inch, leav-
ing squares about the size of the head of
shoe peg, to be carved out by the pattern cut
ter; requiring several blocks, to correspond
ure desired. Some of the patterns are very
elaborate, and the art of stamping rapidly is
only acquired by long practice and persever-
ing effort. Messrs. A. Sampson & Sons of
this city, stamp extensively by machinery.
this firm owning the exclusive right of the
United States to their Invention. OF course
it would not be policy for so extensive manu-
tacturers to dispose of rights to use their ma
chine, and SO they retain the entire control in
their own hands, without fear ofrivary. This
firm is undoubtedly the most extensive in
their department of manufacture in the United
States, or perhaps the world. Mr.. c. NJ.
Bailey of Winthrop will probably rank next
in order. Messrs. A. Wilder & Co., are also
extensive manufacturers in this city.
Mr.. J. Z. Cutter is now engaged in can
vassing this city for the sale of 1.-THE Library
OF Poetry and Song" by William Cullen Bry-
ant. There is perhaps no work of more in.
trinsic merit in its line extant; and as a pres
ent for the holidays it takes the first rank
among the literary gems of the age. This is
the most complete collection of English verse
we have ever seen, and we can say with the
New FORK Times that "we know of no SINH
lar collection in the English language which,
in copiousness and felicity of selection and
arrangements, can at all compare with it,
Here we have in one elegant volume of over
eight hundred pages the cream of all English
poetry, so arranged and classified as to pre-
sent to the critical student every attractive
feature without undue labor or research Our
Maine poets, Ii. w. Longfelow, Florence
Percy, VIM. B. Glazier, and others have a
place in this volume, rendering it still more
attractive to local patrons When presented
to the attention Of our citizens by the agent,
we doubt not its merits will at once secure
favorable attention. The London England
Temperance Star pronounces it "an invalua-
Bile contribution to polite literature;" and
other foreign as we'll as home Journals speak
of ii in the highest terms of praise.
Mr.. ID. F. Page of this city, while at work
upon his ice house on Friday last, was
severely injured by the falling of board
some twenty five feet, which struck him upon
the head, intiic,ng severe scalp wound,
though not considered dangerous. 1t was
narrow escape from instant death, as varia-
ton of single inch would probably have re.
suited fatally.