The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-14

IIIsToRY- How AN AUTHORIZES LOST
HER LovER-MAKISG Horse WIN
BY A NEcK-A SCRAP OF ANCIENT HIS
TORY.
MERIDES, Conn, October, 1873.
There being more change in the weather
than there is in my pockets, concluded &c
leave the salt wave washed coast and gel
into the interior. Before left the coast
found that Saddle Rock mosquitoes were
ripe. They had spots on 'em as big rs
mince pies, and when they stung a man he'd
think sewing machine had gone to work
to sew him up for bed quilt. The only
one that was ever known to die died last
week. lie stung me, and put his foot in it
for he stung in so deep he touched some
New London whskey I'd taken as bev-
eragc. and he collapsed hue and never
flow again. 1t killed him. He's been
stuffed, and fellow is trying to sell him to
a Snowman for an ostrich.
am now at Meriden. It's the very
place where female novelist was lost to
society She was lost this way She had
written novel, "Thc Dead Minister; or,
The Fatal Dish Rag" or some such name,
and she had lover, and one fatal night
she sat down to read that novel to her lover.
She commenced to read as follows; "Win-
fred Attleboro sat with bated breath a fish
ing" 'You mean baited hook said he.
Il mean batcd BREATH" says she.
Says he, "Who the devil ever fishcd with
a bated breathe"
Says she, "You're fosl."
Says he, farewell, Susan; alas fare
well
He might have added another letter to
that alas, for it proved a last farewell. Two
loving hearts were severed, and her book
was lost to the world, for in her rage she
used it to kindle fire to ripcn some cod
fish balls with
THRIVING CITY.
Once there was no such place as Meri-
den. Now there is, and n merry den 1t is,
too. 1t is seventeen miles from Hartford
and in clear nights YOU can hear the insur-
ancc dividends roll into that city 1t is
eighteen miles from New Haven, and clear
or not clear, you can hear the people down
there swear and curse because Hartford il
going to he the capital of the State. Mer
idcn is the youngest of the incorporated
cities of the State. 1t possesses genius ant
liberty, both at once, and has population
of over 10000. They must be intelligent
for they read The Sun. 1t is one of tho
most thriving localities in New England
I've seen it thrive; and it has three Post
masters each one of whom is boss of sep
arate Post Office. They retail postage
stamps quite as low rs they do in New
York These offices are located in Soutl
Meriden, West Meriden, and p ain Mcriden
A branch of the Quinnipiac river flow
through the place. It's made of water
and il was named by one of those pumpkin
pie-colored braves that used to run aroun'
shooting pennies off a stick with bow ant
arrow.
EARLY HISTORY
The land where Meriden stands wa
bought of the Mattabesite Indians by tn
original proprictors of the New Haven col
ony in 1898. 1t was bought dirt, and dir
cheap. wasn't there, but | was told SO
West Meriden was once called "Pilgrims
/ Harbor," f ON the fact that when Charlie
/ Second of England assembled the throne il
/ 1860, those judges who had condemned AM
executed his Pa had to flee, and three q
'em, named COTE, Whaley, and Dixwel
hid in what is now called "Judges' Cave,
on West Rock, near New Haven. until til
Kings officers sent to this country in pur
cut and run for the Massachusetts Colon,
and on their way they did themselves on til
spot where West Meriden now stands an
hence it was called "Pilgrins' IIarbor;" it
no relation of Pilgrims Progress" c
"Sailors' Snug Harbor' either. Charlie
Second assembled the throne when old rru!
in God and keep your powder dry" Cron
well descended it. COTE, Whaley, an
Dixwell were buried (aftcr they died {
course) behind the Centre Church on til
green in New Haven, and their origin,
tomhttoncs can be seen there to this day.
THE MERIDEN MILLS.
The first house erected in Mcriden wa
stone tavern, built in 1864. The ma
who built it has passed away. Levi FostC
built n mill in 1876. | am under the in
preston that Levi is dead, too. Both builC
ings mentioned were really mills. One Wa
grist mill, the other gin mill. The fir
meeting house was erected in 1927, an
The philus Hall preached in it for S75
year, or about sl.i4 per week, payable
cash or provisions, at the option of Il
parish. \ panic in New York never cou
effect that man halt as much as a pan-roa
in Mcriden would. just think of preachi
IL whole week for Sl.44, and then gettr
paid in corncd beef and cabbage. Il
couldn't have visited many crcu>cs, that
sure.
They make lots of things in Merde
They have Britannia Company, ca
$3.50, 900, cutlery Co. cap 100000; Bra
Metal Goods and Timers Hardware, ca
5000, 900; a Maleable Iron Co., cap. $40
900; Il Carriage Builders Hardware MAJ
utacturing Co., cap. 100000; n Dryir
Machine Co., cap $4,000; "A Silver Plate
Britannia and Planished Goods Co, ca
500. 600; n Wooden Goods Co., cap. $500
900; two other Britannia and silver Plate
Ware factories with capitals of $1,000
and $40, 900; n Patent Heater Co., ca
500, 900; furniture Hardware Co., ca
$50, 900; and lots of other factories. ThI
make most everything, and n fellow car
take two ''horns" day without danger
finding himself Il knife handle before nigh
Large quantities of the drying Machine
are used at Long Branch ard Newport
dry people when they come in and out
the wei. Brass things are made in stupe
dous quantities. and | was OIL red Ia
price by the ton for the brass in my fac
bur fearing might need it in case of me,
ing IL Boston drummer | refused to Sc
The mechanics must get good wages. I
they pay each hand so much day, and I
of 'em have two.
now TO WIN RACE
| conversed with a raccist to-day.
told me how he won u race in New Have
For four weeks he mixed soft rubber Wi
that horses oats, and every day he hitch
that horse to Il post and opened blue &C
ton umbrella in his face, making him p'
back, stretching his neck awiully. lr'
he'd shut his umbrella, the horse won
stop pulling, and his neck would resur
its original length. lie got the hors'
neck very elastic, and on the day OF Z
race, as his h.rse and the other hor
were on the home stretch, side by sid
lust ut the finish. the driver struck Il
mans horse bat behind his ears, NJ
his neck shot out almost rod, winnil
the race by Il neck Ii IL said to be 1
biggest home stretch on record belle
. the story to be true, because the M
is the only son of deacon Deaeol
I'll